Qiyu Zhang SOC 477 - 01 Instructor: L Barbosa Date: December‚ 3‚ 2014 The Story Of Stuff “The Story Of Stuff” written by Annie Leonard mainly talks about a life cycle of stuff. Annie defines the life cycle as material economy and‚ in turn‚ she divides the life cycle into five stages: extraction‚ production‚ distribution‚ consumption‚ and disposal. Some environmental theories and neo-Marxist theory can be applied into the five stages to explore the environmental
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Alzheimer’s General Summary Alzheimer’s is a dementing illness (causes loss of mental functions like memory or thought)‚ and between 60 and 80% of all dementing illness is produced by Alzheimer’s‚ making it the most common form of dementia in older people. Alzheimer’s first appears in people after the age of 60‚ and in all individuals over the age of 65‚ an estimated 5% have the disease. Just like dementia in general‚ the odds of getting Alzheimer’s doubles every five years after 65 years of age
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Category | North | South | West | Midwest | Political | Political views often clashed. Wealthy entrepreneurs wanted to increase profits. Workers wanted better wages and working condition. | Racism was still a huge political problem that was still alive mostly in the south. This influenced many political movements and laws. | In rural areas‚ farmers were also politically active. It was a region in which social and political campaigns took root | Chinese people caused riots
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home work should not be assigned to students on a daily basis the subject of homework is cause for much debate between teachers‚ students and parents. However‚ it is obvious that homework is not necessary everyday. homework should not be assigned to students on a daily basis because of health issues‚ the level of difficulty and the problem of time. First off‚ daily homework is unnecessary because of health issues. students who have too much homework can develop poor sleeping habits; many students
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Identity and Belonging journal 2013 Personal Identity __________________________ is good at: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. _________________________ is not: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. _________________________ finds it difficult to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Five things very important to __________________________: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. THINGS THAT MAKE ME‚ ME Growing Up Asian in Australia Story title: _______________________________________________________
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Childhood Memories Can Be Positive Reinforcement My favorite childhood place was at my grandparent’s house. My grandparent’s last name was Mountain. Their property had the nick name‚ “The Mountain House‚” I remember wonderful memories of spending time there with my family; eating grandma’s famous potato salad‚ tasting grandpa’s fabulous barbeque ribs‚ and most of all eating those wonderful Mountain family cherries. The sounds and smells are truly alive in my memory. These memories are incredibly
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My Quiet Place After a year of living in our small two bedroom house we decided that we needed to add another bedroom. We had made all the decisions of what we wanted it to look like such as the size of the room‚ the size of the closet and what we what kind of mood the atmosphere would give us. I wanted the room to feel welcoming‚ warm and cozy‚ like sitting next to a warm fireplace on a cold snowy night. I wanted to call this room my quiet space where I can relax‚ read‚ and be big enough
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Destination Homebound Waking up‚ I feel the burning sensation of what feels like fine needles pricking at my eyeballs. I blink them a couple more times before hitting the snooze button on my loud horn shrieking alarm clock. As I lay my head back down to get just ten more minutes‚ a fuzzy feeling tickles my stomach. The excitement of me going home today to see my family races through my head‚ along with that‚ the slight twinge of a headache from the lack of sleep counteracts that feeling. I’m tired
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A late December night Like many other nights; it is late and I am tired‚ leaving the bar after my shift and driving home. It must be close to 4o’clock in the morning now; the roads are covered in snow like a cozy white blanket on a cold black night. I seem to be alone on this two lane highway; my headlights are the only ones shining‚ like two beckons in a lighthouse searching for others in the dark. The roads have just been plowed‚ very little is on the pavement but the snow is falling fast‚ within
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The Beautiful Creation The sun’s radiant light covers the Earth and penetrates through the orange sky. Its reflection on the still water is an image of God’s most beautiful painting. I stand along the shore and gaze upon a magnificent scenery as the cool water washes the sand off of my feet. A breeze blows across my face and comforts my soul as it relieves my troubles and pain. The tranquility of a setting sun has shown me a glimpse of heaven‚ and the sound of waves pressing against the sand makes
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