A Consequence of Being Cool In "We Real Cool"‚ Gwendolyn Brooks is describing the thoughts of seven high school dropouts that have gathered together at the Golden Shovel‚ a local pool hall. These teenagers boast about staying out late‚ dropping out of school‚ and committing sins. Each one of them is aware that death will ultimately be the outcome of their destructive lifestyles‚ but they are willing to accept their fate because they want to continue to be "cool." The language that is used
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Real world situation – Dell Inc. Dell Inc. was founded in 1984 by Michael S. Dell‚ who developed the supply chain formula‚ which would end up making Dell one of the world leaders in PC sales. When applying the resource-based view and the VRIN-framework to Dell‚ it becomes clear that Dell has a definite competitive advantage. Dell’s success-formula combines several resources which are “unique‚ valuable to customers‚ and difficult to imitate”. What makes Dell so special‚ is the fact that it does
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We Response Paper We‚ a novel completed in 1920 by Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin is considered a dys-Utopia. While a perfect world is described as a Utopia‚ a dystopia is just the opposite. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary‚ Tenth Edition‚ defines a dystopia as “an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives” (361). The protagonist of the book is designated as D-503‚ a mathematician‚ and the First Builder of a spaceship known as the Integral. The
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I found the film “And We Stayed…” disturbing. As an online student‚ I really bought into the persona of Gonzaga and the sense of community they promote. I realize this film is older‚ however‚ listening to the students describe their experiences made me sick. Honestly‚ I felt deceived and extremely disappointed with an organization that I’ve associated myself with for life as an alumnus. This intense emotional response was not what I expected my reaction to be going into this assignment. Yet‚ I can’t
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the future of that affected individual. We may believe that a short span of our childhood doesn’t impose any significance to who we are on‚ yet it’s the other way around. Although‚ we may not remember the exact details of our experiences‚ we still have reconciliation of the gist’s of them. Reconciliation‚ we either have through generations of story-telling or pictures. With the author‚ Wes Moore‚ his childhood story was a blessing as compare to the other Wes Moore. The author was able to reminisce
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SOCI 111-35D Explain cool hunting. According to the video‚ what is the paradox of cool hunting? Cool hunting is simply how companies hire outside experts to “hunt for whats in” or “find the new/hip style”. They look for the trend setters (the 20%) who are sought out to influence the other 80% of the population. The paradox with that is that once it becomes a public image; they then need to find a new image. Once something new like a trend or theme is brought to sight; it becomes old and you’ll
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“Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make a change.”- Barbara Mikulski. We as a people believe‚ respect‚ honor‚ and love different things; standing together instead of individually makes us stronger. You’re able to be heard. Changes are able to be made. A lot of people disagree with government decisions but are scared of consequences to speak out. In the documentary ‘We Are Legion’‚ computer activist or shall I say hacktivist do just that standing for what they believe in anonymously
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The meaning of the “we the people” in the U.S. Constitution has evolved since its ratification in 1787. When the framers of the Constitution wrote it‚ they emphasized the words “we the people.” The reason for this was to show the people in the colonies that their opinions mattered and that they were the reason the Constitution held any power. “To secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our prosperity.” I believe that the Constitution meant to include everyone in America‚ but to ratify the
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(Chorus) We are one but we are many And from all the lands on earth we come We share a dream and sing with one voice I am You are We are Australian I came from the dream time from the dusty red soil plains I am the ancient heart - the keeper of the flame I stood upon the rocky shore I watched the tall ships come For forty thousand years I’d been the first Australian I came upon the prison ship bound down by iron chains I cleared the land‚ endured the lash and waited for the rains
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The function of the setting on the Individual in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We to portray Revolution In the novel ‘We’ by Yevgeny Zamyatin‚ the author uses the function of the setting on the individual to achieve his goal of producing a satirical warning of the future if no action is taken in the present‚ offering revolution as the solution. The setting and its effects on the individuals in ‘We’ act as both a satire of Stalinist Russian society and a warning. Zamyatin shows how the setting of a dystopian
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