ENG 101 Reading Response #2 What We Really Miss About the 1950s Stephanie Coontz Stephanie Coontz‚ the author of “What We Really Miss about the 1950’s‚” delivers a polemical analysis of what was really going on during that period of time. Coontz claims that it could be misleading to have nostalgia for the 1950’s and subtly suggests that readers think about the ways in which the 1950’s led to the 60’s‚ 70’s and 80’s. Using strong and logical facts‚ she reaches out to an older/mature audience
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must always have thoughts and ideas before doing anything‚ however‚ without deciding to act upon the thoughts they remain merely‚ thoughts. John Ruskin sums it up well in this quote: “What we think‚ or what we know‚ or what we believe is‚ in the end‚ of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.” What Ruskin means by this is people can think or believe whatever they want and it won’t amount to anything unless they make the decision to act upon it. And if they do not act upon their thoughts
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"The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept." -Thucydides In the modern-day United States‚ we live in a culture of self-expression‚ prosperity‚ and freedom. But these ideas of universal entitlement and inalienable humans rights have become so ingrained in our society‚ that we often forget that the rest of the world doesn ’t necessarily think the same way. The development of our social values and beliefs was a process‚ and we cannot force them onto any
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Food is more than just what we eat The food we consume everyday has more to it than a source of fuel and part of our human essentials. Though we may not realise‚ food plays a part of many people’s culture‚ religion and even employment‚ where food plays a significant role in their everyday lives. Today‚ food serves a fairly major role in our society. Due to globalisation and other global factors‚ there has now been a mix and harmonious diversity in cultures around the world and food is one
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talk to you about what we as humans are doing to our planet. I want to help setup regulations and laws to help us start to make a change in our behavior. If our environment is not changed it does not bode well for us. According to Adam’s‚ “we are over using the resources the earth provides for us.” (Adams‚ 2010). If we keep using the amounts of oil‚ cutting forests at the rate we are‚ contaminating water supplies‚ and over use energy sources at the rate we are going at some point we will run out. These
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WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR? - WILL YOU FIGHT FOR ME? This semester we have analyzed the issue ‘same sex marriage’ by three different articles and we were asked to select one of them to examine one more time with merging our own opinions. In his piece “What Are We Fighting For?” author‚ Ralph Wedgwood focuses on the issue that general view of people all around‚ about the acceptance of legalized gay marriages. By legalized Ralph Wedgwood does not only bringing up the legal aspects that
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Pearl Harbor Just before eight in the morning on December 7‚ 1941‚ an aerial assault was taking place on the United States Navy’s Pearl Harbor Naval Base‚ and the United States Army Schofield Barracks and Wheeler Airfield in Honolulu Hawaii. Hundreds of planes blackened out the morning sunshine‚ causing it to look like a cloudy day. Picture the sounds of rounds zipping past your ears and hitting the person next to you‚ hearing your fellow soldiers crying gout in agony while they fall to their
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What Is Literature and Why Do We study it? Literature is Composition that tells a story‚ dramatizes a situation expresses emotions‚ analyzes and advocates ideas Helps us grow personally and intellectually Provides an objective base for knowledge and understanding Shapes our goals and values by clarifying our own identities‚ both positively and negatively Literature makes us human. Literature is literally “acquaintance with letters” (Latin littera meaning “an individual written character/letter”)
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8. What can we learn from the study of Mathematices? Mathematics is used throughout the world as an essential tool in many fields‚ including natural sciences‚ engineering‚ medicine‚ and the social sciences.The study of mathematics is also regarded as a compulsory part of our education. In my opinion‚ studying math can instill in students the value of our own culture and history‚ cultivate our development of logical thinking and stimulate growth of society as well. However‚ the study of math does
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TRADE WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO WE WANT? Presented By Alexander Martinez WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO WE WANT? The human being has commissioned to create better cars‚ smart phones‚ realistic video games‚ powerful computers and weapons of mass destruction. A fierce technological revolution that has made man forgets entirely his humanity‚ his values‚ the abstract side that goes beyond the banalities and the desire for power. Is this the world we want? The planet is experiencing
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