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    Chapter 1 When Jimmy Cross understands that Ted Lavender is really dead‚ he has now realised that he might have prevented it his whole outlook changes. Before‚ he couldn’t get Martha out of his head. He was a daydreamer and a lover more than he was a soldier‚ and he thought often about that. But afterward‚ he understands that when someone dies‚ that can’t be changed. It makes him realize his duty‚ and he is suddenly able to distance himself from everything that used to be important in his life.

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    The reading for today started on Chapter 9 on the day of Paige’s big breast cancer gala. Chloe had came home after being gone the night before and shared the news about her and Chris getting back together. They were still planning on going to California‚ and were leaving the next morning to start their road trip. Paige was upset because she did not want to see Chloe leave‚ but she knew Chloe was doing what she wanted and that she would be happy. Spencer came home from his trip to China minutes before

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    To summarize this Mill’s chapter two about what utilitarianism is‚ basically meaning that individuals would find some kind of pleasure that are more desirable and more valuable to themselves are inherently good. Utilitarianism is pleasurable when the actions are good; when the actions are bad the pleasure decreases. To Mill he compares human pleasures are as equal as animalistic pleasures. It depends on what kind of pleasure people are seeking. For this purpose‚ Mill mentioned that people would have

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    Lines: A Graphic History of the Civil War effectively tells a story at the beginning of the Civil War about an African American young man who escapes from the south to the north. The story drew an emotional connection as well the basic facts about African Americans escaping and what life was when they reached the north. At the beginning of Chapter Four: Leg Irons‚ there is a newspaper that talks about how the Union soldiers should seize slaves that were escaping from the north. They were label as “contraband

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    While chapters one and 2 serve to characterize Meursault as generally emotionless (ie: his Mother’s funeral and affair with Marie) Chapter 3 works to establish Meursault as a “friend” to different people. Just the same as his relationships with his mother and girlfriend‚ Meursault’s relationships with his friends are what one can deem as unconventional. In doing so the author reveals some truths about Meursault and the nature of free will and judgement. The first set of interactions involves both

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    Chapter two outlines key differences between the Japanese and the American soldier’s priorities during times of war‚ particularly Japan’s contradictory code of honor. Such a high value is placed on honor in the name of the nation-state and the emperor that

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    On March 3rd‚ I went to a play called Boys Will Be Boys in UNI’s Interpreters Theatre. I initially went because a friend of mine was in it and they asked me to attend. I was excited because i’ve only seen plays done by Theatre UNI‚ so it would be a nice change to see a smaller scale production. The theatre is located in Lang Hall. It was a very intimate theatre with little to no staging. The actors had to rely solely on a few props and their ability to act. The play was written by a UNI grad student

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    This book is about the horrible hurricane of September 8‚ 1900 on Galveston Texas that destroyed the entire city. The story is written through the eyes of a local meteorologist named Isaac Cline who studies everything about weather and knows just about everything. The storm wipes out the entire city of Galveston Texas‚ but Isaac would save thousands of people in his actions before the storm. He is faced with multiple challenges throughout the story and many mysteries

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    In Chapters 13 and 14‚ Rivoli follows the T-shirt to its “final” stage of life. Surprisingly‚ it is at this final stage that it is the most real and globalized market. Huge multinational corporations do not dominate this part of the T-shirt’s life‚ but it is the personal relationships that come with small family businesses‚ which thrive in the industry of transporting America’s unwanted clothing to the poorer countries of the world. Rivoli talks about the snowflake effect‚ which emerges as each item

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    was finally able to try- out for the olympics. In order to prepare for the olympics‚ Socrates helps Dan train by setting up endurance courses and meditation techniques. Joy comes back and Dan feels more compassionate towards her than ever. In chapter 6‚ Dan celebrates his hard work and dedication that was used to win his gymnastics championship. Dan becomes more and more wise throughout the story and even starts turning down girls. Dan has learned to find Pleasure Beyond the Mind. Socrates

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