English Composition – Final “The only thing we have to fear...is fear itself” The creature of deep-settled uneasiness prowls in the realm of your subliminal mind. It creeps with assurance; very familiar with its prey. It slowly eases its way around the serpentine vines that shield the fragile peace and tranquillity. Being cautious as to not attack to rapidly‚ it envelops its prey with its puissant body‚ suffocating it of all certitude. Without warning it mercilessly injects its all-consuming
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This is a question that metaphysicians‚ social philosophers‚ and political philosophers have been asking since the idea of race took hold in daily life. Michael Root‚ a philosopher at the University of Minnesota believes that race is indeed real‚ yet in a social context‚ not a biological one. In his essay‚ “How We Divide the World‚” Root argues‚ to my agreement‚ that race is an invented social kind that can have a place in science yet not in biology‚ though he does fall flat in coming up with a constructive
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We often lament that we can’t change the world; that we just have to accept things for what they are. More often than not we are right‚ we can’t change the world. Or can we? I was in WALMART the other day (how many world-changing stories begin in WALMART?) and there was a young woman in the check-out line in front of me buying a car battery. After she paid‚ she picked up the battery and walked it out of the store; I wanted to help her‚ it looked heavy‚ but I still had to check out my purchases
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applications‚ and new technologies are being developed rapidly. Have we reached a point where we cannot function without communication technologies? We employ communication technologies in many different areas because of the advantages instant conversations provide. In this essay‚ I will argue that it is not plausible to function without communication technologies. Functioning is being able to maintain our present mode of living‚ the way we communicate‚ learn‚ earn a living‚ and prosper. It is not plausible
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WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO WE WANT? Presented By Alexander Martinez WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO WE WANT? The human being has commissioned to create better cars‚ smart phones‚ realistic video games‚ powerful computers and weapons of mass destruction. A fierce technological revolution that has made man forgets entirely his humanity‚ his values‚ the abstract side that goes beyond the banalities and the desire for power. Is this the world we want? The planet is experiencing
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We all have equal rights. We all can vote‚ drive‚ go to school. Well those are the basic rights that we are all given. There is a lot more to the word equality and‚ that is what i believe in. I believe in everyone having the same rights. I believe that we all should be able to do what we please and not have hate or some sort of ridicule that is given. Yes we have equal rights for women and men but‚ there is a lot more to this simple word. Equality can be a very big important thing to America and
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We Are the World 25 for Haiti We Are the World 25 for Haiti is a song that was used to campaign and help the people in Haiti. The earthquake that struck Haiti was a horrible disaster that took place in the year of 2010. It killed over 300‚000 people and injured around the same amount of people. Once this happened to Haiti‚ everyone knew that something had to be done to help out. A group of singers came to together and agreed to sing a song that symbolizes helping out the world and uniting as a whole
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this morning saying how great things are in Sweden. The American left seems to be enamored with Scandinavian style socialism. Milton Friedman once noted when a student made the statement: “In Scandinavia‚ we have no poverty”. To which Friedman responded‚ “In America among Scandinavians we also have no poverty". Both statements are not true of course‚ poverty in America among Scandinavians and in the country of Scandinavia are around 6.7%. The point is Friedman understood that among the countries that
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There have been many innovations and inventions that have changed the way society functions for example‚ the cell phone‚ ipod‚ solar powered cars‚ advancements in medical technology‚ this list could go on for pages. But one of the biggest inventions of mankind‚ that is now being found everywhere‚ the World Wide Web (WWW)‚ or as we like to call it the Internet. Yes‚ the computer was a very successful invention as well‚ but what would the computer be with the internet. The internet opens up so many
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Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders In the TED presentation “Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders” presenter Sheryl Sandberg describes why women do not reach the top in any profession around the world. She begins the presentation by admitting that the women now are lucky because they did not live in the world our mothers and grandmothers experienced in the past. Shortly after‚ Sheryl reports some numbers and data to describe the problem clearly. For example‚ in the U.S. just nine women are head of
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