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    During the first class of second week‚ we are recommended to attend for a book talk called Forbidden City‚ USA. It is a name for a nightclub‚ which located in the Chinatown‚ San Francisco. Arthur Dong‚ the author of the book attended this book talk to present his discoveries after immersing himself in collecting hundreds of evidences (images and objects) of that era over these thirty years. Forbidden City‚ USA captures various personal stories from the entertainers who worked in the nightclubs. Their

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    Giovanni Fernandez Drama 16A Per. 3Red In both plays Macbeth and Doctor Faustus there are many different techniques used‚ but there are also many of the same types of dramatic styles. Macbeth is more of a villain tragedy that only has hints of comedy at intervals to take short breaks from the tragedy. On the other hand Doctor Faustus is a dramatic mixture of comedy and tragedy. Both of these plays however‚ contain the element of greed and show how it conquers people. Not many elements

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    The Danger of Knowledge

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    The Danger of Knowledge As he went on‚ I felt as if my soul were grappling with a palpable enemy; one by one the various keys were touched which formed the mechanism of my being; chord after chord was sounded‚ and soon my mind was filled with one thought‚ one conception‚ one purpose. So much has been done‚ exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein—more‚ far more‚ will I achieve: treading in the steps already marked‚ I will pioneer a new way‚ explore unknown powers‚ and unfold to the world the deepest

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    1. How important are emotions to our purposes? Extremely important. If we had no emotion‚ then what is the reason to live‚ or do anything purposeful‚ if no sense of achievement‚ happiness has occurred. 2. Would we seek knowledge‚ or even be capable of knowledge‚ without purposefulness? In media programs‚ it has been hinted at the possibility of aliens who have no feeling‚ but have the purpose to conquer‚ or some other objective. As such‚ 3. How do our feelings affect our perceptions?

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    Forbidden love can travel all the way back to Shakespeare and not just our daily lives in 2018. The three loves stories of Hermia and Lysander‚ Titania and Bottom and Pyramus and Thisbe shows the reader that love is not always a given and sometimes you have to fight for it. In A Midsummer night dream‚ William Shakespeare shows us ways that something can get in the way of love. The first couple that falls in love is‚ Hermia and Lysander‚ even though something is stopping them they still fight

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    A desired but‚ forbidden love. Montagues and Capulets cannot coexist. Leaving Romeo and Juliet in pure misery. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ we are placed in medieval Verona‚ Italy. Where these families can’t bare to see one another‚ however‚ their children have fallen deeply in love. A secret they must keep‚ for disaster will erupt if anyone finds out. Tragedy is knocking at the door‚ and will soon enter. Romeo and Juliet cannot be blamed for they feel loved for once. Something their

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    the creators of the board game‚ the primary object of Forbidden Island is to‚ “ . . . work together to keep Forbidden Island from sinking in order to buy enough time to capture its four treasures. Once . . . captured . . . (the team of adventurers) must make it to Fools’ Landing and escape by helicopter to win. If however‚ the island sinks before (the team) can complete (its) tasks‚ the mission ends in defeat!” Since a game like Forbidden Island was designed to encourage collaboration between

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    knowledge is power

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    English 101 Professor Weigand 24 September 2012 Knowledge is Power. In Today’s society there is a debate over which is best‚ the knowledge you acquire from life experiences or the knowledge you obtain in school. In “ Learning to Read” by Malcolm X. He discusses his experience of how he taught himself how to read and write while incarcerated‚ and how he learned more through his self learning then he ever did in school. In “Sophie’s World” by Jostein Gardner. Sophie gets these strange

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    Chapter Twenty-Five Fearsome Battle in the Forbidden Forest The silver sun was slipping out of sight as we inched our way over a rickety wooden bridge. On the far side‚ there was a tiny path leading down a slight slope. Not even a path really‚ more like clues—a snapped twig here—some tramped down weeds over there. We followed the clues until the ground became thick with fallen limbs and decaying pine needles. Then we wedged between the thickets into the Forbidden Forest. Craggy rocks and black volcanic

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    Knowledge In Frankenstein

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    manipulating cells in the human body. Knowledge has been the key part to mankind’s success. However‚ due to the knowledge humanity has obtained‚ destruction and suffering has become a piece of history. Knowledge is both gift and a curse for society. People has used it for exceptional things‚ however‚ some has been corrupted by the power it brings. The knowledge that was imparted to humanity‚ has become more powerful that any weapons‚ human has created. The power knowledge has is immeasurable‚ due to the

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