What is the future of social media? In research for this discussion‚ I came up with a few insights on what I foresee coming up next in the world of social media. • The physical and digital worlds will be more highly connected than ever before – already today we are able to run in the park and track our progress online while sharing it with our friends or track our weight loss‚ or even our ovulation (well‚ some of us‚ that is) with iPhone apps that connect to our Facebook and twitter profiles
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the poetry of John Foulcher is a contemporary Australian poet who writes about his observation of everyday life‚ people and places‚ as well as religious history. The poet’s voice is distinctive and he writes in a condensed style where each word and image is very important and has layers of meaning. He also often uses very harsh and violent imagery in his poems‚ which can be very shocking to the reader. Foulcher uses a range of techniques in his poems to communicate meaning‚ including similes‚ metaphors
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Allen’s A Midnight in Pairs and Arthur Phillips’s novel Prague both use elements of history to suggest a relationship between the characters’ past and their relationship to the present. While both utilize history to create a nostalgia tone through the pieces‚ they come to different conclusions about the present: in a Midnight in Paris‚ Gil uses history and the past to break into the present life while Prague’s uses history to anchor the present to the past. The history of the 1920s Paris is what allows
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Dead Poets Society In Peter Weir’s film Dead Poets Society an idea that I feel is the most important is education. Arguably‚ education is the most important influence in a teenagers life because it holds the key to our future. However‚ it is how we are educated that will determine our success. Whether we choose to conform with everyone else becoming controlled by rules and regulations‚ or if we choose to develop into free thinking and confident adolescents we have the ability to change the way
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Tiffany Trump has plans for her future. And it looks like her future is in Harvard Law School. Reports are popping up around the campus that the blonde was seen walking around the university. Previously‚ Tiffany Trump was spotted walking around the campus with a couple of Secret Service agents. One of the students at Harvard confirmed that he saw the only daughter‚ of Marla Maples and Donald Trump‚ pass by. On-campus staff and students are wondering why she visited the campus. Another student reported
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Professor miller October 16‚ 2012 The poem “Mother to Son”‚ by Langston Hughes‚ is an inspiring poem. It is the epitome of what every parent should instill within their child and that is the success of our children. Langston Hughes was born in 1902 and was a well-known poet during the Harlem Renaissance. His poems were not personalized but spoke for all African Americans alike. In this poem there is significant meaning from a loving mother to her son through language‚ metaphors‚ imagery repetition and
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MUSC 1113 11:45 Reflection in Sound The movie Midnight Cowboy‚ which was released in 1969‚ fully embodies the themes and the issues that were coming to the forefront of society and films during the new Hollywood era of the 1960s and 1970s. John Schlesinger’s film follows the story of a young man who leaves his home in Texas to become a male prostitute in New York City‚ and the trials and tribulations he encounters along the way. The soundtrack accompanying the film does not entirely consist of
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Midnight in Paris Analysis The Oscar-winning film‚ Midnight in Paris‚ written and directed by Woody Allen uses cinematic techniques to create a world of fantasy and reality. Throughout the film‚ reality and fantasy are constantly paralleled. This film succeeds because of the elements Woody Allen uses to juxtapose the main character‚ Gil Pender‚ sense of reality and fantasy. Elements such as mise en scene‚ costume design‚ the auteur theory‚ and the screenplay writing all work in conjunction to
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wedding that is going to occur in four days. Then Egeus enters with Hermia‚ Lysander‚ and Demetrius. Egeus claims that his daughter Hermia is to marry Demetrius‚ but that Lysander has cast a “magic spell” over her‚ making her fall in love with him. He asks Theseus‚ the duke‚ if he can practice his right as a father and have her either marry Demetrius or have her killed. No matter what Hermia argues‚ Theseus makes a decision that either she marry Demetrius or she become a nun and never have any man for
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“age” the same. Another solution I did not agree with was cutting the benefits by 5% for future retirees. Even though 5% might seem like a small percentage‚ this will actually be doing more harm than good to those whom solely rely on the benefits of Social Security to support them throughout their retirement. I did however agree with the approach of using the “Progressive index” to reduce benefits for future retirees; and because of this I was able to solve 43% of our problem with Social Security
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