Tomlin English 316-040 Professor B. Greene Final Essay 5/16/13 Finding Self-Love by Healing and Remembering Your Inner Self In my reading of Toni Cade Bambara’s novel The Salt Eaters‚ I found myself at first disconnected and missing the real meaning behind the text. After reading it and putting it down and then picking it back up. The novel contains many variations of characters and different storylines that soon intertwine into
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Anonymous Hacktivist Group Anonymous is an international group that is dedicated to computer hacking‚ using the Internet as their main weapon. They were formed in the years between 2003 and 2004 originating from an imageboard web site named 4chan. Their members’ real identities are not known‚ as they are always maintaining anonymity within their operations and messages. They are represented by a logo of a headless suited man‚ than instead of a head has a question mark. The group has become famous
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Alcoholics Anonymous‚ appears to offer even better results. This group has existed for over 76 years and in many countries around the world. “Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional‚ self-supporting‚ multiracial‚ apolitical‚ and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.” (Alcoholics Anonymous website
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In “Attack of the Man Eaters”‚ and “Meet the Lion Whisperer”‚ the writers say that there is a tragedy or sad fate for lions. The fate in the “Attack of the Man Eaters”‚ is the lions had injuries with its mouth that made it hard to hunt and eat. In “Meet the Lion Whisperer”‚ the fate is once the lions get to big for petting zoos‚ some get sedated for easy targets for hunting and medicine. From these examples‚ you can see the authors have compared the lions tragedies in both stories. In the story
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The overall culture was similar. People introduced themselves as either alcoholics or compulsive gamblers. There was no cross talk. Certain literature was used to guide the meeting and help it flow. It seemed as if Gamblers Anonymous was simply an offshoot of Alcoholics Anonymous or any other 12-step program. I have learned in the past that each group has its own culture as a result of the personalities and differences of its members. I began to learn this as a young adult when I entered the rooms
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of communist countries. The static number of deaths due to communism is approximately 94 million. Compared to the deaths of the holocaust which would stand at 11 million. 94 million is a to high number‚ when dealing with innocent lives. The Potato Eaters‚ a painting by Vincent Van Gogh‚ a novel by George Orwell published in 1954‚ and “Dog‚” a 1977 song performed by Pink Floyd and written by David Gilmour explore the idea that communists countries have harsh conditions that will be apart of their everyday
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The Dog Eaters ( Leoncio P. Deriada) Mariana looked out of the window toward the other side of Artiaga Street. A group of men had gathered around a low table in front of Sergio’s sari-sari store. It was ten o’clock‚ Tuesday morning. Yet these men did not find it too early to drink‚ and worse. They wanted her husband to be with them. Victor was now reaching for his shirt hooked on the wall between Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos. Mariana turned to him‚ her eyes wild in repulsion and anger. "Those
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In today’s society companies and marketers main focus is persuading their customers into living a specific lifestyle. People are being manipulated into buying and feeding into the illusion companies are trying to sale. In the articles “Do You Want Lies with That?” in Don’t Eat This Book by Morgan Spurlock and “Escalating Dining: Is Mall Food Becoming Class?” Slate by Sara Dickerman both authors discuss the high effort from marketers to get people to live a certain way. The sellers of these products
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about how ridiculous on how fast food restaurants are getting sued for humans becoming overweight. He goes into more detail by saying it’s personal responsibilities on what you eat every day. On the flip side‚ another article entitled “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko from The New York Times talks about why you should blame the fast food chains and not the person eating the one thousands calorie fast food meal. The two articles are opposing each other and arguing who to blame for the situation
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When Mary Warren returns home‚ she gives Elizabeth a doll that she sewed in court‚ saying that it is a gift. She reports that thirty-nine people now stand accused. John and Mary argue over whether Mary can continue attending the trials. He threatens to whip her‚ and Mary declares that she saved Elizabeth’s life that day. Elizabeth’s name was apparently mentioned in the accusations (Mary will not name the accuser)‚ but Mary spoke out in Elizabeth’s defense. Proctor instructs Mary to go to bed‚ but
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