English 102 Jadi Keambiroiro March 10‚ 2009 The Essay “Hookups Starve the Soul” by Laura Vanderkam Through out Laura Vanderkam’s essay she talks about how students are no longer searching for that long lost lover but instead just partying‚ drinking and finally “hooking up.” As Vanderkam puts it hookups are “when a guy and a girl get together for physical encounter and don’t expect anything else.” (312) Vanderkam continues to say how hookups have all but replaced college relationships and dating
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Justin Benge K Kraus Wrt 101 13 Apr‚ 2013 Hookups Starve the Soul In the essay “Hookups Starve the Soul” by Laura Vanderkam‚ we are given “insight” into college life and what the students may do with their free time. At first glance it may seem that Vanderkam is writing her essay and directing it towards students‚ but she is in fact directing it towards the parents and it seems that the audience is a hostile one too. Vanderkam tries to explain to the parents what is possibly and probably going
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Laura Vanderkam writes the essay‚ “Hookups Starve the Soul”. The essay explains the reality of most college students‚ the hookup. The main focus of the essay is to demonstrate that hookups may satisfy our physical needs‚ but they do not satisfy our emotional needs. Vanderkam mentions that the causes behind this could include sexual revolution or co-ed dorms and alcohol abuse‚ but she insists that there is a bigger picture behind all of this. Vanderkam defines the hookup and uses various definitions
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What the Speaker Did Well‚ and Why I Think So Time Management Expert‚ Laura Vanderkam gave an inspirational speech on‚ “How to gain control of your free time.” During the opening of her speech‚ she tells a story about her own faults; being late for scheduled appointments‚ and how busy her own life is as a working mom. She emphasized on being able to put time in perspective‚ prioritizing what is important and how to accomplish your set goals. She references‚ “time is highly elastic‚ we can’t make
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article Some can sail over high school. Laura Vanderkam discusses the nature of high school and if high school challenges students as well as meet student’s interest. Vanderkam supports her thesis by providing studies that have been done on high school students. Vanderkam purpose is to inform people that high school might not be for everyone in order to make people more aware that high school is not necessarily the best option for gifted students. Vanderkam establishes an informative relationship
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Excuse for Behavior Alcohol The consumption of alcohol is a key component of hookup culture which was prevalent throughout the literature (Allison & Risman 2013; Armstrong et al.‚ 2012; Hamilton & Armstrong 2009; Hess et al.‚ 2015; Kelly 20012; Paul McManus & Hayes 2000; Reid et al.‚ 2011; Ronen 2012; Ven & Beck 2009). Majority of the literature stated that the presence of alcohol and being intoxicated is a norm for parties among college students‚ and goes hand in hand with sexual activities (Kelly
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researchers drop different liquids into its eyes or shaves its back‚ cuts it open‚ and examines its body before killing it. People in the research labs and stuff the animals into cages and physically abuse them. In some cases‚ the researchers burn‚ starve‚ and physically abuse animals in the testing labs. Experiments similar to these happen to millions of helpless animals all around the world every year. Although many people believe that testing on animals for safe and effective medical products is
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Calcutta‚ India. After spending almost the first two decades of her life in her home town she immigrated to the United States. There she earned her PhD from Berkeley and became a published author. One of the stories Divakaruni wrote was Live Free and Starve. This story deals with the issue of child labor in third world countries. The U.S. House passed a bill that no longer allowed the import of goods to America from factories that forced child labor was used. Many Americans were pleased by the bill because
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All Souls Essay In the memoir All Souls‚ by Michael Patrick MacDonald‚ one significant event that takes place were the busing movements‚ along with the riots that followed. During the 70s‚ when Michael was very young and in grade school‚ the Boston busing crisis began. The Boston government began busing kids to schools in different neighborhoods‚ in an attempt to desegregate schools. This caused mass outrage in many areas‚ especially Southie. Outside of Southie and the projects‚ society expected
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Some days back‚ the House passed a bill that stated that the United States would no longer permit the import of goods from factories where forced or indentured child labor was used. My liberal friends applauded the bill. It was a triumphant advance in the field of human rights. Now children in Third World countries wouldn’t have to spend their days chained to their posts in factories manufacturing goods for other people to enjoy while their childhoods slipped by them. They could be free and happy
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