For this journal entry I wanted to continue to talk about marriage and how my life has been changed by it. I know that marriage is amazing for me personally‚ and presently. This was not the case always however and I would like to talk about why. I married the first time to a childhood friend from a neighboring farm. We had both graduated college by that time and were ready to start a family and settle down for life. Things were going extremely well for both of us as we had great jobs and were very
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Andrej Grupkovic Dr. Bammi TOK Period 7 February 2nd‚ 2013 IB T.O.K. Journal #1 Assumptions Statement “Human beings are unaware of their assumptions‚ much like fish are unaware of the water they live in” A Great king of Montenegro‚ Sir Njegoš‚ once stated that the biggest secret in this world is what does a man truly think. We consider ourselves as a dominating species on this planet; we believe that the knowledge we have created and teach is the knowledge that is‚ so to speak correct
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Journal Entry: Confusion. That is what crossed my mind right after reading this story. My brain is seriously going crazy trying to figure out what the meaning of this story is. There’s so much attention to detail that gives to the assumption that the small things is what really matters which serves for the overall purpose and meaning of the story in some way. The story keeps me wondering on what the purpose was for there is no real explanation. The story contains a bunch of experiences of a freshman
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Journal Entry 1099 – Christian Crusader The year is 1099. The rest of the crusaders and I are traveling to Jerusalem. It’s been a long‚ brutal journey. We have no clean drinking water. We’ve often had to resort to drinking our own urine to survive. The very little food we have has been brought to us by the townsfolk we passed on our journey‚ and they’ve been sold to us at abominable prices. I pray to the Holy Father‚ that we reach our destination soon. We have finally reached Jerusalem
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The 1950’s were a restless time. People were moving in the U.S from the cities to the suburbs‚ entertainment was becoming more and more popular‚ civil rights and arts movements were growing‚ and science and technology was becoming more advanced. One of the many books and movies that help to depict the social continuity of the decade was the movie “The Sandlot”. “The Sandlot”‚ though also a very enjoyable and funny movie‚ showed many of these aspects of the 1950’s. From suburbia to sexism‚ the movie
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The 1950’s in the United States of America were characterized by a strong fear of communism‚ growing consumerism due to a healthy and fast growing postwar industry and the belief that the nuclear family is the heart of the American society. If we examine these three ideologies closer and oppose them to Stephanie Coontz opinion expressed in her essay “Leave It to Beaver and Ozzie and Harriet: American Families in the 1950s‚”‚ we see that many myths existed about the 1950’s. After World War Two
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Sports in the 1950’s Whether it’s Mark McGwire breaking the home run record‚ Terell Davis breaking the rushing record‚ or superstars retiring‚ Americans have always had a fascination with sports. Sports have provided entertainment even before radio or television. Sports provided many things for the fans that watched them. Sports allowed communities to grow stronger and provided great athletes to look up to. With the arrival of television sports took on a whole new meaning. Being able to watch
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America in 1950’s 1950’s was a period of economic‚ cultural‚ and technological growth. After the World War the nation found itself in the state of cold war with its rival Communist Soviet Union. Anti-communism became the unifying sentiment of the American people. Conservatives and materialism characterized this decade from 1950 to 1960. The manufacturing world was booming‚ and hence the people had before non-existed level of various choices on the market. This led to the booming in spending and
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The 1950’s are often compared to the roaring twenties. It was a time of revolution for America’s society. It was not a misconception that could be seen as the highpoint in America’s society and culture. It was not a misconception. During World War Two‚ many businesses produced weapons for the war. In hat easily made America million upon millions. We experienced an increase of growth in economics. There was also an increased expansion of the middle class. Many people started buying bigger homes
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The Giver Journal Entries #1 “Finally the Nines were all resettled in their seats‚ each having wheeled a bicycle outside‚ where it would be waiting for its owner at the end of the day. Everyone always chuckled and made small jokes when the Nines rode home for the first time. ”Want me to show you how to ride?” older friends would call. “I know you’ve never been on a bike before!” But invariably the grinning Nines‚ who in technical violation of the rule had been practicing secretly for weeks‚ would
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