at the most inopportune of ocassions before sulking off into the unspecified realm of dark situations yet again. It has no preference for a certain variety of victims; to seek and destroy is the only goal with matter. Such is the case of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting on December 14‚ 2012. With fear then cast into the community of Newtown‚ Connecticut‚ and all of America‚ it may only be said that tragedy is received in the massive doses of heartache‚ despair‚ and a continuing aura of hopelessness
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fate of a society could depend on this maxim. This question made me think‚ a lot. Before I finally decided my side‚ I really thought about real life situations and what needs to be done to help the most people‚ and that is helping the many. In Sandy Hook‚ a teacher hid her students and put herself in the fire just to save the many. Of course she had family‚ but at that moment‚ she felt that that her students and their families were more important than her fate at the time. These kind of things can
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Representing the Poor” written by Hooks‚ the author addresses on how the society represents‚ and displays poverty through false assumptions made by the higher class popular culture‚ and media representations . Hooks uses her own personal experiences to connect with her readers‚ about the issue on poverty. Also adding to that‚ she references to a black philosopher‚ named Cornel West‚ from whom she learned the difference between being poor and coming from a working class family. Hooks‚ who was brought up in
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College and universities have made great strides over the years. The campuses have grown‚ and the resources have improved tremendously. However‚ it is questionable if that social scene on these campuses has changed for the better over the years. “Work hard‚ party hard” has become the motto of college students to live by. Students spend the week focused on their academics‚ striving to grow as intellects. However‚ the weekend becomes the time when students look to go out and socialize at the various
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Love vs. Punishment In the article “Justice: Childhood Love Lessons” bell hooks claims that “there is nothing that creates more confusion about love in the minds and hearts of children than unkind or cruel punishment” (hooks 27). In other words punishment of any kind‚ let it be pinching‚ flicking or spanking will result in disorientation in a child’s mind. This statement is true to some people‚ false to others‚ but overall hooks tends to be bias in her argument. She doesn’t explore the different variations
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Introduction: 1. A hook ( related to the topic and draws the reader in). 2. Discuss the hook (2 sentences). Discuss is the topic. You need to give the reader background or context. Define culture. Perhaps the new is relevant‚ something happening in the school or community. Perhaps there are different perspective (3-4 sentences). 4. Culture sometimes informs way we view others and world because of everything is not true‚ everything doesn’t happen when you want it to‚ and also like i said kinda everything
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Bell Hooks wishes to express the feminist perspective about masculinity‚ and she wrote Be Boy Buzz about loving being a boy during her involvement. A question of masculinity comes into play today. While in a thrift store‚ Bell Hooks saw a George Bush quote talking about love and community and how we must work together for a better good. Bell Hooks believes that men can change and move away from patriarchy. Harry Brod believes the challenge is not getting men to change but rather make men aware of
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In his essay “ Hook-up Culture‚” Jack Grimes tries to figure out why the generation of people right now are more interested in hook-ups rather than relationships‚ while arguing that hook-ups are more than just a fling but for fulfillment of personal needs. Grimes starts off by stating a reason for hook-ups being mostly hormones. Also‚ he talks about people who are into hook-ups might not have the commitment that relationships need. Next‚ hook-ups are roughly defined as casual sexual encounters
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with benefits are a friend with whom one has occasional sexual relations without a commitment or dating arrangement. Sex is different from both hook-ups and friends with benefits. Usually with sex‚ strong feelings are involved. Love and attraction are generally the sexual feelings. Not all the time will there be a romantic connection‚ like hook-ups or friends with benefits. Pleasure is usually the component of sexual feelings. The word sexual intercourse
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that women participate in casual sex‚ but is this what they really desire? All signs point toward women desiring commitment‚ love‚ or romance. Young men in college‚ especially “frat stars” are known for preying on attractive young girls that they can hook up with. They find this advantageous to the standard dating. There is less pressure for the man. In dating‚ typically‚ the man must muster the courage to ask the girl to go on a date with him for fear of rejection. Once this hurdle is overcome‚ the
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