1. Over the course of the film‚ Ted Kaczynski‚ aka ‘the Unabomber‚’ is described as a “sick criminal‚” “madman‚” and a “creator of pain and suffering.” Yet there are others who defend him. What are your impressions of his character‚ ideas‚ and methods? I think that his fears are not uncommon in the modern technological society that we live in. Perpetual surveillance and the precarious nature of the freedom of man under such circumstances‚ are not topics that only Kaczynski recognized as dangerous
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David Brooks talks about resume virtues and eulogy virtues in his TED Talk‚ “Should You Live for Your Resume . . . or Your Eulogy?” He has a perspective on how there are two sides in every person. There is the side that wants to be successful‚ ambitious‚ and create many things in the world. Then there is the other side. The other side that is humble and wants to be good‚ not just do good things. He said that the motto for this side is “love and redemption” (). He points out these two sides and gives
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The poem ‘‘The Jaguar’’ is written by the former British Poet Laureate‚ Ted Hughes. It is written in the third person perspective‚ describing the animal’s attitudes in the zoo. The speaker of the poem is unknown‚ but one could assume that Ted Hughes is the speaker himself. The poem describes the lifestyle of animals at the zoo and their different attitudes towards their entrapment in their cage‚ and tributes the majesty of the Jaguar. It compares the bored and lazy moods of animals‚ to the energetic
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Hughes uses animals in order to explore the nature of man. Discuss with reference to a poem from the anthology. Throughout the poems of Ted Hughes the theme of animals comes about. No more so in the poem hawk roosting. This poem explores the key aspects of human nature‚ both positive and negative. The theme is arrogance and the nasty side of nature. This is unlike his other poems such as work and play‚ which seems to show nature is better than human life. For example in the line “but the holiday
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Rebekah Friel English 102 Dr. Robert Kellerman March 26‚ 2013 Their World in Ruins: “Abandoned Farmhouse” by Ted Kooser The objects people keep in their homes can tell a story about who they are or were. Each item possessed by the residents of a house is evidence of how these people may have lived. Ted Kooser’s poem “Abandoned Farmhouse” takes the reader on a walkthrough of the remains of a farmhouse where a poor family once lived. In “Abandoned Farmhouse‚” Kooser selects seemingly insignificant
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The sliding filament theory is used to explain how muscles contract‚ this is shown by the 5 stages of the sliding filament theory. When the muscle contracts‚ the myosin filaments attach themselves to similar actin filaments‚ this attachment causes formation in chemical bonds this then forms the cross bridges. Myosin and actin molecules are made in a series‚ this series is what makes up a muscle cell. This basic module is called the sarcomere‚ these are what gives the tissue of a skeletal muscle its
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In the TED talk‚ “The Power of Introverts” speaker Susan Cain suggests that introversion should be encouraged and embraced. She believes that by allowing individuals to work individually‚ it can help maximize their skills in school and work. She explains that introverts aren’t shy‚ but they respond differently to stimulation. As an introvert‚ I empathize Cain’s personal experience of being an introvert‚ but some of her reasoning is questionable. However‚ the idea that introversion should be accepted
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he has of her. He carries pictures of Martha as well as the letters she has written him. Jimmy remembers their first and only date to the movies and is heartbroken that the love he feels for Martha will never be mutual. The narrator then starts to explain the things the men carry. Most are things that would be needed for survival during a war‚ like compasses‚ raincoats‚ mosquito spray‚ and tents. Others are things the men have an emotional connection to like‚ a girlfriends panty hose and a bible. But
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Fulbright Scholars Where was it‚ in the Strand? A display Of news items‚ in photographs. For some reason I noticed it. A picture of that year’s intake Of Fulbright Scholars. Just arriving Or arrived. Or some of them. Were you among them? I studied it. Not too minutely‚ wondering Which of them I might meet. I remember that thought. Not Your face. No doubt I scanned particularly The girls. Maybe I noticed you. Maybe I weighed you up‚ feeling unlikely. Noted your long hair‚ loose waves
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Explain and Evaluate Critically Malthus’s Population Theory. In 1798 Thomas Robert Malthus‚ a British clergyman and professor‚ wrote an essay showing the way to modern demography. In 1824 he wrote a shorter final version‚ the article on population for that year’s Encyclopedia Britannica. Malthus has been criticized for his lack of scientific foresighthe did not foresee modern advances leading to increased life expectancy‚ food production and birth control. He has been criticized for his
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