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    Formal Analysis of Event Horizon “Event Horizon” is a site-specific work by Kara Walker commissioned by the New School University that wraps around the walls in the staircase found in the lobby at Arnhold Hall. The piece was commissioned in 2005 and there are clear signs of student interaction with finger smudges along where the railing touches the wall. The piece is done with latex paint on wall using only black paint to create the shapes on the wall. The artist’s piece revolves around the ideas

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    Capital Punishment: An Eye for an Eye For many years there has been a constant debate between supporters and non-supporters of the death penalty. Many people argue that the death penalty is as much a murder as the crime committed by the offender. Others may say that it provides closure and justice. I am a strong supporter of the death penalty. There are many others like myself. The world is full of the most dangerous and ruthless criminals that should be put to death. There are many pros that the

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    Television Watching

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    learning and have little experience in certain areas of life. For parents it’s the easy way out of parenting sometimes. When children become fussy‚ parents often turn to television to baby sit the children. Children learn way too much information from watching TV and way too fast like sexuality and violence. TV acts like a role model for everyone‚ not to say that adults are not impressionable because there are some immature adults who are still influenced by the media. For instance some adults are easily

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    In the article‚ “The Immortal Horizon‚” published in the May‚ 2011 issue of Believer Magazine‚ the author‚ Leslie Jamison‚ shares her experiences and adventures with some abstract‚ although very persistent; characters as she spectates a marathon in Tennessee known as “The Barkley Marathons.” On June 10‚ 1977‚ James Earl Ray attempted to escape from the Bushy Mountain State Penitentiary‚ but was apprehended fifty-four hours later after only traversing eight miles. After hearing this‚ a man known as

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    The Deep Horizon oil rig explosion was categorically impacted by bias decision making. The leaders that day executed from a heuristic view‚ and also from an overconfidence bias. The two corporations colliding that day‚ BP and Transocean‚ underestimated the calamity occurring right before them. Twenty anomalies occurring simultaneously did not cause significant alarm to make a drastic and immediate decision to prevent the explosion. The team minimized the probability that the rig would explode

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    Functioning Eye (Emmetropia)</b> <br>The eye is the organ of sight. It is used in almost everything we do‚ from playing sport to reading. A normal and well functioning eye can focus objects and images‚ both near and far‚ perceive depth and adapt to changes in light. <br> <br>The perception of depth is due to having two separate eyes creating two separate images‚ while the ability to adapt to light change is attributed to the iris and the dilator muscles. However these two aspects of the eye are not

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    Watching the Watchmen While reading Watchmen with the purpose of textual analysis‚ there are many different things to consider. Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons took many original approaches to the typical super hero story when formulating this novel. Watchmen is a story about a group of outlawed super heroes in New York City. The story lines and backgrounds of particular characters are shown during the comic‚ and we see how different these characters are from the stories of typical super heroes

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    debate was clear and accurate‚ but was not usually thorough. Information had several inaccuracies OR was usually not clear. Rebuttal All counter-arguments were accurate‚ relevant and strong. Most counter-arguments were accurate‚ relevant‚ and strong. Most counter-arguments were accurate and relevant‚ but several were weak. Counter-arguments were not accurate and/or relevant Use of Facts/Statistics Every major point was well supported with several relevant facts‚ statistics and/or examples. Every

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    Eyes Of Eckleburg

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    Meaning of the Billboard Eyes of T.J. Eckleburg There are many symbolic themes in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby; the names of people and places‚ attributes of characters or the green light at the end of the docks. One of the recurring and arguably most meaningful symbols of the story‚ however‚ are the eyes of the long since departed oculist T.J. Their various references and meanings as a symbol in the novel shall be discussed in this following text. The aforementioned eyes appear on a billboard

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    LECTURETTE - IS THERE GOD ? 1. ‘O God‚ help us to keep ourselves physically strong‚ mentally awake and morally straight‚ that in doing our duty to Thee and our country we may keep the honour of the Services untarnished’ …..it is the way we started our life everyday for three very important years of our life‚ I am just reciting it so as to refresh your memory….and to seek out the first line….”Oh God‚ help us to”……GOD…who is GOD….what is GOD….is it something that justifies our existence‚ something

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