The main thesis of Postman’s article is to make students cautious and mindful about some of the common drawbacks in information intake. He states in his article that there is a “tradition in which educators are required to condition young students to believe what they are told‚ in the way they are told to do it.” (p.22) He describes how contemporary education procedures can leave a student defenseless to the biases of their elders‚ students are not able learn the essential abilities to discuss and
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In seventh grade‚ I was first introduced into the theatre world by a group of my eighth grade friends singing a song I had never heard before. I did not have the time to ask them what it was called‚ but they told me it was from a musical called Wicked; the song in question was called “What is This Feeling?”‚ though at the time‚ all I knew was that it was about some people hating each other; back then‚ I’d believed it to be a love song between the Wicked Witch of the West and some unnamed male lead
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No Name 03/10/2012 WRTG 393 Part I: Technical Description Jailbreaking an Iphone An Apple iPhone is a popular multimedia‚ internet based smartphone sold and marketed by Apple‚ Inc. An iPhone can function as a video camera (video recording was not a standard feature until the iPhone 3GS was released)‚ a camera phone‚ a portable media player‚ and an Internet client with email and web browsing capabilities‚ can send texts and receive visual voicemail‚ and has both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity
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In the 1830s and 1840s‚ the meaning of freedom to Americans differed from person to person just as much as it does today. It varied from being a white male who owned property who was very stuck in his idea of freedom‚ which meant political power and being allowed to do almost anything he could imagine. Black slaves who had no freedom had their own idea also. They dreamed of one day realizing his or her idea of freedom‚ which was to not be a slave. Along with freedom came the issue of equality
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Honors English 9‚ Period 3 11/13/14 Stag at Sharkey’s Stag at Sharkey’s was created in 1909 by George Bellows to express a tense boxing match. George Bellows was an avid boxing fan‚ and painted many boxing matches. Stag at Sharkey’s is one of Below’s most famous paintings due to its fast strokes and its great depiction of an ordinary boxing match during George Below’s time period. George bellows was a semi-pro baseball player when he found his true passion was art. Stag at Sharkey’s is a great
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On May 7th‚ I went to see the musical‚ Urinetown‚ at the Lake Country Playhouse. The play was split into two acts consisting of music and lyrics written by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis. The premise of the show is that a long drought caused a water shortage which made private toilets a thing of the past. Public restrooms controlled are by a corporation called “Urine Good Company” (UGC) and people have to pay to use amenities. The show opens with a 4th wall break from Officer Lockstock‚ a policeman
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The painting has been done on the wooden board. The artist has used oil paints as its medium. The painting‚ however does not include the whole wooden board. The subject is situated at the center of the board and the rest of the board is left blank. This is why the viewers have their focus at the center of the board. The very thing that attracts the viewers towards this painting is the color that has been used in the painting. The use of bright colors like white and blue makes it look vibrant and
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Although the author gives several supporting claims and examples to argue for his opinion‚ which is global warming is a good thing‚ I still cannot agree with his point of view‚ because some of the claims do not seem to be valid and need to be clarified further. First all‚ the writer states that coolings seem to be rapid‚ and cause disastrous downfalls of civilization‚ but we can cope with slow upward trends in temperature. It is true that too cold climate can provoke downfalls of civilization‚ but
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Lions‚ tigers‚ and bears‚ oh my! Don’t let this playful production fly by! From May 13 - 15‚ The Brandywine Ballet will transform West Chester University’s Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall into the Land of Oz with its reprise performance of the “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Resident Choreographer‚ Nancy Page‚ brought L. Frank Baum’s classic children’s book‚ “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” to center stage with the company’s premiere performance in 2011. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” follows the classic
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I decided to do a flipbooks and cartoon to illustrate the most important events in my life because I wanted to add another diverse layer to my work. Through out Ethel and Ernest scenes were illustrated with numerous pictures not just one for the whole scene. I just took that one step further to add more depth to my work. The graphic conventions that I used in my work were Uppercase and Bold letters‚ speech bubbles‚ thought bubbles‚ colour‚ settings and objects. Specific features of Ethel and Ernest
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