What choices will you make? There was a quote that was once stated‚ “Your life is a result of the choices you make.” This saying relates back to my feelings that the human experience is governed by choice. Reading about Kino in “The Pearl” becoming greedy. The poem “Hotrodders” about taking risks and “Lullaby for 17” choosing not to listen to someone who is older and wiser. Reading these texts have made me believe life is based on the choices you make. Kino chose to make bad choices and it
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Root of Greed Money is the fuel‚ the pursuits to the things we need like food‚ education‚ medicine‚ and our well-being. We as human beings want and desire those things which are far from our grips‚ but are only attainable with the exchange of money. In this case acquiring items like guns and other goods‚ the exchange is not of money‚ but humans. People do imaginable things to acquire it by lying‚ stealing‚ and even murder. The start of The story of slavery as a result of lust‚ greed‚ and gain
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lanes Trains and Hamburger Meals Thesis Statement: I am convinced an iPod‚ children’s picture book‚ and a Big Mac hold the future’s key to preserving the history of the world as we currently know it. Access to an iPod will give insight into both humans’ technological achievements and culture. The current generation iPod demonstrates our ability to consolidate multiple devices into one. From well preserved pictures and videos‚ foreign life can get an accurate depiction of current humans‚ as well as
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Matching the Words The exchange of ideas‚ opinions and knowledge counts a lot in college‚ especially when students get stuck on the very first thesis statement of their very first research paper. Many of them get frustrated -- their thoughts seem locked like money in a vault. Interaction and peer collaboration are the only ways to unlock the unconscious ideas that dwell in our brains. ACMT was not the first place where I encountered the importance of cooperation and variety of cultures. I
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If you were given the chance to obtain unimaginable riches at the cost of your sons life‚ would you take it? Would it be evil to take that chance? In the book The Pearl by John steinbeck‚ Kino was given the same opportunity. Kino had found the pearl of the world. With this pearl Kino had a choice to make. Would Kino’s decision bring out the evil inside? Or will his decision expose a new honest side of Kino that was already there? The pearl influenced everyone around it‚ to commit corrupt acts they
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Armor “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien is a sprawling fantasy adventure world infused with magic and Medievalism. Tolkien‚ a renowned philologist and admired Oxford professor‚ crafted languages‚ lineages‚ and legends to add layers of depth to his tale. Each mythical race detailed in his story is equipped with their own culture and society‚ and often artifacts of great power and purpose are crafted from the forges of the Elves and the Dwarves. Among Frodo Baggins’s possessions‚ his Mithril
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Part 1: Thesis Statement: A turbocharger is an excellent component and can be utilized to improve fuel economy‚ increase overall horsepower‚ and enhance the engine’s towing ability. I developed this thesis by using my knowledge of the different applications turbochargers are used on. Many vehicle manufacturers these days prefer to use smaller displacement engines and add turbochargers in order to produce a vehicle that gets great gas mileage‚ while not sacrificing power. I did not do any research
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Cross 1 Will Cross Mrs. Felton English 10 Block 1 11 April 2014 The Lewis and Clark Expedition Thesis Statement: Because of America’s need to expand‚ The Lewis and Clark Expedition‚ led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark‚ introduced the country to previously uncharted territory and was a benchmark for change in America. I. Cultural context A. Need to expand (Gunderson 45). B. Hiding from France and Spain (Gunderson 67‚ Huntington 1). II. Important person(s) A. Meriwether Lewis
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"Greed is good; greed is right; greed works." Although the validity or correctness of the statement is questionable on multiple grounds‚ when Gordon Gekko uttered these infamous words he accurately explained the rationale behind many financial‚ or more specifically‚ Wall Street decisions. Greed ensures that the course of action is only determined by the resulting monetary wealth‚ not by other factors such as societal and legal effects. Wall Street follows the quick rise of a young low level account
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“The Grapes of Wrath” The Power of Human Greed Historical and economic circumstances lead to the formation of two main social groups in “The Grapes of Wrath”: landowners and tenants. Those who own land fight to maintain authority and control‚ while tenants struggle to make ends meet. Existing conditions create hostility between both groups and lead to greater income disparity. Although the worsening situation of the farmers in Steinbeck’s novel results from soil exploitation and disadvantageous
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