people are unaware people in certain parts of the country are sold or tricked into slavery by false claims of a better life. Once such example is a lady by the name of Eudocia Tomas Pulido‚ also known as “Lola.” Lola’s story is brought to light by Alex Tizon‚ a known journalist‚ who personally knew her and wanted others to know her story. He wrote an article called “My Family’s Slave‚ that was featured in the Atlantic. This is a subject I feel very strongly about and think more awareness needs to
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language is unwritten. However‚ there is always the exception that proves the rule. In this case it is Alex the Parrot. Alex‚ like other parrots‚ is able to repeat human words back to us. But psychologist Irene Pepperberg believed that Alex had an understanding of what he was saying. She claims that he communicated with her through the use of colors‚ objects‚ numbers‚ and shapes. While it is likely that Alex was able to recognize patterns‚ there is little concrete proof that he has a special ability to
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Do Hard Things‚ by Alex and Brett is a challenging book. It is written to teenagers to convince them of the need to overcome the stigma of low expectations. It goes through‚ in depth‚ the story of both Alex and Brett and all that they were able to accomplish by choosing to take risks beyond what people expect you to do. Many times‚ teenagers of today are expected to be rebellious and good-for-nothing until they are older. Alex and Brett set out to prove the world’s view of teenagers is wrong. They
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What does the 360 degree data tell us about Alex’s likely career success? If you were Sam Glass‚ would you invest more time in helping Sander progress at Landon? The 360 degree data draws a “good vs. evil” portrait of Alex. He is a sort of incarnation of House‚ MD‚ a main character of a famous TV series: he is a high performer‚ but he has a lack of ability to work well with others. Narcissism‚ Machiavellianism and arrogance are three important negative traits of his personality emerge from the
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Revolutionary by Alex Meyers is a historical fiction story about a brave and powerful woman named Deborah Sampson. Throughout history women have been pushed aside by men who believe women are enable of fighting in wars. Even though this is the case women throughout history have proved to men that they are stronger and more able than most to do the job men are supposed to do. In the revolutionary war‚ there are maybe a dozen known women including Deborah Sampson who are given glory to their part in
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In “How to Become Batman” Lulu Miller and Alex Spiegel discuss the common sense assumptions regarding blindness. This podcast uses several varieties of scientific research and findings in order to prove whether our expectations can have an effect on the blind society. Throughout their podcast‚ Alex Spiegel and Lulu Miller introduce characters whom share their experiences and research regarding “expectations and their effects on people”. The purpose of this podcast is to investigate the question
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In the beginning‚ Alex Harpin is a teenager who isolates himself from the outer world to play video games and cares for no one but himself. Although Alex was selfish in the beginning of the novel‚ his character drastically changes as events keep occur‚ each after another‚ he’s always presented with a new conflict. Whether it be the weather‚ food‚ water‚ warmth‚ somewhere to stay sleep‚ finding the path to Warren‚ Illinois to see his family‚ or his very own survival. Alex has one goal throughout the
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how much of a health threat it is. Obesity is affecting the general population‚ starting from the adolescence. Obesity is overlooked by other disorders but it’s also a leading cause of death. In the article‚ 10 reasons America is morbidly obese by Alex Henderson‚ he writes “Ironically‚ our culture bombards people with weight-loss schemes and goofy fad diets while doing so many things to promote obesity (and by extension‚ diabetes‚ heart disease‚ hypertension and other chronic conditions).” (para
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My name is Alex Harvie. I thought my life was great‚ and it was. Living as an English professor in the lively cobblestone houses of Southampton was a dream for many people‚ but it would soon become the most far-fetched idea my mind could possibly conjure. By soon‚ I mean right now. My lifestyle became a fleeting luxury the moment I received a telegram that I would be drafted to the infantry to fight against Hitler and his indescribably unethical and cruel war organization. The Nazis‚ my mind raced
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Dystopian films‚ as an artistic medium‚ often convey significant themes‚ which can serve as a gateway for exploring impending issues and fears that society possesses. Alex Proyas’ film i‚Robot is used as an embodiment for this‚ as it depicts the tale of Del Spooner‚ who is trapped in a throw-away society‚ where humans are at a grave danger of being overrun by technological advancements. Throughout the film‚ Spooner befriends a scientist and a unique robot‚ who together‚ work to save society from
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