Assignment Instructions In this Ted Talk by Jason Pointin‚ he mentioned of how technology have been invested and advanced in the past‚ so he compared to our current technology to the last generation. In the video‚ Pointin listed the all the important events which highlighted the America technology history‚ it was started from 1901 the Assembly line till 1969 the crew of Apollo 10 flew at 250000 miles per hour in the space towards the moon. It is useful during that time because the country tends
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In the science fiction story of “How to Talk to Girls at Parties‚” a character name Enn is reminiscing about a past experience that happens thirty years ago with his friend Vic. Both boys go to an all-boys school‚ but Vic seems to have a lot of experience with girls then Enn did. Going to a party that was full of pretty girls was the perfect opportunity to talk to girls. While at the party Enn was shy to make his move on any girls at the begin at the party and Vic found the prettiest girl at the
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In the ted talk video‚ Al gore starts by mentioning that the arctic ice cap has reduced by 40 percent from the year 1980 to 2007. Al gore emphasized the ice cap’s vitality to our ecosystem. The ice cap usually increases during cold seasons and decrease during low hot seasons. Digital image show that the permanent ice has shrunken by more than half over the past 25 years. A multitude of frozen carbon lies around the arctic ice cap‚ then it decreases the carbon rise and turn into methane. All of this
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The TED Talk I chose was “Our failing schools. Enough is enough!” by Geoffrey Canada‚ a volunteer at Harlem Children’s Zone. This text is about America’s unsuccessful‚ recurrent business model for education and suggestive methods to finally make a change by taking initiative. Canada starts by admitting us‚ as a nation‚ do not care enough about our vile education data and have practically given up; this being because‚ “Things have changed. Yet not in education … And if you come up with a plan to change
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occurrence among the general population as it is today. Men lie through there smooth tongue and heart-felt actions. They will do anything to get to your heart. These actions bring up the life question “when is it too good to be true.” In the story “How to Talk to a Hunter‚” a woman is fed with endless conversations of the love a hunter has for her. He lets her hear everything she needs to hear in order to open herself up to him. Little does she know that when goes away‚ he is meeting with other woman and
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Eleventh Street was the longest‚ narrowest‚ and oldest street in the town. It had lots of potholes and rifts. Eleventh Street was a busy street where I spent most of my time. Both sides of the street were lined with stores and restaurants. There were many people walking on the street. There were a lot fun things to do‚ all within walking distance‚ and no matter what time the year‚ the stores were opened to the public‚ except on major holidays. Eleventh Street embodied to most of my childhood.
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Rago October 3‚ 2014 Living on the Street Ann Petry’s novel‚ The Street ‚ was published in 1946. This riveting novel narrates the life of a single mother‚ Lutie Johnson‚ and her struggle of living in poverty on the streets of Harlem. Throughout this novel the theme of motherhood‚ or lack thereof‚ is very prevalent. However; the theme of motherhood does not capture my attention. What interests me is the underlying theme of the profound effect the “Street” has over its inhabitants. This theme captures my attention
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In Ann Petry’s‚ The Street‚ Lutie Johnson struggles to live the American Dream with her son Bub. Lutie see the American Dream as owning her own home‚ having a good job and keeping her son Bub out of trouble. It is not easy for Lutie to achieve this dream during the 1940’s because she is single African American mother. When moving to 116th Street Lutie noticed how the people who live on this street are trapped and they do not have a choice weather to leave or not because they are being controlled
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each other things they are not. In the tale “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” by Rod Serling this is shown. One character says “The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout.” Once again‚ this can be seen throughout stories‚ history‚ and life. Weapons are not only blades and bombs‚ words can hurt more than many know. Rod Serling‚ author of “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” says something that shows this. “The tools of conquest do not necessarily
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Jordan Allen Fall 2014 SOCG 1013 Ms. Collins Code of the Streets Code of the Streets is a book set in an inner city neighborhood in Philadelphia written by Elijah Anderson. The “code of the streets” combined with respect‚ loyalty‚ and honor is a system used to regulate social interactions within the city. The people within the inner city are pressured into living by the code of the street as a survival mechanism. The book describes the issues that are present within the city like teen pregnancy
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