The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at Stanford
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I agree with the idea that the North had won the Civil War before it began to the extent of Lincoln ’s conservative political stands. Trying to receive the favor of the South while winning in the North would require Lincoln to take neutral stands in heated political issues like slavery. It wasn ’t really wan by the North until he broke away from these stands to enact the Emancipation Proclamation and turn the tides of war in favor of the North. "This Lincoln always publicly condemned the abolitionists
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Q.parents make the best teachers.Do you agree or disagree with the statement.Give specific reasons to justify your answer ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________ A teacher is the one who guides the child or teaches the child how to live a successful life.In my opinion this role‚the role of a good teacher or a good mentor can be played perfectly by the parents becuase of the simple fact that parents love and understand their children
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found in the list of references at the end of this assignment. To begin with‚ I shall start with the definition of economics. There is no exact definition of economics as it varies from the opinions among economist. However‚ many have chosen to agree with Alfred Marshall‚ a leading 19th century English economist‚ that economics is “a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life; it examines that part of individual and social action which is most closely connected with the attainment and with
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things they need support themselves and others. Microloans help women in Africa that are suffering do all these things to survive. Woman getting this money to help support their family is helping them live‚ since the money they make is barely supporting themselves. But the real question is‚ could microloans be hurting these women. This is because micro loans or loans‚ you have to pay back loans. What are these women can’t get the money to pay back the micro loan. No matter how small the loan could
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which a lot of people take seriously‚ these are rights given to all Americans. I agree with this because‚ everything needs to be done in a proper manner. If the evidence leaves the chain of custody or is collected in an unlawful manner this can be a deciding factor in the case and a guilty person can be set free. Also if anyone can come up with the evidence than an innocent person may be sentenced. So it better to do things the right way first. In our book there is a case that is named Weeks
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In my opinion‚ we have several alternatives if we do not try juveniles in adult court for serious crimes. There is no doubt that there are some cases beyond hope‚ but children are more susceptible rehabilitation. My methods are trying to incorporate that as much as possible‚ especially for the younger children with brains that are still trying to develope. ¨Reforms efforts must place a greater focus on improving access to mental health services for all youth‚ better serving the needs of youth who
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McCoy: Dear Grads‚ Don’t ’Do What You Love’ - WSJ.com Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is f or y our personal‚ non-commercial use only . To order presentation-ready copies f or distribution to y our colleagues‚ clients or customers‚ use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or v isit www.djreprints.com See a sample reprint in PDF f ormat. Order a reprint of this article now OPINION May 27‚ 2013‚ 6:45 p.m. ET Carl McCoy: Dear Grads‚ Don’t ’Do What You Love’ College commencement
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Jocelyn Alicea ENG 102 What movie‚ TV series‚ music genre or event has influenced you? When asked what has influenced my life the most‚ my answer would definitely be my daughter‚ Gianna. On the day of her birth‚ I took one look at her and decided that I would do whatever it took to get my life in order and work at being the best person I could be for her. Today‚ I am proud of my accomplishments and owe it all to Gianna. She is my biggest influence and the best thing that has happened to
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What do you want to be when you grow up? What are your plans for your future? Have you thought about college? Have you thought about a career choice? These are questions we are bombarded with on a daily basis by our parents. We shrug them off‚ telling them that we have another three years to think about college‚ careers‚ or our future. We don’t know what we want to be when we grow up‚ because we don’t even know who we are yet. Yet in a blink of an eye‚ we’re seniors and now the decisions we tried
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