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    Trader Joes vs. Aldi The Trader Joe’s markets are generally rather small‚ and often rather crowded. There are no national brands‚ just Trader Joe branded merchandise and specialty foods. The quality of the food is impressive‚ though one can come across an occasional bad item. If you have upscale tastes‚ shopping at Trader Joe’s is a delight. The wine selection is great and very affordable. Trader Joes has a variety of cheese‚ cold cuts‚ fine meats‚ European style breads and a variety

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    The Internet Takeover The piece‚ “Is Google Making us Stupid?”‚ by Nicholas Carr provides an interesting view from a writer’s perspective of his change in processing information due to the growing digital world. He reflects on how the internet has made his life easier but also caused his attention span to shorten. He believes that while the internet is very helpful‚ it is changing the way people think. Carr relates his struggles to those of many of his intellectual colleagues and how it has changed

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    +Nicholas Perez Carly Laing English 50 24 September 2014 Is College Worth It? Scott Carlson’s Article How to Assess the Real Payoff of A College Degree‚ shows his point of view on college and if it is worth all the hard work‚ time‚ and debt. Carlson explains between two different views on this subject. He discusses the differences between how college can be worth the payoff and how also it can be a waste of time. In his article he writes about does not necessarily his experiences but the experiences

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    Faults and exceptions to our morals occur frequently‚ whether consciously or subconsciously. In Derrick Bell’s “The Space Traders‚” the characters’ own concealed feelings of racism and white supremacy are revealed through their discussions and actions. Whites equate the value of human life to economic gain and discount the rational and understandable fears of blacks because

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    In Nicholas Carr’s piece‚ “Is Google Making Us Stupid”‚ he makes an argument many people might not ever consider. He claims that the internet has actually affected how human beings process information. He begins to illustrate this point using a scene from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey where HAL‚ the supercomputer‚ is being disassembled by the man the machine nearly (purposefully) killed. Carr emphasizes the fact that the computer could “feel” its’ “brain” being taken away as the man stripped

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    In Nicholas Carrs article Cognitive Load he theorizes that the brain can only retain so much information before it becomes too much. Carr infers that everyone has a mental capacity and once it is expended trying to learn more information becomes pointless. Carr calls this cognitive overload‚ when the brain exceeds the capacity of working memory. However‚ Carr says that cognitive overload is manageable once we become aware of how it works and how to compensate for it. I do believe everyone could have

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    Synergy Meets Hilarity Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’s director had to possess certain qualities to do this brilliant play justice. Nicholas Martin successfully slides into place and does just that. The direction of V.S.M.S. had to tackle the dynamics of a family in a clever way that radiates fun and hilarity. According to the Tony Awards in 2013‚ excellence was achieved. This fact alone illustrates that Martin led the play to the metaphoric ‘Promise Land’ by obtaining theatre’s most prestigious

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    appreciation he truly deserved. He has earned numerous awards and honors. He received a letter of gratitude from Ezer Weizman‚ the president of the State of Israel. In 1993‚ Nicholas was awarded with the Member of the

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    Tsar Nicholas II ruled over Russia during 1894 until 1914‚ and within two years after he stepped down as Tsar he and his family were murdered in July of 1918 (BBC). Before he became Tsar over Russia his father‚ Alexander III‚ was ruled over Russia from 1881 to 1894 where he died from kidney inflation in November of that year (Britannica). During his rule over Russia‚ he was known as Alexander III the Peacemaker. This is because he did not partake in any major war‚ and because Russia was flourishing

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    problems facing the Tsar‚ Nicholas II from 1894-1905? Alongside the other serious problems the Tsar encountered‚ one main concerning battle was with himself‚ which many concurred with by the end of 1905. Nicholas II fell into the notion that the throne was reserved for him by the will of god‚ thus thought he didn’t have to take measures to politically modernise‚ and establish Russia in general. This deluded perception brought about many serious problems itself. Nicholas II‚ given Tsardom from 1894(-1918)

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