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    CHAPTER 1 Man’s Origin--Where Did I come from?   Whenever we are seeking to find out the ORIGIN of something‚ we are asking the question‚ "Where did it begin?"   "How did it all begin?"   "How did it originate?"  "Where did it come from?" In this chapter we are concerned about the origin of man. How did man begin? How did the human race get started? Who are my ancestors? One of the most important questions facing every man‚ woman‚ boy and girl is the question WHERE DID HUMANS COME FROM? How did

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    Similarities exist between the characters in All the Light We Cannot See and the people during World War II; both in literature and reality‚ people experienced the effects of being influenced by the war. Education played a very important role in creating a loyal following for Hitler because children are easy to brainwash since they are still naive and clueless about what is wrong or right. At school‚ the students were taught to worship Hitler‚ every class would started with a song that would brainwash

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    In Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See‚ Werner Pfennig can be identified as a hero. Werner is an undersized boy with ears that stick out and hair that is “snowy‚ milky‚ [and] chalky (24)”. His image is the Nazi ideal; but his ideas are not. Werner questions everything and is not appeased by the simple and easy answers. Werner works to find these answers within his life‚ radios‚ and truth. Werner Pfennig can be identified as a hero due to his abnormal childhood as an orphan‚ his unwilling

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    It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; It is because we do not dare that things are difficult. – Seneca Struggles and difficulties are part of life. You cannot avoid these problems; it will always arise no matter how much you try to take control or organize the things in your life. ....Problems are not the reason why a person lives a difficult and miserable life; most of the time‚ it’s a matter of perspective. Because often‚ majority of people let problems defeat them through

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    ME to WE Me to We is a social enterprise with a mission. It is filled with inspirational‚ motivational‚ and passionate people who believe that a better world is possible. Me to We gives and encourages people around the world‚ to make better choices by being socially conscious and wearing environmentally friendly clothes. Me to We helps people work together to transform people into world changers to make positive‚ social and environmental impacts. Everyone can do something and make a difference

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    Redactive Poem The redactive poem I wrote about‚ is inspired by a page in the wonderful novel “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. The main theme of it is that sometimes things or situations are not what they seem to appear. During the time of the war many presious artifacts‚ such as jewles‚ were stolen or loss forever. In this particular case‚ Marie and her father are constantly on the look out for a presious dimond called The Sea of Flames. The jewle was one of antique and elegance

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    The novel All the Light We Cannot See‚ by Anthony Doerr‚ is an intricately written story about two young adults during World War II. The two main characters Werner and Marie-Laure come from extremely different lives. Marie-Laure is a blind 16 year old girl who lives in a nice house in France with her dad. Werner is an orphan who lives with Jutta‚ his sister‚ who is the only person in his family he knows of. This book tells the story of how these characters that come from seemingly unrelated worlds

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    All the Light We cannot See written by Anthony Doer symbolizes the peace making between France and Germany after WWII. The book begins with absolute chaos‚ the city in which the two main characters inhabit is being bombed. However‚ in the chaos liesMarie-Laure and Warner Pfennig show us that humans are not complete contrasts from each other and one can learn to forgive. The book focuses on Marie-Laure a 16 year old girl that was left blind due to congenital cataracts. Her father works at a museum

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    We are the 99% The Occupying Wall Street protest has been an ongoing protest since September 17‚ 2010. (Huffington Post – Pg. 1) These people protesting believe that the United States is being treated unfairly with Economic inequality‚ high unemployment‚ greed‚ corruption‚ and financial services. Myself personally am torn between the two on taking sides. I cannot find it in my heart to say that the single parents that just lost there job and can’t feed their family deserves it. I do believe it

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    out that "Back in their days" such things would have never occurred. Adults tend to be mystified by the roots of such corruption.One of the most commonly cited "reason" for the degradation of society is "the media".Movies‚ reality shows and popular novels exalt non marital sex‚ drug use and violence‚ which causes the younger generation to act in a like manner.I’m not going to say that "the media" is totally blameless‚but it is undeniable that they only show what we want to see.Overall "the media" enacts

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