“Ghost of a city lives in another” commentary “The Ghost of a city lives in another” is a very interesting piece; it questions the modern meaning of globalization. Globalization is often seen as a positive term‚ a consequence of human improvement. According to Joseph Stiglitz‚ an economist and Nobel Prize winner defines globalization in this way: “Globalization is the closer integration of the countries and people of the world brought by the enormous reduction of costs of transportation and communication
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Who Killed the Electric Car? Out of the many different kind of cars on the road today‚ one car stands above the rest. With its zero emissions and sleek design‚ the General Mortars EV 1 was unstoppable. This car runs entirely without gas or oil of any kind. It runs only on electric power which makes it very eco-friendly. This car was the answer to the smog problem in California and would soon be able to help stop global warming and more of our planets environmental issues. So‚ why are there none
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A Commentary Reading : How Hardwired is Human Behavior? The article‚ written by Nigel Nicholson‚ is a very interesting read. The author talked about evolutionary psychology and how it affects the thinking and feeling as well the social living of human beings. It says that evolutionary psychology "offers a theory of how the human mind came to be constructed and that mind is hardwired in ways that govern most human behavior to this day". Human behavior is the way it is today according to evolutionary
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Poetry Commentary In the poem “Where the Sidewalk Ends”‚ which poetic techniques does the poet Shel Silverstein use to make the work so moving? The poem “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein signifies the passage of life. The poet uses a sidewalk as an extended metaphor to describe the dark and dreary ways of life. The end of the sidewalk is supposed to represent heaven or the end of the passage. His purpose is to teach the reader about the steady pace in which one walks towards his or
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October 3rd‚ 2014 Commentary: The Send Off This poem‚ written by Wilfred Owens‚ describes a group of men going off to war‚ hence the title‚ “The Send Off.” Throughout the poem there is a gloomy and rundown attitude‚ coupled with matching descriptions‚ which is a drastic change to the earlier patriotic jingoistic poems about the war. In this poem‚ a more realistic‚ dismal attitude towards going off to war is taken. With elevated language and the haphazard rhyme scheme within the short stanzas‚ the
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popular culture‚ they are looked up to as idols and representations of human perfection. While athletes entertain us as spectators‚ they have become too large for their own good. William Moller‚ the author‚ has shown solid facts and engaging social commentary that brings the public to support his claim of how athletes are held too high in today’s society. Moller argues that athletes may be held too high as a community‚ but he is not bashing them in a negative way. He understands that most if not athletes
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Parker Pen – Commentary The text given is an advertisement for a ‘girl- size’ pens made by the company Parker in the 1970’s. The aim of the advertisement is to sell jotter ball pen that are modified for women‚ to the target audience of women. These pens are created for because apparently women cannot use an ordinary ballpoint pen‚ as it is too large for their “dainty” hands. Ethos‚ pathos and logos are used as an appeal to the target audience. This advertisement also has many comical elements in
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In the story “The Man Killed” By Tim O’Brien‚ the narrator stares in silence at the man he has just murdered. He imagines all sorts of things and describes every part of him‚ from the blood running out of his wounds to his dainty long fingers. He‚ then starts telling us about his life and visualizes his past‚ present and future. The narrator envisions this man of My Khe as a scholar‚ not a fighter; he believes he is someone who went to war only to fulfill his patriotic duty. During this whole
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Who Killed The King Of Spain? (By:Mikha During May 1527 – the year of 1598 Phillip II was the ruler of Spain and also other regions because of his marriage to Queen Mary I. While Spain was under the ruling of King Phillip he died on September 13‚ 1598. After his death no one was able to label the cause of it‚ even now people are still not sure how the king of Spain died. There are many possibilities like murder or even illness but between the two it would be more appropriate to state that King
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