Writing an essay describing yourself and your story is very intimidating. Coming up with a topic can be challenging. So, I asked my mom, and she said: âWrite about your art or your love of animals!â. I found that cute, I thought it would describe me as a girl that likes to draw all day long and spend all my time playing around with animals. My dad said: âWrite about a business degree and how it can lead to successâ....
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The film âThe Boy in Striped Pajamasâ written by John Boyne uses an array of language features such as descriptive language, imagery, tone, and atmosphere to comment on issues of concern. This includes the marginalization of the Jewish culture, discrimination of people based on their culture and race, and prejudice. In the opening scenes of the film, we are introduced to the film's main character Bruno, an eight-year-old character, that lived happily in Berlin surrounded by familiar places, friends, and...
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Corruption is a major threat to the social, political and economic development and sustainability in every society. It is the abuse of a trusted position politically or in other organizations for personal benefits without a legal justification. The rising rate of corruption worldwide has led to a higher rate of human suffering and adverse effects to the economy. It takes many different shapes hence, a remedy of it in a given region will not necessarily be successful in another and...
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Between the clichĂ©s of a love story and a fairytale, the film âShrekâ through the feminist lens shows defiance against male patriarchy, female weakness and self-acceptance issues through Fiona as the storyline follows. Despite Shrekâs wishes to not follow a fairy tale type of storyline let alone any type, he as an ogre falls in love with Fiona unbeknownst that she is an ogre, and likewise, Fionaâs emotions make the story readily a fairytale. Although Fiona is portrayed as a...
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AI robot is a significant application in the digitizing. It will offer a lot of help in peopleâs future life. These two effects of AI robot technology in the future are help people in daily life and do things that people cannot do. The first effect of AI robot technology is to help people in daily life. Robot program is very complex. For example, SAP is used for finance, and Moodle is used as a learning management system, but the...
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In the two biopic films, âA Beautiful Mindâ and âThe Kings Speechâ, there are many rather unique characters and some of which are extremely different to one another. These contrasts that the directors of these films have purposefully implemented into these films help to intensify the meaning and or the intention of the biopic film. In the biopic âThe Kings Speechâ the audience is introduced to two characters. Bertie is a character which comes from royalty and riches. In the...
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South Africa, the southernmost country on the African mainland, prestigious for its changed geography. South Africa has three cities that serve as capitals: Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Nigeria, country located on the western coast of Africa. Nigeria has a diverse geography, with climates ranging from arid to humid equatorial. Nigeria is more developed compared to South Africa. Nigeriaâs population is high compared to that of south Africa. Both countries have high level of corruption. Both these...
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In literature, a quest is a mission the protagonist goes on to achieve a stated goal while he unknowingly completes another desired task. The five elements of a quest are: âa quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges and trials en route, and a real reason to go thereâ (Foster). The quest is one of the most commonly recurring archetypes in literature, as Foster states, âEvery trip is a quest (except when itâs not)â (Foster)....
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âThe Truman Showâ follows the life of Truman Burbank, a thirty-year-old male who lives in the small town of Seahaven. Unaware that his entire life has and is being filmed, Truman thinks heâs living a normal life. Whilst Iâm sure many people in our modern world would love to star in their very own TV show, Trumanâs life has revolved around hidden secrets and untold truths. In short, Truman has no idea of what free will is. Everything that occurs...
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The movie âShrekâ directed by Andrew Adamson and Vickey Jenson, is an exceptional movie that follows the âHeroâs Journeyâ while simultaneously subverting it. The main theme of the movie is âDonât judge a book by its coverâ. This moral also makes you reflect on some judgements that you may have made about a person throughout your life. The key stages include Shrek (Hero archetype) meeting Donkey (Shapeshifter - Trickster, Mentor and Ally - archetype) on his way home. Shrek being...
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Sobriety checkpoints are checkpoints that are randomly set up on the roadway and there is no fixed location when it comes setting them up. They happen randomly but more so on certain days of the year where there are high chances of DUI incidents such as Patrickâs Day, New Yearâs, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, etc. Although they have no fixed location, they tend to set up at locations that have history of roadway incidents. During the checking process, they have...
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Sugarcane is a plant that provides both alcohol and sugar. Cultivation of this plant originally began in Southeastern Asia. Brazil was first introduced to sugarcane five centuries ago, while it was still a colony under Portugal. Itâs interesting to note that during this time gold and sugarcane held nearly the same values. During the mid 17th century, Brazil grew to become the largest producer of sugar. Though they lost this rank for several decades, they finally reconquered it in 1970....
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In the late 18th century, United States had just solidified their Constitution and established how their system of government would function under President George Washington. One of Washingtonâs goal, as president, was to make the United States a neutral nation because of how he felt political ties would affect the nation. As political parties began to develop, the nation became conflicted on how they would go about foreign affairs with countries such as Great Britain and France. The United Statesâ...
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Following major events such as the Columbian Exchange in the 14th century, population levels fluctuated tremendously due to diseases, resource availability, and colonialism. During the Columbian Exchange, there was an increase of meat available than ever before; this rise in meat per man in the region triggered migrations from other parts of the world which resulted in a major population growth when the Europeans colonized America (Crosby, 1972). The rate of people migrating toward the Americas created more underdeveloped countries...
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Gulliverâs Travels is a famous satire novel that was written in the 18th century by Johnathan Swift. Swift uses Gulliver to play a role that helps us understand the differences and similarities between the Lilliputians and the Brobdingnagians and their emperor and king respectively. This undermines the subculture of aristocratic England. The Lilliputians are very aggressive and violent little miniature beings. In the novel when they find Gulliver they automatically assume that heâs a threat to them so they tie...
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On Sunday, the 1st of February, news emerged that a suspected suicide bomber who infiltrated the premises of a Winners' Chapel branch in Sabon Tasha, Kaduna State was apprehended with explosive devices. Social Media users celebrated his arrest and expected to hear some staggering details about his motivation and sponsors. Many sections linked him to the regular culprits, the Boko Haram sect, although this terrorist group has been relegated to some parts of the Northeastern part of Nigeria. As for...
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Have you ever sat down and wondered how many people in The United States are voting? Well, maybe we should it would make a huge difference our country. Voting is an important thing we can do as citizens. It could help us voice our opinion on the people and things in the US. We should have mandatory voting because it could address issues in politics, help citizens pay attention to elections, bring citizens together and increase voter turnouts. Although mandatory...
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The Great Society was the name for Johnson's domestic agenda (analogous to FDR's New Deal). It demonstrated the height of liberal policymaking in the post-World War II era. Unlike the New Deal, it occurred during a time of prosperity for most Americans. By the end of Johnson's presidency, the liberal Great Society was undergoing criticism from both the Right and the Left. In 1963, President Lyndon Johnson attended a joint meeting of Congress and vowed to ensure economic opportunities and...
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Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the Great Depression. His family was from Slovakia, a country in central Europe. As immigrants, his family struggled to support themselves in Americaâs time of economic distress. According to Biography, Warhol grew up immersed in his Slovakian culture (âAndy Warholâ). When he was eight, he was diagnosed with a disease called Chorea. Warhol suffered from impaired movement and balance along with physical imperfections. While he was limited of activities due to the...
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Cultural anthropology describes the interrelationship between food and culture. It involves study of human culture, practice, values, ideas, and technology. cultural anthropology principles are used to understand various food and nutritional problem. This discussion will explain the cultural anthropology principles which are used to understand various food and nutritional problem in the community [bookmark: _Hlk62119896]Cultural anthropology principles used in understanding various food and nutrition problems in the community are; relativism, it involves knowing and respecting cultures of others and not...
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Thatcherism is known as the political and economic policies brought to light by Margaret Thatcher, who was the British prime minister between 1979 and 1990. Governments of people such as David Cameron and John Major continued to represent Thatcherism after Thatcher's resignation in 1990. The whole idea of Thatcherism consisted of the privatisation of nationalised industries and trade union legislation. On the other side however, classical liberal ideology was committed to individualism, equal rights, and liberty, and in order to...
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Reflect upon other possible research methods (and their aligned data collection and analysis methods, but with focus on methodological aspects) that could have been used in the project As a replacement for the case study method, the ethnography research method, could have applied. According to Hammersley (2006), the ethnography research method resulted from first-hand experiences, such as what people experienced and acted in particular circumstances and conditions. Hammersley (2006) discussed that ethnographies draw attention to the cultures as well as...
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Personal Beliefs I believe a nurse communicates and works with clients, families, and team members to provide the highest quality care. I think each nurse is listening and looking carefully at each client during each encounter. I believe nursing imparts knowledge and guidance simultaneously to retain and maintain health as well as eradicate, manage or minimize poor health. I consider health to be more than just the absence of illness, it is a subjective experience. I believe that it is...
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Background: There is evidence that Culture Shock plays a crucial role in the development of peopleâs sociocultural life nowadays. This term makes reference to the set of reactions that an individual may experience when coming into contact for the first time with a culture different from their own. Such an impact usually has an affective variable and a cognitive variable. From an affective point of view, the subject may experience emotions such as fear, mistrust, discomfort, anxiety, or insecurity. From...
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I first asked myself what is a defining moment. And I came to the conclusion that a defining moment is a point in your life when you're urged to make a vital decision, or when you experience something that fundamentally changes you. Not only do these moments define us, but they have a transformative effect on our perceptions and behaviors. It was Friedrich Nietzsche who said, âWhat doesnât kill you makes you strongerâ. I like to name these moments in...
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Ransom (2009) by Australian novelist David Malouf is based on an episode from Homerâs Iliad and highlights the meeting between Achilles a demigod and Priam the king of Troy during the Trojan war. The novel explores themes of identity, fate, and mortality. Comparably, the film Atonement directed by Joe Wright (2007) is about a young girl who makes a grave mistake that changes her life as well as the people around her forever. The film also explores the themes of...
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Cultural clashes occur when members holding different cultural beliefs and values donât integrate into the society. The resulting conflicts can range from discrimanation in day to day life or can reach ruthless heights of violence and hate-crime. As we know, almost every country across the world is culturally diverse. A severe cases of culture-based segregation occurred during the 1941 genocide of Jews in Nazi Germany and first hand works of literature provide un-veiled understanding of the extremity of Holocaust. Viktor...
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Brought forth for one reason and one reason just, to secure both home and mother, regardless of whether it implies your life is lost all the while. This is a honey bee's world; serious, organized, and perhaps a bit of discouraging. Honey bees are utilized all through Sue Monk Kidd's tale 'The Secret Life of Bees' as imagery for how Lily associates with society, her family/companions, and herself. As Lily, the storyteller/hero develops and develops into a lady, there are...
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Percy Bysshe Shelley represents throughout the entirety of the poem that eventually power won't amount to anything and will be forgotten or to have no importance. All that remains of the statue are two âvastâ stone legs standing upright and a head half-buried in sand, along with a boastful inscription describing the ruler as the âking of kingsâ whose mighty achievements invoke awe and despair in all who behold them. The inscription stands in ironic contrast to the decrepit reality...
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âNo humanâŠ.at workâ -Ania Loomba, (Indian scholar) Colonialism/Postcolonialism Many literary works have a sense of âgreater authorityâ or âidentity lossâ in them, and it is exactly this that makes them akin to colonialist literature, even when at first glance, the books seem to do nothing with postcolonialist literary theory. In Catch 22, we see this element of Postcolonialist theory through representations of oppressors, non-oppressors and the immoral âotherâ, a role of language that supports this power dynamic, and identity loss...
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