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    In the book Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ the author‚ Neil Postman‚ states that age of television has changed the way we view the world and the way we think. Of the two views presented in the book‚ Postman proclaims that Aldous Huxley’s visions are more applicable today than that of George Orwell’s. Huxley‚ as outlined in Brave New World‚ believed that people‚ too amused by distractions‚ would be made powerless‚ while Orwell‚ in 1984‚ believed that political tyranny would make us helpless. Postman’s

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    Life experiences shape who someone is. It not only shapes how they feel personally about themselves but also shapes what they exude and show to other people. From a rather young age I’ve had life experiences to last me a lifetime. Although not that I’m complaining‚ they say the things that happen to you in the past shape who you are in the present moment. I believe in that‚ I do. When you go through so many trials and tribulations at once you go through five stages. The first being anger‚ it feels

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    Fresh water is very important to the Middle East‚ whatever the form of it is. It helps to keep farm lands fertile. If the land in not "naturally" fertile‚ it helps so farmers may irrigate their crops. Rivers are one vital source of freshwater‚ along with rainfall‚ and ground water. Rivers are a vital resource ot the Middle East. The Nile River forms a narrow‚ fertile‚ strip that runs through the Sahara Desert. This is important‚ because the desert is so hot and dry‚ the river provides a source

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    The Lost Thing

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    THE LOST THING  Shaun Tan      Teacher’s Notes  By Nancy Mortimer          Contents  • • • • • Introduction  Language and Literacy  Visual Literacy  Design and Layout  Discussion Points      The Lost Thing – Shaun Tan  Teacher’s Guide 2009    Page 1 of 8  www.hachettechildrens.com.au  INTRODUCTION   The Lost Thing is the first picture book that Shaun Tan has both written and illustrated‚ and the  result is a wonderful‚ warm‚ humorous story that will be read and enjoyed by a wide range of 

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    “Why I Am A Visigoth” In “My Graduation Speech” written by Neil Postman‚ he indicates how there are two types of people in the world: an Athenian or a Visigoth. He explains how both groups flourished more than 1‚500 years ago and gave a general idea of what an Athenian is and how they lived versus what a Visigoth is and how they conducted their life. What I understood from Postman’s speech is Athenians are well rounded‚ overall good people. They cherished life‚ language‚ and knowledge. Postman wrote

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    United States National Guard opening fire into a crowd of peaceful college war protestors. The four killed were Allison Krause (age 19)‚ William Schroeder (age 19)‚ Jeffrey Miller (age 20)‚ and Sandra Scheuer (age 20). Immediately after this massacre‚ Neil Young‚ a war protestor himself‚ composed a song called “Ohio”‚ which later became an anthem known as “Four Dead in Ohio”. This song is a very simple one with a very clear message against the war in Vietnam‚ and against President Nixon. It was not

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    How Does Glfloat Shape

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    #include "stdafx.h" #include "windows.h" #include "glut.h" #include "gl/GL.h" #include "gl/Glu.h" GLfloat spe_x = 1.0f; GLfloat spe_y = 1.0f; GLfloat spe_z = 1.0f; GLfloat spe_a = 1.0f; GLfloat wall_1 = 1.0f; GLfloat translate_x = 0.6f; GLfloat translate_y = 0.38f; GLfloat translate_z = 0.5f; float jack_radius = 0.1; bool isTrue = false; bool isTrue_r = false; GLfloat rot = 90.0; // Wall void wall(double thickness) { // draw thin wall with top xz-plane‚ corner at origin glPushMatrix();

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    Superfluous Things

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    After reading Wen Zhenghe’s “Superfluous Things” and Li Yu’s “ Notes Written in Moments of Idleness”‚ it is difficult to find out the fundamental differences in furniture and interior design between the Ming and Qing dynasties. This happens only because Wen and Li belong to a similar generation: Wen (1585-1645) was a great Ming dynasty scholar and painter‚ who was born is Suzhou; Li (1610-1680) lived in the late-Ming and early-Qing dynasties and born in Jiangsu‚ which is close to Suzhou. That’s why

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    How Does Society Shape Us

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    There are many ways society can shape or change us. Some specific examples of this are stereotypes‚ clothing‚ and religion. These things can shape us in many different ways and forms. Stereotypes have been around for a long period of time. Stereotypes is an idea or picture of a particular type of person or thing. They are still relevant in today’s society. Stereotypes shape us in many ways. If you have a stereotype‚ it affects who you associate yourself with‚ what kinds of foods you eat‚ how you

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    Neil Postman‚ author of Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ compared George Orwell and Aldous Huxley’s‚ author of Brave New World‚ visions together. He had established from Orwell that “what we hate will ruin us” and from Huxley that “what we love will ruin us” (Postman). Both men have opposite views on life‚ Postman seems to agree to Huxley’s view of loving something can destroy a person. He “blames television for most of the problem . . . Internet has more influence than television” (Postman). Postman’s

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