from these natural laws‚ even if one chooses to ignore them. Mother Culture (which is consumerist culture‚ in this instance) preaches more‚ more‚ more in all areas of life. She whispers about exponential growth‚ and exponential gain‚ saying nothing of sustainability‚ or harming future generations. Mother Culture whispers that just as they always have‚ someone someday will invent something that will fix the problems humanity has created‚ and that there is no need to stop growth; to stop production
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little place that could not feel love‚ no‚ not for anybody." The narrator goes on to tell us the tale of a woman‚ unable to love her own children‚ who is obsessed with money. The house the family lived in was always filled with a whisper‚ "There must be more money!" This whisper is what leads to Paul becoming obsessed with money and luck like his mother. The dream-like tone that fills the story continues with the idea of the rocking horse helping Paul to find the winners of the races. In the end Paul
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Sherlock Holmes (/ˈʃɜrlɒk ˈhoʊmz/) is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic‚ Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning‚ his ability to adopt almost any disguise‚ and his use of forensic science to solve difficult cases. Holmes‚ who first appeared in publication in 1887‚ was featured in four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel‚ A Study in Scarlet‚ appeared
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modernistic story about a family filled with inner conflicts all portrayed through the innocence of a young child. Tortured by a house that whispers to him‚ Paul tries to gain his mothers missing affection by presenting that he posses luck which gives him money. He presents this luck by picking the name of a winning horse while riding his rocking horse. The whispers which state "there must be more money" disturbs Paul and he believes it exists because his family does not have enough money. Paul drives
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Prologue "Some say before mortals could speak‚ Iphor the god of darkness‚ attempted to wage a war against Eltarr‚ the god of light. One day‚ while inhabiting a mortal body‚ they met each other in Aldren; fought for days‚ laying waste to everything around them‚ which created the Godscar. Eltarr eventually won --" "And banished Iphor for all eternity‚ I’ve heard this story hundreds of times‚ Grandfather‚" Rendar continued. "Rendar
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People who are victims of this may be seriously injured or killed by these aggressive drivers. These driers may give rude gestures‚ verbal insults‚ and drive in an unsafe or threatening manor. They may be caused by environmental factors‚ someone being careless while driving‚ and territorial defensiveness. The major causes of road rage are linked to environmental problems‚ for example traffic congestion‚ the weather‚ noise levels‚ and time constraints. The weather conditions may cause people to avoid
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Some people say teenagers are careless and do not think about their actions. Teenagers do not plan ahead. They choose not to listen to advice. They do not take responsibility for their actions nor the way they act. People’s look on teenagers are correct when implying teenage children do not consider consequences. When teenagers are in middle school or high school many do not think of what they will be doing afterwards. Planning one’s future is essential; without it one can easily go off track
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by responding to fraud schemes‚ such as phishing and pharming‚ and by careless use of their personal information” (Cate 4). In other words‚ people tend to trust that what they put on the internet‚ however there are people who are trying to scam you for your money. People should be more aware and less careless about what they are sending through the internet and to who they are sending it to. While we continue to be careless with our information‚ we continue to see many crimes involving identity
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Bertan states women are seen as “immoral and dangerous seductress” How far is this negative view of women portrayed? Salome is a poem which has been reinvented by the use of a well-known biblical story which the women are portrayed to be ‘immoral and dangerous’’. Duffy has modernised this story and placed Salome as the narrator‚ whilst also fulfilling the expectations of a feminist text by challenging stereotypical ideas of conventional gender roles. It is interesting‚ however‚ that unlike other
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The dark circles under her eyes are tinged blue and purple. “Oh‚ baby‚” she murmurs‚ reaching across the table and gripping your hand between clammy fingers. “Don’t worry. He is coming‚ I promise." She looks down again and whispers grace. The movement of it sends her head lolling sideways and her mouth gapes open‚ lips peeling grey and black‚ and rot glistens sickly down her throat where things shift and writhe‚ and you push your chair away so hard it tips over behind you.
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