1.iPrécis Katherine Bourzac‚ in her article “A Smarter Prosthetic for the Eye” (2012)‚ explains to readers that new prosthetics for the eye could reverse vision loss in some people with a simple implant. She supports this claim by explaining the technology and how it “combines infrared video-projection goggles with a small‚ wire-free chip implanted inside the retina” then by stating “[the implants] might restore more vision than other retinal prosthetics being worked on” (1). Bourzac’s purpose is
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their own ways of making their opinions evident in their writing. Some of these writers are liberal and some are conservative. Some of them believe in a strong national defense while others believe in a strong social safety net. Columnist‚ Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post‚ is a conservative. She supports moralistic ideals such as lower taxes‚ God and faith‚ charity‚ and limited government in her opinionated columns. In Parker’s column Defining Weird she describes Mitt Romney as “weird”
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Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow‚ the famous outlaw couple‚ began their legacy during The Great Depression. They traveled all over the United States committing crimes and rapidly gaining the interest of the public. Bonnie joined Clyde while he was affiliated in the gang and they had an almost two year crime spree that spanned several states and involved the murders of multiple people some of which were law enforcement officials. They were killed in an ambush on a highway in Louisiana in 1934. Bonnie
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Her First Ball is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 28 November 1921‚ and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories. Plot summary A young girl called Leila has come to the city to stay with her cousins‚ the Sheridan’s (who also appear in "The Garden Party.") As the story opens‚ they are going to a ball (A formal gathering for social dancing). Leila is very excited: this is her first ball. Once there‚ she is both excited and terrified
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Malaysia Airline (MAS) and Air Asia is the main air transport in Malaysia. The passengers of this two flight company are increasing every year. Their have also creates a lot of destinations to let the customers choose. I have chosen three articles for my reference. The first article is about interview of new Malaysia Airlines chief executive Azmil Zahruddin. “We are constantly monitoring our network and focusing on the religion that we feel will have high demand‚ and allow us to increase
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Jo Goodwin Parker was an anonymous person from West Virginia whom mailed his/her essay to George Henderson. The essay discussed their life during poverty with three children that were malnourished and ill. Parker quit her job which was the only income that they were getting. She was only getting seventy-two dollars a month which‚ wasn’t enough money to take care of Parker - "What Is Poverty?"" Parker - "What Is Poverty?" N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 02 Apr. 2014. Jo Goodwin Parker was an anonymous person
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In Katherine Mansfield’s “Miss Brill”‚ the story takes place in a town in France‚ where the protagonist – an older woman by the name of Miss Brill‚ lives near the “Jardins Publiques”; which means “Public Gardens.” Miss Brill is an English teacher that listens in on conversations to fill the emptiness and loneliness that she experiences in her own life. She especially enjoys going to the gardens on Sundays because there is a live band that plays and there are typically many more people present. This
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happens or why it happens‚ everyone gets what they deserve. Sam the Onion Man and Katherine Barlow had a tragic love story. Both Kate and Sam were‚ caring people. Always doing the best they could to help their community in any way. All they did was good for and to others‚ but they were both punished for what was called a ‘crime’. Two minor characters both said that God will punish them. “God will punish you!” Hattie Parker had whispered (p.111) while the Sheriff declared to Kate that “The law will punish
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The essay “What is poverty” written by Jo Goodwin Parker in 1971‚ is about a poor woman with a baby trying to express what poverty is‚ how it feel like and that it’s not as easy as everyone things it is‚ to come out of poverty. The essay is written by Jo Goodwin Parker in order to mainly target the rich and wealthy people that jude the poor people for not achieving anything. The line “You can say in your clean clothes coming from your clean house‚ “Anybody can be clean” produces a sense‚ of her
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Every author is blessed with a writing prowess and enigmatic writing styles that differentiates the author from the rest of the lot. Renowned author‚ Katherine Mansfield has made a name for herself amongst the literary crowd and this literary work‚ "Miss Brill”‚ is one of the finest works of the author. Talking about her early age‚ she was born and brought in the lush greenery of Wellington‚ New Zealand‚ to humble parents. The upbringing was very modest and close to nature and that is clearly evident
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