Summary of the Book Start up Nation The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle Written by Dan Senor and Saul Singer Part 1 Introduction The first chapter relates the story of Shimon Peres and Shai Agassi pitching Better Place to auto manufacturers – Better Place is re-thinking electric vehicles by making fuel stations swap out your battery with a charged one instead of pumping petrol or diesel into the car‚ highly ambitious‚ executed first in Israel‚ now in China‚ etc. Persistence This chapter
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truth. And so does the Native Americans‚ “it is a struggle for clean water and sustainability. It is a struggle to leave a planet in good shape for the generations to come. It is also a struggle for the sovereignty and treaty rights of the First Nations.” They stood up for what they believe in. The months long protests at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline have proven to be victorious for the Native Americans. Or at least for now. I am pleased to hear that the Army Corp of Engineers
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honesty‚ integrity‚ and bluntness that they displayed cause people to view them with honor which in turn is most likely responsible for their popularity. The qualities of a cowboy (however real they might actually be) are important to America as a nation because they symbolize what most people believe are the traits of the true American spirit—strength‚ independence‚ and self-reliance. In essence‚ it tells us that ideally we want to possess these qualities just like a cowboy since they were sort of
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The Ways of White Folks by Langston Hughes In his The Way of White Folks‚ Hughes illustrates the blacks’ feeling of frustration and resistance towards the white-Americans that they live within the society they are in. When on analyzes his short stories‚ one can see the techniques Hughes used‚ to illustrate how the whites treats the blacks. Although Hughes blurs the racial line which separates the North America from the South‚ he effectively illustrates that the how the upper class treats the black
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"Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser One doesn’t need to be a Rhodes scholar to figure out that Eric Schlosser‚ in his book Fast Food Nation‚ has a bone to pick with the way America eats. The name of the book alone‚ carrying with it cultural baggage‚ reveals that he is not a fan of the great American hamburger. If you read the book‚ though‚ you will realize that he’s not half as much against the french fries that often go with that burger‚ although he’s no particular fan of those‚ either. Schlosser
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Technology Take Over There is a rapid revolution in technology affects lifestyles drastically. With almost every person owning their own cellphone‚ computer‚ or some type of technology; these are becoming a distraction‚ threat‚ and crutch to society. Is technology becoming so distracting that we can’t see the big picture to even know when it’s too much and can become dangerous? Are we so dependent on technology that we cannot live without it? What has technology brought
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Dialectical Journal – Fast Food Nation 1. “Hundreds of millions of people buy fast food every day without giving it much thought‚ unaware of the subtle and not so subtle ramifications of their purchases. They rarely consider where this food came from‚ how it was made‚ what it is doing to the community around them. They just grab their tray off the counter‚ find a table‚ take a seat‚ unwrap the paper‚ and dig in” (Schlosser 10). In this passage from the introduction‚ Eric Schlosser directly states
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One Nation Indivisible Mr. Horne A2 The main goal of Reconstruction was to bring the rebel states back into the Union‚ and to help the freedmen become a part of society. Although there was a lot of abuse‚ and Reconstruction didn’t go as smoothly as it was intended to be‚ these two goals were achieved as much as was possible. So‚the resulting outcome has been labeled both a success and a failure. When Reconstruction began in 1865‚ a broken America had just finished fighting the Civil War
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Fast Food Nation Fast Food Nation‚ by Eric Schlosser‚ is a stark and unrelenting look into the fast food industry that has ingrained itself in not only American culture‚ but in culture around the world. There is almost no place on earth that the golden arches has not entered. Aside from Antarctica‚ there is a McDonalds on every continent‚ and the number of countries that have fast food restaurants is growing on a daily basis. Schlosser describes in detail what happens behind the scenes‚ before
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Martha Mejia Eng 101 Professor Jim Kenney Fast Food Nation The Golden Arches Most people would expect Fast Food chain restaurants to be a happy‚ convenient‚ inexpensive‚ and quick place to pick up a meal. The decision to stop for fast food‚ is made on spur of the moment‚ without much thought. The vast majority of customers do not set out to eat
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