Adam Ward Book Report 2 Pre-AP Oklahoma History May 3‚ 2013 The book I read was called That Was Then‚ This is now by S.E. Hinton. The book tackles issues of growing up. The main character‚ Bryon‚ will have to choose his best friends and how to deal with change. One theme of the book is that stuff will happen‚ and there is nothing that we can do about it. The book starts with Bryon and his best friend‚ Mark‚ at a bar‚ owned by their friend Charlie. Bryon and Mark are a couple of typical kids
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is atleast 25 to 30 years old‚ but this is highly debatable now. Some say that vintage fashion spanned from the 20s to 50s‚ and all that came in after that is “retro clothing”‚ whereas others argue that the 80s is as much vintage as the 20s are‚ and it is more about the value of the vintage piece in question. The demand for vintage has increased‚ and this has brought about a whole new brigade of small businesses that cater to the needs of the vintage lover. Many people enjoy the feeling of discovery
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revolutionaries‚ Spanish friars‚ guardia civils‚ circus folks (where he met Diding‚ a girl whom he fell in love with)‚ and Filipino elites who identified themselves as the real Filipinos. He was confused on what a Filipino truly is‚ on who has the right to call himself/herself as a true Filipino. He had no idea of what a Filipino is‚ or why he was called as one. He asked Don Tibor‚ a Visayan lawyer‚ if he has the right to call himself a Filipino‚ to which the lawyer answered that in order to be a Filipino one
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the book‚ “How We Got to Now‚” by Steven Johnson where in the first chapter talked about the King Tut’s tomb. He also stated on how mirrors were making an impact in the social and along with that telescopes and microscopes slowly play an important role. In today’s world‚ most of the “physical properties of elements” indicated by Johnson had been well developed and high-tech that people tend to take advantage of it. For example‚ one of the properties that changed human world was silicon dioxide if
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Film: Then and Now The film industry has always been somewhat of a dichotomy. Grounded firmly in both the worlds of art and business the balance of artistic expression and commercialization has been an issue throughout the history of filmmaking. The distinction of these two differing goals and the fact that neither has truly won out over the other in the span of the industry’s existence‚ demonstrates a lot of information about the nature of capitalism. The modern film industry was born around
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Apocalypse Now Analysis It is human nature to do whatever it takes to survive. In civilization‚ that means getting a job‚ making money‚ and providing food for yourself and your family. But‚ when one is found in a habitat that is uncivilized‚ they go to extreme measures to survive. The movie Apocalypse Now‚ directed by Francis Ford Coppola‚ shows this savage like transformation from civilization to savagery in the jungles of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Francis Ford Coppola uses symbolism
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opinion‚ somewhat immature. The board’s job is to manage the university and all that comes with it. It is the board’s job to take into account what is in the university’s best interest. If the board believes someone is legitimately qualified for the job‚ whether they’re hearing impaired or not‚ the board has a right to appoint that person as president. Now‚ from the perspective of the students‚ is it justifiable to announce that the university is ill-represented by having a hearing president‚ and
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mine to be able to attend college for many years. I started a family quite early in life making my dream seem as if it would never become a reality. Now here I am some 20+ years later living my dream. I can’t say that it was a struggle to get here because i have a very supportive wife who has been pushing me to do this for many years. Up until now I would come up with every excuse in the book why I wasn’t able to go back to school. I guess I finally ran out of excuses because here I am taking
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Biotechnology in Philippines: Then and Now “We have recently advanced our knowledge of genetics to a point where we can manipulate life in a way never intended by nature. We must proceed with the utmost caution in the application of this new-found knowledge.” as stated by Luther Burbank. This may be the case now as major advances in biotechnology are being made. I was amazed to learn that even in Philippines‚ there are a number of activities related to the development of biotechnology. Biotechnology
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What Caused World War 2? World War 2 was the largest human conflict in history. Over seventy million people fought‚ sixty to eighty million people died in the struggle. Decreasing the world’s population by 3%. Many scholars and historians have argued the exact causes for WW2. Most people agree it can all be traced back to Adolf Hitler. Italy’s Mussolini can also be blamed too. In my opinion‚ World War 2 was started because of the rise of dictators in Germany‚ Italy‚ Russia and Japan and their want
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