represented had started installing green data centres and energy-efficient computers. Would I like to fly to California to see for myself? That would be a 2‚500-mile round trip from my home in Midwestern Canada. According to the online calculator from Terapas‚ the trip would release 1.132 pounds (About 500 kilos) of CO2 into the atmosphere. ‘if you’re really into green technology‚ couldn’t we do a videoconference instead? ‘I asked. ‘Sure‚’ said the PR person. We are totally into green issues. ‘He promised
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Relationships with Technology Everyone has their own relationship with technology. After careful observation of my Hendrix community‚ self-reflection‚ and analysis of reading selections from Turkle’s Alone Together‚ I noticed some of the advantages of technology. It can help us make connections‚ stay connected‚ and escape. Even with these different advantages‚ we must realize the importance of not allowing technology to overpower our lives. If we allow ourselves to become engulfed in technology
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Edgar Allen Poe’s “Alone” asserts the overall meaning that one’s acceptance of their own personality‚ different or similar to people around them‚ ultimately results in their seclusion. At the start of the poem‚ the narrator declares his childhood isolation through an ominous tone as he affirms his dark feeling of loneliness when he compares himself to the children around him. He is an outcast‚ an outlier; “all [he] lov’d—[he] lov’d alone”(8). The repetition of “I” and “alone” and the stress of
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Essay: Meaning of "Home" Meaning of “Home” Each one of us has the place which brings back good memories‚ is the symbol of comfort and wellness‚ revokes memories related to music‚ objects‚ colors‚ people‚ and dishes. This place is called home. It is kept in our memories as an ideal one‚ even if it is not so perfect. Home serves as a kind of fortress to us‚ our freedom and deeds. The word home is a many faceted word that combines different concepts. Home is culture‚ religion‚ the place where you
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Chelsea Joffrion - 7:40pm Never Eat Alone Concepts Analyzed In Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi‚ it ventures into the ways that you as an individual can be successful in any of your aspiring business opportunities. This book shares different concepts that have been discussed throughout our textbook‚ Understanding Human Communications‚ as well as during class discussions this semester. Even though this book is more of a guide to people pursuing advice to being successful within the business world
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In Edgar Allen Poe’s poem “Alone”‚ Poe reveals that egocentrism can lead to loneliness because of an inability to see beyond oneself and truly know and understand others and experiences. In the poem‚ the persona speaks about how he has felt different ever since his childhood; he focuses on himself and his own problems instead of trying to have positive outlook on life. Excessive use of the words “I”‚ “my”‚ and “me” projects the idea of egocentrism and also portrays the inability to understand
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The Time I Went to Florida It was a hot‚ steamy morning in early June during the summer of 2015. I was rapidly packing things in my suitcase‚ more than ready to be in Florida with a few of my friends and my family. I was being allowed to live in Florida for the whole summer at my Uncle’s house. I was extremely excited and happy to get out of Indiana for a few months. “Lorin! Are you ready to head to the airport?” I heard my mom call up the stairs. I grabbed my suitcases and headed down the stairs
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We are not alone. Alexander Rousseau. A man with questionable driving skills. He waits tables everyday from 9-5 only to hate it and come back to it. He was tall‚ moderately good looking with slicked back brown hair and brown eyes. He was lean and frail and looked like a shadow at times. 13th September 2017 They watch from afar. The other ones. Not necessarily those who are superior but the one who came before. They watch from afar. . . . It was just another day at the restaurant. 50 covers
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is titled “Alone”. Sometimes people look back self suddenly just because by a chance to reflect their lives. Based on that concept this poem narrates the moment when they reflect themselves in first stanza‚ when we recognized it is time to rest their body and away from something that makes us tired in second stanza. And then‚ the third stanza talk about the final was ourselves‚ and no one around us. Usually‚ many people get afraid to go forward if they have done lots of works and no time for rest in
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“We Alone”: In the poem‚ “We Alone”‚ it talked about rare objects especially gold. I think that the gold represents wealth because some people don’t respect rare items and if you have something very expensive‚ some just want to show it off. The chain also represents wealth. This is because the chain can make you what you want to be and it can also make you what you’re worth. This leads to the theme of the poem‚ which is‚ you should care for what you already have and not get what everyone else has
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