devices all week. According to Sherry Turkle‚ this obsession with technology is a real problem. In her essay “The Flight from Conversation” first published in the New York Times on April 22‚ 2012‚ she argues that current technology has hindered society’s ability to communicate with and understand each other. She makes her argument effective by personally connecting to her audience‚ emotionally charging the problem‚ and supporting her claim with anecdotal incidents. Sherry
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Genre: summary/response ENG 101 “In a praise of Fast Food” is an article written by Rachel Laudan from the book “The Gastronomica Reader.” Laudan grew up on an English farm she studied math‚ physics‚ chemistry then a degree in geology. She published several books and lots of articles. At the University of Hawaii‚ she found the way to bring her passion for gastronomy. She discovered the most amazing food culture she had encounter. All her ideas were pulled up together in 1996 in a book call
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In Praise of Creation by Elizabeth Jennings and The Spring by Thomas Carew had the biggest impact because they use nature imagery to illustrate human emotions and they show you that certain things are worth appreciating. They both use metaphors and imagery to show these things they are trying to portray. The Spring by Thomas Carew is about unreturned love at a time (spring)‚ when the sun warms the spirits and aroused the fire of love. The tone is lighthearted‚ in keeping with the time of the year
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Luis Hernandez English 3A Period 5 9/28/12 When someone describes their selves they usually say a ton of words that best fit them. Although many words help describe a person sometimes just one word is enough. The word that would best describe me I think would be pursuer. One thing that makes me a pursuer is my family‚ they raised me to never give up on my dreams and I want to do achieve my goals to give back to them. Along with that another reason is I am a pursuer because I try hard for
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social-comparison versus mastery praise on 4th- and 5th-grade children’s intrinsic motivation (Corpus‚ Ogie‚ & Love-Geiger‚ 2006). The study includes social-comparison praise‚ mastery praise‚ or no praise for working that was asked to be completed. Both of the studies were given different activities then either given (Study 1) ambiguous feedback or (Study 2) positive feedback. The study showed that mastery praise improved motivation and social-comparison praise reduced it. The study also showed
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"Still Needing the F Word" describes not only how society views women‚ but also men view women. Anna Quindlen quotes Betty Friedan who said “I used to write poetry. The guidance office says I have this creative ability and I should be at the top of the class and have a great future. But things like that aren’t what you need to be popular. The important thing for a girl is to be popular.” Society is degrading women. The worst part is that women and young girls are believing that they too have to degrade
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My word is actually a phrase‚ my phrase is “sense of humor.” Sense of humor has a few different meanings I think. The dictionary definition for it is; the trait of appreciating and being able to express the humorous. It means to be able to appreciate‚ understand‚ and make your own humorous things. Understanding sarcasm in speaking‚ funny actions‚ and catching puns‚ etc. are some examples of things you need a sense of humor to understand. People’s sense of humor are not usually the same. Your opinions
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all of us. We do not realize it but the evil in us is always present and can be seen in the smallest things. No matter how benevolent a person is‚ the generic evil in the person will never fade away. Mary Shelley exposes this malign present in all human beings through her book Frankenstein. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ the protagonist‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ in his attempt to play God‚ his cruelty towards the monster‚ and his selfishness proves the inherit malevolence present in all human beings
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Addicted to Technology It’s easy to see in today’s world when the human race has developed a new addiction. Whether it be a new food‚ activity‚ or slang word‚ almost everyone is willing to get involved in a new trend‚ and they usually catch on quickly. One addiction in particular that has been developing for quite some time is our addiction to technology. The use of technology has been increasing dramatically‚ mainly because it’s so broad and there is so much that you can do with it. It can come
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Praise Memorials Not Removing A statue is a sculpture which can represent one or more persons‚ animals‚ or an event. It represents abstract concepts and are close to life-size or even larger. Frequently‚ statues have great historical meanings to individuals or depict something of significant. For century‚ statutes have been a part of human culture from time immemorial to the modern day. Most statutes are part of public art and are exhibited outdoors or in public buildings. US citizens must realize
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