This book is dedicated to my friends and colleagues in the digital revolution. Thank you for considering my challenges constructively‚ as they are intended. Thanks to Lilly for giving me yearning‚ and Ellery for giving me eccentricity‚ to Lena for the mrping‚ and to Lilibell‚ for teaching me to read anew. CONTENTS PREFACE PART ONE What is a Person? Chapter 1 Missing Persons Chapter 2 An Apocalypse of Self-Abdication Chapter 3 The Noosphere Is Just Another Name for Everyone‟s Inner Troll PART
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Leah Mrs. Stacy High School Composition October 16‚ 2013 Oh to Be Famous The crowd was cheering‚ their hearts bounding‚ who was going to win? Right then Max threw a punch‚ August‚ his opponent‚ was struck in the head‚ nocked unconscious. The crowd screamed with excitement. He had done it once again‚ Max won the mach. Of course it wasn’t a surprise that he won; after all he had never lost. This was Max’s profession‚ boxing. Though his parent never understood why his dream was to beat up people
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Once upon a time there were three brothers that lived with their parents in a big house for their first 22 years of their lives. Their names were Peter‚ a rocker‚ Jax‚ a pretty boy who only wanted to party‚ wear expensive clothes and drive fast cars and Brian‚ the big‚ responsible brother. Only Brian went to college to study and get his degree. Brian was the only one to get a good job. Peter just preferred to sing in his heavy metal’s band and Jax preferred to go out to parties‚ buy designer clothes
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MOM AND DAD: Without my mom and dad where would I be in the world‚ here i’ll tell you I wouldn’t exist. Mom and Dad are important they feed you‚ care for you‚ well they should do this stuff for you. They spend a lot of money a month I don’t know how much they spend because I don’t keep track but it’s a lot. Can’t forget about Christmas and you’re birthday getting you presents‚ Oh I almost forgot about vacations they pay a lot money for that stuff too. Not only that they work hard almost everyday
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When you head the word ’hero’ most people picture a buff man‚ wearing a cape; like Superman and Batman. A hero can be anyone from a family member to someone in the community. I believe my mother can be portrayed as a hero. She volunteers in her spare time‚ is a teacher‚ and is a friend to everyone she meets. My mother has a tendency to volunteer for anything‚ but it’s usually within the school she works at. Before we moved here‚ she was head of the P.T.A.‚ always finding ways to raise money for
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Communication is much more than just speech and writing. Most of us are unaware that we are communicating in many different ways even when we are not speaking. The same goes for other social animal species. We are rarely taught about this mostly non-verbal form of human communication in school even though it is very important for effective interaction with others. Growing up in a society‚ we informally learn how to use gestures‚ glances‚ slight changes in tone of voice‚ and other auxiliary communication
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Globalization of Modern Day India Globalization can be traced back to the ancient world from the beginning of civilizations to today’s modern age. Trade between cultures‚ migration from one area to another and intercultural contact (shared knowledge of technology‚ religion‚ etc.) have existed for thousands of years. These occurrences prove that many areas of the world were and still are involved in a global network. Globalization describes the process by which different parts of the globe become
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progressions using only three or four different triads. However the jazz musicians of the "Bebop Era" revolutionized music by creating progressions that used as many as seven different chords. Hence‚ modern music takes its fundamentals from jazz and uses various progressions of four to five different chords. Modern day music has adopted
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The Modern-day Reflection Today one may ask why it is that students study dusty old pieces of clay‚ or scrolls with fading ink. About two and a half thousand years ago authors such as Aristophanes‚ Sophocles‚ Aristotle and many others wrote works that are still read today. What these people have yet to grasp is the importance of the influence of the culture‚ the language‚ the many lessons learned and have yet to establish connections to the modern-day world expressed in Greek literature.
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recently in it‚ who greatly imitate Mary. A modern day Mary is a person of today‚ or has at least lived close to this era of time‚ who shows a significant amount of virtue‚ humility‚ modesty‚ and most importantly‚ has a correct and delicate conscience. However‚ a modern day Eve‚ is the exact opposite. This person may tend to lack modesty‚ virtue‚ and have a lax and desensitized conscience. A modern day Mary habitually judges correctly‚ whereas‚ a modern day Eve may be inclined to be lax and not care
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