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    Modern living often leaves us with more money than time. Add the Internet‚ advertisements and peer pressure‚ and we end up with a lot of young people who have difficulty distinguishing between needs and desires. Of course‚ they have the ability to understand money matters‚ but they still need guidelines. Even if it seems like they are growing up faster than any other generation before them‚ teenagers are still developing the basic attitudes and perceptions that will form the basis for life-long

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    Sharing means caring Seems like a mandatory tax – Service already paid for Promotes good service No Discretion - Awkwardness when one doesn’t tip Primary income of employee Becoming mandatory and not an option "The Consequences of ’Carnage as Entertainment’ " Pros Cons Allows for the growth of imagination Mind altering with greater appetite for violence and desensitization on good versus bad Information and Learning

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    Composition 2 Major Writing Assignment 2: Pro/Con Lists The Case Against Tipping Pros • It would neatly alleviate any question of how much to tip on alcohol tax‚ and desserts and free meals. • it would relieve waiters and the IRS of the nightmare of accounting for unrecorded cash transactions and ensure taxes were paid appropriately. • Universal included gratuity could potentially reduce the cost of service overall. For every big tipper there’s another table who stiffs their

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    sounds. Human music may echo these phenomena using patterns‚ repetition and tonality. In some cultures music is intended to mimic natural sounds‚ some of these reasons may relate religious practices and beliefs. It may also be used as a form of entertainment or more practical functions such as luring animal in while hunting. It is presumed that the first musical instrument was the human voice itself‚ which can produce a vast array of sounds‚ from yawning and coughing and whistling through to clicking

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    and death are all inevitable consequences of human nature. Human beings suffer from an internal need to expand and grow through devouring those around them. He bears witness to the carnage that results from such a cannibalistic view of existence and he is not surprised by what he sees. Rather‚ he revels in the carnage and challenges the reader to counter his viewpoint. Alexie draws upon history to justify his state of depression. Sand Creek is a major focus of his poem. He uses the conquest

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    such as‚ "the right whipping like a piston rod which has broken through the crankcase‚ or the like a baseball bat demolishing a pumpkin". The choice of figurative language leaves readers with a sense of disgust at the carnage inside the ring. While boxing is a form of entertainment‚ Mailer clearly contrasts the differences between the amusement of sports to the reality of brutality. While it isn’t clearly stated‚ the author leaves his experience as a wakeup call for the people who enjoy boxing with

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    developed in America and set the foundation of today’s music 1. Chord Instrument 2. Bass Instrument 3. Percussion Instrument Texture – How the music is “interwoven” * Classical and Jazz: counterpoint * Rock Styles: homophonic Counterpoint vs. Homophonic * Counterpoint: a contrapuntal texture‚ 2-3 or more melodies work together to create the rhythmic energy in piece. * Homophonic: where the bass line coincides with chords (provides roots) Terms to Know Tempo: speed

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    popularity and cultural prominence. That does not mean‚ however‚ that they are good for society or that they should be aired. The first thing to keep in mind is that "Reality TV" is nothing new - one of the most popular examples of this sort of entertainment is also one of the oldest‚ "Candid Camera." Originally created by Allen Funt‚ it showcased hidden video of people in all manner of unusual and strange situations and was popular for many years. Even game shows‚ long a standard on television‚ are

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    works were composed homophony‚ a lot of Haydn and Mozart’s sonatas can be listed as examples. Baroque music was in polyphonic texture and counterpoint (Owen‚ 1992). Compare to the polyphonic texture in Baroque‚ music was having less restrictions. For example‚ Scarlatti’s Fugue in G minor “The Cat Fugue”‚ Kp.30 (L.499)‚ there was strict rules about counterpoint and voices imitation. But in Classical period‚ music was simpler. Melody was focused‚ led by one voice only‚ rather than many‚ which were

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    The death of the elephant seemed like a source of entertainment for a large mass of people. Orwell wrote‚ “I looked at the sea of yellow faces above the garish clothes- faces all happy and excited over this bit of fun” (page 3). The immense amount of entertainment from such a violent event shows the disgusting state of morality that the people had. However‚ according to Orwell‚ this abominable behavior

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