before boarding a plane and as someone who lives far from a home country‚ learning to travel is a must. My father told me‚ that when you grow up you should learn how to travel alone. I figured that moment would be very soon. From all my experience of 11-hour flights‚ one stands among them all. My first time traveling alone. April 7‚ 2014 I had just finished second year when my parents told me the news of my transfer to Philippines. They said “since you are about to go to college two years from
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Dark matter is a hypothetical substance that is invisible to the eye and accounts for much of the universe. In fact‚ dark matter makes up 27% of the universe. There is not much information that says directly what dark matter is‚ but instead what dark matter is not. Scientists know that it is not a form of antimatter or normal matter. This is proven by the fact that dark matter does not have interactions with the electromagnetic force like normal matter does. If the dark matter did interact with
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The Middle Ages or “The Dark Ages”‚ has quite a negative connotation‚ but is not quite as dark as you would think. The Dark Ages are referred to as the period of time during the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Specifically‚ The 16th century was a very pivotal time in history that began in the year of 1501 AD and had changed the world from that point on. Many important events from within the century have shaped our world to be the way it is. One being in 1531 when the Church of England broke free
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who spend more time on technological devices tend to lack the understanding of emotion and can struggle with forming relationships with others. What does this mean for our future as our world becomes more and more advanced? In Sherry Turkle’s book “Alone Together‚” she successfully illustrates her ideas on the excessive and the isolating use of technology by using real examples and effectual diction
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Some people like working in groups‚ while others find it more effective to work alone. Eitherach way of working has particular advantages‚ but a lot of people like to work in team due to several reasons ; however‚ in my opinion‚ studying in groups is a better choice for several reasons. First‚ working in groups exposes us to a wide variety of ideas‚ some of which we might have never have thought of on our own. Quite a few dDifferent perspectives may lead to many various ways to solve the problems
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Sherry Turkle makes the provocative statement at the onset of her novel entitled‚ “Alone Together”‚ that suggests technology to be “seductive when it what if offers meets our human vulnerabilities”. (2011:1). Technology can be perceived to have primarily been designed for problem solving purposes such as serving as a medium to improve efficiency or increase the production process‚ however‚ has since evolved into a platform that either boosts or hinders the human self-esteem. Furthermore‚ as suggested
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The Dark Holds No Terrors is a tragic story. The protagonist Sarita was a victim of circumstances and conventions of an orthodox and reactionary society. Her family consisted of only four persons – her parents‚ younger brother named Dhruva and herself. In Indian middle class families as they are‚ son is always given a preferential treatment while the daughter is subjected to a strict discipline and treated as a burden at times. Sarita was no exception to this general rule. “Birthdays were not
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the leaving town sign was the only thing to read‚ the faintly lit sign quickly faded behind the car as we drove. I was in no rush‚ but I knew she was stuck in a form of limbo‚ waiting. The only thing to light our dark midnight drive was the passing of the street lamps illuminating the dark road ahead. The radio was on but no one was listening‚ I looked out the windshield and would feel the street lights on me for a brief moment before they disappeared only to come back for a second it seemed like the
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suggested. By the time she arrived‚ the car had left. The phone rang again and I picked up‚ thinking it might be my friend. Someone on the other end said “Bye-bye.” At that point I wasn’t as scared as curious. Since then I have not stayed home alone and I probably never
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rangers” should be the theme song of The Avengers…. for the $220 million budget was a complete waste when the result are cheap Halloween like costumes‚ The Dark Knight on the other hand used it $250 million budget wisely. It’s hard to compare these two movies‚ for it’s a shame to compare such a great movie to such a waste of time (The Avengers). The Dark Knight follows Harvey Dent; Gotham’s new district attorney as he tries to take on the mob who is led by the Joker‚ Gotham has a hero whom the Joker is
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