“What’s the Matter with Kids today?" Do you think teenagers today always being on the internet will help develop them into becoming deeper thinkers or better writers later on in life? According to Amy Goldwasser‚ author of the article‚ “What’s the Matter with Kids today?” she states that more teenagers today would rather sit and play around with their electronics than do homework for school and that electronics seem to be taking over their lives (667). When teenagers seem to be more interested
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believe that you can tell a lot about a person by observing what they wear. Is this true? A man in a nice pressed three-piece suit‚ carrying an expensive briefcase is obviously a businessman‚ right? A woman wearing a long ruffled colorful dress‚ with many jewelry pieces around her neck and wrists and colorful beads braided onto her hair must be a hippy or a gypsy‚ right? It is easy to label people based on how they dressed‚ sometimes too easy. Let’s face it; the first thing you do to a person
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1. What are the four matters you are most knowledgeable about? Gender Equality I chose gender equality because our country has made some amazing progress came with equal rights for everybody I feel we have more steps to go. Men and women should all be treated equally. Wearing a helmet on a motorcycle I chose this topic on wearing helmets on a motorcycle because this could be the true meaning of life and death. The most widely recognized reason for death in motorcycle accidents is head injuries
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identity‚ the reading that relates most to me is "Why the M Word Matters to Me" by Andrew Sullivan. When I first read Sullivan’s article‚ I did not immediately identify with his words because I felt we had very little in common. After all‚ this was an article about his struggle with the gay marriage issue‚ a topic with which I had no shared experience. However‚ after re-reading Sullivan’s article‚ I began to realize that “Why the M Word Matters to Me” is an article less about gay marriage and more about
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To critical read is to analyze the text and utilize information to question and elaborate one’s own ideas. In the book‚ World of Ideas by author Lee A. Jacobus‚ explains this method of reading as‚ "… means reading actively: questioning the premises of the argument‚ speculating on the ways in which evidence is used‚ comparing the statements of one writer with those of another‚ and holding an inner dialogue with the author" (1). In short‚ critical reading involves five crucial steps to be able to attain
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comes to not getting what the want. Being raised in this day in age‚ I’ve come to find that many people have been raised on the moral of having their way‚ which is something I don’t favor‚ The song itself isn’t completely about not getting what you want‚ but the parts that are about that are the reason why I chose this song. I think one the parts of the song that I can agree with is "You can’t always get what you want/ But if you try sometime you find/You get what you need." Things won’t always
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Courtney Lee Kate Reed English 15 September 2001 “Yes We Can” On a cold‚ Chicago night‚ newly elected President Barack Obama warmed the hearts of Americans as he presented his “Election Night Remarks.” He spoke with intended gratitude‚ thanking those who made his victory possible‚ changing the minds of his opposition‚ and marking the start of his term with a sense of hope. His passionate speech evoked patriotism in every person through his use of repetition‚ personal relation‚ and allusions
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How Having An Open Mind And Open Heart Can Change The World You and I live in critical times that will shape the destiny of humanity and the planet. We were born to be part of this time because of our unique capacities. These capacities can only be realized if our minds and hearts are open. Recently walking through a parking lot (I know this seems like an odd place but frankly any place is wonderful when the light goes on)‚ I had a moment of great clarity. I welcome these moments of insight
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The word ‘large’ is a very arbitrary term‚ defined generally as ‘of considerable or relatively great size‚ extent‚ or capacity’. I grew up on a very large farm in the presence of a large variety of animals. Madras was large in all the ways a horse can be: in literal size yes‚ but also in passion‚ personality‚ skill‚ and heart. He was beautiful. However‚ he was also the kind of large that makes an awful deafening boom when he hits the ground. The kind of large in the sense of volume when girls scream
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You are what you say The essay‚ " you are what you say " is written by Robin Lakoff‚ a Professor of Linguistics at University of California. She has explicated her view on how English language has functioned to revile and debase women‚ why women are thought to be juvenile‚ dependent and frivolous species. Certain views which makes fair sex less thriving than men. The subject is of great interest as it illustrates that women only say what they mean‚ but what they say is inferred by men in a pejorative
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