Bad news sells better than good news David Murray The good news about bad news is that there is not nearly as much of it as you might think. The bad news about good news is that good news doesn’t tend to sell. Dr. Bradley Wright explains this paradox in Upside: Surprising Good News about the State of our World The media sells negative worldviews. It’s not that reporters‚ writers‚ and editors are pessimistic people; rather‚ they have a strong incentive to tell us about the fearful‚ scary‚ and
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from realizing the benefits of education and learning. Secondly‚ technology was not so advanced in the past. Hence the general pace of life was slower than it is now and people did not feel the need to keep themselves abreast of affairs around them. In other words‚ the need did not arise for mass awareness and participation in efforts for intellectual enlightenment through reading and writing. Nevertheless‚ writing was a more popular than reading since it was the most common means of communication -
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puts his personal commitment to succeed above everything else and this is closely linked with entrepreneurship which means taking risks for a business or venture but anyone who already owns a business will tell you that there ’s much more to do than that. This brings in to consideration the issue what are the qualities and skills of an entrepreneur? The original explanation came from Peter Shumpeter‚ according to whom; an entrepreneur is “An innovator who creates new industries and precipitates structural
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Does modern technology make life more convenient‚ or was life better when technology was simpler? As technology is becoming more advanced than ever‚ most of products are designed to make our life more convenient. Some people say that modern technology makes our life easier. However‚ other people say that it makes their life more difficult. I agree with those people who think that modern technology brought many benefits and play a very important role in our life. Technology has created many products
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The quote I chose from from page 97 was “We remember the kindness more than ever‚ knowing that our relatives who immigrated to this country after the Iranian revolution did not encounter the same America.” (Firoozeh Dumas page 92) The reason I chose this quote is because It is a very important detail from the story. In this quote she is talking about how much kindness her and her family received before the Iranian Revolution and it shows how much how racist the country became after it. This excerpt
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and Hispanics: More in Common Than You Think… Today’s Jehovah’s Witness‚ formed at the end of the 19th century near Pittsburg‚ Pennsylvania. Formerly known as the International Bible Students‚ they are an internationally recognized religious group‚ comprised of approximately 19 million active members‚ across 239 nations. This unique assemblage of individuals have since firmly implanted their footprint in American and Christian culture. The Jehovah’s Witnesses differ from more traditional Christian
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Good health is very crucial and plays a very important part in one’s life span. In today’s world‚ it is awash in a rising tide of obesity‚ high blood pressure‚ heart disease and associated metabolic diseases such as diabetes. As prescription drugs become more common and readily available‚ people around the world are using more and more medications on a regular basis. When trying to prevent or manage various medical conditions‚ medications can be useful. However‚ medications are not designed to replace
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Technology: The Good‚ The Bad‚ and The Ugly Writer’s Memo: For my research paper‚ I would really like to discuss how modern technology is taking away our intelligence. I read a statistic the other day that read‚ 19% of child between the ages of two and four can operate an Iphone application‚ but only 9% can tie their shoes. This quote startled me and caused me to realize that we‚ as humans‚ are slowly loosing are ability to do simple tasks such as learning to tie our shoes. There is so much
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fiction magazines. Soon as Isaac got older and more interested in science fiction he started to write his first story at the age of 17. Isaac Asimov sold his first story at the age of 18. Marooned off vest was Isaac’s first piece of work published. It was a comic and it was science fiction. Isaac Asimov’s first novel‚ Pebble in the sky was published by Double Day. This novel was also science fiction. Isaac Asimov died April 6‚ 1992. Eye Do More Than See By Isaac Asimov
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There is always more than one side to any conflict Conflict is defined as the juxtaposition of two or more opposing views. Contrast must occur‚ as it is through conflict that we expand our view of the world‚ and allows us to create our moral character. The schism of ideology is parallel in Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ epitomizing the dehumanization of man and the notion that “the world is still gripped between two diametrically opposed absolutes.” Conflict is composed of a disagreement in outlook
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