RESPECT YOUR ELDERS Respect you elders." This statement may seem all too familiar‚ but is it really being followed these days? Every day as I flip through the television‚ I witness discrimination against the old and wise. Frequently on television sitcoms I notice a false portrayal of old people as being boring and in poor health. The audience laughs as a teenager yells words at a grandmother whose hearing is failing or a grandfather having trouble finding his false teeth. I don’t know about the
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What would be worse losing your life for standing up for what you believe is right or losing your family? In the play Antigone‚ Antigone’s dad Oedipus wasn’t very fortunate he was to kill his dad King Laios and marry his mom Queen Jocasta. Which he had done unknowingly. Then he had four kids with his mom Jocasta they had two girls and two boys‚ Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Polyneices‚ and Eteocles. When Oedipus and Jocasta found out that he had actually fulfilled the prophecy. Jocasta had committed suicide
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Grade: 10/13 Gentlemen‚ your Verdict This is a story about decisions. The result of this decision was the death of fifteen crew members. A decision made by one person to end the lives of fifteen men to save five. What would you do if you were the lieutenant of a submarine and you had to decide the fate of your crew? I don’t think that I could make the same decision that Lieutenant-Commander Oram made. After the submarine rested on a sandbank‚ about thirty fathoms down‚ it was time to assess the
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Paige DeVriendt Case Study 1 MIS 220‚ T/TH 11AM Professor Wang MIS In Your Pocket Q1: The kinds of applications that are described in this case study are as simple as e-mail‚ calendar‚ photo sharing‚ and text messaging applications to applications like the one used for MEDITECH electronic medical records system‚ Epocrates Essentials‚ ChainLinq Mobile‚ and the app developed by Timothy Childs to help control machines in his business. These types of applications help employees stay better kept
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How does your passion shape your future? In today’s era‚ one could quiet observe that the most famous statement is‚ “The future lies in the hands of the youth”. But‚ had this question not entered into our minds—“How can this be possible?” Living in a seemingly unprogressive nation‚ we‚ the youth‚ could help make it possible by starting to consider first our very own selves instead of blaming it all to the authorities. Take responsibility for your life. Experiment with different things and you’ll
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What is More Important: Your Actions or Your Character? In this paper I will argue that neither your actions or character are more important than one another‚ however‚ they go hand in hand. I will argue that your actions reflect your character and vice versa. The obvious place to start would be in our everyday life. There are over 7 billion people on this planet and everyone is different in their own way‚ especially their character and how they do things. Everyone knows someone who has an amazing
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Running head: KNOWING YOUR AUDIENCE Knowing Your Audience Name BCOM/275 Teacher Knowing Your Audience On August 5‚ 2010‚ a small copper mine located in Chile suffered a cave-in which left 33 workers trapped underground. With workers being trapped 300 meters below ground with limited food‚ water‚ and oxygen‚ nobody knew for sure how long they would survive. After four days of being trapped‚ there was still no idea if any
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Your dream vacation In 21 century people become more and more busy. They always have to work‚ take care of their children‚ their family so a vacation is very necessary so am I. I’m a student‚ I don’t have much money‚ time... But I will tell you about my dream vacation so if something is unreal don’t care about them because it just a dream it may be come true or not but it always make life more colorful. My vacation must be a long vacation about 2 weeks or a month. Because I think it is a suitable
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The purpose of Dillard’s story is describing a playful childhood memory that turned mischievous. The memory is described as a chased that illustrated some of the similar aspects that‚ football and baseball have. Such as having a strategy‚ both being physical demanding and the thrill from taking a chance and diving in fearlessly. Not allowing fear to take over. The play depended on your concentration and courage. “I got in trouble throwing snowballs and have seldom been happier since.” Dillard is
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Raskolnikov’s Vivid Dream In Crime and Punishment‚ Dostoevsky portrays the main character‚ Raskolnikov‚ in a complex and unique fashion. He could have been portrayed as the good guy‚ bad guy‚ or just your average man on the street‚ but Raskolnikov is displayed with more than just one persona. His range of actions and emotions is more of a Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde type character. On the outside‚ he appears to be in control of his situation‚ but he is full of turmoil on the inside. Raskolnikov’s
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