In Jerome Groopman’s fascinating New York Times article “What’s the Trouble‚” we learn of three specific cases in which skilled physicians‚ “rely[ing] on shortcuts and rules of thumb...known...as ‘heuristics’” (Groopman 4)‚ fail to make accurate diagnoses concerning the unknown maladies of their subjects. However‚ since the article is written from the limited perspective of a medical professional‚ it lacks insight into the heuristic techniques of the patient‚ the cursory and sometimes imprecise trial-and-error
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The Trouble with Bottled Water 1. What’s in the Bottles One problem has to do with what’s in the bottles themselves. The Earth Policy Institute reports that 1.5 million barrels of oil per year‚ which is enough to fuel 100‚000 cars for that same year‚ are required to satisfy Americans’ demand for bottled water. That’s because PET‚ or polyethylene terephthalate‚ the plastic used in water bottles‚ is derived from crude oil. And‚ according to the Earth Policy Institute article "Bottled Water:
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Should we drill for oil in Alaska’s Wilderness? The world‚ as we know it‚ is in the midst of having an oil crisis. Our nation starves and bends at the will of this dreadful calamity. Our deprivation for this atrocious corruption has led us to look for oil deposits in the Alaskan Wilderness. The US needs oil and by drilling for oil on our own land‚ we would help our economy‚ but in doing so would destroy the beauty of the wilderness and harm many others. The matter on hand is that should we drill
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In the year 1973 Alice Walker published a collection of short stories titled “In Love and Trouble” which includes one of the most widely studied pieces of work till this day titled “Everyday use”. In this short story the author Alice Walker incorporates the struggle and stereotypical beliefs that circulated among the lives of rural black American women during the time and did this by demonstrating the numerous adversities a rural family has surpassed by assimilating it through the tension between
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The Themes of Wilderness and the White Man in William Faulkner ’s The Bear The Themes of Wilderness and the White Man in William Faulkner ’s The Bear William Faulkner ’s The Bear is bilateral in subject and plot. The first half of the story looks at the wilderness and the virtues man can learn from it. The second half applies these virtues to civilization‚ exposing the white man ’s corruption and misuse of the land. A careful look at the interaction of these two halves reveals a single
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Four major problems: Trust Decision Making Government and Business Legal System Trust Throughout the case‚ one theme that seems to reappear is the issue of trust. Without trust in the federal government‚ people take it upon themselves to do what is necessary to survivie. They no longer trust the government to provide a safe environment for them to live. This issue might starts small but gradually affect areas such as the business transaction‚ the monetary system‚ the tax system‚ and ultimately
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Although children are a parents responsibility‚ parents are not constantly with their children to keep them from doing irresponsible acts. Parents can only control what their children are doing if they are in their sight. Children will often blame their parents for their actions when in reality the child is either pressured by a friend‚ curious‚ or wanting to live the “life of a teenager” and have fun. It is argued that parents should know where their children are but‚ children are not stupid and
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far enough away from Trouble then trouble will never find you.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? What kinds of trouble do the characters get into? How do the characters get out of trouble or do they just learn to live with trouble? Use examples from the novel to support your thesis. In the book Trouble‚ Henry’s dad said that if you build your house far enough away form trouble‚ then trouble will never find you. I think that this statement is very wrong. Trouble is really what we call
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In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses a few symbols to illustrate the main themes. The most obvious symbol is the scarlet letter Hester is made to wear. The forest and the wilderness are also key symbols of the story. Another important symbol is the sun. All of these symbols support the main idea of the novel. To begin with‚ the most influential symbol in the entire book is the infamous scarlet letter. Hester walks out of the prison‚ wearing the scarlet letter ‘A’‚ in the second chapter
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In the novel Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt‚ a possible theme could be that one will occur multiple conflicts and will have to overcome them to continue life. In the novel‚ Franklin’s father was “sitting alone in the bay window” with “no work” on his desk and his pipe was “cold and unsmoked” (Schmidt 143). In the following days after Franklin’s desk‚ Henry’s father is not overcoming his son’s death and will not continue on with his normal life. This quote relates to the theme because it shows that
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