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    Name: Date: 1. Consciousness A) is a relatively simple phenomenon B) exists on a continuum C) is an all-or-nothing phenomenon D) includes only those states in which someone is fully alert 2. Armand is daydreaming‚ Adele is dreaming while asleep. Which statement is TRUE? A) Armand is semi-conscious‚ Adele is unconscious. B) Armand is semi-conscious‚ Adele is in an altered state of consciousness. C) Both Armand and Adele are in altered states of consciousness. D) Armand is in an altered state

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    An Era of Emergencies Is Upon Us and We Can Not Look Away (21-26). This essay stands out as one of few directly addressing climate change. Barry’s understanding of the denial society faces around climate change and other dilemmas is thorough and insightful. He exposes pressing issues including the contamination of water sources‚ “environmental degradation‚” and the Wealth Gap. Lopez illustrates deliverance‚ defined as the unwavering belief progressive values (such as affordable education and equitable

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    The Dark Night

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    Dark Knight” was a smash hit for it’s fame‚ explosions‚ and chase scenes‚ but what really had me on the edge of my seat was perhaps the most riveting villain I had ever seen. The Joker. The Joker is a mob-backed terrorist with suicidal tendencies and a textbook sociopath. He is not reasonable‚ he’s not afraid of anything‚ and the last thing he cares about in the world is himself. As Alfred explained to Bruce‚ “Some men just want to watch the world burn”. Given the tortured nature of our subject

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    30 Days of Night 30 Days of Night is a horror film written by Ben Templesmith and Steve Niles about a small town held hostage by blood thirsty vampires for a month during which they slaughter virtually everyone. The movie is written in such a way as to capture the viewer’s attention and provoke different feelings such as fear and pity. The author uses a lot of persuasive strategies in horrifying the viewer. The movie starts off with sound effects that melodramatize the viewer by stirring up emotions

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    Extended Learning Homework- 30 Facts About Shakespeare 1. Shakespeare was born on April 23 1564 and died April 23 1616 aged 52. He was born and also died on the 23 April. 2. Shakespeare was baptised on April 26 1564 in Stratford upon Avon just three days before the Stratford Parish register recorded an outbreak of the plague. 3. On 30th November 1582 Shakespeare married Anne Whateley. Anne Whateley could be a scribal error for Anne Hathaway. She was 3 months pregnant at the time. 4. Shakespeare’s

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    by Amber Kramer Summary Essay: The Dark Night of the Soul Richard E. Miller essay “The Dark Night of the Soul” to be an interesting way to think about reading and writing in today’s world. Richard uses the violence in the world to question if our educational system is relevant to keeping us safe and whether the power literature can be used to change the tragic event that happen around us every day. Richard begins with a few horrific events such as Columbine

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    In the film The Dark Night‚ Batman sacrifice’s his life for the citizens of Gotham city. As Batman has fought the Joker trying to save lives of citizen‚ in the process many have died. People may say that Batman has caused many of these tragedies due to not doing the job right or saving peoples’ lives in time. The motivation of his sacrifice’s is to put the Joker away and stop the crime rate in the city. He doesn’t want more deaths due to crime from the Joker and any other crimes. He wants to keep

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    Pat Key Eric Rupert WRI121 October 11‚ 2011 Summary Dark Night of the Soul Dark Night of the Soul written by Richard E. Miller is a compilation of essays written about people that express themselves through writings of their own or by others. In Miller’s first essay we get a glimpse of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold’s lives and how fantasy becomes reality when Harris and Klebold open fire on Columbine High School murdering many innocent people. Harris writes in his diary that no one is to

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    As my character‚ I decided to analyze the Joker from the movie The Dark Night‚ because I believe it is a character that has a very disturbed and complex personality to explore. Psychological disorders are psychological or behavioral patterns‚ potentially reflected in behavior‚ that is normally associated with distress or disability‚ and which is not considered part of normal development in a person’s culture. Many people talk about his character and consider him a psychopath‚ which is actually not

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    Can Norton antivirus detect worm’s virus? Fadi M.S Al-suhimat Recent Internet worm outbreaks have infected hundreds of thousands of Internet servers and user machines within minutes‚ causing billions of dollars in losses for businesses‚ governments‚ and service providers. The high stakes involved have inspired numerous research projects‚ through which industry and academic institutions are working to strengthen local-area and wide-area networked systems’ abilities to fend off cyber-attacks. To

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