The speaker I selected was Professor Randy Pausch. I have read the book‚ “The Last Lecture” and was very moved by it. In the introduction he absolutely grabbed my attention. He was very humorous and engaging. Even using humor to discuss “the elephant in the room” and to show everyone how he was in good health. He makes you want to listen in the way he opened his “speech”. His nonverbal communication is excellent. He focuses on the audience (eye contact) through the entire speech. He walks
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Summary of Reading – Chapter #2 Chapter 2 of The New Jim Crow focuses on how the system of mass incarceration works. Alexander concentrates on the "War on Drugs‚" because "convictions for drug offenses are the single most important cause of the explosion in incarceration rates in the United States." Early on‚ she exposes myths‚ noting that the war is not "aimed at ridding the nation of drug ’kingpins’ or big-time drug dealers‚" and the drug war is not "principally concerned with dangerous drugs"
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pets for food and medicine but a nice portion of the billions spent every year are on unnecessary things. Why? Because Americans love to pamper their pets and are willing to do anything for them as if they were their own children. In the article “The Last Meow by Burkhard Bilger” his data shows the unnecessary amount of spending on pets. Example one “we’re looking at spending a thousand dollars in the next twenty four hours and between three and four thousand in the next week” That is a lot of money
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Summary of William Paley’s Natural Theology (1802)‚ Chapters I-III Keith Burgess-Jackson 22 September 2013 Introduction. Natural Theology was written during the late 1790s. It was published in the early months of 1802‚ three years before Paley died. The first printing of 1‚000 copies sold out almost immediately. It was “an enormous success.” Second‚ third‚ and fourth editions were published the same year (1802). Fifth and sixth editions were published in 1808. Twelve more editions were published
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Death is Not a Vaccination The majority of the population do not know the day nor hour when death will come upon them. Some go in their sleep‚ some are consumed by disease or illnesses‚ and some go by tragic happenings. In the excerpt from The Last Goodnights‚ John West shares the unfortunate story of his parent’s wishes to end their lives with his assistance. West argues that this should not have to be the case for those with a terminal illness and how euthanasia should be legal so that others do
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n Juggling Fire Chapters 17(The Snow Queen)‚ 18(In the End)‚ and the Epilogue is the end to Rachel’s journey through the Yukon Territory. In chapter 17‚ the snow queen‚ Rachel and Brooks are living off “...oats‚ flour‚ and rice until [Rachel’s] mom gets [there].” Rachel and Brooks have to “...walk… down the only trail‚ until the the rivers freeze solid.” When traveling the trail Rachel makes sure that her and Brooks stop every once in awhile to scan the horizon for any movement that maybe bears
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade opens in 1912 in Monument Valley with Indiana Jones as a boy scout who steals the Cross of Coronado from treasure hunters to put it in a museum. After the police force Indiana to give the cross back‚ the scene changes to a ship in the Atlantic in 1938 where Indiana finally obtains the Cross of Coronado‚ and Indiana later gives it to a museum. In the United States‚ Indiana Jones meets Walter Donovon‚ a donor to the museum who tells Indiana his father‚ Henry‚ went
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Derek Clayton October 30‚ 2008 Mrs. Craft 4th period “Ida B.” Chapter Summary 1-5 In the first chapter‚ Ida B and her parents are in the kitchen talking and washing dishes. Her parents are moving too slow‚ she wants to go outside and play. She told her Dad‚ “There is never enough time for fun.” After a few more dishes‚ she was allowed to go outside. She grabbed some paper and a pencil to draw some things. Ida B decided to write to Canada‚ or so she thought. Ida
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Scarlet Letter Chapter Summaries Chapter 1: The Prison Door The first chapter pretty much sets the scene for the rest of the book. It describes a door‚ the door to the prison in seventeenth century Boston. The door is studded with iron spikes and is surrounded with overgrown weeds and one rosebush. The narrator suggests that it’s a reminder of nature’s kindness to the prisoners. It says it will provide a “sweet moral blossom” in the face of distress. Chapter 2: The Market-Place The women
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FPL Essay Angella Johnson is the author of the book The First Part Last. This book is about a boy named Bobby growing up in the urban area of New York. Bobby turns 16 and he’s going to skip school and hang out with his friends. They go eat at Mineos where Bobby’s dad Fred works. Then they go climb to the top of the Empire State Building. Looking down at the observation deck they see that people look like little tiny ants and they have a great view of the city. Afterwards Bobby comes home
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