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    What does it mean to be human? What makes who we are? What drives us? Could it be the desire of becoming better‚ faster‚ and stronger‚ perhaps? All throughout history‚ humans have been known to have advanced in their respective eras through planning and their own advancements in technology. Technology is one of the many things that people in the 21st century debate about‚ whether it’s good or bad‚ or even neutral. Why do so many disagree with the idea of becoming better through the advances in technology

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    What does it mean to be old? Six people were interviewed for this short study. They ranged in ages from 15-71 years old. In chronological order they were Gavin (15)‚ Kajal (18)‚ Ian (19)‚ Sean (42) June (64) and Daniel (71). The participants in this study all mentioned various processes that were involved in aging. This would correlate with the Biopsychosocial Framework what is stated in the Cavanaugh‚ Blanchard-Fields text. The younger participants focused more on physical appearances. They were

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    they did was tell me I’d find better fish in the sea‚ when all I wanted at the time was the fish that swam away. Everyone around me noticed my pain but there was a girl in one of my classes who only two years before really disliked me. Maybe she felt sorry for me‚ but however she felt made her want to be a friend to me. She was always there to defend me‚ listen to me‚ and put up with my pathetic sobs‚ until I snapped back to reality. We’ve been best friends since. This is why I found it ironic that at

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    wrong or good or bad.” This is the main theory behind philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre’s work. Because of the absence of knowledge about right and wrong in existentialism‚ Sartre says that “[w]e are left alone‚ without excuse. This is what I mean when I say that man is condemned to be free” (32). In this sense‚ ‘condemned’ does not have a negative connotation to it. Sartre believes that it is a good thing that people are free to make their own choices in life instead of being locked into a set path without

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    Sight or Blindness?

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    10th Grade‚ English Sight or Blindness? Throughout the play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles makes several references about sight and blindness. Even though Tiresias is a blind man‚ he is the one that knows the truth and is insinuating that Oedipus doesn’t want to face it. Oedipus develops into a character blinded by all the greatness that Thebes has given him. The oracle prophesized by the gods is the main reason that led him to become the tragic hero of this play. First and foremost‚ Sophocles’

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    wealth of knowledge that is acquired by an individual study of particular subjects or matters or experiences that provides the person with a better understanding of the topics at hand”. To be educated means that a person is knowledgeable about different topics and subjects. Being educated doesn’t have to mean that the person is knowledgeable in subjects like English‚ math or science. It can instead be about things like knowing how to change a flat tire on your car or how to change a battery in the smoke

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    couple that give up their greatest belongings in order to buy something special for each other. However‚ they can not make use of their gifts‚ because what they gave up‚ relates to their possessions they gave up. In Sherman Alexie’s “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ the protagonist Victor travels with his childhood friend Thomas to Phoenix to get the remains of his dead father. Thomas tells him the story of Victors dad telling him to “Take care of each other” (156). Through out these two

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    What Does It Mean To Say Phoenix‚Arizona. For Victor to say Phoenix‚ Arizona can draw a lot of emotion. His father had passed away from a heart attack and wasn’t found until a week later. He hadn’t seen his father for many years. The only communication was by phone maybe once or twice. On top of that‚ Victor had lost his job at the BIA. He was not financially stable to go to Phoenix to pick up his dad so he contacted the Tribal Affairs. The council was only allowed to provide him with a

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    Sight and Blindness When Desdemona asks to be allowed to accompany Othello to Cyprus‚ she says that she "saw Othello’s visage in his mind‚ / And to his honours and his valiant parts / Did I my soul and fortunes consecrate" (I.iii. 250–252). Othello’s blackness‚ his visible difference from everyone around him‚ is of little importance to Desdemona: she has the power to see him for what he is in a way that even Othello himself cannot. Desdemona’s line is one of many references to different kinds of

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    "They say‚ I say" Response In the small excerpt of They say‚ I say Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein both explain a very intelligent and easy way of communicating to others. Through their process‚ one may transfer ideas and opinions in a interesting and simple manner. Both authors mainly focus on the aspect of writing‚ however‚ their methods can certainly be used through speech and in any ordinary conversation. This process is used for argumentative writing in which you would agree or disagree

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