A few months ago‚ I was watching Netflix for Dave Chappelle’s iconic return. Around the 17th minute mark during “Deep in the Heart of Texas‚” he mention the number one killer of black people. He paused so I was thinking he was going to say police or maybe other black people‚ but no. I was shocked when he shouted‚ “Salt.” Since my mother is a doctor‚ I knew it was true but that didn’t stop the tears of laughter that came running down my face. Then it hit me. “When is the last time I went to the
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Everything about The Circle seems great… in theory. The Circle by Dave Eggers has a lot of good ideas‚ but it seems to be mainly in theory. The SeeChange camera’s should help eliminate crime‚ and force people to be good. By using them‚ people that are not able to go out and experience what others do‚ can. And they can also help with every day to day tasks‚ like monitoring waves‚ or weather where you plan to go. Although it’s allegedly used for good things‚ it’s currently being used as a real time
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160 Countries Celebrated the Earth Hour As the clocks ticked 8:30 pm at their local time‚ people from 160 countries celebrated the Earth Hour. An Earth Hour which is celebrated to remind us that we all share the same planet we live in and we have the same responsibility for how well we live in it. Earth Hour is a global initiative conceptualized and supported by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and held towards the end of March annually‚ encouraging households and businesses to turn off their
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Facebook‚ which has a reach greater than most TV networks in US and Europe combined. Different consumers find their own ways of “doing social.” And we can expect this to evolve as the early adopters change their life-stages. Consider that the first Facebook generation are now recent college graduates and are out looking for jobs. How will that play out in what Facebook becomes? Or longer-term‚ if I am on Facebook‚ will my kids want
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Earth Day Our earth is a pleasant place‚ where everything is found‚ everything that we love‚ and everything that we please‚ including our own understanding. Earth day is not only about us‚ as human beings occupying the world around us. It is about our planet‚ our universe‚ and our mother earth. Earth day was first celebrated in 1970‚ 43 years ago‚ it is celebrated in 192 countries around the world. Earth day was celebrated at our school on the 22nd of April 2013. This year was quite different
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Today’s society is becoming more and more dependent on technology. Among the different generations ranging from the elderly‚ to the new generation‚ technology use is on the opposite ends for each generation. In The Circle‚ Dave Eggers depicts the horrors of advancement in technology. With the parallels between the novel and the present‚ Eggers uses the fictitious society to warn us about the possible future outcomes such as the loss of privacy‚ constant need for affirmation‚ prominence of becoming
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Earth with No Moon A world with no moon would be much different without the Moon. Without the moon‚ Earth would be greatly different. The length of the day would be different‚ the origins of life on Earth would be slowed‚ and the biological evolution of life on Earth would vary greatly. But there would still be life on Earth‚ and many things on Earth would remain the same. Lunar tides are perhaps the most obvious effect of the Moon on Earth. The Earth without the moon would have a day that
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Changes to the Earth and its atmosphere (http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/oils/changesrev1.shtml) Our changing planet 1 a Match a word from the list with each of the labels A‚ B‚ C and D on the diagram of the Earth. atmosphere core crust mantle [pic] A= core B= mantle C=crust D=atmosphere (4) b From which parts of the Earth do we get all of our raw materials? A atmosphere‚ core and crust B atmosphere‚ crust
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people who are most attached/exposed to the internet‚ are more in contact of people who are far away rather than the closed one and a wall between most closed/loved one is being erupted. This thing is also‚ clearly being reflected in The Circle by Dave Eggers. When Mae goes transparent to the world‚ her relationship with Annie started to change. In initial days‚ Annie was the only person she knew and had talks for hours‚ frequent meetings and the person to share about everything happened to her‚
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Introduction Denver-Based New Earth Mining‚ one of the largest US precious metal producers‚ was enjoying rapid growth in earnings with the continued improvement of its operating margins. New Earth Mining had accumulated a large amount of cash on its balance sheet. It had a simple debt structure and a reasonable leverage ratio with no significant risk of liquidity. With its strong financial condition and the desire to diversify its business though new capital investments rather than acquisition‚
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