One: The Italian Renaissance The Last Judgment Through my travels of time and space I’ve seen remarkable sights of the world that have made an impact on my many journeys through the centuries. One place I visited through my time travel was the Sistine Chapel and the exquisite works of art that are contained inside the building. The year is 1542‚ and I am exploring the town of Vatican City. I see that the Sistine Chapel has just added the new artwork of The Last Judgment no more than two months
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The book As a Driven Leaf‚ by Milton Steinberg‚ poignantly depicts the internal conflict between faith and knowledge within Rabbi Elisha ben Abuya. Though the majority of the story is rooted in fiction‚ Steinberg accurately portrays the pain that results from the schism of convictions and the realities that contradict them. As a person who has experienced crises of faith‚ I deeply connected with this book. Rabbi Elisha struggles to coincide his values as a Jew with terrible events that he witnesses
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inevitable. Smaller problems can be annoying‚ but some are faced with more serious‚ life-threatening difficulties. Randy Pausch was one who was faced with pancreatic cancer and only had an estimated three to six months left to live. In his book The Last Lecture‚ with Jeffrey Zaslow‚ Pausch reflects on his worldview. From the book‚ Pausch values honesty and above all‚ the consideration for others. Pausch reflects on how it is important to consider the welfare of others throughout the book. He always
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Many people consider dance as a hobby but to others it takes place a big role in their lives. The movie “One Last Dance” demonstrates how passionate a group of people are about dancing and how it affects their lives. This group is part of a New York dancing company that does performances and is run by their artistic director and owner of the studio “Alex McGrath”. The company was about to have the big performance of their lives‚ until tragedy strucks. On an evening of rehearsal‚ the dancers realize
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THÈ ĒÑTRŸ. “The Last Dragonslayer” by Jasper Fforde is a story for kids and adults who like fantasy and mystery. The main message in the text is to not trust anyone at all. The story mostly takes place with things that mostly has to do with Maltcassion. One day‚ Jennifer decides to cross the dragonlands to meet the Duke of Brecon. The Duke of Brecon’s plan is to just defend his city with defences around the border. The Duke of Brecon told Jennifer that he does not plan to make a move in the dragonlands
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Recent Breakthrough - “Artificial Leaf” In the past 3 million years‚ the levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have been at their highest ever. With the more relatively recent beginning of the Industrial Age‚ the amount of clean‚ breathable air that humanity depends upon for survival‚ has‚ as a response to the Era‚ decreased. The increase in carbon emissions and the increasing dependence upon fossil-fuels for energy has led to a global race for the creation of a carbon-neutral‚ renewable energy
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density of stomata in the upper and lower epidermis of a dicotyledonous leaf. Stomata are the principle means of gas exchange in plants. Stomata are small pores they are controlled by guard cells which control the opening and closing of stomata. Stomata allow carbon dioxide to enter the plant‚ and allow water and excess oxygen to escape. About 90% of water is lost from the leaf during transpiration. The number of stomata on leaf surface varies among different species. The lower epidermis tends to
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The speaker I selected was Professor Randy Pausch. I have read the book‚ “The Last Lecture” and was very moved by it. In the introduction he absolutely grabbed my attention. He was very humorous and engaging. Even using humor to discuss “the elephant in the room” and to show everyone how he was in good health. He makes you want to listen in the way he opened his “speech”. His nonverbal communication is excellent. He focuses on the audience (eye contact) through the entire speech. He walks
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pets for food and medicine but a nice portion of the billions spent every year are on unnecessary things. Why? Because Americans love to pamper their pets and are willing to do anything for them as if they were their own children. In the article “The Last Meow by Burkhard Bilger” his data shows the unnecessary amount of spending on pets. Example one “we’re looking at spending a thousand dollars in the next twenty four hours and between three and four thousand in the next week” That is a lot of money
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Death is Not a Vaccination The majority of the population do not know the day nor hour when death will come upon them. Some go in their sleep‚ some are consumed by disease or illnesses‚ and some go by tragic happenings. In the excerpt from The Last Goodnights‚ John West shares the unfortunate story of his parent’s wishes to end their lives with his assistance. West argues that this should not have to be the case for those with a terminal illness and how euthanasia should be legal so that others do
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