Samuel Cho http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121204081138.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130220170631.htm Word Count: 754 words The two articles I have picked from the Science Daily website are titled “Plastic Packaging Industry Is Moving Towards Completely Bio-Based Products” and “Turning Pine Sap Into ’Ever-Green’ Plastics.” I have decided to write a cumulative summary on the two articles because of my prolonged interest in environmental conservation and sustainable
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Reading Journal on the Excerpt from Karen Armstrong’s Autobiography. The author is very expressive of her feelings‚ and I believe it is these feelings that she wants to let out to the world in her autobiography‚ there is not one point but an entire phase in life that she expresses in her writing. The feelings and mind-set of one lost‚ looking for an identity to fit into; can be a point she is trying to convey but then again‚ there is a lot of flow in her words that makes this point
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George Armstrong Custer was considered a renowned All American Army general who famously lost his life at the hands of Native American warriors at the Battle of Little Bighorn. Philbrick notes that Custer was “a true prodigy of war—charismatic‚ quirky and fearless” (p.xvi). With these attributions he soared to become one of the youngest brigadier generals at the young age of 23. Lieutenant General Philip Sheridan wrote praising Custer to his wife. "Permit me to say‚ Madam‚" he wrote‚ "that there
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Ethical Dilemma The decision maker for the ethical dilemma for the lance Armstrong case is Chris Carmichael‚ the coach. The decisions are: To always overlook the use of PED or to never always overlook the use of PED. These two choices both have undesirable outcomes. To always overlook the use of PED: This option is undesirable because it the discovery of PED usage will lead to termination from the sport‚ resulting in failed coaching business. Never overlook the use of PED: This option us undesirable
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themselves. As in the book “Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life” by Karen Armstrong in this book she tells us how we can become passionate with our life if we follow these twelve steps that she has for us‚ but there is a specific thing she says about being compassionate “We have seen that compassion is essential to humanity. We have a biological need to be cared for and to care for others. Yet it is not easy to love ourselves.” (Armstrong‚ 76) As in this quote shows us that us humans‚ people‚ etc. care for
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Foundations of the Founding Father of Jazz: Louis Armstrong Being heard in movies‚ the radio‚ television‚ and even elevators‚ jazz music has made its mark in just about every single location of the world. As popular as jazz is around the world‚ its original roots and foundations in the African-American culture are often forgotten. One of the most influential jazz musicians‚ Louis Armstrong‚ also known as Satchmo or Pops‚ is considered to be among the founding fathers of jazz music. His career launched
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for the Party‚ Elizabeth Armstrong and Laura Hamilton draws us our attention to MU‚ a Midwestern public university‚ where they recount the experiences of women adapting to college life. Drawing on their findings from their five- year study‚ the authors demonstrate how universities and students alike reproduce social inequalities not only by affecting the large scale interactions of college campus‚ but also the social interactions within students. Thus‚ in this book‚ Armstrong and Hamilton highlights
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THE STYLE AND TECHNIQUE OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG Louis Armstrong is widely known as a founding father of jazz. His abilities and inventive musical mind have given to music a style that still dominates jazz today. His innovations changed the face of jazz music and have influenced many‚ filtering down and contributing to rock and roll. In his instrumental music‚ Louis Armstrong revolutionized jazz. Prior to his arrival as a jazz performer‚ the emphasis was always with the band as a whole and not with
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Points: 10.00/10.00 Question Text Write an Argumentative Thesis Statement 1. Choose one of the statements as your persuasive speech topic. You may argue for or against any of the statements below. ○ Lance Armstrong’s social contributions outweigh his doping allegations. ○ Steve Jobs’ or Mark Zuckerberg’s success is based on other people’s ideas and technology. ○ Ray Lewis was exonerated from murder charges based on his football fame. 2. Conduct background research on the topic.
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The 1960’s dealt with many instances of tragedy‚ but also brought about great technological and social advancements. The assassinations of Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and John F. Kennedy‚ the Cuban Missile Crisis‚ Civil Rights Movement‚ Cold War and the Vietnam War were all pivotal moments that contributed to define a tumultuous decade preceding Neil Armstrong’s walk on the Moon in 1969. The success of sending two men to walk across the land of another celestial body was more than a large scale science
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