Essay #2: How is the theory of evolution used to explain the tremendous diversity of life on Earth? Describe how variation within a population arises and how natural selection differs from artificial selection. Finally‚ describe how bacteria that become resistant to modern antibiotics is a clear example of evolution in action. The theory of evolution is used to explain the extensive diversity of life on Earth by looking at why creatures evolve. The main reason they are able to evolve is that
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Community Service Essay When I think about community service‚ the feelings I recall are pleasant‚ yet unexpected. I was fortunate enough to get the chance to work for my mother helping transport the elderly in a nursing home. Going into the experience‚ I honestly expected boredom and cranky‚ lonely grandparents. Coming out of it‚ though‚ I found myself with a newly gained insight and knowledge I never expected. Truthfully‚ I was landed with the job on complete accident. An employee scheduled to
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a program that was introduced in the 1860’s in Hartford Connecticut. “Believing that boys who roamed the streets should have a positive alternative‚ they organized the first Club. A cause was born.” Now made up of more than 4‚300 clubs and in their 103rd year‚ the goal of these clubs is “to enable all young people‚ especially those who need us most‚ to reach their full potential as productive‚ caring‚ responsible citizens.” Boys & Girls Clubs across the country
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True Short Stories? I. Introduction Hook: A short story is a story with a fully developed theme‚ plot‚ and characters‚ but less elaborate than a novel. Book‚ Author: Blind Willow‚ Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami Thesis: Stories like A Shinagawa Monkey can be considered as short stories‚ as Murakami was able to present a realistic plot‚ a sophisticated theme‚ and a medley of colorful characters. II. Body Paragraph 1 Topic Sentence: The plot is the backbone of a story of any kind‚ and the short story
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There is one underappreciated factor in John Hughes’ 80s high school movies that make them so good‚ and that’s the acting. In one of the most well known films to this day‚ The Breakfast Club‚ the condescending Mr. Richard Vernon (Paul Gleason) supervises detention where five students with completely different personalities felt trapped‚ but by being stuck together‚ they learned they had more in common than they thought possible. There was an athlete‚ a criminal‚ a princess‚ a basket case‚ and a brain;
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together in a couch they are physical sitting together but their minds are in different world. Dad is watching football game on TV‚ Son and Daughter texting and chatting with their smart phones and mom is shopping online on her tablet. Marie winn in the essay “television: The Plug- In Drug” says‚ “twenty or so years later mom would be watching a drama in the kitchen the kids would be looking at cartoons in their room‚ while Dad would be taking in the ball game in the living room ?”(439). What Winn is saying
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People must be willing to help others in order to ensure that humanity upholds strong morals and a strong sense of compassion. The Keystone Club‚ sponsored by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America‚ seeks to accomplish these goals on a national and local scale. As a Keystone Club member for the past three years‚ I have not only learned the significance of community ser-vice and academic success‚ but also the vital skills that have taught me to be a more effective leader and a more driven individual
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Tim O’Brian had a bright successful future. Then the letter came. What would happen if someone was drafted for war? On the Rainy River by Tim O’Brian is about his experience upon being drafted for the Vietnam war on June 17‚ 1968. Through the psychoanalytic lens‚ the story will be evaluated and proven that Tim O’Brian dealt with his feelings of being drafted using three defense mechanisms; denial‚ repression and suppression. Through college‚ he was politely against the war. He didn’t believe that
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How does Fight Club interpret the themes of Consumerism and Emasculation? Fight Club‚ directed by David Fincher and adapted by Jim Uhls‚ focuses on an insomnia stricken narrator by the name Jack (Edward Norton) who develops a relationship with a rather esoteric character by the name of Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). Through their friendship they develop fight club‚ an underground boxing club turned anarchistic organization‚ by the code name of ‘Project Mayhem’. The idea of ‘Project Mayhem’ is to dismantle
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his arms across his massive chest. He stared down at the boy in the red zip-up jacket and shook his shaved head. “You can’t bring that thing in here.” The fifty or so teenagers in line outside the Pandemonium Club leaned forward to eavesdrop. It was a long wait to get into the all-ages club‚ especially on a Sunday‚ and not much happened in line. The bouncers were fierce and would come down instantly on anyone who looked like they were going to start trouble. Fifteen-year-old Clary Fray‚ standing
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