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    filled with evil and sadness. This is how 1984 and America today compare and contrast agents each other. 1984 and America today both have a similarity and difference in government. Government also connects to technology‚ so there are similarities and differences in technology also. 1984 and America today are very different and similar but America could turn into a dystopian world if people let it. Some similarities between 1984 and government today are‚ in 1984 and today’s world there is some type

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    “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Martin Luther. Martin Luther speaks for the black community when he says this‚ but I think that this quote can represent more. It can represent racism‚ inequality‚ wage gap‚ and much more. There are many problems in America today‚ and they all seem to do with hate. Although the United States is known for being a top tier country‚ there are a lot of problems within the country that could

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    Too Much Exposure: Unstoppable Torture The environment is where crowding among different persons takes place. It has an enormous factor on the development of an individual‚ most especially‚ human behavior. With those interactions‚ experiences are gathered for learnings to emerge. I agree with B.f. Skinner’s perception about the big impact of nature to man’s whole-being. The totality of a man is an upshot of everything that surrounds us. We become what we plan us to be from all the experiences

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    The significance of the Albatross in "The Ancient Mariner" has been left open to examination by the reader. The symbolism of the Albatross in Coleridge’s poem is rather debatable. By looking at different interpretations‚ I will investigate whether Coleridge’s Albatross is significant or not. The ancient mariner represents Coleridge himself and the albatross represents the fight with himself to overcome his personal guilt. The mariner’s sufferings are an expression of Coleridge’s strong addiction

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    Emerson's Self Reliance

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    R.W. Emerson’s Self-Reliance The essay has three major divisions: the importance of self-reliance (paragraphs 1-17)‚ self-reliance and the individual (paragraphs 18-32)‚ and self-reliance and society (paragraphs 33-50). As a whole‚ it promotes self-reliance as an ideal‚ even a virtue‚ and contrasts it with various modes of dependence or conformity. "Self-Reliance" Paragraphs 1-17. The Importance of Self-Reliance. Emerson begins his major work on individualism by asserting the importance of

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    which our world runs‚ but human nature inevitably exploits it for personal gain at the expense of others. Without a standardized monetary system‚ society today as we know it could not exist. A catch-22 of any social or financial system is that inevitably a handful of individuals will gain too much control. Conversely‚ a system in which the individual is not free to gain wealth/control as he pleases also leads to the same end result. In our 21st century North American society‚ the power balance is such

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    Think Before You Act Everyday someone loses a person dear to them. You never know if it will be your last day here in this world. We all just live day to day and don’t realize tomorrow could be our last. It’s even worse when it could have been prevented. Choices we make can impact our lives and individuals around us. People say things happen for a reason‚ and that God has a plan for all of us. We won’t know the truth until something tragic happens each of us. June 24‚ 2011 was the day

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    Too Sweet for America” To decrease caloric intake and combat metabolic illnesses‚ an increasing number of Americans are switching from natural sugar to artificial sweeteners packets or products. However‚ several studies indicate artificial sweeteners may have unforeseen health effects. For instance‚ a twenty-two yearlong study conducted by Harvard University found an association between the consumption of aspartame‚ often found in artificial sweeteners‚ and increased risks of cancers in the blood

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    of technology improving how we think‚ or is it negatively impacting it? Are we getting “smarter” with the rise of this technology? This highly debated topic brings up many differing arguments. Clive Thompson in “Smarter than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better” argues that technology makes us smarter by extending our memory and augmenting our abilities. I argue that this view is dependent on the way that you define the word smarter. What makes a person smarter:

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    “Children watching too much television” Cartoon‚ drama‚ variety shows... are all attractive with children. That is why children are more and more addicted to television. We cannot deny the beneficial aspects of television which bring the whole world into a small box. However‚ children these days watch far too much television and the consequences of this are just overwhelming. The first reason why children should not watch too much television is because watching too much television can cause

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