Lance Hollingsworth Summary/Response English 1010 In the article‚ “Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?” by Stephen Marche we are informed of the negative effect social media can have on out psychological self. “Social media – from Facebook to twitter – have made us more densely networked than ever. Yet for all this connectivity‚ new research suggests that we have never been lonelier.” (Marche 60) What is loneliness? It is a psychological state. Marche stated many times that loneliness
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Readers response The Mortal Immortal was quite different than past assigned readings for several reasons. First‚ it was a short story rather than a long-winded‚ descriptive novel. This appealed to me because that‚ in itself‚ shows a turn to the modern side of literature. Gone are the days of praising the sublime and merely hinting at characters emotions. More presently‚ audiences want to be quickly brought into the action‚ and to experience a high level of energy and enjoyment throughout the entire
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In comparison‚ Ifemelu is a foreign protagonist who is introduced to racism in America which impacts her negatively because she learns that being black is seen as a curse. Ladson-Billings an author whose main focus is on critical race theory she describes race as “a way of referring to and disguising forces‚ events‚ classes‚ and expressions of social decay and economic division far more threatening to the body politic than biological ` ` race ’ ’ ever was” (Ladson-Billings 8). Every race falls into
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Ahmed Mohammed Dr Agatha Ukata WRI 102 Response Paper Summary The first article by Thomas Frank talks about the introduction of backscatter x-rays‚ a new threat detection technology that cannot visit the inside of a person’s body‚ thus reducing vulnerability to irradiation. Tests conducted show that backscatter x-rays are more efficient that traditional scanners and metal detectors. Joe Sharkey argues that backscatter x-rays will explicit images of travelers. Homeland security justifies the
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AP US Government Free Response Questions 1.) Three types of powers that were designed to different levels of government in The Constitution are enumerated powers‚ implied powers‚ and reserved powers. Enumerated powers are powers specifically delegated to the congress by the US Constitution. They are listed in Article 1‚ Section 8. These powers affect the distribution of powers between state and national governments because enumerated powers are strictly given to congress/National government
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ENG101 Writing Assignment RESPONSE PAPER Prepared by: Abidul Huque ID – 14105019 Section – 12 In his article “Worshipping Celebrities” Joe Harper tries to convince us that celebrities are given more importance than they deserve‚ and act as bad influences on people. The glamorous lifestyles and the unethical habits they get into hardly make celebrities good examples as role models‚ and Harper feels that it is ridiculous for people to have such admiration
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Hour 7 Langston Hughes Response In “Salvation” by Langston Hughes‚ Hughes explains how he as a young boy lost faith in his religion. Hughes writes of being about twelve years old and being brought by his aunt to church to try and find Jesus. Hughes is told that he will see Jesus and “something happened to you inside!” When Hughes went to church he and the other children were put at the front of the church and had all the adults pray around them. Many children got up right away signifying that
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Lossography Response/Reflection All of these essays impacted on a personal level as both a student‚ and as someone who has personally experienced loss during my own lifetime. These essays ranged in topics from the loss of a close personal friend‚ to the loss of a childhood pets. And it really made me realize that even the smallest losses can have a resounding effect on a person’s concept of death. The examples of the pet fish and the pet bird in essay three really showed me that even though someone
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Matthew Chavana English IV AP Chavez 15 February 2013 Response Paper #1 In Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s Waltz” and Donald’s Hall’s “My son‚ my executioner” there is a glimpse into a dysfunctional relationship. We see this unconventional outlook from a child’s point of view and from a father’s‚ both faced with the tribulations which their corresponding father/son bring upon them. Hall’s “My son‚ my executioner” very much disturbed me as the speaker blatantly poisons the beauty and innocence
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Obesity Response In his article‚ Kentucky Town of Manchester Illustrates National Obesity Crisis‚ Wil Haygood talks about the obesity problem among the people of Manchester Kentucky. Haygood observes that Manchester is one of the unhealthiest places in Kentucky. However‚ the people of Manchester are far from eager to discuss or even acknowledge this problem. Haygood places much of the blame for the obesity problem on the local people being uneducated about the risks being obese can pose
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