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Parable of the Prodigal SonThe Parable of the Prodigal Son is a story that is one of the most powerful stories in the Christian faith and its greatness extends to those outside of the religion as well, it changes lives and helps you learn many life lessons. It does so by giving a story that is vague, short, and simple, making it easy for the reader to not just relate to one of the characters, but relate to them all with multiple and different lessons to be learned from each one. There are three main characters in this story and each one serves a difference purpose and you are able to learn from each one of them in different ways. This story is unique in that the reader is able to approach and also interpret it from some many different ways and is able to draw multiple conclusions from it. Overall this story has been helping people improve their lives and learn life lessons ever since Jesus told it and it will continue to do so forever. The story starts off with, "Jesus continued:" so we know immediate |
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Grades Don't Reflect Intelligence"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid" - Albert Einstein. This quotation by Albert Einstein really got me thinking. Fish can't climb trees so if you tell a fish to climb a tree, the fish will think it is possible and try it and fail then it will think it's stupid because someone asked them to do something they couldn't do. It's like, asking an uneducated person what is 8x5, they will feel stupid if they can't answer it. Just because somebody isn't skilled in one area doesn't mean they are not skilled in another. Instead of putting them down for their weakness, find their strength. Some people are good at math while others language. Some can run fast while others are better swimmers. There are many ways people learn; logically, abstractly, geometrically, perceptually, methodically, mechanical |
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The Battle of OkinawaThe Battle of Okinawa was the final battle in the effort to defeat the Japanese combatants against the Allied forces. Okinawa was the largest island in the Ryukyu Islands and it was strategically advantageous being only 350 miles away from the Japanese homeland of Kyushu. The Japanese, Okinawans, and the Allies all knew of Okinawa being the final stepping-stone for an invasion of the Japanese homeland. The Japanese had fortified Okinawa from the beginning of the war. The Allied forces in the Pacific had the understanding that Okinawa would provide the most hardship of any battle in the Pacific of the Second World War. Thus, they assembled the greatest amphibian assault force the world had seen to date. Operation Iceberg had been delayed long enough. Operation Iceberg had begun on April 1, 1945. This invasion would be named L-Day (Battle of Okinawa #1). There were many encounters between Japanese and Allied forces before the final battle at Okinawa. L-Day and Operation Iceberg should h |
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The Value of a FriendIf asked, many people would say that their friends are some of the most important people in their lives. However, sometimes it is hard to recognize the value of a friend and see exactly how much they do for us and make our lives better. Charles Caleb Colton once said, "True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost." Colton points out the high value of a good friend, but more importantly he suggests that friendship itself is ambiguous and hard to define: something that can be taken for granted and go unnoticed until it is gone. If you asked those same people to define their friendships, you would probably receive a wide variety of answers, with some common threads. For most people, friends are people who know you inside and out, can tell you things that you cannot tell yourself, and most importantly, they support and care for you even in the roughest times of your life. True friends are those people from whom you never want to be apart, wh |
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The UK Political System - The End to IdeologyDaniel Bell, who has been described as "One of the leading American intellectuals of the postwar era", suggested that the distinctive ideologies prevalent in the 20th Century will, given time, converge on common ground leading to the end of potent ideology. UK politics has exhibited signs of Daniel Bell's prophecy with the recent movement to 'catch all' politics whereby political parties appeal to the widest range of the electorate possible. Arguably this has given rise to the loss of political identity and ideology causing parties to become so called 'Election winning machines." There is no doubt that political parties within UK have moved towards being 'Catch all' as victory in elections has become far more important in recent years. The effects of post 1983 labour are a significant factor when determining the cause of the lack of ideology within UK politics. Margaret Thatcher, during the 1980s implemented policy that privatized the government backed UK |
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Literary Exploration - The Jungle by Upton SinclairIn his novel, "The Jungle," Upton Sinclair reveals the horrors and injustices of industrial Chicago. Sinclair uses his knowledge from research and muckrakers to exploit the conditions for labors in industrial cities. His main focus was around the meat packing industries and how they were not careful about their manufacturing of products and false advertising claiming the food was healthy. Sinclair tells the story of Jurgis Rudkus to portray the harsh conditions and wrongdoings of the Chicago meatpacking industry and the struggle for immigrants/workers to find jobs and maintain a good life for their families. The exploitation of life of industrial Chicago in the eyes of those who experience the corruption everyday show the cruelty and unfairness of turning dreams of wealth and stability into a horrid nightmare of corrupt capitalism and injustice. Upton Sinclair uses "The Jungle" as an exploitation of the injustice of capitalism of the day. His main argument is the demand for money, fo |
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Short Story - Horror Story "There's not another way Brett, we either try to kill him now or we spend the rest of our lives here," Brett's brother George exclaimed. "I'm not going out there," muttered Brett, "I'll take my chances." After having spent weeks tinkering, George had finally managed to pry open the door of the dreadful bathroom they were confined in. The bathroom was tightly congested, with repulsive blood-spattered walls, a distorted mirror, and repugnant scents of excrement. Brett's cowardice and reluctance to leave the nauseating bathroom baffled George, but George had already made up his mind. Nevertheless, George still uselessly begged for his brother's help one last time before leaving to terminate the life of their malicious kidnapper. The kidnapper, archaic but quick-witted, grabbed his bayonet just seconds after hearing the bathroom door open. George, unaccompanied, with only a razor-edged shard of a |
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Perspectives on Teaching and Education"Manners to be Observed by Teachers and Students," is a volume of the book "The Revival of Religious Learning" written by Abū Ḥāmid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazālī, better known as al-Ghazālī. On his argument, al-Ghazālī uses a focal point on eighteen duties that in accordance with God, students and teachers should apply to school in order to improve education, ten for the students and eight for the teachers. However, al-Ghazālī does not appear to use any logical nor scientific proof or evidence to support his argument, but his ethos (persuasion through the audience's perception of the speaker). I agree with almost all of al-Ghazālī's beliefs, but there are also some hypotheses that he states that a considerable part of the people will be against or just take them as ambiguous, all of this for the matter that he does not use other concrete facts to strongly support his point of view than his persuasion. Moreover, the passage opens a door for readers to look at |
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The 21st Century Information Technology RevolutionThe term information revolution (sometimes called also the "informational revolution") describes current economic, social and technological trends beyond the Industrial Revolution. Many competing terms have been proposed that focus on different aspects of this societal development. The British polymath crystallographer J. D. Bernal introduced the term "scientific and technical revolution" in his 1939 book The Social Function of Science to describe the new role that science and technology are coming to play within society. He asserted that science is becoming a "productive force", using the Marxist Theory of Productive Forces. After some controversy, the term was taken up by authors and institutions of the then-Soviet Bloc. Their aim was to show that socialism was a safe home for the scientific and technical ("technological" for some authors) revolution, referred to by the acronym STR. The book Civilization at the Crossroads, edited by the Czech philosopher Radovan Richta (1969), became |
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Multimodal Communication ReflectionMultimodal text can be anything from paper such as a book to digital things like as videos and presentations. Multimodal text allows for students to get their argument across in a more effective and powerful way rather than just writing about it to their audience. We will explore the differences as well as the similarities between the composing process for an alphabetic text between my CDA essay and multimodal text. We will also look at the challenges encountered while composing and the value of multimodal composing. There are similarities as well as differences between a CDA essay and multimodal text. Some of the similarities involved would be things such as both a CDA essay and multimodal text include a written part to it. Even though the multimodal text required a presentation that included pictures, videos, etc. It still had a written part to it as well to explain your topic like you did in the CDA essay. Another thing that they had in common is that both of my papers involved |
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Social Structures and Patterns of BehaviorThe debate of nature versus nurture is an enduring controversy that has survived through the ages. Biology, is what people are born with, it's the nature side of the argument. The environment that humans are surrounded by and raised in is the nurture side. One's status or role is defined as the main component of social structure. But social structures guide the way we act which organizes a pattern of behavior that governs our everyday life. Many people aren't aware that social structures arrange a guide to our day to day lives until we realize the differences when we violate cultural rules or act formal and informal. Now imagine how celebrities feel when they can't live a normal life because they are constantly being judged and watched. Celebrities have to watch how they act because they are always in the public eye. Therefore celebrities are constantly trained on how to act in public and because of that, this sometimes affects their overall social structure and social development. Social anxiety is also view in |
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Jesus, Faith and SalvationAfter the Jerusalem Council, it was clear that all people with faith would be saved and that this does not only include Jews, but also the Gentiles. Believers were "free from the law," meaning that they did not have to live under the law. However, we can see Paul blaming the Galatians about their fickleness of obeying the false messages in Galatians 1:6-9. Paul tells us that those messages from the false prophets are denying Christ's message. He even says that even an angel from the sky must be cursed if they preach the wrong message, which said that one must obey the whole law in order to be saved. Like this, in Galatians, we can see the people of Galatia enslaving themselves to the law again. Similar to this, these days, so many people think that keeping the law is more important than spending time to grow their faith. However, even they try to be the perfect law-keepers, they sin and get discouraged by their sin. As a result, they deny Christianity because they think that Christianity |
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The Unknown StormIn mid-to-late August, my parents and I were watching the Weather Channel. We heard that there was an incoming storm developing around the Atlantic heading to Florida. My parents told me that I didn't need to worry about anything because it was going to dissipate when it when impacted Florida. My dad is always to give people false facts and my mom always thinks my is right, supporting his false predictions. I always fall into their false predictions and assumption because I was a gullible little brat. I was just ten years old and I was always excited when I heard that there a chance that a storm was developing, but also nervous if the major storm path was heading our way. I've always been bipolar about these kind of situations and things. School had just started for me, just for two or three weeks. I really liked my classmates for the first time. We never knew that a tropical storm such as this one would recapitalize and turned into a major hurricane after crossing through Florida. T |
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Lord of the Flies - Political Allegory"Lord of the Flies," by William Golding is an example of a political allegory. Golding uses Jack and Ralph as metaphors for two conflicting types of government. Jack represents totalitarianism and Ralph represents Democracy. Golding chose his medium, a group of young boys stranded on a deserted island without any adult guidance, to show what a lack of a form of government does to a society and its people in a clear and simplified format. Golding wrote this book to support the idea that Democracy is the superior form of government, especially over totalitarianism. He does this by using Ralph (the fair boy) and Piggy (Ralph's confidant) as representations of democracy and Jack (the hunter) as a representation of totalitarianism. Democracy is present in the book from the beginning. In the first chapter the boys vote for a chief by a show of hands. "All right who wants Jack for chief?" With dreary obedience everyone in the choir raises their hand. "Who wants me?" Ev |
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The Diary of Michael WigglesworthIn the late 1600s and early 1700s, people were already widely influenced by religion, specifically Christianity. Most people believed heaven and hell, and had an idea of what got a person to either of these places. Growing up with such religious beliefs made all the more simple for preachers and writers to make convincing arguments regarding religion. In documents showing puritan religion arguments, Michael Wigglesworth, Cotton Mather, and Jonathan Edwards influenced people by relating to their personal guilt or fear. In the document, "The Diary of Michael Wigglesworth," Wigglesworth makes a convincing argument for people in the late 1600s by using his own personal experience to relate to people. He shows that he has a guilty conscience like most mortals and shares how conflicted he is. By speaking to God in his diary he says, "I find my heart prone to take secret pleasure in thinking how much I do for others good: but lord how little of it is done for thee." This passage shows t |
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Ancient Greece and RomeAncient Greek civilization was superior to Roman civilization as a result of their more "successful" societies. A successful society should be able to contain merely a stable economy, but social achievements, and political stability. Greece despite being conquered by Ancient Rome was far less successful as a Civilization compared to Ancient Greece as a result of being able to create a more stable society in which the people could live without disparity in conflicts and progress in social welfare. A major reason that Ancient Greece was able to succeed better than Rome was a result of their economic policies as compared to Ancient Roman solutions. For example, Nero and other emperors debased the currency in order to supply a demand for more coins. By debasing the currency is meant that instead of a coin having its own intrinsic value, it was now only representative of the silver or gold it had once contained. When compar |
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Jon Jones, the UFC and CocaineJon Jones is currently considered one of the best "pound for pound" fighters in the world. He has a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Jon's last fight was January 3rd, 2015. His bout was the headline fight for the event. After the fight, both Jon Jones and the UFC confirmed a positive drug test for cocaine. It was also announced that Jon admitted to the drug use and voluntarily entered a drug rehabilitation program. At first, there were no fines; penalties or disciplinary action were taken. It was later reported that Jon was in the rehabilitation program for just 1 day. After many negative news reports the UFC fined Jon Jones $25,000. For reference, Jon Jones makes $500,000 per fight, not including bonuses or product endorsements. Jon fights 2 to 3 times per year. The $25,000 fine was very low compared to his income. Fighters have been fined, suspended and even had their contracts terminated for drug use. Typically the drug in question is marijuana. |
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Literature and the Cultural Values of the PuritansBased on the literary texts that we have read, the Puritans believed in a principally diverse set of cultural and moral values. They stood for many religious ideals that were, what they considered, ways to please God because they believed that their lives were the product of God's sheer mightiness and benevolence, and that their destinies were shaped by His hands. Theologian John Calvin established Puritanism's fundamental beliefs of total depravity, unconditional salvation, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints, and the belief that Jesus Christ died for man's sins. Their belief of original sin was that Eve led Adam to sin, and that sin tainted all of mankind. Their concept of predestination and the innate depravity of man was that select individuals were determined by God for salvation even before those individuals' births. Only the "elect" or "chosen" are in a righteous relationship with God. The Puritans' diverse set of cultural and mo |
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The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster"The Duchess of Malfi" written by John Webster is one of the greatest tragedies in the English language, outside Shakespeare. In characterization also "Duchess of Malfi" is an immense advance over other contemporary plays. The Duchess, the central personage, is a stoical figure who bears misfortune with calm resignation and fortitude. Bosola's character is next only to that of the Duchess in interest and significance. He is one of the most complicated and complex of the male characters of our dramatist. According to Shelling, " He remains the most consummate character in "The Duchess of Malfi." Bosola defies understanding, for his professions and actions are at cross purpose, and his behavior in the play is irreconcilable with his philosophical wisdom and moral vision of life. Una Ellis Fermor in the Jacobean Drama poi |
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The Dangers of Genetically Modified FoodsThe environment is something that is very extremely fragile and unique. It is because of this that it is important that the environment be cared for. Damage that is done to the environment cannot be easily repaired. Plants are huge contributing factors in the environment because they are a source of food to all species. Recently, there has been a serious amount of tampering in our food source called GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms). There is heavy debate about the safety and ethics surrounding the use of genetically modified organisms, and both sides are quite heated. So what exactly are Genetically Modified Organisms? GMO's are plants or animals that have been genetically altered with the DNA from bacteria, viruses, chemicals and other plants and animals. The purpose of this process is to make the animal or plant immune to herbicide or produce insecticide and grow faster for more profit (The NonGMO Project). A perfect example of a GMO food is the Hawaiian Papaya, which was crea |
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The Lewis and Clark ExpeditionHarry S. Truman once said, "America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." Lewis and Clark were given the task of exploring the Louisiana Purchase, and were determined to find a way to the Pacific ocean. Even though it was an extremely difficult journey, Lewis and Clark continued on without hesitation. Because of America's need to expand, The Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, introduced the country to previously uncharted territory and was a benchmark for change in America. With the Mississippi River being the western border of the United States, President Thomas Jefferson was curious so he assigned Meriwether Lewis, his personal secretary, to head an expedition in search of a northwest passage with hopes to expand America (Gunderson 4-5). France had previously owned the land west of the Mississippi, and then sold it to Spain. In order to avoid conflict w |
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Twitter's Initial Public Offering (IPO)Twitter. Tweeting. Tweets. These words have been added to the daily vernacular of the American teenager. Created by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Noah Glass in March of 2006, the popular blogging social media website, known as Twitter, soon became a national phenomenon and is now one of the top 10 most visited websites on the web Twitter Wikipedia.com). In November of 2013, Twitter held an IPO. Standing for Initial Public Offering, an IPO is a way for a company to make money based on expectation of future success and profit. A certain number of shares in the company become able for the public to purchase. Once this long, expensive, and complicated process is complete, the company is now owned by a variety of investors and is no longer a private company. The money that's made usually goes towards the expanding and upgrading of the business. Companies such as Pepsi Bottling Company, Kraft Foods, and AT&T have all held IPOs (Grabianwski, Ed). More recently though, Internet and |
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The Class Valedictorian TraditionValedictorian literally means farewell speaker and that was its only meaning until school institutions added their own two cents to it and it made it a competition title for students. Now, valedictorian supposedly means the student with the highest GPA or rank, and most of the time these students are not interested in speaking in the farewell ceremony they are only interested for the title. So, why destroy the purpose of selecting a valedictorian by setting these pointless standards for the position. If the school system plans or continues to maintain the current system of education then they should forget about selecting a valedictorian, because this will lead to lawsuits against the school, intense hostility within the school community, and loss of school staff to run the school. Believe it or not, this competition is subject to lawsuits and many schools in this country have already experienced lawsuits regarding the valedictorian issue. For example, Brian Delekta sued the school di |
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Our Children and the InternetThe explosive growth of the internet and social media is transforming our children's' lives; in school and at home. Although the internet can be a wonderful tool for research and work, no one has any idea of what all of this media and technology use means for our kids as they grow up. The impact of heavy media and technology use on kids' social, emotional, and cognitive development is only beginning to be studied, and the emergent results are serious. Although research is still in its early stages, it suggests that the Internet may actually be changing how our brains work. Too much access to this technology has been shown not only to inhibit learning and comprehension, limit social growth and self-esteem, but introduces our children to harmful and dangerous situations. Children should not be able to access the internet without strict supervision by their parents, teachers, and other safety conscious adults. There are people that believe that the internet has improved our children's ed |
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Overview of the Probation SystemWhile doing the initial interviews of clients here at the Athens Clarke County Public Defenders Office, I have noticed that a lot of clients come in with a criminal history where most of the dispositions of their case's are given years of probation instead of jail or prison time. I began to wonder if that was common for all offenders or if there was a requirement for the people who get put on probation. So I decided to do more research on the topic. Probation is the most common sentencing method in the United States. The American Correctional Association defines probation as, "A court-ordered dispositional alternative through which an adjudicated offender is placed under the control, supervision and care of a probation staff member in lieu of imprisonment, so long as the probationer meets certain standards of contact" (Petersilia, 1997, p. 149). Probation first began in the year of 1841 (Petersilia, 1997). John Augustus, a Boston bootmaker, first set bail for a man charged with being a |
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