reflecting on how the accelerating pace of life and the distractions/noise in form of new means of communication are affecting our concentration and vanishing our “sanctuary” where we can dedicate time for thoughtful reflections. * “No time to think: Reflections on information technology and contemplative scholarship”‚ David M. Levy. (2007) * “Speed and the Unsettling of Knowledge in the Digital University”‚ Ray Land‚ (2011). * TED Talk “5 ways to listen better”‚ Julian Treasure‚ (2011)
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Indifference is “strange and unnatural”‚ Indifference is “dusk and dawn”‚ Indifference is “crime and punishment”‚ Indifference is “cruelty and compassion”‚ Indifference is “good and evil.” Famous poet‚ and Holocaust survivor‚ Elie Wiesel in his speech‚ “The Perils of Indifference”‚ argues or claims that indifference is “A strange and unnatural state in which the lines blur between light and darkness‚ dusk and dawn‚ crime and punishment‚ cruelty‚ and compassion‚ good and evil. He developed his claim by defining
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In this essay‚ “Kiddy Thinks‚” Alison Gopnik explains the importance of the cognitive development of children in the first few years of their life. She also attempts to break the traditional view that children‚ in their early stages‚ think quite differently than adults. Gopnik uses a logical standard of evaluation to provide information on the different stages children go through when developing important cognitive skills. She supports her information with a variety of experiments as a researcher
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authoritarian states to Democracies‚ or old absolute monarchies to Republics they all seem to temporarily go through an era of confusion‚ violence and inquiry of the future. In Chapter one of "The Family Romance of the French Revolution" by Lynn Hunt the French Revolution was no exception. It brought about a new social order in which obedience of the people was in question. Hunt’s argument involves the evolution of French Politics and how this revolutionary society intertwined with the
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In the 1950s the newly introduced plastic‚ hot pink flamingo was not only a yard ornament but also a symbol of a progressive and forward-thinking generation of Americans. In “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History” Jennifer Price uses the bold symbol of the flamingo to reveal her view of United States culture. The beginning lines of the essay provide a vivid backdrop to Price’s argument. The image of a “pink flamingo [splashing] into the fifties market” conveys the boldness with which the flamingo
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through the grocery store I always try to look for the best buy. I always buy what’s on sale‚ I guess you could say I’m cheep. Then I get to the check out lane‚ preferably the one with fewer people. I empty my wallet and pay. Then I wait. I think it’s going to happen but I am not sure. Then it does‚ the baggier says‚ "Would you like paper or plastic?" I look that person right in the eye and I tell him‚ "I want the one that’s better for the environment‚ I want the one that will help prevent
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A “State of Emergency” can be defined as a governmental announcement that is used to alert citizens to change their normal behaviours or to suspend the normal rights and freedoms of the citizens of the country‚ if the best interest of the majority of the people is threatened by a minority. It can only be called if an elected government is in office at that specific time period. As of Sunday‚ August 21‚ the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago declared a nationwide State of Emergency and curfew in
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believed that girls like pink color and boys prefer blue color over others. But if one closely examines this concept (or misconception!)‚ one realizes that it is not true. It is not that girls are genetically programmed to like pink. Then why this mass belief that girls like pink? Actually all this is a market gimmick which has been so strongly reinforced on our mindsets through aggressive marketing of products that we have begun to belief that girls like pink and boys like blue. Think of the instances
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Lynn LAZ Farihan UWAYDAH Instuctor: Anna Fahr Date: 21 November 2014 Post-Screening discussion: Bashu the Little Stranger (1986) and The Circle (2000) 1) Women were portrayed in post-revolutionary cinema just as they were previously presented in pre-revolutionary films as the traditional domestic role even though Iran had witnessed an increase in number of educated women. However‚ the occurrence of the war enticed some movies that showed another side to female roles in Iranian cinema. Nai‚ in
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The University of the West Indies Open Campus Caribbean Civilisation Foun1101 Think Piece: Liar King Kellyander Morris #620049710 June 12th 2015 The Caribbean is beautiful place‚ with distinct culture‚ filled with many talented singers and songwriters.The song King liar was written and song by one of fellow “caribbeanites” Lord Nelson(aka Robert Nelson). He was born and raised in Trinidad & Tobago but seeked fame in the United States of America and found it in his own backyard as a calypso artist
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