Justin Weiss Sociology/Anthropology Didier September 20‚ 2010 What Makes Us Human? Many ponder the question “What makes us human?” We can all state the obvious such as being bipedal‚ having the ability to create complex sounds in needs of communication‚ and our abilities to create tools and technology. With all of this we come to question whether being human is just biological or if it is cultural. One may believe one or the other‚ but I believe that it is culture. Biologically‚ we know
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What makes a teacher special? Teaching is one of the most complicated jobs today. It demands broad knowledge of discipline‚ standards‚ enthusiasm‚ a caring attitude‚ a love of learning‚ classroom management techniques and a desire to make a difference in the learners’ lives. A great teacher sets high expectations for all students because he expects that all students can and will achieve in his classroom‚ giving special attention to the underachievers. He also has clear objectives
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Everyone in this world‚ with little or much‚ has something that makes them happy. There are at least five major things that make me happy and I am going to state them. First‚ one thing that makes me happy is discovering a good book. Not one of those “lousy” books that people have written in the last couple decades‚ but one of those wholesome‚ clean‚ and well-written books that people used to write. I’m not saying that all the authors writing in the 21st Century are writing lousy and detestable
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way he walks and the facial expressions he makes are exhilarated. His stupidity is also very amusing as he uses no logic. My family are very funny; my dad particular simply because he pulls funny faces and dances. It is very witty how my dad impersonates and mocks people like the queen‚ Presidents and Alan Carr. As he changes his voice‚ moves and makes facial expressions. It is really funny how 8 out of the 10 cats also mock politics and classes. What I really don’t find funny is old plays like
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What makes a book a Classic? For many years the question "What makes a book a classic?" has been asked by many people. From basic definitions to numerous opinions by people from every background‚ gender‚ and age. There is no single reason a book can be construed as a classic. It isn’t just the words the author has written or even the storyline behind them. According to "A Handbook to Literature” (Holman and Harman 87) defines a classic as "A piece of literature that by common consent
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Art is any form of self-expression. Art is something that is created that entertains‚ inspires‚ educates or makes a person feel something good‚ bad or unexplainable. Art is whatever the artist does or makes in which they deem to be art whether it is of value or not. There is a wide variety of art‚ some that people wouldn’t imagine as art‚ but a true artist sees art in every creation. Art is everywhere and in everything I see. Art is not just a painting‚ poem‚ drawing or a ballet. When I think
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Millions of people drink sports drinks like Gatorade everyday‚ But very few people actually know what ingredients make up their favorite sports drink. Gatorade was thought up in 1965 by an assistant coach of the Florida Gators at the University of Florida and his team of physicians who wanted to create something to help his players deal with the heat of the Florida sun. They created a concoction they deemed “Gatorade”‚ named after the team of course. The beverage set out to replenish not only the
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A Critique of Jill Dubisch’s You Are What You Eat Before reading Jill Dubisch’s article You Are What You Eat‚ I had many presumptions regarding how Dubisch would connect the health food movement to Geertz and his definition of religion. When thinking about the supposed “premise” of religion‚ I had always believed the vague and obscure definition that religion is a set of beliefs and practices that center around a divine force. Because of my ignorance regarding religion‚ my views were incredulous
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the first time and instantly formed a great friendship. Since Gatsby learned that Nick and Daisy are cousins he has been keeping track of Nick and also keeping a very close friendship with him‚ in hopes of being formally introduced to Daisy. Gatsby makes plans to visit Nick’s house for tea and also have Daisy invited. Gatsby arrives at Nick’s home and materialism is seen when Gatsby arrives with big beautiful flowers and other several things to impress Daisy. The reunion between Gatsby and Daisy becomes
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One What Makes A Person An Adult? Some people have different opinion on what makes a person an adult; however here are some of my thoughts on what make a person an adult. In this paragraph we are going to talk about three factors of adulthood: 1. Maturity 2. Respect 3. Responsibility. What is maturity? Maturity is being able to react calmly and mannerly to a problem or situation you have gotten yourself into. You also develop maturity threw your past experience. For example‚ You and say a
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