“This just in‚ we have reports of an elderly woman being attacked by a dog!” “There are reports coming in from Iraq…” “President Bush can’t open a door.” these are all really interesting things to hear on the television‚ especially that last one. But I can guarantee anyone I could go a week without knowing or caring what irrelevant event goes on in the news and still function in society‚ albeit a little less informed. Because that’s just it: it is irrelevant. Recently‚ there was an accident in
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Throughout a lifetime we will read enormous number of books and stories and only some will inspire us. But have a reader ever wondered why the stories are so effective and great? After reading the short story‚ “Just Lather‚ That’s All”‚ the opinion of the book was positive and there are three elements that made it strong and great. They are: conflict‚ point of view‚ and dialogue. One of the elements that make this story really effective and well presented is the conflict. This story has an internal
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Just-In-Time Manufacturing Just-In-Time manufacturing‚ commonly referred to as JIT‚ is a company wide philosophy aimed at eliminating a company ’s waste. Waste can be found in many forms. For example it can be defined in the material form such as plastic or metal scrap‚ or it can be defined in the administrative form as excessive overhead that slows production or adds an unnecessary expense. The basic theory behind JIT is a pull system that is driven by a demand of supplies. This results in
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Which way are we headed…Life is just a dream With the progress of technology humanity is headed towards two different directions. On one hand there is absolute annihilation. We all realize there exist WMD’s that can wipe the entire human race many times over. On the other hand immortality seems to be just round the corner. It might not be possible to immortalize human body per se. Creating a media to take a back up of human soul is surely not a distant dream. Human consciousness is undoubtedly
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I don’t want them to assume that I’m mad at them. I smile because I think it looks good on me. Funny. I’m always told that I’m funny. I make my friends laugh unintentionally. Personally‚ I don’t find myself funny at all. It’s just that I’m outspoken. Sometimes‚ I’m just mean and everybody thinks I’m joking. It’s amusing because I’m dead serious in saying my ‘inappropriate comment’ then there’s them‚ laughing. Then after a while‚ I realize that I’ve said something funny and laugh with
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After reading this week’s reading of Just Mercy‚ I learned that Bryan experienced a very different meeting with Henry than he thought it was going to be like. Bryan thought that Henry was going to be rude and heartless being‚ yet this was not the case. After Henry was taken from the room‚ Bryan proceeded to say “I sat down completely stunned…I didn’t expect him to be compassionate or generous” (Stevenson‚ 2014‚ p. 12). As well‚ he stated‚ “in that moment‚ Henry altered something in my understanding
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to humanity. The ability to transcend worthless ventures is essential to finding happiness. However‚ people often get caught up in ambitions that can destroy their lives‚ making them lose their true purpose in the process. In Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ the young sailor Edmond Dantes is betrayed and falsely imprisoned for treason. After escaping solitary confinement‚ Dantes finds a vast treasure‚ assumes multiple new identities‚ and begins an elaborate plot to exact vengeance on those
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The articles “Just a Little Princess” by Peggy Orenstein and “Return of the Brainless Hussies” by Rebecca Traister are about as “bra-burning” as they get. Both women are feminist and aren’t afraid to show it. While Orenstein discusses the “princess” fad that is consuming the younger girls of America and why the fad an abomination‚ Traister explains the phenomena of stupidity that has swept America’s Pop Icons such as Paris Hilton‚ Lindsay Lohan‚ and Jessica Simpson. “Brainless Hussies” is more convincing
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accusations of African Americans has made walking down the street such a difficult task. Brent Staples‚ a graduate of the University of Chicago‚ is often painted as a dangerous man by people whose brushes have been tainted by their upbringing. In Staples “Just Walk on By”‚ his language expresses a strong and experienced persona‚ greatly affected by these plights. Tactics such as use of diction‚ and various analogies help to translate to his audience the feeling of being outcast. Being one who is outside
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could affect the protective barrier between the brain and blood‚ allowing toxins to enter. There is also evidence that mobiles could be damaging our immune systems‚ reducing sperm motility and causing tumours‚ Alzheimer’s‚ strokes and autism. It’s not just individuals like Whitfield who believe this‚ but a number of eminent scientists and physicians. Two years ago‚ the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)‚ an agency of the World Health Organisation‚ published a report‚
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