Melvin Richardson Professor Shana Smith English 112 (D22P) March 21‚ 2013 Machin Rifamos (The Rise of Brown America An argument essay by Melvin Richardson) “Resistance is futile” is a resounding statement first exclaimed by the alien race called the Borg in the Gene Roddenberry long running television series Star Trek. “Why do you resist? Asked the Borg commander‚ Ryker replies “I like my species the way it is”! Borg commander counters with‚ “We only wish to raise quality
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Aaron Miller English Comp. II Research Paper Final Draft October 29‚ 2007 Has Cheating Become the New Fair Play? Competition has long been a part of our culture. From a simple game of checkers to the Super Bowl and everywhere in between‚ there is competition. A competition is when two teams or two people compete for a single goal or a prize. This goal or prize can be anything from just being called the winner‚ to money‚ to the title of world champion. It can be anything. Through time
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The History of Softball Softball originated in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day‚ 1887. A group of about twenty young men had gathered in the gymnasium of the Farragut Boat Club in order to hear the outcome of the Harvard-Yale football game. After Yale’s victory was announced and bets were paid off‚ a man picked up a stray boxing glove and threw it at someone‚ who hit it with a pole. George Hancock‚ usually considered the inventor of softball‚ shouted‚ "Let’s play ball!" He tied the boxing glove so
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The Lost Generation writers were separated from American society‚ not only in geographically‚ but also in their style of writing and subjects they chose to write about. These authors were shaped by World War I. They wrote about what they had experienced during the war‚ and some of them had even served time in the military themselves. Although they were unhappy with American culture‚ the writers were involved in changing their country’s style of writing‚ from Victorian to modern. Writhers known as
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In "Sex‚ Love‚ and Robots" Eva Wiseman paints a narrative that opens the floor to conversations regarding intimacy‚ emotional capabilities‚ and ethical issues while also evaluating the capacity robots have to falter the natural development of a human in a modern society. Each conversation Wiseman introduces is from the perspective of someone from a corner in the robot industry. Cultural Analyst‚ Sherry Turkle introduces our cultural fascination with the nature of robotics. She writes humans "may
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held by historians such as Heather C. Richardson‚ claims that Reconstruction affected the entire nation‚ not just the South‚ and that most of the change has been positive. The first view to emerge‚ spearheaded by
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Clinical Governance and Risk Management have become increasingly important over the last decade in the various fields of nursing. The development of the concept of clinical governance will be discussed and how it can be facilitated into practice with relation to learning disabilities nursing. Clinical Governance was first introduced in the White Paper ‘The New NHS: Modern‚ dependable’ (DoH‚ 1997). Donaldson (1998) viewed clinical governance as the vehicle to achieve‚ locally‚ continuous improvements
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In our changing world and changing society it is important that we understand the growing issue of illicit drug use in the workplace. 70% of the estimated 14.8 million Americans who use illegal drugs are employed. Marijuana is the most commonly used and abused illegal drug by employees‚ followed by cocaine‚ with prescription drug use steadily increasing (“Drugs” 1). The federal government does not require most private companies or individuals to have a drug-free workplace policy exceptions include
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endangered and have already been listed in IUCN (International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources). According to the research‚ they have three main threats‚ which are lumbering‚ residential areas and hunting. (Yongcheng‚ L. & Richardson‚ M. 2008) What’s more‚ it is believed by some people that golden snub-nosed monkeys’ fur can cure rheumatism‚ an illness that makes joints or muscles stiff and painful. These years‚ many nature reserves have been set up to protect them. But
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hospitality they respond to a polite greeting by attacking and devouring men.” (Richardson‚ Todd. “Monster Archetypes in The Odyssey”) Laestrygonians act like modern day horror stories‚ such as: Children of the Corn. Some other example of a monster archetype is Circe and Sirens. Circe was a seductress‚ she turned Odysseus’s men into pigs. They “ Transform into various creatures in an effort to escape a wrestling grip.” (Richardson‚ Todd. “Monster Archetypes in The Odyssey”) Like werewolves‚ a common in
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