Amy Tan begins by announcing‚ “I am not a scholar of English…I cannot give you much more than personal opinions on the English language and its variations in this country and others.” How does this opening set up your expectations for the rest of the essay? Why do you think she chose to begin by denying her own authority? The introduction Tan decided to use presents the reader with a strong sense of the kind of individual she is. By saying “I am not a scholar of English”‚ Tan is revealing how
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Disadvantage of Technology Hidden camera We have stepped into the 21st century and the world has given us some unbelievable technology that sometimes it seems to be a dream. But when we look at the backside of the latest technology‚ we find that we have made these technologies for our destruction if wrongly used by the wrong people. If the people of the world use these technologies in a right way‚ we all are going to be benefited out of it ‚ but if the motive of a human being is not positive
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Generation-X What is Generation-X .the post-baby-boomer’ generation. Generation-X is the word that stands for the children of the baby boomer generation in America. It has been coined as such because of the diversity and lack of homogeneity of this population‚ which stands in sharp contrast with the baby- boomer generation. X stands for the unknown‚ unpredictable variable. .the 52 million Americans born between 1965 and 1981. Technically‚ Generation X is classified as
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USE OF MOBILE PHONES FOR WHO UNDER AGE 18 -You can keep in contact with your friends and family! -With a camera phone‚ you can capture memories! -You can use it for emergencies when you have no money or in need of help! -It’s easy to keep! -You can connect to the Internet! -You can check your emails! -It can be used worldwide! Gossip is not a trivial pastime: it is essential to human social‚ psychological and even physical well-being. Mobile gossip is good for us Gossip is the human equivalent
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Fessenden’s invention and shore-to-ship demonstration of radio telephony‚ through the Second World War with military use of radio telephony links and civil services in the 1950s. The first mobile telephone call made from a car occurred in St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ USA on June 17‚ 1946‚ using the Bell System’s Mobile Telephone Service‚ but the system was impractical from what is considered a portable handset today. The equipment weighed 80 pounds (36 kg)‚ and the AT&T service‚ basically a massive party
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Smartphones Hurting the Younger Generations Everyone has been in that position where they are trying to have a nice conversation with a friend over lunch‚ or while hanging out together‚ and the friend is just plugged into his/her phone the whole time and no word is getting through edgewise. Every time a question is asked to the friend‚ he/she only answers with an “uh-huh”‚ a “yeah”‚ or doesn ’t answer at all. May as well be talking to a brick wall‚ right? A lot of people spend majority of their
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that investigates on whether the flappers have a positive or negative impact on the American culture and if they deserved to earn the right to pursue their freedom. DiPaolo’s main claim is that the flappers have an equal amounts of benefits and disadvantages to the societies. To support the author’s argument‚ he presents two polarized groups that have completly opposite point of views in regards to the flapper culture. To develop and build upon his claim‚ DiPaolo presents a side-by-side analysis on
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The current generation of young people is less politically active. Do you agree? The current economic crisis in most of the western world‚ coupled with the alarmist views of global warming and its doomed consequences‚ has put forward‚ once more‚ the question as to whether or not the current generation is less politically active than previous generations. The current generation of young people is less politically active if is compared to previous generations; however this is beginning to change
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Today‚ mobile phone has become popular with everybody as it is very convenient to use. The advantage of having a mobile phone is you can communicate with your family and your friends no matter where youare. For instance‚ you can contact your friends easily by calling or sending messages everywhere. It is the main reason why almost all people today choose to own a mobile phone. Students need the phone for safety and security reasons. From the customer’s point of view‚ it is obvious that mobile
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