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    Advertisements Reflect What We Really Are Aristotle‚ a great philosopher said that all humans are social by nature. And he’s proven right. Humankind had formed societies from the ancient times in order to survive‚ and these societies as time went by evolved to the society we live in today. A society that is competitive‚ materialistic and demanding. A society that accepts us only if we are beautiful‚ have a high position in a big company and drive a nice‚ shiny car. Of course this reality

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    We Came All the Way From Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? by Achy Obejas connects to different voices of female narrators giving multiple perspectives on homosexuality. For example‚ in Wreck the narrator explains her situations of constantly getting into car accidents when romance fails‚ and in Forever‚ the narrator is busy trying to sort out her past with her ex-lover‚ which is revealed when she talks about them being good lesbians. In these three stories‚ the ongoing theme of love‚ fidelity

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    In his essay "How We Listen‚" Aaron Copland classifies and divides the listening process into three parts: "the sensuous place‚ the expressive plane‚ and the sheerly musical plane" (1074). I believe by this mechanical separation‚ Copland succeeds in discussing difficult topic‚ so natural that most people tend to by pass it. He uses analogy and sometimes stresses on certain situation where these planes are abused or become a cause of a problem. The main purpose for Copland to separate the listening

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    All the Light We cannot See written by Anthony Doer symbolizes the peace making between France and Germany after WWII. The book begins with absolute chaos‚ the city in which the two main characters inhabit is being bombed. However‚ in the chaos liesMarie-Laure and Warner Pfennig show us that humans are not complete contrasts from each other and one can learn to forgive. The book focuses on Marie-Laure a 16 year old girl that was left blind due to congenital cataracts. Her father works at a museum

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    wishes‚ doubt‚ advice‚ reactions‚ emotions‚ impersonal expression‚ and hope. Students should use the picture to guide their reactions. The Spanish language has a different verb form when the above feelings are expressed; this form is called the subjunctive. (10 minutes) Declarative Knowledge: At the end of this lesson‚ students will understand how to conjugate verbs into the subjunctive present tense. They will also be introduced to the contexts in which subjunctive verbs are used. Procedural

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    story‚ "The Ways We Lie‚ the author tells about the many ways people lie and explains the reasons for doing it. Her essay explains the different lies told daily by most people. First is the white lie‚ which is basically telling a harmless lie instead of the truth‚ if the truth I bad news. Then a facade is changing your behavior while avoiding the real truth. The author tells of a lie done with the intent to do wrong. And deflecting is not answering the question at all. The author tells how people are

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    even as I kissed his head‚ and laid my lips and heart onto the forehead of his Savior. Even if I had forgotten it‚ it forced its way around me when I made my way back to pew in the very front of the room. This funeral was unlike the others; I was the star of the night. Everyone knew I was the only one who ever truly spoke to the man in the casket. Everyone moved their incense toward me assuming my thoughts were of him‚ and hoped my prayers would be sent rather than their guilty consciences. Their

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    How the Marketing World Negatively Affects Consumers through Advertisement Advertising through magazines‚ newspaper‚ and television is essential for most companies to get their products out to the public. The companies marketing depend primarily on these types of advertisement to enforce that their products are better or more sufficient than the competitors. Due to the lack of regulation within certain industries and the prevalence of hazardous products‚ brands were introduced to increase the

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    Technology we may see in the next 50 years... Technology | Positive effect of individual and society | Negative effect of individual and society | Self-driving cars | The positive effect of self-driving cars on an individual would be that the driver is less stressed and tired by driving and an individual could multi-task whilst the car drives. The impact of society would be fewer accidents as the system would control itself therefore drivers would not cause accidents on the roads. | The negative

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    Redactive Poem The redactive poem I wrote about‚ is inspired by a page in the wonderful novel “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. The main theme of it is that sometimes things or situations are not what they seem to appear. During the time of the war many presious artifacts‚ such as jewles‚ were stolen or loss forever. In this particular case‚ Marie and her father are constantly on the look out for a presious dimond called The Sea of Flames. The jewle was one of antique and elegance

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