The person who embodies all the aspects of a great mentor‚ look no further my nomination is my mentor Nina L. Lanza. She is not an ordinary mentor‚ but an extraordinary one. My mentor designed a project specifically for me‚ showed me I was a priority‚ and gave me an opportunities to help shape my future in my image. Too many students are brought to LANL with the only goal that the students should make their mentors’ life and work easier. They are given predesigned generic projects‚ or simple tasks
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articles illustrate that man has an economic & political relationship with the land‚ that shows how valuable it was and how imperative it was to their ad. The land was seen as a necessary gain for America and its people to grow economically‚ In John L. O’Sullivan’s work entitled‚ “Manifest Destiny” of 1839 we read how many Americans’ viewed the land and why expanding for more land meant so much to them. During this time period land meant a lot of things. It was symbolic to power‚ the more land a country
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In the article‚ Dr. David L. Allen sought to contribute a peace-brokering perspective to the Calvinism debate within the SBC. Dr. Allen stated different practical ways in which the Convention can better discuss the differences between the two camps namely‚ the Traditionalists and the Calvinists. In dealing with conflicts‚ starting with areas of agreement is crucial in maintaining healthy discourse. Dr. Allen‚ achieved this by pointing out the doctrines that both Traditionalists and Calvinists have
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Harlon L. Dalton in his essay "Horatio Alger" criticizes a concept of the "American dream" - the idea that presents America as the country where the opportunity for a success is possible for all hard working‚ talented and determined people regardless of race‚ gender and their social status. Dalton implies that not only this idea is not true but is doing a harm to society because that equality is cover only wishful thinking and can not be true unless massive changes in society economic structure and
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The Wonderful Wizard of Populism The “The Wizard of Oz” is a beloved children’s story written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 and many historians have tried to come up with arguments that compare the mystical story with the movement of populism. All of these theories have some background but none of them are able to draw any real parallels between the story and populism that are not completely speculative. These historians have done nothing that could bring any evidence or tie any parts of the plot
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In 1967‚ Robert L. Scott started a seminal debate within the rhetoric community with his essay‚ “On Viewing Rhetoric as Epistemic.” His argument – rhetoric is epistemic - has been analyzed and/or criticized by many scholars. Scott himself followed up in 1976 with an article titled‚ “On Viewing Rhetoric as Epistemic: Ten Years Later” in order to address some of these concerns‚ and add to his original thoughts. Despite this follow-up‚ authors still continue criticize and defend his work. This essay
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Hot‚ Flat‚ and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution-And How It Can Renew America Author: Thomas L. Friedman Thesis Statement: Hot‚ Flat‚ & Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman was published by FSC Mixed Sources in the year 2008. This book is a diagnosis of Friedman’s three major challenges facing the world and the United States. Also he includes perceptions for how the United States can cure these problems. Friedman especially specializes on focusing on the greatest challenge of which is global
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such as icons‚ images‚ tokens‚ and etc. The use of symbols can have two sides to it‚ depending on how a person interprets it. In the book “Seeing Ourselves” by John Macionis‚ a Professor of Sociology and Prentice Hall Distinguished Scholar‚ Peter L. Berger makes a statement that meaning is socially constructed by a society. According to Berger‚ people act accordingly to the meaning they assign to objects‚ symbols‚ or events. Basing off of Berger’s theory‚ symbols are only valuable when they have
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The author of the text Robert L. Kelly starts with how he was doing his first archaeological survey and it took place in Big Smoky Valley‚ which is in Nevada‚ United States. During his first archaeological survey the crew leader was Robert Bettinger. It was hot summer of 1973 and that was the first time and the leader of the Robert Kelly’s team asked if he saw ‘it’. Of course‚ by ‘it’ he meant the stone remains on the ground‚ or under the ground. That was exactly that time when the author of this
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Jalisa Torres ENG 102 Libatore Love Has No Existence Here After reading the two short stories‚ Love in L.A by Dagoberto Gilb and What We Talk about When We Talk about Love by Raymond Carver‚ I have realized that a common feeling like ‘love’ can be painted into so many different pictures. Each one of these short stories is written by two different authors and sees ‘love’ at different angles. The character Jake in Love in L.A. has this vision of love that is more of a mockery. Then‚ Terri’s ex-husband
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