I. The book I read was Enchantress from the Stars‚ by Sylvia Louise Engdahl. She was born on November 24 1933 LA‚ CA. She went to school to become an elementary teacher‚ and stayed in it for 1 year‚ then decided she hated it. She then became a computer programmer for the Top Secret SAGE air defense system for 10 years. She really did like it‚ even though she thought school was boring‚ she thought that was interesting. It was like going to the best class in the world and being paid for it. She then
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Thin Slicing is a term used by psychologist and philosophers‚ but what does it mean? According to Malcolm Gladwell‚ “It’s the tendency that we have as human beings to reach very rapid‚ very profound and sophisticated conclusions based on very thin slices of experiences.” Blink is a book by Malcolm Gladwell explaining this theory of thin-slicing. In the book Gladwell tells us many different stories that have to do with thin-slicing. The book has examples of successful thin-slicing‚ examples showing
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Mushrooms by Silvia Plath Thinking/Talking Points: 1. a) They way the poem is written out is very unusual and interesting‚ which was already pointed out by you in class. When turning the page 90 degrees you may see something that looks similar to a field of mushrooms. Or when looking at the stanzas you can see that all of them are short (stanza with three short lines)‚ also the poem is consists of many stanzas which one could compare to the “typical” or ”standard” mushrooms you see
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In her article “What About Us?”‚ Sylvia Harvey maintains that mass incarceration separates millions of kids from their parents. As the author herself puts it “Among the many collateral consequences of mass incarceration is its impact on children‚ and the number who are affected is staggering.” I’m of two minds about Harvey’s contention that extended family visitation should be reconsidered. On the one hand‚ Harvey gives some convincing evidence that without extended family visitation‚ the majority
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Control In addressing new laws of gun control‚ one has to look at both sides of the argument. How will new guns laws affect violence in schools and on the streets? ... militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free state‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed” (“Second amendment‚”). One of gun controls most well-known opponents‚ the National Rifle Association‚ or NRA‚ was founded in 1871 by “Union soldiers Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate… to
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The main focus of this book is about “thin-slicing” of human mind. Mankind often see the situation or people with a little of understanding. People try to recognize the situation they are in‚ resulting them to look at only a small portion of the whole thing. We humans often perceive things by what we look and hear. Gladwell points out how “thin-slicing” works in human’s mind. People could notice other’s feeling‚ friends’ personality‚ and the purpose of someone’s behavior by looking at few seconds
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How does use of ultra thin models in media affect teenage girls? These days’ girls want to be something more they see on TV and in fashion magazines although fashion magazines consist of photos where you can see very thin models. Ultra thin models look very skinny and most teenagers find it very attractive‚ as part of their teenage lives is fashion magazines and shows on TV. Mostly these young girls are likely to exchange their health to thin body. Girls may take very strict actions to prevent
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In his book‚ Into Thin Air‚ Krakauer describes climbing to the summit of Mount Everest as a ’breathtaking experience’. The thinning of oxygen is just one of the many perilous events that unfolds while the climbing of this monster of a mountain. There are illnesses that one can get while descending too high too quickly‚ and limbs to be lost to the freezing cold. Worse‚ one could inevitably come to their own death by falling into a crevasse or for loss of air supply. There is no doubt that climbing
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of Two Cites by Charles Dickens‚ and Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer people in power use their position to corrupt others. This suggests people should be mindful who they put in power. In these novels the authors show that no matter what age‚ race‚ social status‚ or even gender a person is‚ if given some-kind of power and competition they have the potential to become corrupt. Also‚ these three writings demonstrate that fear gives the ability to control people or a person. In A Tale of Two Cities by
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Throughout history demonstrations of “people helping people” have sprung up nonchalantly to provide services for citizens without looking to gain any sort of profit or reward for providing each of the services that have been established. Instead‚ they seek to gain the feeling of satisfaction to see the prosperity of others. Credit unions are one of many important and valuable examples of the foundation of “people helping people”. A credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned
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