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Long-Term Damage of Terrorist AttacksIn Hiroshima John Berger explains the lives of the Japanese after the dropping of two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima. I personally view that action as a terrorist attack. The reason I see it as a terrorist attack is because almost the same events are currently happening in the Middle East. Syria for example has had many terrorist attacks happen there lately. Whenever a terrorist attack occurs a war is most likely to happen, and that is exactly what is happening in Syria. Syria has been at war for a few years now and the war has changed the lives of thousands of people. The war in Syria has caused many horrific and unforgettable memories for all the survivors. Terrorist attacks have also resulted in the damage of countries such as Palestine and Iraq. In my eyes all the survivors of the Middle East are very similar to the survivors of the Hiroshima bombing. Most countries in the Middle East have been at war for as long as I can remember. In 2013 after I graduated from high school, I decide |
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Movie Summary - The Blind SideSummary Michael Oher, a black child had an unfortunate childhood. As a black child, he is very easy to have the kind of most commonly encountered that even 7 years old, was also forcibly deprived of their mother's custody since became orphans. He had been plurality of family adoption, but because of injuries he suffered, he ran away from home every time. Eventually, when he was homeless, he met a kind-hearted white family. Hostess Anne Tuohy took him in. Finally, Michael discovers his athleticism and became a football player, and eventually has one of their own completely different lives. Responsible 1 I was surprised to understand Mrs Tuohy's character. She was a kind woman, when Michael had no home and no one could take care of him in a cool, wet night, Mrs Tuohy took him home and gradually makes him a part of her family. She does not show her sympathy to poor Michael, and it is a right thing to do. With the first training, Michael despite big burly, but because of his lack of expe |
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Vietnamerica: A Family's JourneyComics are expressed in a variety of ways. When most people think of comic books they usually associate pictures with action not thinking about the strategies the author uses to express the story in a certain way. However, in most comics, the author uses his/hers pictures and choice of wording to convey the story from their own point of view. Their drawings depict emotion by choice of colors, use of wording, and type of sketching. In GB Tran's Vietnamerica: A Family's Journey, Tran uses the colors, wording, and lines in his drawings to make the reader see the story from his point of view. In one page, GB is telling the story of how his dad's father was killed. He uses big and bold font to express forceful actions while using dark colors to show the emotion of the scene. In this scene, specific words were able to show actions. The font and size of the words determined how forceful an action was. GB decided to use this to show the reader how enforcing and empowering the French were whe |
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Rhetoric in I Want a Wife by Judy BradyIn the essay "I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady, the author utilizes the art of rhetoric to convince the audience that 1970's wives have what she would consider a "difficult" life. Brady writes in a sarcastic tone when it comes to discussing a man's point of view and how easy it would be if she had a wife. The author presents an overall impression that wives are undervalued within society. In the essay, "I Want a Wife," Judy Brady uses the three rhetorical elements of ethos, pathos, and logos to persuade the reader that wives are unappreciated within a marriage and society. Brady uses the means of ethos in order to establish her reputation and credibility as a scorned wife within the essay. From the very beginning and steady throughout the writing, Brady launches her role as a "wife" almost in the sense that she belongs to a special group of women within society t |
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Women in Decadent LiteratureWomen were always considered inferior beings compared to men, given the role of sexual objects rather than real individuals. They only made a stronger impact on society towards the end of the 19th century, also known as the decadent age of literature, and became a new source of entertainment in many decadent minds. With the rising number of women who wanted to make their voices heard, they became even more captivating to men's imagination. While this period was often associated with ennui, women were presented as objects of pleasure that could heal the mind from this state of boredom, as Stephen Romer quotes it, "Woman [is] not only the foil to the Decadent writer, but his match." To add on, Dr. Andrzej Diniejko stated in his article The New Woman Fiction that "The New Woman novels represented female heroines who fought against the traditional Victorian male perception of woman as 'angel in the house' and challenged the old codes of conduct and morality." Wome |
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My Project Pride ExperinceProject Pride was an eye opening experience. What I heard that night was not what I was expecting. Everyone who told a story that night can make anyone feel something. The first person we heard from was a man named Erik. Erik decided to have a few drinks at a wedding and then decided to drive afterwards. Driving drunk late at night can make you tired which is one of the many reasons why it is so dangerous. Erik fell asleep while driving. He didn't realize when he woke up what he had done he just thought he crashed. What he didn't realize right away is that he killed someone. He explained how horrible jail is and when his grandma still comes and visits him she still cries even after all the years he has been in jail. This just shows how much being in jail effects family members. The next speaker was Travis. Travis was a talented football player when he was younger, and he loved it. In tenth grade was his turning point. He started off smoking marijuana. That led to other drugs like pills. Pills turned into selling all sorts of drugs. When he was using he was |
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Final Essay - Smoking and Human RightsIn the United States smoking rates among adults has decreased significantly over the last 50 years. The rest of the world however this is not always the case, with poorer countries statistically having higher rates. Part of the reason for that is the poorer countries have the least resources to educate and protect their citizens from the dangers of smoking. Resources such as money and ability to enact and enforce certain public health measures, are needed in part because tobacco companies normally put the country in question through enormous legal trouble in order to protect their brand's business. Countries must have the ability to enact public health laws favorable in their country to ensure its citizens are entitled to their basic human rights without the country fearing International law litigation. The smoking rate in the United States in 1965 was 42% and has decreased to about 18% in 2013. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) This decrease can be attributed to a number o |
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Legalizing Physician Assisted SuicideWe all have experiences of being sick at least once. If you are sick or ill, it would be very hurt and painful. You would probably want to get better as soon as you can. When you are sick, your family members, or friends take care of you, and you are thankful to them, but sorry at the same time. What if you get a terminal disease that cannot be cured, and diagnosed by doctors that you have only few months? You may feel excruciating pain every minute, and your family members take care of you all day. It will be miserable, and hard to enjoy a day. Unfortunately, there are millions of people who are facing these miserable situations, and they are painfully waiting for their deaths. One of the ways that can help these people is physician assisted suicide. It is the way of euthanizing that incurable patients take death pills or injection to kill themselves, and the pill should be prescribed by doctors and physicians. Currently, physician assisted suicide is legalized in 24 countries and in |
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Macbeth's DownfallA person's downfall is not brought on by chance, there are always many contributing factors that leads to one's self-destruction. In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, a protagonist puts himself through many trials and tribulations in order to appease his own ambition. Throughout the play, there are three prominent themes that lead to his tragic downfall. Firstly, sight is explored through Macbeth's ambitions to become successful and prosperous. The second theme is lightness versus darkness. This demonstrates Macbeth's transition from nobility to becoming a tyrant. Lastly, blindness is an important theme due to Macbeth not being able to see the consequences for his actions. Therefore, it is evident that the themes, sight, lightness versus darkness, and blindness are all driving factors that lead to his downfall. One of the first factors that causes Macbeth's collapse would be his foresight, given by the witches, which spurs his ambitions to become king. At this point Macbeth has bee |
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Personal Narrative - The RaceSweat: a symbol of hard work, a symbol of pain, a symbol of victory and on this day I was counting on sweat to come out on top. I found myself wandering around the bleachers at the state track meet an hour before I had to run. Every sight and smell and sound you think of when you think of track was present at that moment. I took it all in every ounce of all the numerous energies and personalities and activities of track and I knew this is where I needed to be. I took an extended look at the place where I would give it all to win or give it all and lose and I knew, I was ready. As I warmed up for my one-mile race I had many recurring thoughts about all the memories and all of the hard work I had put in that season. I looked across the field to see many of my competitors equally as nervous as they loosened their muscles for a satisfactory performance. I thought of all of the hours of running, all of the long talks with my dad about strategy, all of the motivation for my season coming fr |
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Models, Photoshop and RealityOn the television shows' commercials, magazines, billboards, and other forms of advertisements, the models are different than what you see walking on the sidewalk, driving in the car next to yours, and sitting in class with you. The models do not look average, or ordinary. This is because the models have a Hollywood or ideal beauty to them, meaning that their beauty is forged from Photoshopping, plastic surgery, makeup, and/or eating disorders. Hollywood, or ideal beauty, is the beauty that the celebrities and models have believed to be beautiful – through plastic surgery, diets, etc. – but is not naturally possible. These idealized models and celebrities are not considered average among the American population, because the average person cannot relate to the models and celebrities due to their appearance from surgeries and extreme diets. Also, advertisement in the United States is not regulated as strongly as it could be, which leads advertisement companies to mislead the |
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Cherries by Lucien Stryk"Cherries," a short poem with many different meanings, is written by Lucien Stryk whom is known for his own poetry and translations of Japanese poetry. Stryk's poetry shows diverse topics, politics, and themes about humanity very frequently in his poems (Stryk 427). "Cherries," follows this pattern as it seems to talk and show an idea about how people act around the world. "Cherries" also brings into light some social problems through the mentality of the speaker. "Cherries" can symbolize to me the course of life, the ending and the beginning. In the poem Stryk finds ways to express many different themes through his usage of the word cherries. Since cherries are red, they can represent the passion, the anger, the desire, and the danger. "One by one I lift them to my mouth, slowly break their skin," this line refers to choosing only the best and rejecting anything else (Stry |
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Transgender Employment ExperiencesGender inequality and harassment in the workplace are issues significantly garnering attention from lawmakers and transgender activists worldwide. Kyla Bender-Baird's book, "Transgender Employment Experiences: Gender Perceptions and the Law," is an insightful compilation of the transgender community's employment life and experiences with critical analysis on the politics behind bylaws governing gender rights and its implications in the real world. The book puts the spotlight on the lived experiences of 20 transgender participants struggling from different forms of workplace bullying, violence, and discrimination. Bender-Baird's writing aims to expose these gender injustices to the public eye and hopes that in due time, would reach a meaningful concurrence for political officials to consider. The book also covers authentic stories that happened within the last decades, which is relevant enough to be included in the provision and formation of sexual diversity politics. A conspicuous fir |
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Research Paper - Fast Food CultureAfter decades of transformation and evolution, fast food has become a necessity in America. The American fast food industry has grown immensely and at such a rapid pace that we are known world-wide for it. Because of its massive growth America has received the infamous name of "Fast Food Nation", provided by an investigative journalist named Eric Schlosser, who not only exposed the unsanitary and discriminatory practices of the fast food industry, but also revealed how the fast food industry has shaped and defined society in America and other nations as the fast food culture spreads globally. I believe Schlosser said it best, "A nation's diet can be more revealing than its art or literature." (Fast Food Nation. 3). In what ways has the culture of the U.S. been affected by fast food? Fast food has been a part of American culture and history for years. Since the 1970s, the amount of fast food restaurants in business have doubled. (Schlosser). Americans as a whole hav |
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The Future of Civic Engagement in Higher EducationThe missions and programs of higher education in the United States have been debated since their founding. Missions have collected from the training of ministers to developing education for citizens, to preparing a workforce for agriculture and the mechanical arts. Programs from the United States have been encouraged practical and liberal ideas as forces that worked jointly to educate community for participation in a democracy. Also, the success of democratic society was inseparably linked to education. Therefore, the question that I want to know after I read chapter 13 which is Secure the Future of Civic Engagement in Higher Education is should studying abroad is an important thing for higher education in the furture civic engagement? In chapter 13, the book said that educating students is a fundamental value of higher education and essential for the future of America democracy and for the health of our global society. There are two sets of strategies which are campus based approaches to develop and sustain civic engagement and leadership beyond the campus to create a national climate that support and encourages campus efforts. In addition, the ef |
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Romeo and Juliet - Act 3, Scenes 2 and 3In act 3 scene 2 and 3 we see Juliet and then Romeo reacting to the fact that Romeo has been vanished from Verona instead of the expected death sentence. I am going to be comparing how Romeo and Juliet react, how Nurse and Friar Lawrence react, and finally a prediction of what will happen to Romeo and Juliet in the following scenes. Romeo and Juliet's reaction to the big news of Romeo banishment is quite different. They both agree that the fact that Romeo got banished is much worse than if he would have died or gotten a death sentence. They both think that if Romeo would have died in the fight against Tybalt or if the Prince would have given Romeo a death sentence it would have been better. Romeo thinks it would have been better simply because he wouldn't have to live the hell knowing the Juliet is well and alive in Verona while he is sitting in some other city thinking about her. If he would have died, he would not have to live this "hell." Juliet thanks god that Romeo is alive. Unlike Romeo she is so happy that he wasn't killed, because if he was killed she would die a widow and a virgin. Juliet also thinks that Romeo's banishment is worse than Tybalt's dea |
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Movie Summary - ScarfaceIntroduction The American Dream is for many people much more than just a dream. For them the American Dream means getting a new shot at life, or the possibility of become rich. This is what the movie Scarface is all about. Tony Montana builds his entire drug empire from scratch and we follow him through his entire journey. Facts Scarface was produced in 1983 and released December 1st 1983. The director of the movie Scarface named Brian De Palma, is from New Jersey, USA. It is an American movie, based on the idea of the American dream. The movie takes place in Miami Florida. In the movie a large group of Cuban refugees, try to start a new life and achieve the American dream. Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer and Steven Bauer play the three main characters of the movie. Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana and he is the main character, whose journey is to obtain and fulfil the American dream. Genre Scarface falls under the genre of action. It is a movie dealing with plenty of violence and |
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Macbeth - Character SummariesMacbeth is a world known play written by the famous play writer William Shakespeare. Macbeth is a short tragedy about a brace general named Macbeth. He received wisdom from three witches telling him that he will be king one day. Consumed by desire and encouragement from his wife, Macbeth kills King Duncan and keeps the throne for himself It appears that in the beginning of the play that Lady Macbeth is the one who's wearing the pants in the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. She suggest that in the beginning that Macbeth must kill King Duncan before he leaves Macbeth's castle. She also calls for the spirt to come and "unsex her" or in other words, she wants her femininity taken away from her, so she can play a part in the murderous scene. However, Macbeth is very hesitant about murdering the king, whereas Lady Macbeth demands it. Lady Macbeth is the one who makes all the plans and keeps them to herself until the timing is right and then she decides to tell Macbe |
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Mobile Technology and Youth CultureAbstract In the present situation, the cell phones are accessible all over. Beginning from the previous decade, a standout amongst the most noteworthy advancements is the unstoppable enhancement of mobile technology. Indeed, even the poorest nations have found the opportunity to expand their telecom system to the mass of their populaces because of the portable cell advances. With the development of fixed phones in the 19th century to cell telephones, there has been a radical change in the example the individuals communicated and corresponded with one another. With the impact of convenient processing in the hands of everybody and anybody, it is the right time to analyze utilization of cell phones on the youth. This paper gives a review of what is occurring with cell phones also, what is the effect of using cell phones on youth. Why we consider utilizing cell phones may change habitual process of everyday interaction and what will its potential effect be on the youth will be answered. I |
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Discovering Fate in LiteratureFate is the course that our lives are destined to take, as such, it one of the most unpredictable obstacles that we face. So how is our fate decided and how do we, as humans, choose wether or not to accept it? After all, often times people's dreams and aspirations turn out to be completely different than the path that they end up following. Well, it all depends on what our interpretations of fate are and wether or not we believe it can be changed. Some people are under the impression that our fate is inescapable. For example, in the book Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, the main character Kathy lives in a world where she is destined to one day donate her vital organs and subsequently die or, as they call it, "complete". Throughout the book, Kathy never rebels against her fate; she only accepts that her "donations" and shortened life are inevitable. On the contrary, some other people believe that fate can be changed. In the movie Whale Rider, based on a novel of th |
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The Impact of French NationalismNationalism can open a world of hypocrisy, devotion and arrogance to a nation. The world is full of people who believe that their country is loftier and superior to any other. Historically nationalism shows how masses of people who share cultural identity, have the feeling of confidence in their nation. That other countries should be like their nation. A main case of nationalism was during the French revolution and Napoleon's time (1789-1815). This uprising created a wave of change throughout time. Nationalism caused death, created a realization of what change would look like, and showed how the voice of the people changed nations. The French revolution began with enlightened ideas, the social and financial crisis, and finally an absolute monarchy (King Louis XVI). The bourgeoisie and mainly the third estate as a whole were tired of not having any choices of their own. The nobles and clergy had too many rights, and the king was spending too much money on wars. The third estate rebelled, this lead to a snowball |
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Overview of CommunicationIn this essay I will explain the different ways people communicate. Communication is exchanging of information by speaking, writing, and body language. It also includes specialist ways of communicating for when someone can't speak, are deaf, or don't speak the language. The communication cycle is the six step cycle to help enhance what a person is trying to say. Technology is a part of communication because people show, tell their ideas and what they are doing and much more, it's also good for long distances. People communicate to express their ideas, thoughts, to meet new people, learn about others and express themselves including their opinions. I will explain the different types of communication that people use, as well as discussing their positive and negative consequences. The different types of communications are verbal, non-verbal, written, and specialist, I will explain what they consist of and how important they are. The first type of communication I am going to explain is |
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A Medication for Climate ChangeMother nature has served every individual ever since humans evolved on earth and no doubt that human life have misused the gift of nature to an outrageous extent where the implementation and the need to abide by environmental ethics and virtue theories has become vital. Hence, in the light to elucidate the issue, the global organization executed the Earth Charter principles that its members must follow to sustain life on earth in the future. Though the principles are being formulated, however, every individual is obliged to develop virtuous character solely to accomplish the desired goals. The Earth Charter is the fundamental ethical principles declaration in the 21st century for the purpose of developing a sustainable, peaceful and a just society. It aims to incorporate the virtues of shared responsibility and interdependence that would assist in making a transit towards sustainable environmental and human development. The theory of virtue ethics is Aristotle's teleological theory tha |
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Environmental Persuasive EssaySomething that has always astounded me about the human race is how little we truly think about our future. I personally believe that it is simply the nature of man to constantly be on a quest for instant gratification. Despite what we may like to trick ourselves into believing, we really are subpar when it comes to long-term thinking. At the rate that we are using up our fossil fuels and other nonrenewable resources, we will have exhausted our limited supplies by the time much of our generation's grandchildren are even born! Not to mention how our selfish pursuit of fossil fuels is directly affecting the environment itself. Many of the methods we use for obtaining these nonrenewable resources are extremely detrimental to a wide array of endangered species and their natural habitats, thus further provoking the species' scarcity. And finally, the amount of pollution that these actions, and even many of the actions of everyday citizens such as you and I, are quite literally killing the Ea |
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Obstructive Sleep ApneaOur group had an interest in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because the growing number of people that are being diagnosed. Our group will research causes, treatments, long term effects and who is at risk. OSA promotes the person from getting a goodnights rest and affects their day life. I personally work with elderly and many of them suffer from obstructive sleep apnea. I am responsible for helping them with their treatments that improve their sleep. The article I choose is called Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Economics which was written by Vishesh K Kapur MD MPH. Obstructive sleep apnea affects the respiratory system by narrowing the airway. The airway bec |
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