Amanda Fontenot English 102 Final May 11‚ 2012 Jimmy Trahan Nerd Culture Then Mainstream Now Patton Oswalt wrote a very passionate article on how his treasured nerdom was ruined by the internet and the notion that everything that was nerdy thirty years ago has been recut and rebooted and is now mainstream. Oswalt expresses his disappointment that now being a fan of something never heard of before makes one “ahead of the curve” not necessarily different. Perhaps he is correct in saying that
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Burgey‚ Jean L. "Deaf President Now." Deaf President Now. Jean L. Burgey‚ n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2013. This website gives us a brief summary of what Deaf President Now was. It also gave us an idea about why the students‚ faculty‚ and the alumni were so upset. Two of the three finalists were deaf and the only hearing finalist was the one chosen to be the new president‚ which is why the Gallaudet students were outraged. After the protests were over and the people got what they wanted‚ Dr. I. King Jordan
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The book That was Then‚ This is Now is about to really good friends Bryon and Mark starting to become separated in their lives. The character that narrates the story‚ Byron is an influential teenager that many others can reminisce with and make their own connections. He is 16 years old and lives with his mom and his friend Mark whose parents got in a fight and his dad shot his mom dead. In the novel he describes himself as a “big guy” and also says “with dark hair and black eyes” (page 5). He also
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Softball Then and Now When I was nine years old‚ I switched schools. I went from Freeman Public School to Holy Redeemer Catholic School. This is where I was introduced to sports since my previous school didn’t offer any sports for the students. The first sport I played was basketball. I also played volleyball and softball. It was in fourth grade that I first started playing softball‚ and my dad found me an old ragged‚ leather‚ ball glove to start with. It was so old that the color was faded to
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Things are a lot harder until you find someone to help you get through it. In the book‚ Doug finds Lil. Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt is about a boy named Doug who has and alcoholic father‚ a mother‚ and two brothers. He meets a girl named Lil and they quickly become friends. Lil helps Doug become a better person by helping him to overcome challenges like school‚ his drawing‚ and she helps him to like Marysville. In the book‚ Lil helps Doug a lot with school. In chapter three‚ while Doug and Lil
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Khloe DiBiase 2/9/14 G. Hambrick Dance 170-001 Dance Now! Dance Now was an event compiled of thirteen separate performances. Dr. Yoav Kaddar was the artistic director‚ and is also the assistant professor of dance here at WVU. This production was overall a great production. It offered exciting performances and creative work by students and faculty‚ and hosted thrilling dance by students of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School as well as a performance by the Motown Strutters. While most of
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Makando Mutanda Mr.Johnson English 1101 Fall 2010 Women: Now & Then Living in the United States we’ve seen women come a long way. Women couldn’t vote or play specific sports‚ we saw more men having cooperate jobs than we did women. However a lot has changed over the years. Today there more women doctors‚ lawyers‚ governors‚ and senators. Last year a woman even ran for president. In the United States everyone is seen equally for the most part‚ we all have the same opportunities‚ and there is
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Ten Years From Now My primary goal over the next ten years is to graduate from the University of Florida. I will major in advertising and possibly minor in business administration. I will graduate with a Masters of Advertising (M.Adv.). In order to get this degree‚ I have to complete at least one hundred and twenty-four hours of credits. Some of the classes I will need to take for my major are Principles of Macroeconomics‚ Principles of Advertising‚ Advertising campaigns‚ and Media Planning.
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