their influence for a political agenda that aims for positivity and change for the better. In the article “The Athlete as Agent of Change” it shows how a scholar-athlete expressed her dislike of the Iraq war in 2003. “ Toni Smith‚ the then- 21-year-old senior guard on the Manhattanville College women’s basketball team‚ who expressed her opposition to the Iraq War in 2003 by turning her back on the flag.” This shows that protests during the National Anthem can occur at any level of sport not just the professional
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Course: GE1134 – C01 The movie chose: Her Part1: Summary of the movie In a high-tech near future‚ Theodore who writes beautiful letters for ones with difficulties in expressing their thoughts‚ is walking through the last stage of his divorce. Introverted Theodore is in limbo after ending the relationship with his long-time love‚ Catherine. Theodore cannot get satisfied with fulfilling both the sexuality and emotion of the female relationship‚ he spends his leisure time to play computer games alone
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This source tells the story of Anthony Johnson‚ an indentured servant who made a name for himself and became a respected member of his community. “In August of [1870]‚ however‚ an all-white jury ruled that the original land in Virginia could be seized by the state “because he was negroe and by consequence an alien”. Even though the law of that time was supposed to be fair to all people‚ whites who didn’t like Anthony took his land using the law to their advantage. They managed to get around the
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personalising learning‚ which could be adapted into a perception of independent learning‚ “Learners are active and curious: they create their own hypotheses‚ ask their own questions‚ coach one another‚ set goals for themselves‚ monitor their progress and experiment with ideas for taking risks‚ knowing that mistakes and ‘being stuck’ are part of learning”. There are many benefits and barriers to the implementation of independent learning‚ specifically within the context of the initial training of
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Introduction to Fourier Series The Fourier Series breaks down a periodic function into the sum of sinusoidal functions. It is the Fourier Transform for periodic functions. To start the analysis of Fourier Series‚ let’s define periodic functions. A function is periodic‚ with fundamental period T‚ if the following is true for all t: f(t+T)=f(t) [Equation 1] In plain English‚ this means that the a function of time with period T will have the same value in T seconds as it does now‚ no matter
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Simple sentence: A sentence with one independent clause and no dependent clauses. Example: Ezra enjoyed the evening party. The boy finished his food quickly. * Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses but no dependent clauses. Example: I scared my brother‚ and he cried instantly. Born on March 9‚ 1930 and she is considered leader of the pact.\ * Complex Sentence: A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari The Monk Who sold His Ferrari: a fable about fulfilling your dreams and reaching your destiny‚ by Robin Sharma‚ is an interesting book. It’s a book that will make you see life from another perspective it will also make you give some thought to your life‚ your goals‚ your dreams and how your daily habits help you reach those dreams. It’s a book that gives us great teachings about life‚ and that motivates us to have a balance in it‚ activities and relationships that
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Corporations are moral agents I chose to evaluate the second debate because I thought it was the most significant to the purpose of the class: to analyze the moral responsibility of business. The debaters were assigned to negate and affirm the following motion: Corporations are Moral Agents. In my opinion‚ this motion comes down to the decision to hold corporations responsible for their (corporations) decisions on a moral basis or just hold them responsible for their decisions on a legal basis
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Agent Cron sauntered down the streets of New York City‚ 2013‚ attempting to get to his apartment. As he turned the block corner‚ his eyes rose to the horrendous sight of his partner‚ Emily Laurier‚ pale‚ cold‚ and blue. He raced to her body‚ “This can’t be‚” but there‚ right in front of him‚ lay his lifeless partner. Full of anguish and heartbreak‚ Agent Cron‚ sat there beside his partner‚ asked himself‚ “What do I do?” It felt like eons had passed by‚ yet it had only been a few seconds. His heart
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Oliver Sacks’ novel‚ The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat‚ depicts the various histories of patients that have suffered with neurological disorders. Dr. Sacks is a professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine‚ and was able to work with the patients mentioned in the novel when he worked as a consulting neurologist. Some of the disorders that the patients suffer from include Tourette’s syndrome‚ autism‚ Parkinsonism‚ epilepsy‚ phantom limbs‚ schizophrenia‚ retardation‚ and Alzheimer’s disease
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