Authors write to make a point‚ and to influence the reader to agree with their argument‚ whether right or wrong. In the writings of Ethan Watters‚ Malcolm Gladwell‚ and Michael Moss the three authors write in order to influence our sense of right or wrong on certain situations. In all three articles the morally wrong‚ no matter how harsh‚ can be seen by doing right in some way‚ all three articles prove how some evil is a necessity. While the antagonist in these articles may appear to be in the morally
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In August 1971‚ two young girls played on a second story hotel landing in Lincoln‚ Nebraska. Eleven-year-old Cheryl became bored with their game and suggested they try something else. She looked over at the hotel dumbwaiter‚ a service lift rigged to transport laundry‚ and suggested they ride it down to the basement. Chrissy hopped in first and scooted to the back. As Cheryl ducked her head inside‚ Chrissy pressed the button‚ causing the dumbwaiter to slam down on Cheryl’s neck‚ pinning her against
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Do you know an extraordinary person in your family that you find interesting? Gilda Plouffe‚ my grandmother is the most interesting relative I know. Having a great personality that everyone loves makes someone interesting. My grandma is the best by far. She has so many great qualities about her. Gilda has time for everyone in the family‚ including over twenty grandchildren and her boyfriend‚ still works as a full time waitress and is such a great person inside and out. My grandmothers amazing personality
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use body modification procedures to create themselves a unique persona‚ the man with two faces‚ Sam Alexander‚ was born an average man. His unique characteristics were the result of a personal disaster. Sam Alexander – An Ordinary Man Becomes‚ Extraordinary Alexander had aspirations of becoming an actor‚ so in his 20’s he began to pursue a career in show business. He was promoted to Chicago’s Shubert Theatre and his career path began to take shape. While the details are somewhat vague‚ Sam ultimately
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redemption. Raskolnikov believes that by the law of nature‚ men have been divided into two groups of “ordinary” and “extraordinary”. Raskolnikov believes that “ordinary” people’s purpose is to just exist‚ in order to form the world and the society. The second group is those who are “extraordinary” and a step above those who are simply ordinary. Raskolnikov cites such “extraordinary men” as Newton‚ Mahomet‚ and Napoleon. He tells us that Newton had the right to kill hundreds of men in order to bring
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Straight Outta Compton is a movie about a group from Compton‚ California that revolutionizes music and pop culture and changes and influences the life of hip-hop forever. The group NWA (Nigga’s With Attitude) consists of: Easy E‚ Dr. Dre‚ Ice Cube‚ DJ Yella‚ MC Ren‚ Arabian Prince‚ and the D.O.C. NWA’s album “Straight Outta Compton” is about their life while living in Compton and they way their were treated and harmed by police brutality in Los Angelos. With the guidance of their manager
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In the article The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food‚ Michael Mossfeb discusses the issues concerning the causes of obesity in America. Mossfeb gives many examples of how the different food companies use different methods to convince people to buy their products. For example‚ Oscar-Myer found ways to get their products into the family household by exploiting mothers that have little time to prepare meals‚ and children who want control of what they eat. The same problem occurs with Coca
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life-changing situations alike‚ environmental factors constantly impact people’s decision-making process. Michael Moss‚ a journalist‚ examines how the junk food industry influences its users’ appetites with both marketing and product composition in “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food”. Similarly‚ writer Andrew Solomon’s “Son” details how people and their views of others can impact another’s emotions and behaviors. As a result‚ people’s ability to achieve their goals are hurt. People find themselves
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This leads us to the main problem in Lebanon‚ which is Sectarianism. Frequent blackouts‚ water shortage‚ and garbage covering the cities are only minor issues in comparison. Rebecca Solnit (2010) said in her story “A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary” that citizens are not the people who carry the citizenship of a given country... Indeed‚ true citizens are the people who wish prosperity for their fellow associates in land as they wish for themselves. What interests me in this topic is that
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and nonverbal communication are presented through the way crimes are dealt with‚ from police attempting to stop crime through mentioning problems to the police physically stopping the crime and dealing with the problems. In Michael Moss’s‚ The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food‚ the power of the communication that advertisers use can easily manipulate people into loving junk food which would in create an addiction that consumers would be stuck in for every long time. Systems of power are
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