Michael Jackson also known as the king of pop was a worldwide musical sensation. Jackson was born in Indiana and began his music career at the young age of five. Jackson and his siblings started a music group called ‘The Jackson 5’, although Jackson was the youngest, he was the best singer out of the group. While performing, the audience began to notice the vocal range he had which eventually led to multiple record deals. Jackson’s music videos were like...
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The recent rise of suburbia in mainstream media has promoted the suburban lifestyle to be the most desirable and ideal way of life. However, when understood in depth, suburbia often hides a deceptive façade as a means to achieve a sense of social superiority. The short story, ‘The Swimmer’ (Cheever, 1964), explores the social and psychological repercussions of the constant display of a superficial persona in American suburbia. The story concentrates on the middle-aged man Neddy Merrill’s journey through the...
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Mrs. Linda Hutton is a South-African visual artist and qualified educator, having developed a successful career in the education industry. Hutton is the current Head of Faculty for the visual and dramatic arts department, teaching visual arts and mixed artistic media. Her qualifications as an educator are notable, fulfilling roles as the Head of Art at the Roedean School, Johannesburg in South Africa, and Head of Faculty at St Ursula’s College, Toowoomba. Hutton described the rewards of her educational profession...
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For eight millennia, rice has been the most domesticated crop due to large scale industry of rice crop farming. Rice has achieved its prominence due to the simplicity of gathering seeds and growing the plant, making more than 70% of Asia's diet (Willis, 2019). However, it has little nutritional value, and no micronutrients. Vitamin A deficiency is prevalent in third world countries who have rice as their main source of food, posing a lack of nutritional organic compounds, essential for...
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Genetic modification is the action of changing the genetic material (DNA) of an organism using engineering techniques. For thousands of years people have been modifying the genes of plants and animals by introducing new pieces of DNA into other organisms’ sequences of DNA. This can be done by taking DNA from the same species, a different species or synthetically making DNA in a lab. The technology is frequently called modern biotechnology or gene technology. Genetic modification plants were developed to...
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The report is on a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University, Uni Park, Florida, US. This bridge is a 174-foot-long bridge connecting university and student accommodation which is crossing Tamiami trail (US Route 41) with an estimated cost of 14.2 million USD. On 15th March 2018, this bridge collapsed causing 6 deaths, 8 injuries and crushed 8 vehicles. Case Study and Research Background FIU footbridge was being constructed on a main road line which makes people easy to cross the...
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Through the creation of differing backgrounds, contrasting perspectives among people shape how the system of human society works. Having to be raised in certain ways with distinguished experiences, it is evident that people have various views on concepts. These different perceptions can be expressed in the form of literature and artwork. For example, the poems, ‘Before I Got My Eye Put Out’ and ‘We Grow Accustomed to the Dark’ by Emily Dickinson, depicts the advantages and beauty in blindness that...
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Film as a visual culture (especially in today’s world) has multiple purpose and aims to educate the viewer while also entertaining them and giving them the chance ponder over the human experiences throughout. Naturally not every film manages to obtain the goals previously mentioned, in fact many don’t even attempt to. Films that manage to entertain and provoke discussion are handy projects that can be used for education. When attempting to create a piece of work that tackles the tricky...
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The brain plays a major role in controlling various body functions such as movement, sensation, thinking, memory, and speech. It is divided into two halves with specialized functions. The right-brain’s functions include controlling the left side of the body, visual and spatial skills, memory storage, feelings and intuitions, holistic interpretations, and creativity. The left-brain’s functions include controlling the right side of the body, sequential analysis, memory storage in particular order, logical interpretations, reading and understanding language, and analyzing. Damage to...
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The film ‘Modern Times’ takes place after the Great Depression when jobs were still scarce, but industrialization was on the rise. We meet the Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin’s character in his final appearance as a worker in the factory. In true Chaplin style, the film has minimal dialogue and is in black and white with Chaplin’s signature song ‘Smile’ playing in the background multiple times throughout the film. The film was released in 1936. Throughout the film, we see Chaplin...
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The idea of liberty is commonly discussed amongst many philosophers, they each offer a different view of the topic and provide different insights as to what freedom really means. Philosopher Charles Taylor published a piece titled ‘What’s Wrong with Negative Liberty’ in 1979 which discussed controversies to Isaiah Berlin’s piece ‘Two Concepts of Liberty’. He challenged this pivotal essay by weighing into the notion that negative freedom is too ambiguous of an idea and suggests alternative approaches which better discuss...
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Biomedical science is a fast paced and constantly developing field of biological analysis in the healthcare sector with long term career prospects, biomedical science involves carrying out investigations on samples of human tissue and body fluid in order to diagnose disease and correctly monitor the treatment of patients that have been affected by disease. With over 55,000 registered healthcare scientists in 51 different disciplines work in areas such as biomedical science makes up for 5% of the National Health Services...
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Narratives can be used as powerful tools to encourage an audience to question the cultural beliefs and practices of their world and to inspire action among them. Aldous Huxley’s speculative fiction ‘Brave New World’ (1932) and James McTeigue’s film ‘V for Vendetta’ (2006) use the dystopic conventions present in their context to comment on the negative concerns of society which may be exacerbated in the future if disregarded by an audience. Both composers explore the extremities of technological advancements and...
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The Atlantic Revolutions were the revolutionary waves that swept Europe in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, playing a crucial role in reshaping the political history of the modern geopolitical climate. It was associated with the Atlantic world during the period between 1770s and 1870s taking place in Europe and Americas between 1775-1783, Spanish America in 1810-1825, Europe and France in 1789-1814. This paper will succinctly discuss the extent to which socialist ideas and thinking in the period between...
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The movie I chose to review on is entitled ‘The Hate U Give’. I chose this movie because for me, it portrays discrimination towards black people being Starr, her family, Ofrah and her childhood crush Khalil Harris. The title or headline I chose for this movie is the acronym ‘Thug Life’ because that is what is mainly portrayed in the movie. Basically, this movie is based through a lifetime event of Starr Carter, a sixteen-year-old who witnessed two tragic deaths...
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Movies aren’t constantly a figment of creativeness. Some draw thought from real lives and true incidences. Tom Hanks starrer and Clint Eastwood directed movie ‘Sully’ is exactly that. In January 2009, Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles miraculously and safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 at the Hudson River. A decision had to be made and it was made. Decision making instructions couldn’t have come from anywhere higher than through this film. Sully is that indispensable chief who...
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Amy Chua is what some may consider, a Chinese-American superstar. She is a Harvard graduate, professor at Yale Law School, an author of five books, and a devoted mother to her two daughters, Sophia and Louisa. Despite her countless achievements and success, she is undoubtably most famous for her 2011 memoir, ‘Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother’. Following The New York Times release of an excerpt from her book, Chua experienced enormous backlash from Western-parents all over the United States....
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Every human has some dreams, he or she wants to lead life by fulfilling his or her dreams. But somebody’s dreams come true, but some dreams never come true. Of course, all the dreams of all are not fulfilled. Some dreams become nightmares in human life. I had a dream to enroll in medical college. My aim in life was to become a doctor. But after taking part in the medical college admission test and failing to get the marks...
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During the year 1933, the Nazis came into power led by Adolf Hitler without using any force. Hitler convinced the Nazis to help him get rid of all the Jews. He forced all or most of the Jews onto crowded train cars and hauled them off to either any of the various ghettos, any of the various concentration camps, or any of the various labor camps. The ghettos were not much better to be living in then labor or concentration...
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The power of cinema is incredible, but it is certainly overlooked. A key element to a successful film is its ability to raise awareness, awaken interest in social issues but more importantly change the way viewers perceive important topics. Often, we find ourselves ‘in the story’, helping characters make decisions – rooting for them when they make the right decision and cringing when they don’t. We get emotionally involved, we identify, and like Taraji P. Henson’s character in Theodore Melfi’s...
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‘To the Bone’ focuses on a twenty-year-old college dropout named Ellen (or Eli) who is struggling with anorexia nervosa (AN). Her stepmom is out of treatment options until Ellen meets an unconventional doctor who accepts her into his program, which consists of staying in a group home for six weeks and recovering from eating disorders. The drama is centered around the physical and mental effects of this eating disorder. 'To the Bone' was written and directed by Marti Noxon and...
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‘The Secret Life of Pets’ is an animation created by Illumination and distributed by Universal Studio under the instruction of director Chris Renaud. This is an adventure with a hint of comedy animation that earned a total of more than 800 million dollars up till now. And with all the factors sated above. The animation is considered a successful one. The movie is about Max, a Jack Russell Terrier who was adopted by his owner Katie in Manhattan, New York....
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Many novels and films often reflect challenges and longings found in the present world. These literary works reveal pieces of humanity that should either be changed or preserved. For me, one of the most well-known animated films by Disney/Pixar entitled ‘Coco’ is no exception. The story revolves around a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who is fueled by his dreams to become a musician despite his family’s generations-old ban on music. During his musical pursuit, he is accidentally transported to the...
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The realism era was a style in art that defined everyday life for the common person. It depicted harsh realities and the everyday life of rather ordinary people. The era’s start varies, it could be as early as 1820 to the 1930’s. Realism is a sharp comparison to romanticism. It is broadly defined as “a representation of reality”. It was a clear objection to romanticism. The main category the movement was confined in was the novel. Realism appealed to the...
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“The beautiful creation of the Almighty has been destroyed by the Almighty's mightiest creatures” – this topic could be a subject for debate, there will be motions against the house, for the house; but whatever will be the result depending on the strong opinions, the truth is Almighty is disappointed to see his creation in deep soup. We the members of the mankind for our betterment have made injustice to the mankind in disguise of our comfort, betterment. Yes we...
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Bad parenting occurs when the guardian of a child does not act out their duties and responsibilities when raising that child. There are many reasons why a parent is considered bad. Bad parents abstain from affection from their child, lack support in their child, take up excessive or extreme discipline, or are unwilling to provide any necessary resources for their child. On the contrary, a good parent will help their child understand who they are and will provide any necessary...
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Pakistan. A country divided by its political views, and dominated by countless military coups and Taliban regimes. Terror has filled the country, stripping the people who live there of their basic educational rights, deny women of their natural human rights, and even persecute those who do not believe in the same religion. However, the specific topic that I chose to delve deeper into is the education in Pakistan. There is startling news that comes from Pakistan and its surrounding countries...
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Indian ocean has gained the world’s attention due to its strategic importance in terms of economic and geo-politic. It is the the third-largest of the world’s ocean. It is sirrounded by three lands on it sides, in the west by the eastern and soithern parts of Afroca and the south-western part of Asia, in the north by southern Asia and in the east by south-eastern Asia and western Australia as shown in figure 1. Indian Ocean is named after Indianas...
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World War I (WWI) and World War II (WWII), were vastly different from each other due to the use of technology. The nature of War in WWI was between countries to acquire colonies, territory and resources. In WWII the nature of the war was war of ideologies, such as Fascism and Communism. There were major advances in weaponry and communications which not only effected the way the war was fought but also the outcome. WWII was especially devastating due to...
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Together sixty-five percent of kindergarten classrooms are made up of African Americans and Hispanic individuals. On the contrary, only eighteen percent of them are being admitted into gifted and talented programs (par. 5). America's school system and student population remain segregated, by race and class. Inequalities still remain in schools; this is not just the result of poorly managed schools; it reflects how society still contains racial and socio-economic discrimination. Most of the problems of schools come from either racism...
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