The Blind Side is a movie that is based on a true story about Michael Oher. Throughout this movie there were examples of prejudice‚ discrimination and ignorance. Michael Oher had a tough upbringing. He went through many difficulties and challenges but still prevailed no matter the doubt. It all began when Leigh Anne Tuohy and the Tuohy’s spotted Michael in the cold rain‚ and decided to help him out. Instead of ignoring him on the street‚ Leigh Anne Tuohy offered to drive Michael home. Michael
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8 October 2013 The bright side of dark chocolate “A square of [dark] chocolate a day could keep the cardiologist away” (Dyer par.10). Chocolate‚ craved for its rich taste‚ can be used for more than just satisfying hunger or adding on a few extra pounds. Dark chocolate is the healthiest type of chocolate contains a high concentration of flavonoids (a type of antioxidant) which has many health benefits to it. Studies have shown it can improve brain function by improving memory skills. Desserts are
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The Positive Side of Social Media The use of social media is very positive. Millions of people use social media. There are a lot of different social media websites. The most common ones are Facebook and Twitter. People used to use Myspace until the other two came along. I love to use social media. I am not a very talkative person therefore social media is even better for me to use. “Technology makes it easy to communicate when we wish and to disengage at will‚” writes Sherry Turkle (Turkle
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Speaking in public is said to be the second greatest fear that most people have. The greatest fear of all - is death. Each time we face up to our fears and deal with them‚ we grow. At least that is what my Dad told me‚ as he tried to convince me to ride the Water Log Ride at Busch Gardens when I was 5 years old. Oh‚ it looked wonderful‚ and they all came back laughing. Slightly wet‚ but everyone laughed. They were having a glorious time. "Come on Michael‚" coaxes my Dad‚ "Think of it as a growth
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The Two Sides to Animal Testing Animal experimentation is a highly controversial subject throughout the world and in the 20th century the public has become increasingly aware of the two sides to animal testing. The earliest dated animal testing can be traced back to 384-322 BCE and it is still a common practice to this day. There are a few disagreements that are highly debated about animal experimentation such as the importance of the testing for scientific and medical goals‚ the suffering of
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The Dark Side of International Migration There are now a record high of 232 million people living and working outside their countries of origin‚ generating over 400 billion dollars annually in remittances‚ and counting.3 Migrant earnings were nearly four times the 126 billion dollars in official development assistance (ODA) from rich to poor nations last year‚ according to figures released by the United Nations. The river of cash flowing into developing countries‚ including India‚ Bangladesh
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The Bad Side of Video Games Whether its hours a day or a few hours a week‚ a lot of people take time out of their day and dedicate themselves to video games. However‚ many popular games encourage violence and violent behavior. The bad side of video games is that the violence in many popular games can have an impact both physically and mentally on the kids who play them. The fact that the games kids and teens might be playing a lot encourage violent behavior can be a serious problem‚ and the nonstop
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1 The Other Side of Truth Brad Tan The novel The Other Side of Truth was written by Beverly Naidoo. It is based on the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa‚ a journalist who is writing against the government’s reluctance to protect Nigeria due to corruption. An interesting character in this novel is Sade Solaja. Sade is an interesting character because she is only young but has had to learn to cope with the loss of her mother and the break up of her family‚ and so she is a brave and inspiring character. Sade’s
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In Two Sides of the Moon‚ Leonov recalls how Korolev tasked him with testing the exit on the Vokshod II capsule. Afterwards‚ Leonov discusses the design flaws‚ as well as potential solutions with the engineers and Korolev himself (Leonov and Scott‚ 78-79). By introducing
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The Social Side of Decision Making In our group for this assignment we used a few techniques to arrive at a combined agreement. Group Polarization was definitely present in this group‚ so was dictatorship and conformity. The group worked together verbally; since a face to face was not applicable. Moscovici & Zavalloni describe group polarization as a “tendency for a group discussion to amplify the inclinations of group members.” (Moscovici‚ S.‚ & Zavalloni‚ M.‚ 1969). Group polarization creates
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