1. The Opium Poppy: Although the poppy is a simple flower‚ it has had both a good and a bad influence on the world: Anaesthetising: The extraction of Morphine‚ one of the opiate alkaloids found naturally in opium‚ was revolutionary in the medical world. Even though local anaesthesia is available to us by a completely different plant‚ the Coca‚ general anaesthesia became possible with the Opium poppy. It allowed patients to be knocked out completely for operations they were having‚ which gave
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People are Shaped by Their Environment For a long time‚ people have argued over whether an individuals behavior is controlled solely by their environment. Their experiences‚ and the people they grow up with shape the way they behave as people. People teach others ways of acting and thinking that are kept for the rest of their lives. In Mark Twain’s‚ Pudd’nhead Wilson‚ the characters live in a society that criticizes the way they live their daily lives. The town’s expectations‚ opinions and values
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” in
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I have been a part of the men’s basketball team here at Fort Campbell high school for three years the coaches have put a lot on my shoulders since my sophomore year. I tried to lead and be a role model as much as possible last year‚ and that helped me grow as a person and take on challenges my father and mother went through as a student athlete. My father was an extraordinary football and basketball player‚ he could have possibly got a D1 scholarship if he didn’t break his ankle his senior year.
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INTRODUCTION: “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ showcases the inevitable effects of youthful exuberance in a teenage girl. The story is a compelling tale which unveils the vulnerability of Connie‚ a young teenage girl who could barely substantiate fantasy from reality. She prides herself as a pretty girl who understands the basic principles of life. Her encounter with Arnold Friend reveals her as someone who lacks the mental ability to make meaningful decisions and accurate
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social and political forces that influence the growth of a human being are defined as culture. Culture is a total way of life shared by a people in a society. It is a synergistic totality and each culture is unique‚ although it may have things in common with other cultures. Culture contains customs‚ traditions‚ beliefs‚ norms‚ roles‚ skills‚ knowledge of the natural and social world‚ and values. Culture gives meaning to our existence in society is essential to our “human-ness” and “fills” or “directs”
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this character‚ Connie‚ in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is depicted as a self-centered‚ condescending‚ insecure fifteen year old girl growing into a woman. Connie comes off as a troubled young girl who consistently uses her sexuality for attention but at the same time is afraid of intimacy. This is said be due to her fractured relationships with her family; her frequent excursions with older boys that appeared to not have any interest after the first encounter
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Have you ever bullied or been bullied? If you have bullied or been bullied then you should know how bullying feels like. Bullying is very negative and creates major problems for our society. Nothing good comes out of bullying. It could very well change or ruin a person’s life. In fact‚ it does ruin many people’s lives. Kids can be mentally scarred if they are teased often. Even worse‚ they could be killed or fatally injured if the bullying gets extreme. There are many causes for bullying which must
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can’t live without in this fast paced world. We use it to help us get through our everyday tasks and activities. It has helped change our lives by making everything easier to access and simple. It has also affected our social and physical life in many ways. In the essays “Attention Deficit: The Brain Syndrome of Our Era‚” by Restak and “The Limits of Friendship‚” by Konnikova‚ they both discussed the impact of technology on us. Although technology has greatly helped with the improvement of our lives
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Technology has definitely improved our lives; however it has certainly made our lives harder. Technology has made our lives more convenient‚ for example people can now check their mail online. On the other hand technology has made our lives restricted to; like those days when you have nothing to do so you sit in front of the computer‚ yet there is a vast world to explore behind the front door. Personally I think technology has not improved our lives as much as it has decreased our life quality; because
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