Richard Schimpf ENG499: Apocalypse and the American Imagination 10AUG2013 REVERSED RACISM IN THE POST-APOCALYPSE “Even with the best skin coating‚ everything about her screamed lower class.” This is a quote from the 2012 novel‚ Save the Pearls: Revealing Eden‚ by Victoria Foyt. In this post-apocalyptic story‚ Foyt depicts a future world where racism seems to have reversed itself. Caucasians or “Pearls”‚ are a minority due to the harsh solar conditions that exist‚ leaving
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The internet has affected newspapers and book publishers in various ways. More so in the past‚ the internet has had more of a negative effect on newspaper and book publishers. In regards to advertising and people actually reading handheld newspapers and books‚ there has been a recent decline. But in regards to online news sites and people reading with handheld devices such as an iPad or Kindle‚ it has increased and grown tremendously. According to Michael Porter’s competitive five forces model
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Jane McGonigal’s “Be a Gamer‚ Save the World‚” was first published in the Wall Street Journal in the beginning of 2011. McGonigal’s article is set out to convince her audience that video games inspire people to do great things in the real world. “Players of ‘Guitar Hero’ are more likely to… learn how to play [the guitar]”. Her use of facts‚ personal studies‚ and real world examples construct a persuasive argument that games make the best of people. McGonigal begins her article comparing the world’s
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THE basic needs of man are food‚ clothing‚ shelter and entertainment. Today‚ most of us have graduated from needs to luxuries. When the newspaper headlines were screaming inflation at 11.9 per cent‚ it became a topic of worry. Today‚ the challenges are not just high standard of living‚ high commodity prices‚ it’s job loss too. How do you deal with meeting your basic requirements with less means to buy them? While eating just one meal a day is good for Yogis and is a nice way to cut down costs
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100 WAYS TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT :) In Your Home – Conserve Energy 1. Clean or replace air filters on your air conditioning unit at least once a month. 2. If you have central air conditioning‚ do not close vents in unused rooms. 3. Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 120. 4. Wrap your water heater in an insulated blanket. 5. Turn down or shut off your water heater when you will be away for extended periods. 6. Turn off unneeded lights even when leaving a room for a short time
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Animal Testing Saves Lives Animals have been used for testing by scientists for many decades. The research that has been gathered from animals has surpassed anything scientists could hope for. So why would such a highly debatable topic arise from such great accomplishments? Scientists use animals to test a theory and then alter their theories based upon the valuable information gathered from each experiment. Animal rights activists believe that animals are used for pointless tests and suffer tremendously
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ENG 122-005 1 Nov. 2011 Save the American Wild Mustangs Before there were skyscrapers‚ before there were convenience stores‚ and before there were neighborhood developments‚ our plains and mountains were home to the American Wild Mustang. These magnificent animals are our past‚ our present‚ and with proper handling our future. It is imperative that we protect the American Wild Mustang to ensure that many generations to come can appreciate them as we do today. By supporting the
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Introduction: Have you ever been in a situation when a person suddenly jumps up‚ or stands up frantically‚ with a pale‚ shocked‚ or frightened appearance on their face? After being startled yourself‚ you come to realize that a person is choking. What do you do next? In this speech‚ I will give you three major points‚ on how to assist a choking person. I. Identifying if a person is truly choking A. Universal sign- clutching his or her neck with both hands 1. Is the victim able to
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Nationalism is the love for one’s country and the willingness to defend it. Wars‚ though harmful‚ faster a spirit of unitary among the people. The moment there is a threat to the nation from an enemy‚ the patriotic feelings of the people are aroused. Nationalism inspires the people for the noble deeds. A social reformer‚ an ideal statesman are all patriots in the true sense of the term. Nationalist rejoice in the glory of their country. It nurtures fellow feeling and brotherhood among the people
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It was a long day at work and I just could not wait to reach home. I had to walk a short distance to where my friends’ worked first because we decided that we would carpool for the week. Before we even approached the highway we could see the rush hour traffic from a distance‚ so we decided to take the Old Road to beat the traffic. This road has not been used very often by motorists as there were reports of car thefts‚ robberies and many other suspicious activities. But I just wanted to reach home
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