Eduardo Valdez Mr. Pass ELA May 13‚ 2015 The Tipping Point In his book‚ “The Tipping Point‚” Malcolm Gladwell puts forth a compelling theory that illustrates the way trends and epidemics share three common characteristics: The Law of The Few‚ The Stickiness Factor‚ and The Power of Context. Gladwell begins with an overview of three shared factors between all epidemics. In essence‚ “epidemics” happen when the right people encounter a potent idea under favorable circumstances. This to me seems a
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Life of a Legend Ludwig van Beethoven‚ also known as " The General of Musicians‚" was born on December 16‚ 1770. However‚ this date is not exact because it is believed that Beethoven’s father lied about his son’s age in order to portray him as an infant prodigy. As a result‚ Beethoven is convinced he was born on December 16‚ 1772 at the Rheingasse home‚ which belonged to the Fischers‚ who were close friends of the family (Orga 8). Johann van and Maria Magdalena Beethoven bore five children
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Only in the Philippines [by : the one who won the world of nowhere] We Filipinos are known to be hospitable and that we value our families so much. We never forget to wear a smile because of the positive attitude that we possess amidst our problems or even after disasters come our way. These are the main reasons why we should be proud of our race. Because our population is mostly composed of Roman Catholics‚ our faith and the traditions of the Church become part of our everyday
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was a turning point in American history
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grandma wears. She would do her roots every week with Clairol jet-black hair dye to cover her gray hair‚ which is why her hair had a blue tinge to it. She smelled like Foille‚ a topical cream that she used for her dry arms‚ it smell just like bag balm. Only weighing about a hundred pounds she reminded me of Olive Oile‚ Popeye’s wife. And I’m quite positive that she was the oldest lady I had ever seen wearing a two-piece bikini. She drove an old
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Dissociative Disorders We all get lost in a good book or movie. But someone with dissociative disorder escapes reality in ways that are involuntary and unhealthy. The symptoms of dissociative disorders — ranging from amnesia to alternate identities — usually develop as a reaction to trauma and help keep difficult memories at bay. Treatment for dissociative disorders may include psychotherapy‚ hypnosis and medication. Although treating dissociative disorders can be difficult‚ many people with dissociative
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Going Green – Should A Company Do It? Ben Surato Baker College – MKT111B Environmental efforts of modern times date back to the late 1940s and early 1950s‚ during postwar America. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the first piece of legislation to lay down federal regulation of water quality passed by Congress. (PBS.org‚ n.d.) This type of legislation was put in place forcing businesses to recognize corporate responsibility and eco-friendly practices. Since that time
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his article‚ Van Maanen described how police officers classify citizens into three categories-suspicious persons‚ assholes‚ and know nothings-to quickly get control of the situation and do their job more efficiently (Van Maanen‚ 1978‚ p. 147). They created these unauthorized classifications based on preconceived notions and past incidents. It has led to what has been perceived as more encounters with the asshole. Some people have most likely been labelled assholes because they only verbally insulted
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Why English-only policy would not work? What would happen to America if immigrants could not speak their native-languages anymore? The use of languages other than English stimulated a movement known as “English Only Movement” in the U.S‚ which has been a subject of great controversy. On one hand‚ the pro English only agree it would encourage immigrants who do not speak English to learn it; therefore‚ it would turn them Americans bringing the U.S together as a whole. On the other
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The Passage. When reading the story‚ the reader is shown a new world ending that entails a mixture of folklore from various places. Justin Cronin began working his ideas for this book when his daughter asked him to write a story that depicts a girl saving the universe back in 2006. He then decided to a book that joined elements of multiple genres‚ science fiction‚ horror and fantasy. He aspired to have his characters be like a real-world organism‚ and that is what he did.
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