As I walked through the O’Hare International airport check-in queue‚ on a busy festive week‚ I noticed the queue was moving a lot faster than usual. I felt relieved and thought myself to be lucky. A group of Chicago college graduates ahead of me breezed through the initial security check‚ then I got through but just then‚ I saw a little stir in the queue and turned back to see a middle age Muslim gentleman was being cross-questioned. The man was allowed to pass after a brief questioning about his
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Simon Garfield has presented the diary entries of five ordinary citizens living between 1945 and 1948 in his book‚ Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Post-War Britain. The content was drawn from what came to be known as the Mass-Observation Archive‚ an effort initiated by an anthropologist‚ a journalist‚ and a documentary filmmaker as “a study of everyday people living regular lives.” (Garfield‚ 1) From the thousands collected‚ Garfield selected these five diaries because they provided a
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major role in making Life of Pi engaging. Through Martel’s language and structure‚ he indirectly forces the audience into believability. By using factual references‚ Martel successfully captures and portrays realism in the events‚ thus making fictitious ideas and the text believable. This essay will discuss and examine how important the notion of believability is to this novel through the language techniques of repetition‚ metaphors‚ punctuation‚ truncation and many more. This essay will discuss extensively
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Academic VS Cultural Intellectualism In Gerald Graff’s essay Hidden Intellectualism; he criticizes those who do not put appropriate value into "street smarts." Graff persists that knowledge extends further than academic learning and carries into the everyday life. He writes about some of his precollege experiences with being as a “nonintellectual” due to his lack of interest in academic literary subjects. Graff also discusses how his interest in sports actually led him into academic intellectualism
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Bayan Khoudari Robert Colson 61320 June 3‚ 2011 In the article "Hidden Intellectuals" written by Gerald Graff‚ he suggests through a persuasive argument specifically how street smarts can very well be more intellectual than book smarts. And how that knowledge goes far beyond academic learning and is continued into the everyday world is not considered intellect because of a different background. He argues that by being involved in non-academic subjects; like sports‚ fashion and music; can help
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Life Accomplishment Essay The two accomplishments that I have achieved‚ is graduating from high school and starting a new phase in my life by starting college. This two are my proudest achievements because through them I have matured from a girl into a young lady. I also learned priceless lessons and values that have helped make me the person that I am today. Graduating high school is my first achievement‚ the day I graduated high school was one of the happiest and saddest day of my life.
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“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” There have been many instances where this quote has definitely been applicable in my life. Feeling like the whole world was crashing down on me‚ depressed over a certain obstacle that I‚ try as I might‚ could never seem to overcome; or on a more frequent note - having essay assignments practically ruining my otherwise carefree mood for the day. But I believe that no matter how difficult the situation is‚ there
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The Hidden Cost of Convenience in a Bottle Bottled water is everywhere. It can be found in vending machines‚ the gym‚ checkout stands‚ the local drug store‚ television ads‚ and at every public event. It is common knowledge that water is an essential daily need for healthy bodies. In our society Americans have become more health conscious. Bottled water companies are aware of this new craze and are using the growing desire for health and convenience to their benefit. You have
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friends‚ but after several events she finally understood that friendship was an important thing in her life that helps her get through her life. In the second year‚ she got through the bullies and learned to defend herself by not listening to them. In her sixth year‚ she learned to overcome several obstacles like heartbreak‚ although she was very sad‚ she didn´t get depressed and continued with her life. She continues to do this in the seventh book‚ when Ron leaves‚ but she still gets through the fight
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Pro Life Essay “Life is the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter including the capacity for growth‚ reproduction‚ functional activity‚ and continual change preceding death.” - Webster’s Dictionary. God gave us life. He created man from clay and shaped him into his own. God created human beings for a purpose. He wanted them to serve others. In our world today there are many bad temptations. Stealing‚ murder‚ and money are some of the temptations in our world. Humans
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