Introduction In the realm of personal and professional development, a mission statement serves as a compass, guiding individuals towards their goals and aspirations. This essay delves into the profound influence of powerful quotes that not only inspire but also inform the mission statement by which I live. These quotes embody values and principles that resonate deeply, providing clarity and direction in navigating life's complexities. The significance of these quotes extends beyond mere words, as they encapsulate experiences and wisdom accumulated...
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Maus Dear art Spiegelman, In Maus My Father Bleeds History Art Spiegelman has simultaneously expanded the boundaries of literary form and found a new way of imagining the Holocaust, an event that is commonly described as unimaginable. The form is the comic book, once dismissed as an entertainment for children and regarded as suited only for slapstick comedy, action-adventure, or graphic horror. And although Maus includes elements of humor and suspense, the horror it envisions is far worse than anything...
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Procrastination and college students seem to go hand in hand. At the beginning of a new semester, almost every student makes the goal of finishing academic work on time, doing their best, and aiming for good grades. In reality, most students put off their work until the very last minute (Feeney 2014). As stated by Student Procrastination (2014), despite this popular trend of delaying academic work, the majority of students regrets procrastinating later on. The main questions are: Why do...
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The environment is constantly changing and evolving. Our response to these drastic changes are what makes the future of the earth and living. Whatever decisions we make, will be crucial as a lot is at stake. So I would like to take the side of the approach where we would make small and incremental changes based on only what we know for certain will come, in other words playing it safe. Many may argue that playing safe is not ideal,...
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Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, writer, pundit and proofreader most popular for suggestive short stories and ballads that caught the creative mind and enthusiasm of perusers around the globe. His innovative narrating and stories of riddle and awfulness brought forth the cutting edge criminologist story. Poe, as an essayist, artist, supervisor and a basic author affected American writing, however he likewise affected universal writing. He was one of the primary scholars to build up the class of both...
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The theme in the story “A Farewell to Arms” is based on love and war. Ernest Hemingway offered a different account of war that is unromanticized and more practical. Frederic Henry is the main character of the story. Throughout the novel, his character progresses quite a lot. Hemingway uses the war as an instrument to temporarily separate the two and bring them together. The story is told in a first-person narrative to help readers picture the events that take place....
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“The fall of the House of Usher” and” House Taken Over” are two stories we have read so far. These stories have similar stories with the whole house being taken over by a mysterious entity. Although both stories are technically different genres with “The Fall of the House of Usher” being gothic literature and “House Taken Over” is Magical realism the stories have very similar plots. Both stories end with the main characters leaving the house with nothing because it...
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In the short story “Sonny’s Blues” written by James Baldwin, character Sonny possesses the gift of music specifically jazz. His music offers him a chance at redemption but at the same time it threatens to destroy him by leading back to his destructive addiction. This suggests that one’s creative ability can be a saving grace, but can lead to a life of despair. The music that Sonny performs is based off an expression of freedom and passion more than a...
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A Separate Peace, written by John Knowles, is a novel that explores the mind of a boy, Gene Forrester, during World War II. Gene has a friend, Finny, whom Gene has a very complicated relationship with. They both attend the prestigious Devon School, which is a boarding school in New Hampshire. This essay will explore the relationship between the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the biblical Garden of Eden and the tree by the ricer at...
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First DEF: My first definition of loss of innocence was that it was something that came with time, you will be oblivious to losing your innocence until it all happens in one fell swoop, and that it will happen when you least expect it. Mango: The first text we read was “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros. When I chose loss of innocence as my big idea, i already knew what quote I would choose from “The House...
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Introduction According to Kolb (1984), “learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience. Knowledge results from the combination of grasping experience and transforming it.” The process of developing my own SWOT analysis (Appendix 2) provides an understanding of where I am and what I have to do to progress both academically and professionally. It aims for the definition of goals for future careers and the establishment of specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-limited objectives (SMART)....
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There is no doubt that henry Lawsons short stories capture unique cultural perspectives and ideas about identity. Lawson uses many different techniques to depict and illustrate the outback of Australia and the bushland. His short stories helped to shape a great image of Australia during the 19th and 20th centuries. The stories illuminate the harshness and severity of the land and how difficult it was to get by with little money and little help. He captures unique ideas about identity...
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The second instance of executive power is known as the “Stewardship theory”, made famous by President Theodore Roosevelt. President Roosevelt felt that since he was elected by the people to lead, he reserved freedoms to act as a steward of the people so long as he wasn’t violating the Constitution or any statutory laws. One example was his authorization of an around-the-world training cruise for the U.S. Navy without congressional approval. He prompted Congress that if they were against this,...
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According to the Health insurance Probability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule, there are two methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information (PHI). Safe Harbor method is one of the De-identification methods. The HIPAA privacy rule set the limits to which extent we can use the PHI and disclosure of the same. The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects most “ individually identifiable health information” held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or medium, whether...
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This is not going to be the easiest topic to read about but we all need to realize what’s going on. We all know it’s happening and we try to avoid hearing about it because it’s sad to think about. How are we supposed to help prevent animal abuse when nobody is willing to stand up for the innocent animals being mistreated. I’m so tired of seeing stories and videos all over social media of another animal being abused. It...
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Introduction: So, most of you are thinking about applying to university after high school graduation. But have you ever thought about “Is it really worth this?” or “Do I really need to go to university?” I don’t think so. Actually, in my opinion, large amount of high-school students have thoughts in completely opposite way, like “I must go to university to have a highly paid job”. And these thoughts are wrong and bad for them, because it puts a lot...
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Is it true love? “love is like the sea. It’s a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and It’s different with every shore.” (Hurston 191). these words are often more important than some people thing about. In recent years, marriage rates declined, part as a result of young adults have waited longer to induce married, In line with according to psychological today. Three of the most important points from the book...
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Most people think that being an author is just about writing a book and publishing it, however, it is so much more than that. I'm sitting in front of John Green listening to him talk about his personal life and his experience being an author the last 15 years. He is an award-winning, best-selling American author of young adults and teenagers. A big influencer, no doubt, as he was listed by Times Magazine as one of the top 100 most...
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From Instagram to Facebook and Snapchat, it is clear that social media plays a role in today's society. In fact, the implications of these online platforms are evident through the obsessive “refreshing” tendencies and mental health concerns of current citizens. In Sherman Alexie’s poem “The Facebook Sonnet,” the author satirizes these current controversies surrounding social media and illuminates their detrimental impact on contemporary society. Sherman Alexie begins his poem by focusing on the false persona users employ on popular social...
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Stephen Hawking was born on 8th January 1942 in oxford England. He was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist and a mathematician. His contribution in cosmology like; origin of universe, time and black hole revolutionized the concepts of cosmology and opens the new doors of research. He wrote a number of books that not only attracted the cosmologists but also the general readers. Some of his books are; ‘A Brief history of Time’, ‘The Universe in a Nutshell’, ‘The Grand Design’ and...
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Are you here to know, how is a scientific hypothesis different from a scientific theory? Many a time there exists bewilderment amid both the terminologies that will be discussing shortly. How are these both nomenclatures distinguished from one another? The much like-sounding concepts actually are not alike. In fact, a deeper insight into the terminologies will help in learning the main contrast between both. We have our interpretations of both. Still, the difference between hypothesis and scientific theory remains a...
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Cosmological observations from the past 50 years show that 85% of the matter content in our Universe is made up of non-luminous matter - commonly known as dark matter(DM). Characterizing the properties of DM is a major open question in physics today. Numerous experiments are underway to directly detect DM. The DEAP-3600 (Dark matter Experiment using Argon Pulse-shape discrimination) collaboration has developed a liquid argon-based detector to measure possible interactions of DM. The DEAP detector is set up 2 km...
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Electricity is caused by particles called protons and electrons. Electricity is seen during physical observable occurrences that are linked with the presence of matter that has an electrical charge. People have studied electrical observation since ancient times through various theories. Electrical observations have been studied since ancient times, through theories. History There was not much understanding of electricity throughout the seventeenth and eighteen. In 1831, Michael Faraday, a scientist discovered the rudimentary concepts of electricity. He discovered electric currents by...
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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many gadgets in fields such as electric powered electricity generation, mass communication, sound recording, and action pictures. These inventions, which consist of the phonograph, the movement photo camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, have had a substantial impact on the contemporary industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to observe...
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Look around you, everything you can lay your eyes on is made of matter. Even those you cannot see with your naked eyes are classified as matter because they have mass and can take up space. When a matter is broken down to its foundations, you will discover the smallest particle in it. In this post, we will discuss the difference between atom and molecule, which are otherwise known as the smallest constituent unit of a matter. You will be...
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Have you ever heard about Archemides? You know, the Greek mathematician? Today I’m going to be talking about who Archemides was, where he lived, what his education was, and three of his inventions: the principle of buoyancy, the Archemides screw, and the law of the lever. Also, which one of these inventions that has the biggest impact on me. (A lot more information and details about Archimedes survive that any other ancient scientist, but they are mostly anecdotal, giving the...
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English mathematician Alan Turing once said, “Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no-one can imagine.” Turing was born on June 23, 1912 in Maida Vale, London, England and died on June 7th, 1954 in Wilmslow, United Kingdom. All throughout Turing’s childhood he was considered a genius despite his late exposure to science. At thirteen he attended the independent Sherborne School where he became particularly interested in math and science. After Sherborne,...
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The Mayan civilization was one of the greatest in Mesoamerica by far! They’ve had amazing achievements and hundreds of thousands of people living in their city-states. The Mayans even had advanced structures built of stone that the hands of laborers assembled. They created a number system that almost dictated their whole community and a calendar that we base ours on. But, all great things begin somewhere right? So, where or more so how did all of these accomplishments begin? They...
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World War II is an important part of history. It is considered the bloodiest conflict that happened in Europe and across the Pacific and eastern Asia. Nazi Party led by Adolf Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany’s loss during World War I. This lead to The Holocaust which started when Hitler rises to power. During this time, many tragedies and horrible events happened to the Jews. Jews in the concentration camps went through many dehumanizing treatments. When Jews are captured,...
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At age 2, Rosa moved to her grandparent's house with her mom and brother. She helped to work around their farm and picked cotton for a white farmer to earn some extra money. With the payment of only 50 cents a day, it felt like slavery. When Rosa was old enough she went to the local school for colored children in Georgia. It was a one-room classroom in which over 50 kids were forced to cram in. The school had...
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