E. M. Forster’s short story The Machine Stops‚ published in 1909‚ was ahead of its time and predicted many of the technologies we possess now such as instant messaging and the internet. The story takes place in a future society where humans live underground in isolation and rely on a machine for all their needs. Most of their communication is done through screens that are able to show video. The people hardly have face to face contact and when confronting each other‚ avoid touching (Forster). This
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The Wall Street Crash caused a banking crisis‚ as the entire American banking system had reached the brink of collapse. Between 1929 and 1932‚ 5000 banks went out of business and the Bank of New York lost 400‚000 people’s savings. This was primarily because the banks had invested their customers’ money in shares‚ and following the Wall Street Crash share prices crashed‚ and consequently people lost confidence in the banks and took their money out causing many banks to go bust‚ and the confidence
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References: Boris‚ C. (2012). 4 pros and cons of e-readers vs. textbooks. Retrieved October 23‚ 2014 from http://www.nbcnews.com/id/48186058/ns/technology_and_science- back_to_school/t/pros-cons-e-readers-vs-textbooks/ Cancio‚ C. (2011) Are e-readers making books obsolete?. Retrieved October 23‚ 2014 from http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/other-gadgets/e-readers-making-books- obsolete.htm Coeus (2012). Ebooks vs. paper books: The pros and cons
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ISSN 2278-7690 E-learning in Iran as a developing Country: Challenges Ahead and Possible Solutions Mas`oud Mahmoodi-Shahrebabaki‚ Massoud Yaghoubi-Notash (PhD) University of Teheran‚ Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures‚ Teheran‚ Iran masoud.mahmoodi@outlook.com University of Tabriz‚ English Department‚ Faculty of Persian Literature & Foreign Languages‚ Tabriz‚ Iran masoud.yaghoubi@gmail.com Abstract E-learning has lately grown into a proliferating area because of its good potentials for
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The Outsiders Essay A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Anyone can become a hero through perseverance from any point in society. Ponyboy is part of a crowd who are like criminals known as the Greasers‚ who are poor and live on the east side of town. The Greasers are a gang that have Ponyboy‚ Soda‚ Steve‚ Johnny‚ Dally‚ Darry‚ and Two-bit Matthews. The Greasers are hated by the Socs‚ the Socials‚ who are the west side rich kids in the town. In the
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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is about the greasers‚ the poor teenagers who don’t fit in‚ fighting with the socs‚ the rich kids who have everything. The greasers have it worse because they have bad family life‚ they are always fighting and being jumped by the socs‚ and they don’t fit in with society. The greases have bad family life like relationships with their parents. Dally’s parents don’t care about him or what he does‚ ponyboy’s parents aren’t even alive they died in a car crash. Johnny has a
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Pony boy not to change. If you are wealthy‚ does it make you better than people who are not? Just because they are different‚ and do not have enough money to afford material things. Does it make you better and more of a person? If you think that you are right‚ then you are incorrect. Just because you have a lot of money‚ it does not make you more of a person‚ and it does not make you better at all. I mean big whoop‚ you drive a nice car‚ and have nice clothes. Guess what‚ when you cut yourself
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The author of The Outsiders is S.E Hinton. Ponyboy is a sweet‚ caring 14 year old boy who is in a gang called The Greasers. He lives with his two brothers Sodapop and Darrel. The Greasers live on the East side and the Socs live on the West side. Johnny‚ Pony‚ Darry fight for something they believe in that brings purpose to their lives. Johnny had killed Bob in the park one night and Ponyboy was with him Ponyboy sticks with everyone no matter what he is very dependable.‚ they were going
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People all need‚ have‚ and want something or already have it‚ and what they wanted or need.In the Outsiders‚hinton highlights the conflicts of both the greasers and socs to show that life is difficult for rich and poor kids. Through depicting their personal conflicts‚Hinton reveals that these young men‚seem so different but share similar needs. In the Outsiders‚ Hinton explains how we all have our problems and difficulties. In the following paragraphs I talk about what problems/challenges that people
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At 17 years old‚ S.E. Hinton managed to write one of the most memorable and accurate novelistic depictions of what it’s like to want acceptance and belonging as a teenager. The Outsiders‚ Hinton’s first novel‚ remains as one of the best-selling young-adult novels of all time. Written for teenagers‚ about teenagers‚ and by a teenager‚ The Outsiders captivates its audience with memorable characters (who are memorable for more than their obscure names) and climactic drama‚ and it leaves the reader
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