challenging an idea is synthesis. For instance‚ when one gets two different main ideas form two different works‚ they must use those main ideas to create a new one. Thus‚ a new idea will appear when you challenge both of the authors thinking. The main idea in the essay‚ “It’s Consumer Spending Stupid” by James Livingston is that consumer spending is helpful for the economy. On the other hand‚ “Thrift: The Rebirth of a Forgotten Virtue” by Daniel Akst main idea is that Americans have a bad habit of
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Are You‚ the Best You? People everywhere are faced with the unanswered question‚ “When am I working too much?”‚ “When do I stop?” Due to the constant increase in our cost of living‚ people believe they are forced into working longer and more demanding hours. People need to learn how to split their time and energy between work and the other important aspects of their lives. In the two essays‚ “Hit the Brakes”‚ by Christopher Dewolf and “Stupid Jobs”‚ by Hal Neidzviecki‚ it is shown that spending
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In the short story “That Final Paper You Want from Me” by Polly Frost‚ we meet the student Sabrina McEvoy. For her Intro to Composition class‚ she has been asked to write a final paper. But since she does not really like the idea of a written paper‚ she comes up with the idea of creating a social network as a project. The Composition teacher‚ Dr. Pettit‚ rejects the whole thing‚ making Sabrina very angry and spiteful. She then writes him a long email‚ showcasing 4 different types of social media
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Tingting wang English 1301 Professor 04/15/2014 Synthesis Essay Intellectual diversity is an issue that has created confusion in many learning institutions. Most of the faculty members have differentiated ideas regarding the accommodation of intellectual diversity in academic institution. A section of some educational officers believes that it’s an important aspect that should be implemented in the educational system. There are others standing against the idea and their argument is
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4 lines in this paper are going to be as follows: “(You) don’t got the power”‚”(Stop) That’s not an option‚ I’m my biggest problem”‚ “Only thing I fear is God‚ and he’s on my side”‚ and “That’s why I really feel like You Can’t Stop Me” (You Can’t Stop Me by Andy Mineo). The song “You Can’t Stop Me” by Andy Mineo has meanings for almost every line and connect together. No lines are just thrown in there to make it sound better. The first line “(You) don’t got the power” means that any person (including
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channel that provides students across the globe with a gamut of information (Carr). While I do disagree that Google is making people stupid‚ I can understand how the Internet can shape a person’s though process (Carr). In my personal experience‚ Google has been a crucial tool for my success in school. Therefore‚ I a disagree with the statement that Google is making people stupid due to the fact that it provides people with immediate access to a vast channel of information. Not only is the internet easily
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Should We Judge a Person Based on Their Appearance? In Tressie McMillan Cottom’s article “The Logic of Stupid Poor People” she observes that by dressing in higher end clothes and being able to talk white‚ you are able to open many doors for yourselves and others. While growing up she was able to have role models who helped her see it in action. In the article Cottom mentions various things that she experienced and how dressing or not dressing in higher end clothing influenced the situation. Cottom
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In Nicholas Carr’s article‚ Is Google Making Us Stupid?‚ Carr asserts his belief that because of the huge supply of information on the internet‚ the internet is causing our brains to adjust to reading‚ making it difficult to focus on the information and read deeply. Carr explains his belief by providing us with multiple experiences across the web by bloggers and researchers who have begun to study online habits‚ stating that they have noticed that they skim articles online‚ going to hyperlinks
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Joelle Baker Com/220 October 2nd 2010 Cassandra Shellhorn Community College- Free or Not Free? Life is full of obstacles which starts out on an easy level but only becomes harder the further on down. Because of the obstacle turning meticulous‚ people eventually crave to attend college to pursue an education; young adult‚ middle aged‚ or over middle aged adults. The reason people are inspired to attend college is that
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Ch. 1 Data Collection 1.1 Introduction to the Practice of Statistics 1 Define statistics and statistical thinking. SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question. Provide an appropriate response. 1) What is statistics? MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 2) Which of the following is not true of statistics? A) Statistics is used to answer questions with 100% certainty. B) Statistics involves collecting and summarizing data
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