You think English is easy? 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce. 3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. 4) We must polish the Polish furniture.. 5) He could lead if he would get the lead out. 6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.. 7) Since there is no time like the present‚ he thought it was time to present the present. 8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 9) When shot at‚ the dove dove
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PAUSE: TAKE TIME TO THINK By: jajanina Today’s generation is very modern. high-tech and fast paced. Everything that is happening is so quick. There may be a time you will not notice that your life has changed on a single snap. Everything what people want‚ everything people want to say and everything people do is immediate. Everything people need is just a click away. Without knowing‚ troubles and regrets are also a click away. Many suffer on their own instant decisions and actions without thinking
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possible. Is the rise of technology improving how we think‚ or is it negatively impacting it? Are we getting “smarter” with the rise of this technology? This highly debated topic brings up many differing arguments. Clive Thompson in “Smarter than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better” argues that technology makes us smarter by extending our memory and augmenting our abilities. I argue that this view is dependent on the way that you define the word smarter. What makes a person smarter:
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The day that for so long I had been waiting for had finally arrived. It was my high school’s talent show. Excitement and nerves overpowered my body; at last I was going to dance in front of all my friends and family. I thought nothing and no one could ruin my day. That was off course until my brother Hector‚ who is 20 years old but still acts like a 10 year old‚ had to come and try to ruin it by telling me that I was an awful dancer and that his girlfriend‚ captain of the dance team and number one
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Blogger‚ etc. We see this term being a big part of Clive Thompsons book Smarter Than You Think and is an essential element to understanding technology today. According to Thompson‚ ambient awareness is “almost like being in the same room as someone and picking up on his/her mood and thoughts by the stray signals he/she gives off” (Thompson‚ 2013). He continues to say that ambient awareness is like a type of E.S.P. where “you create a picture of someone else’s internal state gradually‚ actually unconsciously
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consider “I exist because I think” or ”I think because I exist”‚ I would define the “I exist because I think” as “I think” is the cause of “I exist”. This implies “I think” appear before “I exist” and cause “I exist” to happen. In the other side‚ “I think because I exist” would be “I exist” is the cause of “I think”. This implies “I exist” appear before “I think” and cause “I think” to happen. In terms of logic‚ I would say “I think because I exist “ is more appropriate. It is because I must exist
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Sofia Zarate Pd.1 3/22/15 Week # Unit 5 Take Home Exam 1. The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 created four different programs which include the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families‚ Supplemental Security Income‚ Food Stamps‚ and Earned-Income Tax Credit. The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) included means testing‚ which tests the people applying for TANF if they actually need the assistance or not. Another asset to the TANF is that the states can administer block grant programs. The
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Why You Should Not Drink and Drive Drinking and driving is a continuous problem here in the United States. No matter what state you live in‚ there is a law against it. Although each state has its own laws‚ they are generally similar in nature and in severity. Driving under the influence is dangerous due to the fact that it affects a person’s ability to think and react‚ both clearly and in a timely manner. Without clear thought and immediate control of motor skills‚ a person poses a high danger
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Engwr 101/102 17 April 2013 Word Count: 1279 Two Black Cadillacs In the summer of 2004‚ Carrie Underwood auditioned for American Idol in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her audition impressed the judges‚ and she was quickly catapulted into stardom‚ welcome to Hollywood! Carrie had dominated the voting poles‚ winning each week effortlessly. Simon Cowell even made the prediction she would win the entire competition. On May 5‚ 2005‚ Underwood won and became season four’s American Idol. She gained a
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point in the book Melinda starts to open up and accept what has happened in her past. By this part of the book if you’re not interested then something is wrong with you. Speak really captivates the moment. An example is when her old friend starts to date Andy Evans. Melinda was scared because Andy Evans raped her at the party. Naturally you would want to warn a friend about something like this. That’s precisely what Melinda does. She see’s Rachel in the library the next day and passes notes to her about
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