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    We - Yevgeny Zamyatin

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    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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    The Way We Say What We Say In his book The Stuff of Thought (2007)‚ Steven Pinker states that all humans‚ universally‚ must be careful in the choice of their words in order to convey a specific message while keeping up a particular relationship between the speaker and the listener. In the simplest form‚ people do this for basic politeness. Whether it is asking for someone to pass the salt or asking somebody to donate to a specific cause‚ people phrase their desires in a way to not offend the listener

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    In Groups We Shrink

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    differently when they collect in groups. Carol Tavris‚ a social psychologist‚ published an article entitled “In Groups We Shrink” in March of 1991 in the Los Angeles Times. She argues that there are various explanations as to why people behave morally as individuals but not in groups: they approve of what is taking place‚ they have the fear of being embarrassed or are victims of what psychologist call “diffusion of responsibility”. She believes‚ however‚ that fear of embarrassment is the most important

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    Do we put too much emphasis on self-reliance and independence‚ and are we afraid of admitting that we need other people in our lives? 6. Independences and self-reliance is being overexposed and I believe that this can increase the percentage of people having depression and isolation because sometimes the idea of independence brings us to the point of “that if I talk to this person or if I do that‚ I will no longer be independent” but what is independence? Is it not having to rely on someone to look

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    We Are Legion Analysis

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    can make a difference. Together we make a change.”- Barbara Mikulski. We as a people believe‚ respect‚ honor‚ and love different things; standing together instead of individually makes us stronger. You’re able to be heard. Changes are able to be made. A lot of people disagree with government decisions but are scared of consequences to speak out. In the documentary ‘We Are Legion’‚ computer activist or shall I say hacktivist do just that standing for what they believe in anonymously knowing there could

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    We Are All the Same

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    We Are All The Same SOC 120 Instructor: Christine Villasenor November 14‚ 2011 We Are All The Same Now a day‚ humans are taking advantage of their power here on earth. Instead of treating everyone and everything with respect and with care‚ humans are mistreating and using other species for their own selfish benefits. They are hunting animals for fun‚ exploiting them‚ wearing their fur and skin‚ and even using them for experiments. People fail to see that humans are not the only species

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    Life as We Know It

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    below‚ list the chemicals (above) from the MOST abundant in the human body to the LEAST abundant. 1. Oxygen 2. Carbon 3. Hydrogen 4. Nitrogen 5. Calcium 6. Phosphorus 7. Potassium 8. Sodium 9. Chloride 10. Magnesium 11. Iodine 12. Iron . Bases are substances that (release/accept) hydrogen ions. 9. The bicarbonate ion is an important (acid/base) in the human body. 10. Because water molecules have a positive pole and a negative pole‚ we consider the water molecule to be a ___Polar___

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    Shall We Dance

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    Running Head: SHALL WE DANCE 1 Shall We Dance Denise Gilbert Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College SHALL WE DANCE 2 Abstract This paper will show three versions of Cinderella that are similar in meaning and different in views. Interpretations of each story are basically the same‚ a young girl who is mistreated by her step-mother and step-sisters. A magical transformation occurs that brings her dreams of meeting a prince and changes this young innocent girl

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    ways we lie

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    The Ways We Lie It is curious to know that every day without thinking everyone tells lies “The Ways we lie” by Stephanie Ericcson is a realistic text that demonstrates what a lie is‚ why lies are told‚ how lies are justified‚ and consequences. According to this essay “We lie. We all do. We exaggerate‚ we minimize‚ we avoid confrontation‚ we spare people’s feelings‚ we conveniently forget‚ we keep secrets‚ we justify lying to the big-guy institutions.” (Page 408 of The Bedford Reader). Ericsson

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    Target Market Assignment 1b) Stock name: iPhone 5s Pictures: Explanation: The newest product iPhone 5S is a touchscreen-based smartphone developed by Apple Inc. They have three colors: black‚ white and champagne. The 5S is supplied with iOS 7‚ the seventh version of Apple’s iOS mobile operating system. New features in iOS 7 include Control Center‚ AirDrop‚ iTunes Radio. I think iPhone 5S is suitable for the graduates. First‚ they have a high income‚ they have the ability afford for iPhone 5S.

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