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‚ this renowned citadel
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When I initially viewed Roni Horn’s work‚ This is Me‚ This is You‚ I questioned the validity of the art piece. To me‚ the composition appeared to simply be a collection of pictures portraying a young girl. However‚ after further research‚ I realized that it wasn’t exactly the pictures themselves‚ but the idea behind the pictures that was truly creative. Horn’s work called to me because it reminded me of a film technique called stop motion. In stop motion‚ the filmmaker will take a picture of their
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represents Coleridge himself and the albatross represents the fight with himself to overcome his personal guilt. The mariner’s sufferings are an expression of Coleridge’s strong addiction with opium‚ and the moral collapse that followed. In the poem this is illustrated by the momentary passive action of the mariner‚ which lead to a life of misery‚ ridden in guilt‚ seeking for redemption. It is when the mariner learns how to honour the slimy creatures‚ the albatross slips off him and falls amidst these
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Do You Believe‚ That You Can Fly? “It’s impossible to live without failing at something‚ unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. In which case‚ you’ve failed by default.” – J.K. Rowling. Too many pilots have lost the confidence to fly. A one time crash‚ or a flight instructor’s demeaning attitude has left them with the belief that taking off again is just not for them. Goals and dreams have been abandoned‚ either forever‚ or put on long term hold‚ because of
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ADVERTISING MAKES YOU BUY THINGS YOU DO NOT NEED! IT MANIPULATES YOU! GROUP PROJECT Members: CALL Guillaume‚ AUDOUSSET Geoffroy‚ BAYRAK Samet‚ VASKOVA Petra‚ PISTECKY Jan‚ KOPECKY Daniel‚ HEYDRICH Lukas‚ FISER Martin Marketing Project – Group 7‚ Msc. CULS Prague‚ 2010 “God damn it‚ an entire generation pumping gas‚ waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes‚ working jobs we hate so we can buy sh** we don ’t need.” Tyler Durden
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GNI is the best measure of a countries development to what extent do you think this is true The Gross national income (GNI) is the total domestic and foreign output claimed by residents of a country‚ consisting of gross domestic product (GDP) plus factor incomes earned by foreign residents‚ minus income earned in the domestic economy by non-residents. GNI is based on ownership‚ and GDP is based on location. The income groupings use GNI per capita since they follow the same methodology used by the
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one of the fastest growing service industries in India. It is one largest employer of young graduates. However‚ of late many of these companies are resorting to temporary employment practice. Why do you think BPO companies are moving towards temporary employment practice? (5 marks). What other processes would you suggest them to get over the problem that has been bothering them lately? (5Marks) The outsourcing wave seems to be getting bigger with domestic IT companies now outsourcing their workforce
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When it comes to a job that I will like to do in the future‚ I would like to choose teaching‚ which is considered one of the best jobs in the world. There are lots of children all over the world can not go to school simply due to the lack of teachers. Several months ago‚ I watched a TV program showing that teachers were badly needed in many parts of our world‚ places like western parts of China‚ Southeast Asia‚ and Africa. It also broadcasted the stories of a couple from the United States who
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If You Do Not Change‚ You Can Become Extinct (Johnson 1998). Why professional development? Professional development (PD) of teachers has become the "buzz word" in the UAE. Personally‚ I think PD must be based on a number of recognized principles‚ visions and missions that yield actual development in all aspects. The PD of teachers has impact on every corner in the society. Personal professional development (PPD) "Professional development requires a personal and ongoing commitment"
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1. One of your inmates is a murderer. When he was 18 years old‚ he killed his girlfriend. He received a sentence of life with the possibility of parole. He is now 58 years old and you have come to realize that he is a model prisoner. He has shown impeccable behavior‚ has a job within the prison‚ has been around the community during furloughs and has become a positive influence and a great role model for other prisoners. Also‚ he has formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for
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