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The Music and Poetry of John FruscianteMusic is a beautiful form of art that I take extremely personally. Listening to music is a way for people to express their emotions and I also find it somewhat beautiful that for the most part everyone has a specific artist or genre that they prefer. As for myself, I listen to every type of music there is and rarely dislike it, for most of my day I am listening to music. It is the main reason I took Intro to Poetry, when scheduling for classes I looked for a musical based class that I could take, but unfortunately they were all filled at the time and I could not get into any of them. As I researched for other classes I stumbled upon Intro to Poetry, to me I find most if not all music to be a form of poetry which is the reason I added the class to my schedule. When thinking about music and poetry and how they could be related I wanted to also add a personal touch to it on artists that I listen to personally whose lyrics remind me of poetry, there were many that came to mind that I rea |
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Intercultural Communication - A Discourse ApproachIntercultural Communication: A Discourse Approach, written by Ron Scollon, Suzanne Wong Scollon, and Rodney H. Jones, was published in 2012. It was the third edition of the book while the first edition had been published as early as in 1995 and the second edition was in 2001. Compared to the earlier editions, the most significant improvement of the third version is the discussion of "Gay Culture" and "Tongzhi" Discourse System (pp. 257 - 264). Apart from that, this book also provided a different as well as a specific way to study intercultural communication. Intercultural Communication A Discourse Approach consisted of 12 chapters. Ron Scollon, one of the authors, was a Professor of Linguistics so more than half of the book is devoted to language, interdiscourse communication, interpersonal communication and the ideologies and forms of discourse. All of these topics were closely related to linguistics, which might be the reason that some universities used |
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Putting Abraham to the TestIntroduction Abraham is a prime example of how God tests us. Actually his whole life can be outlined as a series of tests. Some he passed others he failed. Then there were retests in areas where he failed, but sometimes he still did not pass even on the second round. For example trusting God to leave Ur to go to Canaan is a test that he passed, to trust God to take care of him in Canaan despite the famine he failed, trusting God for his finances he passed, patiently waiting for God to provide an heir he failed and giving his only son Isaac back to God he passed, to name but a few of the more obvious tests that will be looked at in this paper. There is a very important lesson we can learn from Abraham. We, too, face many challenges, disappointments, decisions and obstacles in life. Instead of seeing them as hindrances and threats, we need to see them as opportunities to trust God. If we view each "road bump" in life, no matter how minor, as a chance to trust and obey God, then |
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Personal Statement - Overcoming ChallengesWhen I sat in my father's blue 2003 Ford Taurus at the age of fifteen, little did I know my life was to change forever. "Alright children, your mom and I have to speak with you about something important," exclaimed my father. My elder sister and I knew what was going to come next. I whispered under my tongue, "Please dad, do not say the word divorce!" I looked into the front passenger seat and saw tears running down my mother's face. My sister frantically couldn't stop shaking. Suddenly, I made eye contact with my father through the rear view mirror. The word that makes many children shudder when they are young was the word that next came out of my father's mouth. My parents attempted to explain to me how they could no longer live together. They tried to make things work, but they could no longer. They explained how in my Bosnian culture, the concept |
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Marx and Weber - Views on SocietyBoth Marx and Weber discuss about the prime idea that holds society together. However, these theorists do not share the same base of opinion on what primarily holds the foundation of society together. Marx in Marx-Engels Reader believes that material reality is the main concept that holds the society while Weber, as stated in Selected Translations, he believes every meaning of social action is an important element that brings society together. Weber also argues that the existence of an important charismatic figure in every society is also one of the main aspects that could bind society. Marx and Weber differences and views will be discuss and evaluate in this paper. In Marx-Engels Reader, Marx argues that society is merely the product of material conditions that occur over time, which transforms a single individual to a complex society that we live in today. He said that "The first premise of all human history is, of course, the existence of living human individuals" (Marx, 149) and |
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Violent Strikes of the 19th CenturyDuring the late 19th century in the United States, industrial plants and outputs were expanding due to the increasing numbers of machines. The Industrial factories, which began to depend less on factory workers, created labor problems such as low wages, long work days, unsanitary working conditions, and child exploitation. These factories along with the laissez-faire capitalism widened the gap between the rich and poor in the country, with the rich easily abusing their concentration of power and wealth over the working class. Eventually, in hopes of improving their working conditions, the workers formed labor unions, collectively bargaining, which strengthened their position. As the capital continuously denied the unions' pleas of better pay, reduced hours, and improved working conditions, violent labor conflicts emerged in the latter half of the 19th century. In 1877, the Great Railroad Strike was the first rail strike (and general strike) that the nation had ever witnessed. Northern railroads, including the nation's largest railroad company, the Pennsylvania Railroad, were still distressed |
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The Green Juice ExperienceAccording to Phelps (79-80), comfort, accessibility and flexibility are some of the most sought after qualities by beverage and other food offering service providers. Moreover, highly motivated employees often give their best efforts to meet any target set by the employer. These factors give such service providers who adopt them a superior chance to attract more customers in order to make higher profit margins and meet their obligations as and when they fall due. Through observation, I intend to find out whether the custom made juice products can makes a cold-pressed natural fruit drink service provider a top notch advantage for obtaining natural refreshment. Whole Food Juice Bar located on 7881 Edinger Ave Suite, Huntington Beach is one of a kind food joint that offers a variety of custom made vegetable or fruit juices, besides, it also offer deli, pizza and bakery services all provided under one roof. The joint is strategically placed at the Bella Terra Plaza where it is accessible |
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Globalization and Education in LatviaThe Concept of Globalisation Globalisation as a term was first used in the field of economy. Moving forward globalisation brought its affects not only into the economic sphere, but also in social,cultural and technical sides of the world and societies. At first, globalisation was counted only as a basic concept of culture, economy and society. In addition, Cogburn (2000) believes that globalisation is about huge structural changes happening in the global economical production and distribution. Also globalisation has been taken as a fashion expression which opens the doors of opportunities between past and future times. As far it is known, there is no concrete agreement on globalisation among specialists. Since globalisations was spread all over the world, there occurred both supporters and opposers of the globalisation (Gomlekisz, 2000). Globalisation increased standards of customer satisfaction, competence standards among businesses, services provided to the public, and education lev |
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Overview of Major Depressive DisorderOverview and Symptoms "Depression is related to the normal emotions of sadness and bereavement, but it does not remit when the external cause of these emotions dissipates, and it is disproportionate to their causes" (Belmaker, 2008, p. 55). Severe states of depression often have no external precipitating cause, but it is hard to truly know if there was an external cause or not when dealing with severe depression (Belmaker, 2008). It is also known to occur with other mental health conditions such as anxiety, eating disorders, substance abuse, etc. Major depressive disorder affects approximately 14.8 million American adults, which equals about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. It is also the leading cause of disability in the U.S. for ages 15-44. While major depressive disorder can develop at any age, the median age at onset is 32 and is more prevalent in women than in men (Numbers Count, 2014). Diagnosis of Major Depression "The diag |
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The Pre-School Sector in India"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think." - Margaret Mead The Pre-School sector has been a booming industry in India possibly because it is highly recession proof and has an expected growth rate of 35% - 40% per year. However, when we talk about the "growth"" in the pre-school industry, most of the spotlight is on the private pre-schools available in the market, whereas in our country, preschool education is provided by private schools as well as by government ICDS i.e. Anganwadi centres (AGCs). Needless to say, there is a huge gap between the quality of education imparted in private preschools and government preschools (AGCs). Although the National Policy of Education 1986 (GOI,1986) and its Plan of Action (GoI, 1992) mention the extreme importance of pre-school education, it is not considered a fundamental right and is not fully managed by the educational departments at National or State level either. However, it is partially |
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The Bruising of Domestic ViolenceBattering in a relationship, formally known as domestic violence, is defined as a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence (SafeHorizon). "Domestic Violence causes far more pain than the visible marks of bruises and scars" (Dianne Feinstein). According to the statistics, one in three women experience domestic violence. With that put into perspective, it is not rare to say that I have witnessed how this type of violence has affected some of the people I love. This cruel behavior not only destroys families, relationships and hopes; it also destroys lives, and in extreme cases, ends them. The singer Christina Perri addresses the issue of domestic violence in her song titled "human" by letting domestic violence victims know that they are not alone, that it is not their fault, and that it could happen to anyone. Throughout the song, we see that the subject of |
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Comparative Essay - The Matrix and Oedipus RexIn both the Matrix and Oedipus Rex, the oracles play major roles in the main characters' story. The oracles' prophecies are used so that the characters may know what may lie ahead for them in the future so that they can have slight control over their destiny. The natures of these prophecies are to be intentionally vague and cryptic so as to not reveal too much information about an individual's future. Due to the nature of such prophecies, freedom of choice predominates over inescapable fate. The oracles used the prophecies in order to show the characters the path that their destiny will take them. As can be seen in both the Matrix and Oedipus Rex, the oracles' prophecies were cryptic and were worded as if it were a riddle. The use of prophecy in such a manner was so as to be deliberately vague so that the receiver of their prophecy will not know too much about their future. This was clearly stated in the Matrix: "there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path& |
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Robert Moses and Urban PlanningTitle I was launched in 1949 as an extreme reaction to the neglected living conditions of city slums and called for the clearance of the areas. By 1960, hundreds of slum clearance programs were in progress nationwide and Robert Moses took the opportunity to become the pacesetter of the movement in New York City. His goal was to keep the middle class from fleeing to the suburbs, construct affordable housing for the people displaced by the slum clearance, and support institutions and universities. His ideas were not always well received because he thought about the long-term interests of the city as a whole, rather than considering the short-term outcomes in the small neighborhoods he would be working in. Today this is apparent because his projects "have been absorbed into the fabric of the city " (Ballon 94). He faced many constraints because of Title I and managed the strange relationship between the federal government, the city, and private developers. He became the middleman betwee |
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The Characteristics of MotherhoodThere are a billion beautiful moments, fun events, and exciting changes that take place during the years of motherhood. One of the most thrilling parts is watching a child grow. Motherhood isn't the same as it used to be back in the fifty's, due to society, new generation, and technology. Caring for a baby can be fun, but it can also be a big readjustment. Motherhood brings with it unconditional love, discipline, and unwavering support. Unconditional love is known as affection without limitations. When a mother tells a child every night before bed they love them, that could be comforting in the dark of the night. It also shows a child's affection. Also, when a mother puts a child need before her needs, it shows how the parent goes without to make sure her child have what they need to survive. Ms. Kathy wanted to go party with s |
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Literary Overview - A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream was originally named "A Midsummer Night's Dream". On October 8th 1600, Thomas Fisher published "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in quarto format thought to have been printed from Shakespeare's own handwritten copy. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare is the most popular comedy, it portrays the adventures of four young lovers, and their interactions with woodland fairies. Setting The events of the story first unfold in the "Theseus Palace". Second it unfolds at "Quince's house" Last it unfolds in a "forest" near the Athens. But the entire play takes place in the Athens. Around the time of Ancient Greece. I think this setting is appropriate because it coincides with the time frame and the forest gives them privacy, away from prying eyes. The forest would be an extremely scenic effect because in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" the forest creates a dark, wild, mysterious atmosphere in which the magi |
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Social Classes in The Great GatsbyIn The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald has portrayed the mentalities of people belonging to different social classes which affect the events that occur and mold many of the characters. The three basic classes distinguished are, Old money rich, new money rich, and the poor. A representation of the old money class would be Tom Buchanan and his wife Daisy Buchanan. These two character live in the "white palaces of fashionable East Egg"" (10, 1) Village. The sound of that itself establishes a very elaborate and classy mode. They are the ones with the old money and have been wealthy for a while now, and so they know just how to carry themselves with absolute class and finesse. They are not too flashy and don't have to do big things to let people know how much money they have. Their actions say it all. On the contrary, Jay Gatsby can be identifies as a man belonging to the new money class. He lives in West Egg Village, which is "the less fashionable of the two"" (9, 1). He has an extravagant lifest |
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Concepts of Elite CapitalismGrowing up in the capitalistic society of the twenty first century has taught me many different things. I have realized that in our society there are the elite and the unsuccessful. A pecking order if you will. I agree with this pecking order, and believe that there should be different classes throughout a society. That is why in this essay I will defend and explain why an elite capitalistic society is the ideal society to live in. Before combining the two societies, capitalist and elitist, you must know what they stand for by themselves. Starting with Capitalism: Capitalism is an individualistic society, only the individual can choose to succeed or fail. If a person in this society does not work and does not have a source of income then that person will become homeless and fail. Someone in this society is free to buy and sell anything on the free market. People are motivated to make profits, and there is clear competition within trades. So, if two people are selling the same service |
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Cause and Effect in OthelloOn the tragic day of 9/11, a man missed his bus because he stopped for a coffee and didn't make it to work on time. He lived because of a mistake, a small action, and his life changed forever because of it. Miniscule decisions, the type people may not even consciously make can affect lives in mysterious ways. In Othello by William Shakespeare, the two main characters Othello and Desdemona have a starstruck love; but that does not mean they have no issues. Iago also entangles himself within their love affair out of spite for Othello, and from there involves Cassio by manipulating both him and his wife Emilia. Problems start to arise in Othello and Desdemona's relationship when Desdemona drops her handkerchief that Othello had gifted to her; and Emilia picks it up to give to Iago. The handkerchief, a pathetic rag to anyone else, but to the characters in Othello, it becomes so vital that their relationships, lives, and deaths somewhat revolve around it. After Desdemona misplaces her belov |
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Mass Hysteria - The CrucibleThe amount of damage that one individual with selfish and narcissistic motives can do to a society is often underestimated. It only takes the greed and self-interest of one person to begin an irreversible process of decay. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, this is the dilemma that faces Salem. Early one morning, the daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris, Betty Parris, is found in her bed, unmoving, after her father caught she and the other girls of the village dancing in the woods. Due to her strange symptoms, and the fact that the doctor cannot find any natural cause for her symptoms, Thomas Putnam, whose child Ruth is also afflicted, immediately cites the cause as witchcraft. His claim is only made stronger when Reverend Parris admits to having sent for Reverend Hale of Beverly. Hale is an expert on combating the demonic arts and Parris would have no reason to call upon him unless he suspected witchcraft himself. After Betty awakens and begins accusing people of being witches and consor |
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Short Story - The HuntThe sunlight crept through the branches with ease, seemingly awakening the forest with each intensifying ray of sunlight. Soon the forest echoed with the bustling sounds of nature, the cheerful chirps of the morning bird, along with irritatingly beautiful buzz of insects. Distant birds impatiently circled the sky, as if waiting for the long overdue meal to arrive at the table. The blazing sun blasted the moist earth wave after wave; sending the forest into a hazy slumber of sun-cowering animals that were spoiled by the unseasonal clamminess of the past week. Hiding from the overbearing sun next to a forest clearing, a hunter stood gazing to the sky as if a sliver of hope still gleamed down from the heavens. Slung over one shoulder was a weathered .33 caliber-hunting rifle; the stock had been chipped and faded for as long as the hunter remembered, the rust on the barrel though has just started recently. On his back, was a derisive pack that could hold only a few essential items, extra a |
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Franklin Roosevelt and the Great DepressionIn 1929, a drastic event caused millions to fall into a depression; the Great Depression. The stock market crashed and brought the prosperities of the 1920s to a symbolic end. During the Great Depression, unemployment soared, international trade plunged, and investment fell. On March 4, 1933, Franklin Roosevelt delivered his first inaugural address before 100,000 people about the Depression. Roosevelt intended for everyone to work together. During the Great Depression, community played a significant role within America. He states frequently how we need or our to infer as a group and to for us to work together. In Roosevelt's speech, he stresses how America must stick together to move forward. He specifically states That if we are to go forward, we must move as a traine |
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The Montgomery Bus BoycottThe Montgomery Bus Boycott was a year-long protest in Montgomery, Alabama. It influenced the American Civil Rights Movement and led to a 1956 decision by the Supreme Court of the United States which made segregated seating on buses unconstitutional. There were three effects that the Montgomery Bus Boycott had on the Civil Rights movement. One important effect was the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. who showed that nonviolent protest can succeed. Another effect was the unification of schools and universities that went against the segregation by participating in "sit-ins". The third effect was the Civil Rights Laws that made segregation illegal. These were the three effects that the Montgomery Bus Boycott had on the civil rights movement. One important leader who contributed to the Montgomery Bus Boycott was Martin Luther King Jr.. He had a big impact on the desegregation of the United States in the 1960. King started his activities in 1955 when he protested Montgomery's |
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Methods of Water ConservationThe earth is the most water-filled planet in the universe. As stated on the USGS website we have 332,500,000 cubic miles of water. From all the water that we have 96.5% of it is located in oceans the other 3.5% is located in rivers, lakes, ice caps, glaciers, or in the form of water vapor. Only 2.5% of that water is fresh water that is safe to drink. However that 2.5% will most likely drop in the next few years because the earth's temperature is rising which will cause the ice caps to melt. If we continue consuming our water irresponsibly we will be left with nothing. There are some very basic things that we can all do to help reduce our water usage. For example we can turn off the water when we brush our teeth. We can also install a new showerhead. A company named EVA is creating a new showerhead named EVA Smart Shower which is a Bluetooth controlled shower head that doesn't release any water until the water has reached your desired temperature. It also stops water flow by 30% when yo |
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My Mother: Cancer SurvivorWhen you ask someone you is the person that has a biggest impact on them, they can choose from a member of their own family until a famous person like Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. The person that has that kind of impact on me is not someone far away from me, my mom. The decision of choosing just one person may be difficult for some, but for me it was the easiest decision I ever made. Maybe choosing your mom could be the facile option just to get the question out of my way, however for me she was the only candidate. Anyone who knows my mom would understand why I have this adulation towards her. My mom is a breast cancer survivor, and I can say it was not easy for her neither to the family to go through this baleful malady. My mom was diagnosed with cancer in 2010, she had two tumors one is the malign tumor in the breast and a benign tumor in the lungs. After the diagnosis everything went too fast. First she was really stressed because of the quagmire operation's cost b |
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Democracy and the Economy of the United KingdomDemocracy is a political system where decisions are made in the interests of the people by decision-makers who are elected, accountable and can be got rid of peacefully. There two two types of democracy: direct and representative ones. In the UK there is a direct democracy which gives every citizen the right to participate, the opportunity to express their views, thoughts and where voters determine specific policy outcomes. There is a constant debate whether the UK is a truly democratic country or not and to what extent. It is believed that nowadays Britain has a massive issues: the electoral system is totally unfair, there are unelected political members and the lack of parties, Civil Rights are in danger, citizens no longer have a wish to participate in elections, the media is prejudged and, finally, the UK is not representative. This essay will evaluate how to make the Great Britain more democratized. The major point is that there is a low rate of political participation in the UK |
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