Ralph Baer Ralph Baer had an amazing life. His creativity has been an amazing joyride. He was born March 8‚ 1922. He was born in Germany when the Nazis had power. He got kicked out of school because he was Jewish. It surprised him because Adolf Hitler was also Jewish. When his family escaped from Germany‚ He was drafted into the U.S Army for at least 3 years. During WWII‚ He worked for some technology firms on foreign Weapons. When they escaped‚ they moved to New York. Baer attended The
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And Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood’ is based on Gulley’s diary and was American Humor’s finalist for the Thurber Prize. Gulley with his co-author James Mulholland have written some wonderful books like ‘If God Is Love’ and ‘If Grace Is True’‚ in which they shared progressive spirituality. After those book‚ Gulley himself‚ wrote
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Everyone talks about serious issues that are going on in the world but not everyone can state them in a way that makes the audience laugh. It may come off as being rude or sarcastic but people remember the points that the author is trying to bring more attention to. In the English language‚ this form of writing is called satire. Satire could be described as writing that exposes serious issues by using irony and over exaggeration to make a point. Jonathon Swift is considered to be one of the greatest
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“Who’s to blame‚ the man or the Train?” The brakes screech to a halt‚ the passengers topple over‚ and the child falls into a tragic death. In the short story‚ “Samuel‚” by Grace Paley‚ a young boy loses his life while engaging in a risky type of playtime with his pals. Although it is a terrible happening‚ it makes you first ask‚ “Who is to blame?” After reading the story thoroughly‚ it becomes very evident that the boys were taking a risk‚ ignoring authority‚ and acting foolish. These boys couldn’t
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“The Righteous mind” by jonathan Haidt.This book about morality and ethical.what is the ethical and moral society‚ where it comes from and what is its scope? Although this is all very abstract problem‚ but we in real life too many large and small dispute involves understanding about what is "goodness". This book for understanding human thought and behavior are very helpful.The six moral matrices—Care/harm‚ Fairness/cheating‚ Loyalty/betrayal‚ Authority/subversion‚ Sanctity/degradation‚ and Liberty/oppression—are
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Essay From 1661 to 1722 the emperor of China‚ K’ang-hsi‚ has lived a strenuous yet fruitful life exceeding above and beyond the standards that a normal emperor usually lives up to within his ruling time. The author of the book “Emperor of China” by Jonathan D. Spence has translated documents written by the emperor himself (K’ang-hsi) in order to almost perfectly portray a “self-portrait” of the emperor in the span of his reign during the Ch’ing dynasty. My essay will consist of a few ways on how a king
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There are numerous duped exchanges that are highlighted within the film Food Inc. and the text‚ Eating Animals written by Jonathan Safran Foer. The sad thing is‚ a large amount of people within the United States don’t know about these exchanges. Should animals be treated with the same respect as humans? Or possibly with the amount of respect that Native Americans give to the animals that they kill and use every inch of useful materials that they provide? Many people believe we should‚ so why isn’t
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Often in sermons ministers persuade their audience to behave in a spirituals or morel fashion‚ such is the case in Jonathan Edwards where he meaning God can destroy the sinners with ease if they do not repent. Edwards wanted to impact his audience by appealing to their fear‚ pity‚ and vanity .Edwards had a powerful impact on his puritan audience because of the use of cautionary tone‚ vexed imagery‚ and admonishing figurative language. Furthermore Edwards had a powerful impact on his puritan audience
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lyrics criticizing American culture and the chaotic society in which the characters live defines “Anything Goes” as a true jeremiad. “Anything Goes” critiques the immorality of the Roaring Twenties. Similar to Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚ by Jonathan Edwards‚ “Anything Goes” comments on the shockingly immoral ways of the people. Describing the sinfulness and “wickedness” (Edwards) of the Puritan people‚
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that the journey within a character is the greatest and most challenging of all. What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself. Hence‚ this leads to self enlightenment. An example of this amazing journey is the struggles faced by Samuel from The Amazing Absorbing Boy by Rabindranath Maharaj. Samuel manages to push through the struggles associated with losing his mother‚ having an uncaring father and immigration to a new country to make a better life for himself. In the
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