Independent Two Sally Mann captured this photo of her three children naming it "Candy Cigarette". Sally Mann parented her three children‚ and as they grew older‚ but still at a very young age‚ they were either able or not able to handled their own decisions independently. This black and white photograph represents three young children who may or may not be independent. In this photograph‚ the long narrow path is leading to what either could be something good or bad. The white clothing the young
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The author of The Cigarette of This Century‚ Ian Bogost‚ refers to this as a “compulsive habit”; the majorities of those with ties to technology suffer from this. Teachers and professors struggle with controlling the usage of cell phones‚ regardless of the regulations set for
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The Best Worst Trip Ever. I’ve never been a fan of road trips very much‚ but when it involves getting a free car‚ who could say no? It all had started with me visiting my family in Las Vegas. My grandpa’s best friend loved the fact that I was going into the Navy‚ and as a graduation present‚ felt I had deserved a car. So my dad had agreed to go on the road trip from Nevada‚ to Michigan‚ with me. A two day trip he wanted to make it‚ but my dad and I have never had the greatest luck. I had felt that
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Medieval Europe The middle ages were the worst period in history‚ this was for many reasons including the black plague and the peasants revolt. The black plague was one of the most painful and deadly disease‚ the plague killed millions of people. These worst jobs in history were the most disgusting and most brutal jobs. These jobs were leach collectors‚ archer and arming squire. The medieval Europe had the harshest and brutal law and order. if a person was caught for murdering or stealing‚ they
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Industrialization would not have happened so quickly if it wasn ’t for new inventions. Inventions made it easier for people to do their jobs and get them finished quicker. Many new inventions made during this time period where the spinning jenny‚ water frame‚ steam engine and locomotive. The inventors of these inventions were Jasmes Hargreaves‚ Richard Arkwright‚ Jame ’s Watt and Richard Trevithick. New ideas‚ methods‚ and machinery helped the Industrial Revolution go at a faster pace. The spinning
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Sarah E. Goode‚ born in 1855‚ was the first African American woman to receive a United States patent. Her invention was a cabinet bed. When the bed was not in use‚ the invention also functioned as a roll-top desk. During the time of its invention‚ people commonly lived in studios or small apartments. Most people did not have the space for bulky or large pieces of furniture because there was little space in there homes as it was. However‚ the cabinet desk was an ideal piece of furniture because it
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Smoking and Its Health Benefits One of the most common problems today that are killing people‚ all over the world‚ is smoking. Many people start this horrible habit because of stress‚ personal issues and high blood pressure. Companies selling cigarettes‚ cigars have a warning on their packages‚ ‘Warning: Smoking is Injurious to Health’ yet no one pays attention to this. Smoking cuts of 10 years of a person’s life‚ yet people continue to smoke. So‚ why people are still smoking? The answer is obviously
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Do you remember what your worst job was like? My worst job was working at 4200. 4200 is a production warehouse‚ located in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ that manufactures various hair care products for a company named Bronner Brothers. It is owned by my father‚ Nathaniel Bronner‚ and his four brothers: Bernard‚ Dale‚ Charles‚ and James. 4200 is open five days a week‚ for ten and a half hours daily. I spent last summer at 4200‚ where I worked on an assembly line and packaged hair care products. Working at 4200
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evil to cigars and crack. Sedaris was a long time smoker‚ as was his mother. Sedaris mother was never without a cigarette in hand‚ and even after being diagnosed with cancer‚ she never quit smoking. Sedaris jokes that on Christmas‚ the Sedaris children would often play‚ "Find Mom‚ Find Mom’s Cigarettes." According to David ‚every single picture ever taken of his mother showed a cigarette‚ no matter the activity. Even after his mom was diagnosed with cancer‚ it never occurred to anyone in the family
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My worst day of school was my freshman year. I had the worst day of school in the beginning of the year‚ September‚ to be exact. It wasn’t the first day of school but it was close. It started of as most terrible days of school start‚ missing the bus. It wasn’t that I just missed my bus it was that I was wearing wrinkled clothes and my hair was all messed up also. When I actually got into the building‚ the one good thing happened to me‚ I found a five dollar bill on the floor. But that luck wouldn’t
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