We Yevgeny Zamyatin Introduction We played a fateful role in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s life. An epitome of his philosophy‚ the novel prefigured his own future and that of his country with astonishing accuracy. Zamyatin’s credo is best expressed in the words of the heroine of We: "There is no final revolution. Revolutions are infinite‚" and‚ ’I do not want anyone to want for me—I want to want for myself." These two principles—eternal change‚ and freedom of the individual to choose‚ to want‚ tocreate
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We live in the age of science and technology. We seem having communication all the time‚ but in fact is just a link. Email‚ Twitter‚ or Facebook‚ they are everywhere‚ in all aspects‚ such as politics‚ business‚ love‚ friendship. But no matter how much they are worth‚ they can not replace the real dialogue The same time Communication networks become larger and also become emptier‚ as the same for all of us. In this real-time communication network‚ we are under unprecedented isolation: Contact
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“World As We Know It” In the essay “America Needs Its Nerds” by Leonid Fridman‚ he writes that Americans are so concerned about sports and popularity that they tend to neglect education. This is very true to where I come from. My high school community emphasized sports rather than education. It did not matter if you got good grades or not. Students are not learning to become doctors‚ scientists‚ teachers‚ or any other important job that will help our future. All that mattered was how well the high
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another‚ keeping a sweet simple face to hide the truth. The poem‚ “We Wear the Mask” describes hardships blacks went through in America and how the blacks hide their sadness‚ grief‚ and sorrow behind a mask to survive and live from the whites. Confederate states in the south tried to keep slavery in order to keep the whites a superior and smarter race. Slaves lived a harsh life of work‚ and chores all day as somewhat expressed in “We Wear the Mask.” Many slaves believed in god or were religious in
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The Air We Breathe Air pollution is an issue that is often talked about‚ but never seen. If you can’t see it it’s not a big deal‚ right? Wrong. While people tend to think that air pollution only affects the ozone layer‚ it affects us more than we think. Air pollution is a leading cause in sicknesses‚ diseases and cancers among humans of all ages. Air pollution is an undercover issue that causes more harm to us than we can understand. According to The 11th Hour‚ 30 to 60 percent of school children
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The day we met The day we met Tisha Smith Eng 121 My day started like any other day at work. I was dreading coming in as it was a beautiful spring day. I was running late as usual so I came in the back door. As soon as I clocked it my friend and coworker said there is someone I want you to meet. I reluctantly went out to the front porch of my facility‚ and there he was. I didn’t know it then‚ but I met the man that would change my life forever. I remember it like it was yesterday. It
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Are We Really Superior? For centuries humans have being considered as the superior specie‚ due to evolution humans are supposed to be the smarter‚ better and superior kind‚ but are we really the superior specie. We are destroying the habitats of the “inferior” specie; we are not only leaving them without homes but worse of all. We are using for ENTERTAINTMENT. We are making them do tricks for us‚ we are using them to get money; we are holding them captive; in places like zoos‚ circuses and aquariums
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Candidates name: Ahlam Abdisalam Candidate number: 0004 Topic: We are not sub species Question: “Teenagers deserve more respect than what they are given”‚ Write an article expressing your views on the above statement? Date: 3/12/2013 Deference to teenagers The meaning of the word “teenager” is losing its touch with stereotypical judgments made by adults mostly. The word “teenager” can be defined as someone who is in the ages thirteen to nineteen‚ not for someone to be going under any emotional
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get it back - the middle class values that made the India story an attractive one globally. It will be a long and hard way to recovery. Edited excerpts: Is the India story fading? As we were all growing up there used to be a very big mantra in India which was called ’export or perish.’ There was a long period when we used to focus on import substitution. In the past eight years‚ these two phrases ’export or perish’ and ’import substitution’ are no longer a part of the Indian economic vocabulary. I
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The Other Wes Moore tells a story of two young men growing up in similar situations. No father‚ kipping class‚ drug influence some situations the Wes Moore’s have to deal with‚ however one ends up a road scholar and influential author the other ends up in prison serving life. This book is a prime example of how certain choices can determine the rest of one’s life. Personal responsibility‚ self sufficiency and citizen leader ship are boldly highlighted and brought to life in this work. Wes Moore shows
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