The Editorial Cartoon by the Indianapolis cartoonist Gary Marvel‚ named “Children playing mobile devices” gives a new perspective on a old traffic signalization meant to carefully warned driver. This cartoon presents a traffic signal which says “CAUTION. Children Playing‚” then you proceed to see 2 girls and 3 boys playing with some kind of mobile or tablet while sitting and walking outside. But‚ ironically all the way in the back you see an actual recreation park with a basket hoop‚ swings‚ and
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We take for granted much of what we have in the world today. Our basic necessities – food‚ shelter and clothing – are easily accessible to nearly everyone in the developed world‚ and things that were once considered luxury items‚ such as televisions and refrigerators‚ have become common items in even the poorest of homes. Why do we have all of these possessions so readily available to us? Leonard Read’s explanation can be found in his examination of a pencil’s life. Read considers it a miracle
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The Possibility of Nuclear Reliance in Hong Kong 1. Introduction Do you know Hong Kong uses 70% of the electricity generated by The Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station (China Light & Power Holdings Limited‚ 2010)? The main controversy of nuclear power is its safety and the problem of waste storage. Though Hong Kong is heavily relying on fossil fuels‚ Hong Kong should increase its reliance on nuclear power in the near future. This essay aims to examine the possibility and benefit of having
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In the short story‚ “the Possibility Of Evil” ‚ Shirley Jackson uses several symbols to tell her storey about Miss. Strangeworth. One symbol she uses is Miss. Strangeworth’s roses. In the second paragraph of the short story‚ the author describes how Miss.Strangeworth’s admires her flowers. To her‚ they aren’t just “anything.” To her‚ the roses are like her children. Another symbol she uses is her letters whom were locked. Taking into consideration that she did not only write rude letters and mail
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I Swear I Saw This is a record as visionary anthropologist Michael Taussig quotes in his own book ‘...you feel impelled to write in your fieldwork diary a few hours or days after a diary entry.’ This is a combination of fieldwork notebooks that also have a series of sketches in them which constitute Taussig’s impressions kept through forty years of travels in Colombia. The book tees off from a drawing he made in Medellin in 2006‚as well as its caption‚ “I swear I saw this” Taussig has always
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“The Possibility of Evil”‚ is a story written by Shirley Jackson‚ which includes many examples of irony within the short story. It contains three types of irony. They include Dramatic‚ Verbal‚ and Situational Irony. The definition of irony as a whole is language which usually means the opposite for a humorous or emphatic effect. It can be when the reader knows more than the characters‚ a person says something and they really mean the opposite‚ or the story goes another way than intended. All of these
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Logical Consistency and Possibility Logic is basically a study of the consistency of beliefs whereas belief is part of a psychological state in which a person thinks‚ is under impression‚ and believes that the universe has some property. A set of statements is logically consistent when it involves no contradictions. Logical consistency is an essential element for good reasoning because logic gives the correct conclusion as long as you have all the necessary premises correct. You can document and/or
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Sociology In the world of sociology there are a lot proof for and against the equality in relationships. In this essay I look at the reasons for and against in true depth. This wills involve a number of sociologist and I will use their research and proof to determine what they have found. Young and Wilmot research and
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The effectiveness of cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica) as head lice solution Background and Theoretical Framework of the study: Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)‚ family Poaceae‚ is an invasive‚ rhizomatous‚ aggressive perennial grass. Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrical) is one of the most aggressive grasses worldwide and spreads by an extensive rhizome system and has become one of the most serious invasive species and has become a major problem for landowners‚ land managers and foresters. Cogon
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The lie however‚ does not end here. It goes on to fantasize that each person was formed with a metal included in the mixture. Gold for those who would be rulers‚ silver for the auxiliaries‚ and iron and copper for the working class (Plato 415a). It would seem that the only purpose of this “noble” lie was to instill an impression of inability in the lower classes of the society. By using this lie‚ the ruler’s of the society would be able to indoctrinate the citizens‚ and have them submit to their
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