I soon became aware of Maryville University and the weekend and evening college program that they offered. The degree in Information Systems fit exactly what I needed‚ not to forget about the flexible schedule. Information technology is my choice career for several reasons. I enjoy working with computers and I find their power and usefulness very fascinating. Computer technology
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Summer Reading Book The book I chose to read for my summer homework was In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. Pollan has written many books regarding what to eat and how the foods we consume affect us. In this book‚ he opens with simple advice‚ “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly Plants” (Pollan 1). As straightforward as it sounds‚ Pollan quickly demonstrates how complicated this can be. Food is all around us. However‚ there are whole foods‚ stuff you’d find at a farmer’s market‚ and then there are
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The Evil Grandma “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is a story written by Flannery O’Connor‚ a story of contrasts‚ gruesome drama‚ and divine grace. The nameless grandmother‚ her son Bailey‚ his wife and their children are preparing for a trip to Florida. The story takes place in Georgia and on the road as the family travels. The Misfit‚ the second major character of the story‚ is a serial killer who just escaped a federal prison and is on the loose. The unfortunate encounter the family has with
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to no evil. All in all‚ everyone has experienced evil in some degree. The next question in defining evil would be what is the effect of evil? Evil can either bring a person closer to God. Evil can bring out desperation in people for something or someone much bigger and powerful than they are. Contrary‚ evil can pull people further from God. The lack of explanation can cause people to get angry with God. Evil causes people to question the sovereignty of God. Extreme wounds can come from evil. If the
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Paul’s Choices Life is different than what everybody thinks‚ they all think that life is beautiful and can give you a lot of good stuff‚ well it might but sometimes not. It’s actually so tough for some people. In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor‚ the choices that were made by the characters had major impacts on them. Paul struggled with himself that he did not believe in what he can do. His fear from Erik was the biggest impact that changed his life and the choices he might need to take. The
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it better when you have more choices or when you have fewer choices? Most people would answer more choices as they would feel less limited because it is common to associate having more choices with having more freedom and having more freedom with having more welfare. In fact‚ this is not always correct as you may not have enough knowledge to know which may be the most beneficial to you in the long run. This is turn relates to what is best known as the paradox of choice because we may think we have
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An argument I found problematic is that of Walzer’s in his work titled “In Defense of Equality.” He believes that redistribution undermines achievement and ability and distribution should be based on intrinsic value. As stated‚ “The difficulty here is that making money is only rarely a form of self-expression‚ and the money we make is rarely enjoyed for its intrinsic qualities. In a capitalist world‚ money is the universal medium of exchange” (Walzer 400). Furthermore‚ talent is distributed unevenly
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Sexual Morality Why Shouldn’t Tommy and Jim Have Sex? A Defense of Homsexuality 1. Homosexual sex is unnatural. I don’t recall anywhere in the Bible where God said it was okay for two males to conjoin in marriage or any other "activities." In fact in the book of Genesis‚ God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah by brimstone and fire for such homosexuality. I do not believe unnatural means that something is disgusting; something can be unnatural and disgusting‚ which homosexuality is. God did not
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Indian society suffers from a number of social evils. In the past these social evils stood in the way of our progress. Therefore‚ many religious and social reformers have‚ from time to time‚ been advocating the eradication of these evils. In the past‚ great religious men like Guru Nanak and Bhakt Kabir exhorted the people to remove all social evils‚ particularly communalism‚ casteism and superstitions. Guru Nanak and Kabir also stressed the need for Hindu-Muslim unity. In fact‚ they preached
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The choices we make build our future and guide our lives. Each choice that we decide on has an impact on our life whether it is good or bad. Through past experiences‚ some of the choices I have made have had unfortunate consequences. It is decisions like such‚ which we learn from and grow as individuals. However‚ many choices have rewarding and satisfying outcomes nonetheless. Most of our choices will affect not only us but often those around us as well. Because of the potential impact that
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