Reaction Paper Going into this course‚ my initial thoughts were that I would be learning sociology—the study of people. My first impression was‚ “how difficult of a concept could that be…studying people. I’m a people person‚ I like dealing with people; what more to it could there be?!” However‚ as I began to dive into the coursework‚ and read non-fictional examples of the complexities of people and society‚ I recognized how naïve my initial thoughts were. Several times during this course
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Karina Amanda Prisylla / 20120259 Individual Reaction Paper At first‚ I was aware that a lot of us are wondering why do we have to study The Life and Works of Rizal‚ even for foreigners. We discussed about it being mandated by the Law and we questioned a lot of things. But we believe that it is necessary in an effort to inspire the nation of the idea of Nationalism. After studying about it for one semester‚ I can say that it helps us to recognize the importance of Rizal’s ideals and teachings in
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I choose the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel. It is a book about his experience‚ and also his family’s experiences throughout the holocaust. This book follows Elie and some of his family and friends from shortly before the holocaust all the way to his first moments being a free man. It describes his memories‚ his hopes‚ and his dreams. At certain points he almost gave up but he continued‚ survived‚ and got his horrifying message out to the world so people can look back on one of the worst parts of human
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The Presidential Election of 2000: George Bush vs. Al Gore THESIS In the year 2000‚ prominent presidential candidates raced hectically against each other. The main two political parties chose Al Gore for the Democrats and George W. Bush for the Republicans. The phrase‚ "too close to call"‚ squandered endlessly as the electoral college could not predict the future leader even on Election Night due to the fact that the margins were almost indistinguishable. Florida‚ the fourth largest electoral vote
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writer who is at stake but also that of the editor and the entire publication. Some writers fabricate their stories to be able to attract more readers and make a name in the public. The movie highlighted an essential factor that a writer especially a journalist should always avoid - plagiarism and fabrication. In the movie‚ the fact that most of the articles written by the main character‚ Stephen Glass‚ were proven to be ‘bogus’ shows that for a long period of time‚ the readers has been manipulated by
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Reaction Paper- Fiction: Drama Kimmie Pulse Eng/125 Dr. Alexander Perez A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen In reading this play my first thought in seeing the title I assumed the play was about a doll house. In reality the title had more to do with the life of Nora Helmer. The title represents Nora’s treatment from her husband. The husband Torvald treated Nora as a child with no mind and intelligence. His pet names for her in the beginning demonstrated this. His lack of accepting her as an equal
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Rudy is a motivational movie in which the topics of the ability to comprehend the power of dreams and the triumph of the common person who strives to overcome and addresses one’s need to persevere despite obstacles and rejection. We watched this film in class from January 31‚ 2012 until February 2‚ 2012. Daniel Eugene “Rudy” Ruettiger grew up in Jolet‚ Ohio and was one of fourteen children. He always had a passion for football and played for his high school team at Holy Cross Junior College. His
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Escobañez‚ Kristine Diane P. September 19‚ 2013 2013 – 02321 ENG101 – CHEM From Past to Modern-Day Dilemmas A Reaction on John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club March 24‚ 1984. Saturday. Shermer High School‚ Shermer‚ Illinois. Forced to spend a Saturday detention in the library‚ five high school students with nothing in common‚ and each a member of different social group‚ met. At first they hated each other‚ but after telling their own stories and emotions‚ they became good friends
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A Reaction Paper Principle of Confucius The first thing that ever came out my mind when hearing the Principle of Confucius is the combination of all his philosophies in life which are personal and governmental morality‚ correctness of social relationships‚ justice and sincerity that have been developed to what they called as Confucianism but there are two main principles which are the core principles: the Ren ("humaneness" or "benevolence") and Li (propriety‚ reverence‚ courtesy‚ ritual). Based
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The Abyss Like a fish out of water by Jody Lyle from Jump Cut‚ no. 38‚ June 1993‚ pp. 9-13 copyright Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media‚ 1993‚ 2006 Everywhere water. Peaceful water. Then suddenly‚ out of the limitless blue‚ comes a long‚ gray U.S. submarine. Quick cut to inside the vessel to find an exclusively male group of seamen trying to identify an object approaching at an unheard of speed. "I’ll tell you what it’s not‚ it’s not one of ours‚" an officer shouts‚ doing his best to identify
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