is not. This essay is not a whimsical attempt at justifying the academic study of religion by suggesting it is of higher moral worth to do so. I have no interest in saying that just because religion has no practical application‚ that should not stop me from studying it for my own interest. I will not try to spin the communication‚ writing or critical thinking skills that come with religious study‚ into generic qualifications that will open the world to the employment of my choice. Finally‚ this is
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“Supersize Me.” “Each day 1 in 4 Americans visit a fast food restaurant.” (VivaVegie) Most people know how bad fast food is for you‚ but still eat it. Morgan Spurlock’s “Supersize Me” did a thirty day experiment‚ which involved eating McDonald’s for every meal. To begin with‚ America is the fattest nation in the world. When it comes down to it‚ the fact that there are so many fast food restaurants‚ you can never get away. I have heard many people say that you should not eat fast food‚ but just
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Black Like me The book Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin is a moving true story of how a white man manages to experience what it is like to be a “Negro” or black person in the 1950s. The author did this social experiment by taking medication and dying his skin a deep brown. He wanted to really experience the challenges and changes a black man in this time would go through. By traveling through the far south‚ Griffin got a taste of what real life was for a Negro. The experiment starts in the
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“It’s only me” by Nancy Gibbs This article is named “It’s only me”. It was written by Nancy Gibbs and it was published in “Time Magazine” 19 March 2001 The main subject in this article is school shootings. School shootings are very common in American schools. One of the reasons why school shootings are so common is because the children get inspired by each other or they are get bullied. The children feel that they have a sort of power if they bring a gun to school. I think that holding and
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new people to be with along the way. The business and financing majors seem to interest me the most from past experience‚ so I can definitely see myself making a career of it someday. In five years‚ I see myself recieving my Bachelor’s degree and going into my next two years for my PHD. I’d like to start my life and eventually achieve "the American Dream." I believe the highest education you can recieve will get me where I want to be‚ and I truly value education. There are also many other goals I would
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Madison Montz Health Psych Super Size Me Reaction Paper It is no secret that our nation is becoming more and more obese. So what is causing the widespread issue of obesity? Well‚ there are a variety and combination of reasons such as overeating‚ lack of exercise‚ fast food‚ processed food‚ dieting‚ genetics‚ and sedentary lifestyles. Morgan Spurlock decided to tackle one aspect of this problem with his idea of examining McDonalds. He followed three rules as during this journey: he could only eat
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Give me Liberty The theme of liberty is a common value‚ which has always inflamed human’s hearts in all historic events. But what do we mean by liberty? It is a complex concept‚ but in this essay we will sum up this idea as the ability to do no matter when or what without any abusif oppression of someone else. People are always ready to defend this abstract concept with words and‚ if necessary‚ guns. However‚ even if this idea of liberty is common to everyone‚ it does not mean that everybody have
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Mr./Madam Toastmaster‚ Ladies and Gentlemen‚ “What is this life ‚ if full of care‚ We have no time to stand and stare”. These lines from the poem “Leisure” by W.H. Davies struck me as an apt way to introduce myself. Because I AM A MAN OF LEISURE. Why do I say so? If I were standing before you‚ 3 years ago‚ I would have introduced myself as an IT professional working for so-and-so company. If it were 2 years ago‚ I would have introduced myself as a full-time student at the Cyprus International Institute
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Don’t Stereotype Me From the beginning of American society‚ black people have been viewed as a liability rather than an asset. Even today‚ one can still see the lasting effects of prejudice and discrimination against the black race. If America is considered the melting pot of countries why is it that there is a problem of acceptance‚ most commonly with that of African Americans? Too often‚ black people are forced to pretend to be something they are not to make white people "comfortable" around
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Roger and Me is a documentary starring Michael Moore that reveals the hard hitting economic impact General Motors left on Flint‚ Michigan. Throughout the film it is clear that General Motors was a huge factor in Flint’s financial system and slowly by surely it becomes evident that many of the residents living in Flint were eventually someway shape or form affected by layoffs from General Motors. These layoffs came from General Motors attempt to adopt the concept of globalization‚ all the while General
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