I really enjoyed reading‚ “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams. I felt that the characters that Williams presented were very strong and the story was very backwards‚ just like a lot of the other literature we’ve been reading. When reading this I was able to see how Blanche represented the South‚ and how Stella and especially Stanley in a way represented the‚ “New American Man and Woman.” Stanley represented the‚ “mans-man” and his character was very masculine. I feel that this story
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Writer Radley Balko discusses his concerns with government involvement when creating plans to reduce obesity in his essay “What You Eat Is Your Business.” Along with writing for the Washington Post‚ Balko was previously an editor at the Huffington Post‚ an online blog that analyzes politics‚ business‚ world news‚ and more. The article stems from his libertarian beliefs by highlighting principles such as “limited government‚ individual liberty‚ free markets‚ and peace.” His article addresses an issue
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In “What You Eat is Your Business” by Radley Balko‚ emphasizing that our fight for obesity is going about the wrong way. He insists “Our government ought to be working to foster a sense of responsibility in and ownership of our own health and wellbeing.” In making this comment Balko urges us to begin to take responsibility for our own actions for being obese‚ the government is not to blame but ourselves. To further support this claim Balko begins to use our healthcare system and laws passed as examples
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After trial and error‚ they all discovered dishonesty does not work out in the end. Telling the truth‚ no matter how difficult it is‚ leads to a stronger and more honest relationship rather than a misleading relationship. They discovered that the easy route is not always the best way to go. Telling the truth helped them become better people‚ family members‚ and friends. Since they lied‚ they made people reassess what they knew about each other. Lying leads to confusion. When Stanford lies to his
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poem “Pass/Fail” by Linda Pastan addresses exam anxiety. In the poem the author talks about examination dreams. These dreams are a reflection on the individual’s lack of confidence and incapability to advance to the next stage in life. In the dreams no matter what a person do‚ the answer is always wrong and he or she is guaranteed to fail in the dream. In real life‚ one either pass an exam or fail it. If one fails‚ they can often retake the exam and pass it. However‚ no matter what a person do‚ they
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In the documentary “I am not Your Negro” directed by Raoul Peck‚ the most memorable moment for me is the section focuses on integration at American public school. It is difficult for me to believe that many people march on the street only because an African American girl is going to school with the white kids‚ and I feel really angry and shocked when people are saying things like “when a negro child walk into the school‚ all decent parents should take their white children out of the broken school”
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The article “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Dr. Clayton M. Christensen provides guidelines to adapt business strategies in life. Nowadays‚ people live busy and they sometimes miss out their own value of life. Importance of the things they would have once said matter the most‚ such as family and spouse‚ are more often forgotten‚ and now people tend to focus more on things that would bring immediate tangible outcomes to them‚ such as working. In contrast‚ events that does not have tangible accomplishments
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character is Dexter Morgan; He is the main character of the series Dexter that lasted 8 seasons long. Dexter Morgan is labeled as a “sociopath” that murders people but never gets caught
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successive number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100. "I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For" displays influences from gospel music and its lyrics define the spiritual desire to be with god. The song describes the journey that humans go on in our mission to find God. U2 has written a variety of spiritual songs‚ ‘I still haven’t found what I’m looking for’ makes distinct references to Jesus‚ ‘I believe in the kingdom… you broke the bonds and you loosed the chains’ which is
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manager‚ you must first manage yourself. 1. Become a practical visionary. Successful managers have a clear vision of what success means to them‚ and they share their vision with others. A vision comes from your soul and touches your heart. It influences your decisions and actions. For example‚ if your vision is to help the environment in every way you can‚ you will use supplies that are environmentally conscious and will recycle everything you can. Your staff will follow your vision‚ and your example
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