I woke up and the bedroom was hot.I guess the power still hasn’t been fixed yet. It drives me crasy with no heating on a bloody winters day in the middle of December! I slowly slip out of bed still clutching my blanket for some warmth. I climb down the ladder and as soon as me feet touch the ground I quickly jump onto the carpet. The floor is like a sheet of frozen ice. No floor heating either. Great! Well‚ at least something can keep me awake in the morning at quarter to six. I’m just about to
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Eventually thanksgiving came along‚ and it was hard to celebrate a holiday without her being there so we ended up not celebrating thanksgiving that time because we still felt sorrow of course. She was the one who would always make the food and her cooking was always the best. No one understood how down I felt that day I didn’t want to do anything. Thanksgiving is suppose to be spent with family‚ but what’s family if the one who brings my family
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How would you feel a day without using any technology? Living without technology will be totally impossible as this has become every day’s application as more and more people are gaining knowledge on how to make use of the communication tools to improve their ways of living and staying informed on the current technology to avoid being left behind. New technologies are being developed daily which shows that the industry will continue to grow and expand. People will continue using these technologies
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probably involved in almost every activity I do throughout the day. Weather its taking notes down for my classes or tweeting my latest pointless thought. It guides me when its dark‚ tells me when its going to rain‚ and even notifies me when I get poked on Facebook. I can honestly admit to being one of those people who are completely dependent on their phones. Knowing this about myself I had to factor in three important variables; what day‚ what am I going to do‚ & of course how will I notify people
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assignment‚ to go 24 hours without media. Initially I believed that this would be an easy task but found that as a whole we are surrounded by media in every instance of our lives. From car rides‚ to simply walking around my house I had to be observant to avoid media that would reset my 24 hour time frame. In Postman’s book‚ "Amusing Ourselves to Death"‚ he reflects on how the television brings families to the same room but creates separation between them. In my time without media I spent two meals
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How would you feel a day without using any technology? Living without technology will be totally impossible as this has become every day’s application as more and more people are gaining knowledge on how to make use of the communication tools to improve their ways of living and staying informed on the current technology to avoid being left behind. New technologies are being developed daily which shows that the industry will continue to grow and expand. People will continue using these technologies
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on my birthday‚ I took on the no media challenge. I thought to myself‚ "Hey‚ it’s no big deal‚ it will just be even more fun to see how flooded facebook is later!" Though I thought this would be true‚ my optimism started to fade early on. The day started well. My morning class kept my mind preoccupied so I had no thoughts whatsoever of checking my phone. However after class was my first encounter with how much media is actually programmed into my mind. I was standing in line at Bear Necessities
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essays‚ poems‚ and just about everything that is readable. Reading requires determination and passion. Reading can take a person from the present to the past or future‚ to Italy or to Rome‚ to the library or kitchen (or even the loo!).Without this simple act‚ our day would be wasted. Reading provides the reader with such experience which makes them crave for more. It has been proven to increase memory power‚ improve one’s language and maintain discipline. It improves grammar‚ writing skills and
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In the reading‚ A Day Without Feminism‚ the authors‚ Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards‚ illustrate what our modern world would be like had there never been a women’s movement. Taking us back to 1970‚ a view is given that many of us do not think about in our daily lives and thus; Baumgardner and Richards show us why it is so important to have a women’s moment to continue to build on what the strong women before us have accomplished so far. It is important to be reminded that women were looked
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Mexican Independence Day is a major celebration in Mexico. It is bigger than Cinco de Mayo. The Mexican people celebrate with a fiesta‚ or party. The celebrating begins on September 15 (the eve of Independence Day). Crowds gather in the town meeting places of each city‚ town and village. There are many decorations that are the colors of the Mexican flag—red‚ white and green—and many flags are used. People sell confetti‚ whistles‚ horns‚ helmets and toys. There is also a lot of food to eat
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