In the article‚ "When Mosquitoes Were Killers In America" written by Lauren Tarshis‚ the author states that mosquitoes are far worse than being a nuisance. There are many places in the article that back this statement. For example‚ the author writes something about how mosquitoes can easily spread a deadly disease called malaria. "In this way‚ bite by itchy bite‚ 212 million people are infected with malaria each year. Many live in crowded areas where mosquitoes easily spread the disease from person
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This is an informative text written by Stephanie Ericsson. It is written to inform the reader about the different kinds of lies and their effects. It is written for everyone because it is to inform people who lie which is nearly every person. The text makes a lot of references to american culture. In the overarching theme it more widely references all cultures and their tendency to lie. This text was written pre-2000s because it references multiple wars which are not frequently thought about by the
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“I have wasted my life.” That is the last verse in the poem‚ “Lying In a Hammock….” by James Wright‚ about a retired man who scrutinizes the atmosphere around him. Many great writers require their readers to look deeply into their words in order to draw the hidden meaning of their work. Using literary devices such as metaphors‚ symbols‚ allusions‚ and tone‚ a writer is able to disguise a central message or moral of a story. Therefore‚ sometimes the best moral of a story is the one the author does
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We follow the life of Sayuri‚ who begins as a peasant in a fishing village‚ as she becomes a geisha. The real interest of this book is in the first half - her training and schooling. After that‚ the book devolves into a rather standard romance-novel-type plot concerning Sayuri’s love for the Chairman‚ an important figure in her life. Ivy‚ Resident Scholar The story of a Japanese girl with unusual grey eyes that is taken away from her poor fishing village at the age of nine to be taken into
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How Lying Affects Your Health‚ a thought-provoking article by Anita Kelly clarifies the improvement in health after ceasing lying. Kelly demonstrates the refinement of health by cultivating an experiment where a set of people ceased lying for a week. Data shows that lying does not affect health directly‚ according to the article‚ but does invoke stress‚ intensifying heart rate and blood pressure. Consequently‚ stress contributes to multiple health problems‚ including lower-back pain and tension headaches
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Memoir Introduction “Mom it really hurts!” I screamed. Pain shot through my arm like a bullet. My mom grabbed her purse and we sped out to the car. I quickly opened the car door with my hand that was fine while still trying to hold my other arm to give it support. My mom stepped on the pedal and off we were to the hospital‚ again. I turned the little dial on next to the steering wheel and and music was spilling through my ears‚ which didn’t make me feel any better‚ but nothing felt worse than
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resort to lying in certain situation. Often times a lawyer will lie in order to protect his client‚ or vice versa‚ a client will tell a lie in order to avoid being incarnated. There are many situations an individual will be placed in‚ and at some point in a person’s life they will need to tell a lie. Is it appropriate to lie? This is what Sissela Bok writes about in Lying: Moral choice in Public and Private Life. Bok acknowledges that despite numerous religious and moral statements against lying‚ people
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Memoir: The Truth about Santa It was that time of the year again. Christmas. A time when the dusty tree emerges from its hiding place‚ the shiny ornaments come flowing out of boxes and family and friends gather to have a good time. Nothing but joy and cheer in the minds of everyone as the holiday spirit strikes them all. Yet it is also a day where parents around the world bring forth an unconventional lie in the utmost sense‚ one born from tradition and elaborate storytelling – Santa. Like all other
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The opening lines of The Glass Castle help to uncover the significant subjects of the memoir. As individuals we need to ask ourselves whether we chose to accept where we are and not do anything to change it or we have the option to accept our lives as it is or try to make our lives better. Jeanette chose to make a goal and live for it. She made her dream eventually become her reality. She needed to comprehend that a few dreams simply weren’t intended to work out as expected‚ regardless how much she
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Telling the Truth about Lying Why should one tell the truth if it’s one’s advantage to lie? This question caught my attention as I scanned through a thick‚ old and tattered encyclopedia. While I was sitting on a green comfy chair parallel to a wooden table‚ I pondered upon the said question coming from a renowned philosopher named Ludwig Wittgenstein who formulated the theory of truth. It was said that he spent his entire life answering the question which made me wonder how long it would take me
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