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    EN1420 Composition II GRADED ASSIGNMENTS   Graded Assignments Unit 1 Assignment 1: Chapter Review and Visual Argument Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes  Use argument strategies‚ both traditional and consensual‚ to develop‚ communicate‚ and defend a position in a variety of communication formats. Assignment Requirements 1. Read and review Chapter 1. Highlight important concepts‚ take notes‚ and write down any questions you may have. 2. Locate an example

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    Training and Education in Healthcare Foluso Akende HCS/341 - HUMAN RESOURCES IN HEALTH CARE JENNIE WONG May 9‚ 2013 Education and Training are important to ensure that critical risk management and loss control information is presented to‚ understood and utilized by healthcare professionals and staff. I have always heard that you are never too old to learn‚ and as long as you keep an open mind‚ a positive attitude‚ and a strong dedication for what you are doing‚ you are destined to succeed

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    Through Nazneen’s growing opposition to the absolute power of fate‚ Ali shows that challenging an inherited‚ cultural‚ belief does not lead to corruption of oneself‚ but instead is a crucial step to the discovery of one’s self-efficacy. In establishing one’s life around a belief that is acquired at birth‚ one relinquishes the innate ability to think for themselves. For most of her life‚ Nazneen is intent on always following her mother’s teachings. Amma influences her to believe that trusting in fate

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    texts. Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel "Brave New World"‚ published in 1932‚ explores the issues that can evolve from a totalitarian society where technology is considered more important than human values. Similarly in Andrew Niccol’s 1997 film "Gattaca" people are dehumanised and branded by their genetic makeup. Though these texts were composed 60 years apart they both explore similar issues and share the same theme of technological‚ genetic and scientific advance taking over and replacing human

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    Orwell’s Oceania and Niccol’s not to distant American city are in many ways similar in the sense of totalitarianism. The systems of control are quit different. Orwell’s world seems to be an overbearing socialist police state where as‚ the world in Gattaca is almost total control by science. The two pieces were written decades apart from one another‚ but both the film and the novel send a clear message; to enjoy the social mobility and freedoms of modern life and to be aware of how fragile they are

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    Gattaca and the Holy See of Cloning ​The world is filled with new technologies and inventions that allow a human to become “Perfect”. To many the main point of life is to be better than the next person. Life is meant to prepare us for heaven‚ but some people lose sight of that goal. They see temptations and pleasures that can be easily achieved if you are better than the person next to you. Standing out can destroy you or make you in today’s society. Those who strive for perfection want a life

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    power to overrides other people’s personal embitions. Everyone needs a good friendship‚ we can do nothing without it. It’s hard even impossible to be powerful without friend’s help. The things you can achieve are very limited on your own. In Gattaca‚ the main character Vincent who is destined to be a second class citizen‚ is helpless and very lonely. However‚ he meets Jerome who has ideal genes but is crippled from an accident. He helps Vincent pass all the tests by using his hair‚ blood and

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    throughout the novel is the prejudice that children feel. Due to the fact that Arthur Radley is a recluse and is rarely seen‚ Jean Louise (Scout)‚ her brother Jem‚ and their friend Dill‚ all think of him as something less then themselves. Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca deals with futuristic prejudice. In the movie‚ geneticists have the power to eliminate all of the flaws of mankind‚ making a superior being. The naturally conceived are looked down upon by society as they contain flaws and imperfections; hence they

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    Should College be Free What if college was free? There are so many people that want to go to college. But in this case‚ some people are not able to go because they can’t afford it. Even though some citizens get so much aid from the government‚ with all the stuff they give us. Free college is something we don’t need‚ because if we do get it then there would be alot of stuff that would get out of place “College scholarships are gifts of money that helps students pay for education‚ and there are so

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    “ Should College Education Be Free” If Elementary‚ Middle School and High School are free‚ how come College isn’t? More than two-thirds of Americans think college should really be free just like it was a century ago (NBCNEWS.com). Now the cost of attending college is just too high‚ many students can’t afford it (NYTIMES.com). Students that didn’t have the chance to go to college said that college should be for everyone‚ because everyone has a dream or a goal.(ThinkAdvisor.com) It also would really

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