on a table‚ would you pocket it? Or would you give it back to them? There is a popular show on ABC called “What Would You Do?” that truly epitomizes how everyday Americans either show or don’t show integrity in certain situations. If you’re not familiar with the show‚ “What Would You Do”‚ it is a show that sets up integrity testing situations similar to the money situation above‚ with actors and cameras to sees how average Americans react to those situations. Integrity to me is what you do when no
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In Sherman Alexie’s‚ “What You Pawn I Will Redeem‚” an alcoholic‚ homeless Indian sets out on a quest to win back his grandmother’s stolen regalia. The main character and narrator‚ Jackson Jackson‚ stumbles upon his stolen family heirloom in a pawnshop window and proceeds to spend the next day trying to earn enough money to buy it back. The pawnshop owner tells him he will sell it back to him for $999 and that he has 24 hours to come up with the money. Jackson gains small amounts of money here and
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questions were racing through his mind‚ though he didn’t voice them out loud in fear of causing Jo more worry. What he didn’t realize was that Joanne was thinking many of the same thoughts. Johnny was such a huge part of their family for both them and their children. All Roy could do was think of the same questions‚ over and over: What if Johnny didn’t recover? What if something happened and the worse came to worse‚ how would they all deal with it? What would happen if he didn’t wake up? What if Johnny
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The Current Undergraduate The article‚ “Ask Not What You Can Do For Your University‚ but What Your University Can Do For You”‚ written by the University of California Los Angeles Student WebZine‚ claims that universities are no longer providing education for students‚ but rather running a business. Colleges have turned into a profit seeking institution‚ making decisions based on financial concerns. The article claims that students are customers and education is a purchase. Webzine scolds the students
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I decided to write about Jackson Jackson and his epic Journey in “What you Pawn I will Redeem.” The reason I choose to write this passage because I feel this to be inspiring in some way. I will refer to both literal homelessness‚ cultural homelessness as a Spokane Indian‚ and what the title means to me. Jackson living on the cold wet streets of Seattle notices many things in his journey to desired items. Jackson manages to receive money from people out of pity and they decide to try to help him
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middle-age working man would probably agree with Freedman’s point of view with relation to the financial aspect of capital punishment because Freedman talks about how much more the death penalty costs than life imprisonment. He says‚ “In Florida‚ each execution costs $3‚200‚000‚ six times the expense of life imprisonment” (141). The workingman would probably be amazed at how much the execution actually costs compared to how much life imprisonment costs. The workingman would probably wonder why the
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may be attributed to the reliance of the Filipino on what has been said by the Church‚ a pondering upon a particular pattern to live his life. Part of this is the picture of him‚ following what has been required by religion (in this case‚ it is hearing mass every Sunday)‚ in order for him to attain the promise of that particular religion (in Catholicism‚ the promise of eternal life). Following certain norms to attain a particular goal would necessarily entail the meaning of one’s existence. It
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you Who are you? Who am I? This question has often been asked during the growth of everyone. When we were young‚ studying in the kindergarten‚ we would probably answer the teacher with your name. But at the moment‚ I will think deeper than just the name given by my parent. We all have a different answer for a different age of ourselves‚ maybe when I become older I will change my answer again. The reason why we have different answers towards this question is because of the interaction
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What kind of person were you in high school? I am an “inbetweener” in my sophomore year. I have always been shy and kinda awkward. My experience that changed my life is highschool. High School is a big part of your teenage years. I am not considered one of the populars. I don’t have that many friends but I don’t have none at all. I have realized that you don’t need that many friends to be happy though. This finally sunk in at the beginning of my sophomore year. Most people in our school thinks being
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What Would Miss Manners Say? Social etiquette these days has changed exceptionally since the time of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice‚ but how many people really understand how impertinent the world has become? The way spouses speak to each other now completely contrasts with how‚ for example‚ Mr. Bennet spoke to Mrs. Bennet. In addition‚ women now have a greater equality with men‚ but even their image has been adulterated by today’s society. They are allowed to have their own
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