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    psychologist as well as a former veteran author who is steeped in a lot of research about digital technology. Furthermore‚ this paper will review Hart’s story as well as his main arguments‚ and I will identify my personal response on this book. Summary To begin with‚ he brings up our modern dilemma which is the fact that many people do not know how to deal with a myriad of digital technology. Although our modern world has been impacted by modern technologies such as smartphone and social networking

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    Chapter 1 Communication and Competence * 126 definitions for communication * any living organism counts as communication communication is the process whereby human collectively create and regulate social reality -any object or activity can be viewed as either a thing or a process -things are static‚ bound in time‚ and unchanging -processes are moving have no beginning and no end‚ constant change -the communication process is like a river; active‚ continuous‚ and flow‚ never the

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    All of the information is taken from main sources of the people who experienced the very first A-Bomb. This book was written to bring awareness to the struggles that the Japanese went though not only right after the bomb hit but years after. In chapter 5 “Those who went through the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings‚ the Japanese tended to shy away from the term ‘survivors‚” because in its focus on being alive it might suggest some slight to the sacred dead” (Ch. 5 Pg. 92). Most seem not to fully understand

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    Chapter 8 Vocabulary- Marisa Brueggemann anaphase- Anaphase is the stage of a cell division (mitosis or meiosis) when the chromatids (or homologous chromosomes in meiosis one) are separated and start to move away from each other. anchorage dependence- In order for a cell to resume its divisions it must be touching something else. asexual reproduction- New cells are generated through the process of mitosis (or binary fusion in the case of bacteria). These new daughter are exactly the same as

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    Sammy Run Chapter Summary

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    What makes Sammy Run? – Budd Schulberg Plot summary: Told in first person narrative by Al Manheim‚ drama critic of The New York Record‚ this is the tale of Sammy Glick‚ a young uneducated boy who rises from copy boy to the top of the screenwriting profession in 1930s Hollywood by backstabbingothers. Manheim recalls how he first met the 16-year-old Sammy Glick when Sammy was working as a copy boy at Manheim’s newspaper. Both awed and disturbed by Sammy’s aggressive personality‚ Manheim becomes

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    The confidence in the American dream has diminished over time due to several economic developments and government policies that has widened the gap between the rich and the poor. The American dream is basically dead due to serveral factors. In chapter 18‚ I came upon several essays that support my argument that the American dream has ended. I have realized that there are ample obstacles one has to endeavor to achieve

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    Chapter 14 Islam Summary

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    Chapter 14 ISLAM:Names(people):Mohammed ibn Abullah- born in Mecca‚ lost merchant parents and was raised by grandfather and uncle‚ at age 30 became a merchant‚ had basic understanding of Judaism and Christianity. At 40‚ first thought up of Allah and God sending archangel‚ Gabriel to convert people. He orally transmitted his visions. Moved to Medina because of authorities threatening him because of clash of religions. Reffered to himself as the "seal of all prophets". Khadija- wealthy widow who Mohammed

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    In chapter 8 of Jonah Lehrer’s The Decisive Moment‚ the author illustrates how Michael Binger‚ a professional poker player makes his decisions. Lehrer asserts that “the only thing that separates the experts from the amateurs is the quality of their decisions”(pg210‚p1). “The Art of Cards”(pg219‚p2) examines the techniques used by Binger and how poker players “master the game”(pg219‚p3) and explains how “The Power of Unconscious Thought”(pg221‚p4) can lead to better decision making. “Using Both Sides

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    Chapter 29 NAACP- African American civil rights organization‚ equality of rights of all persons‚ eliminate discrimination Gunner Myrdal- Swedish scholar who wrote The American Dilemma‚ talked about the contradiction between racism and democracy Thurgood Marshall- NAACP’s leading attorney‚ changed legal decisions‚ behind the scenes Brown v. Topeka- social jurisprudence‚ overturned Plessy v. Ferguson‚ said US had to desegregate schools Earl Warren- liberal Republican‚ appointed as chief justice

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    vividly about the people he affected and he encountered‚ especially Francis’ own mother‚ Pica. The author emphasizes greatly that she suffered great abuse from her husband for helping Francis. The author’s writing style is compelling and factual. The chapters in the book were relatively short‚ but each showed a different aspect of Francis’ life. The author used sophisticated words in a better context‚ and infrequently‚ and relevant to the situation and aspect in the

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