In order to often better connect with stories, the use of literary techniques is extremely important, as it allows the reader to personally engage with the text. Such a technique is used by the author of the novel ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’, Jonathan Safran Foer, a story about a 9-year-old New Yorker, Oskar Schell, who is seeking closure of his father’s death in the September 11 attacks. Mainly, the author capitalizes on the practice of imagery, the use of...
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“Peace is rarely conceptualised, even by those who often allude to it” (Oliver Richmond). Peace can be conceptualized as a communion of ideas, that when agreed upon, causes a state of welfare and well-being for self and others. In other words, peace can often be looked upon as a state of harmony that comes from the lack of conflict. Conflict, can be of different types, differing in intensity and casualties, whether on a local scale or international, spreading across a...
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Andrew Clark, in ‘The Breakfast Club’, seems to be the obvious movie jock, specifically a wrestler. He is a popular guy in school, so naturally, he seems to be interested in the popular girl, Claire. He is the movie’s ‘good guy’ – the opposite of bad boy, John Bender. Andrew tries to prove he is a good guy on multiple occasions of standing up to Bender. Initially, this jock acts as the voice for the other students, saying things the...
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‘The Social Network’ is a biography of the co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. The movie is basically based on the book written by Ben Mezrich in 2009. The name of the book was ‘The Accidental Billionaires’. The movie was directed by Aaron Sorkin and released in 2010. The movie got very popular and being nominated for many awards. The movie gives the reflection of incidents happen in Mark Zuckerberg life. When he was studying in Harvard University, he created an...
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Love is the strongest and most influential emotion because it causes people to make decisions that could potentially be life threatening that they otherwise would not make. Although understanding what’s going on to create emotions can be complex its vital for analyzing Romeo and Juliet. The reason for this is because one needs to understand the reasoning for many behaviors of Romeo and Juliet and looking at what’s going on in the brain is a good way of going about...
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What do we really desire in life? Your emotions and especially love can push you to do good things in life but sadly, can also push you to make negative choices or even become obsessive. As was the case for Gatsby in this novel. In the book, ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald, love and desire are big motivators for almost nearly every character, but especially for Gatsby. The good the bad and even the ugly can come out...
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Philosophy is the basic nature of knowledge, real life and is the study of existence, especially as a teaching discipline. Philosophy is the study of people and the world by thinking and asking questions. Philosophy is an art and science. Its important general approach to such issues when considered is the formal approach and philosophy is different from other ways of solving by and the ‘philosophy’ of a particular person in ordinary discourse may refer to their beliefs about things....
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Gina Moynihan is an unreliable narrator of her own story as she contradictions herself throughout the entire novel. She also does not conform to a basic structure and further points will explain how she states and makes mistakes when certain things took place and how they happened. Gina was infatuated with Sean yet looking back in the novel, that is not stated anywhere. She also recalls being confused by him in early meetings, even after their first night together she...
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Growing up it is often emphasized that ‘Time is gold’. It is a common 'favorite motto' that is usually written in every grade school's journal or diary. Though at the young age I haven't got a clue of what that means until I get to the point that also in high school, I get to comply to lecture requirements. Teacher got stricter with deadlines and failure to comply to sure requirements would result to a consequence or even a failing...
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Give the opportunity to ten people a pen and paper and ask them to define ‘love’; you will be presented with different answers and definition. Love is interesting sociologically for so many reasons. To start with, just the one word can stand for so many different meanings to different people: sexual love, intimate love, companionate love, romantic love, parental love, friendship love, love for places, belongings, views. It is a word that is used prolifically to mean so much, which...
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Imagine you are all worn out from a long day at work. The first thing you see as you walk into your house is an animal with an uncontrollably wagging tail coming at you and melting away all your stress. Whether or not you have a pet in your house, you can tell with absolute confidence that it is a dog that I am talking about. In fact, this distinctly friendly characteristic is so closely associated with dogs that it...
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The major cankerworm that has eaten deep into the root of Nigeria, is the menace called insecurity. The continuous degradation of security in Nigeria is of concern to each and every one of us, from the youngest to the eldest and every effort must be exerted to conquer this challenge. Adam Oluwadamilola of National Defense Academy Abuja highlighted some of the pertinent questions that should be raised among us is: Can our IT skills and strategy provide 100% of both...
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Introduction Among the most consequential cultural and economic phenomenon of the modern era has been the multi-faceted and ever-changing tourism industry. It includes people going to and staying in unfamiliar places for various reasons, whether for work, pleasure, or other reasons. This international emigration has the potential to improve economies on a local and national level while also bringing people together from different backgrounds. Travelers' lives are enriched and their perspectives broadened when they encounter with diverse cultures, landscapes, and...
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Rationale Godfrey (2000) in the Lancet claimed that “it is unknown whether the use of genetically modified organisms in agriculture affects human health”. While the article discussed uncertainties of GM foods, it stated the USA has a broad range of modified nourishment already but lacks case study on the affects for those who digest the genetically modified food and those who do not, as research upon human test subjects violate the ethical code of conduct. Subsequently, with preliminary investigation, a...
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The earth revolves around captivating animals, that form the globe’s ecosystem. The wildlife assists in ecology, economics, and biomedicine; these idioms will keep the planet safe because humans will have access to clean air, food, and water. Sadly, there’s a vast extinction of animals due to deforestation. Deforestation removes tropical forests to create empty land. For many reasons, this occurs, including agriculture, and logging for material and growth. But if animals are not in their habitat, they can’t survive. This...
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Work is an important versatile concept of our daily lives. According to Budd (2011), the definition of work is a “purposeful human activity involving physical or mental exertion that is not undertaken solely for pleasure and that has economic or symbolic value”. There are numerous conceptualizations of work as there is no single ‘correct conceptualization’ that would be true for all the people, as everyone tends to believe that different conceptualizations of work are accurate depending on their perspective of...
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Crowns date back almost 4,000 years. Skeletons in Asia have revealed golden caps and gold tooth replacements on teeth. Unlike back then dentistry has become more esthetic with patients wanting tooth-colored crowns instead of gold or alloys. Patients prefer people not knowing they have received dental work. A purpose to a crown is to protect the structure of the tooth after the dentist has prepped it permanently. Crowns come in many types of materials that can be fabricated by the...
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Video games are art. The debate that whether these electronically supported, digital means of entertainment should be considered artistic or not, is losing its steam rapidly. Video games have always fallen prey to the harsh critical views and time and again questioned about their presentations. Even before falling into this art debate, video games had a hard time to be even considered as a fun activity. Their several side effects, always put them in sidelines to get a deserving appreciation...
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The purpose of this writing is to dissect Franklin E. Zimring’s academic literature, ‘The City That Became Safe: New York’s Lessons for Urban Crime and Its Control’. This book is about the New York City’s decline in crime and the reasons behind it. This book is broken down into three sections, consisting of eight total chapters. The main idea of this book is to draw a closer look at the major decline in crime from the 1990s to 2009. The...
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Noted Irish playwright and political activist George Bernard Shaw once said: “The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them but to be indifferent to them. That is the essence of inhumanity. But each and every animal on earth has as much right to be here as you and me” (Shaw). The main threat to animal extinction is the climate change that happens often. Animal extinction is a serious threat to mankind because when a species becomes...
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‘The Help’, film written by Tate Taylor and Kathryn Stockett, and ‘Hidden Figures’ by Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder, explore themes of racism, misogyny, oppression and social class. ‘The Help’ set in Jackson Mississippi in 1962 and ‘Hidden Figures’ set in Virginia in 1961, both focus on black African American women’s social rights and expectations. With African American only perceived as ‘help’ or ‘the work’, maids, house nannies and house slaves. The film adaptations of the novels allow greater depth...
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The film ‘Citizen Kane’, directed by Orson Welles, revolves around the life and identity of the character, Charles Foster Kane. Welles pointed out, “We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through love and friendship can we create the illusion that we’re not alone”. Welles explores this notion through the character study of Kane. In the original trailer for the film, Welles tells the audience that he does not know what to tell them about Kane, “He is...
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Bernard and Austin (2012) argue that traditional theorists believed that financial market in general has no correlation with economic growth, this proposition aroused studies on finding the effect of financial market on growth. Ample of studies have conducted on the traditionalists and established association between stock market and economic growth. In developing economy like Bangladesh and Nigeria, the development and growth of stock markets have been widespread in recent times. Despite the size and illiquid nature of stock market, its...
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Dreams are the fuel that drives individuals toward their desired goals and aspirations. They provide a sense of purpose and a vision for the future. However, dreams alone are not enough to guarantee success. It requires determination, motivation, perseverance, and learning from mistakes. This essay explores the essential factors for achieving dreams, including staying motivated, setting goals, rewarding oneself, taking breaks, surrounding oneself with positive influences, and embracing mistakes as opportunities for growth. Determination Determination is the unwavering resolve and...
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The HBO movie, ‘Wit’, follows the heart-wrenching story of academic scholar Vivian Bearing as she undergoes an intensive chemotherapy regimen to combat her stage four ovarian cancer diagnosis. The film chronicles Vivian’s patient experience in the hospital setting as she undergoes treatment. Throughout the course of the movie, we see Vivian slowly stripped of her identity as an English scholar and intelligent professor. With every progressing scene, she settles more into the role of the patient as she grows sicker...
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The concert attended was a philharmonic one, and occurred on 2nd November 2019 on a Saturday from 7:30 pm at the Auer Performance Hall in Fort Wayne. The concert was conducted by Andrew Constantine with Brett Deubner as the viola soloist along-side the orchestra. The performance was an arrangement of Patrick O’Malley’s ‘Rest and Restless’, Richard Danielpour’s concerto for viola and orchestra entitled ‘The Voyager’ which included ‘The Departure’, ‘In the Valley of the Shadows’, ‘Soliloquy’, ‘Elegy’ and ‘The Return’,...
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Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, according to WHO report as of today. This has led to the fact that there are currently many investigations aimed at better understanding them in order to guide an appropriate treatment, which allows us to reduce a significant way this type of pathologies. Within these pathologies we find heart attacks, strokes (strokes), high blood pressure among others. These require a large number of drugs for optimal control. The human being is...
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Introduction People all over the world love chocolate, and its history goes back more than 3,000 years to the ancient kingdoms of Mesoamerica. Chocolate has changed a lot over the years to become the sweet, decadent treat we love today. It started out as a bitter drink made from the cacao bean. From bean to bar, chocolate's story is an interesting one of cultural exchange, new food ideas, and international trade. People have worshiped it as a gift from the...
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In his very informative book, ‘There's No Such Thing as 'Business' Ethics’, John Maxwell tells us of one simple idea of getting back to ethics in business organizations. That one simple idea is called the Golden Rule, which many of us have learned from a young age, from the Bible, states, “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:31, New International Version). In business ethics, owners, managers, financial officers, etc., often revert to what is...
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Margaret Mead, one of the leaders of the Culture and Personality school of Thought was a leading lady anthropologist of Columbia University. She was a student of both Franz Boas and Ruth Benedict. Configurationalism, the identification of salient cultural characteristics, representing the patterns of culture, and their presentation in a familiar psychological idiom, was the forerunner of reconciliation between historical particularism of Boas and psychoanalysis of scholars of culture personality school. ‘Coming of Age in Samoa’ is Mead’s first book...
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