Lanier in his book‚ “You Are Not A Gadget‚” reveals his concerns of the advancements of technology on those who are using it. He brings to light many issues that most people don’t think of‚ nor realize is happening on a day to day basis. The continuing evolution of the digital world has begun and has more potential than ever to destroy the human race by taking away ones individuality‚ creativeness‚ emotion and the real meaning of relationships. In essence everything makes a person‚ human. Lanier gives
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APL&C-Period 1 21 August 2012 You Also Have the Right to Tell a Bigot What You Think By Leonard Pitts S Who is the speaker? Who is the voice that tells the story? The speaker is a syndicated columnist‚ a writer versed in and paid for expressing his opinion in an interesting‚ thought-provoking way. He is educated yet down to earth and not a bombastic or over-inflated or even lover of elevated lexicon or writing style. He is representative of the majority of educated US citizens. O
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Comparison of Smooth Talk to “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oakes’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” was written in 1966 and twenty years later was made into a movie entitled Smooth Talk‚ winner of the 1985 U.S. Film Festival for best dramatic picture. The writing by Oates is loosely based on a true story described as “the tale of Charles Schmid‚ a twenty-three-year-old who cruises teenage hangouts‚ picking up girls for rides in his gold convertible”
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Innocent‚ young‚ naïve; this is how Connie was at her age of fifteen. She liked the attention boys gave her and how it made her feel. A man named Arnold Friend‚ whose much older than her‚ has stalked Connie and wants to convince her to go for a ride in his car. Connie doesn’t notice the man’s older features and this causes her young mind to contemplate going with Arnold in his car. Connie is more conflicted with herself‚ she battles to make the right choices
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Do you know what your purpose is? Do you know what drives you? As you think about that question‚ you may be picturing a certain aspect of your life. For example: · Home life · Spiritual life · Work life · Recreational life · School life · Etc. We have compartmentalized our lives. But with God‚ there is no distinction between the different areas of our lives. God has a purpose for our life. Sadly‚ many of us don’t have any idea what that purpose is. · Joke: Did you hear about the little girl
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How has your life experience shaped the person you are today? I’ve been through so much during my lifetime. Each of the events that I’ve encountered has done their part in shaping me into who I am today. Often‚ people mention big events that have shaped them into being the people they are today. However‚ I am not going to do that. I’m here mentioning the little experiences made me the person I am today. That is because it’s the little things in life that we often don’t consider that helps us change
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Choose Your Own Religion (But Not That One) Freedom of religion has been a principle in the United States since it became a country. However‚ just because it is written in the United States Constitution does not mean everyone will follow it. Too many times have people in America been shunned for their personal beliefs. Freedom of religion includes the freedom to worship any god‚ freedom to not following any religion‚ and the freedom to not believe in any god at all. In today ’s society there is
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Sexting: You Are Responsible For Your Own Actions. Sexting is very popular among teenagers; it is used to send nude pictures or sexual messages via text messages‚ social networking sites and emails. When teenagers sext they do not think of the consequence of their action and later down the line they regret sexting. Jesse Logan is responsible for her own suicide. No one forced her to commit suicide it was her choice. Jesse could have asked help from her school counselor‚ she could have talked to
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Who do you first approach when you are down? Your friends? Is it really impossible to live without them? Is it necessary to make friends in the first place?Firstly‚ friends can help you develop character. With their company‚ they are able to influence you to become similar like them. For example‚ a teenager hangs around with good friends that are interested in studying. When the teenager is having problems in studies‚ his friends are able to help with places he is in doubt. Friends are also able
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Connie in “Where are you going‚ Where have you been”‚ has a lot of underlying mental issues. Joyce Carol Oates created the perfect character to receive psychoanalytic criticism. The relationships Connie forms with her family‚ friends‚ and outsiders are all affected by Connie’s issues which come to consume her future. One of Connie’s biggest faults was the recognition of her beauty. She “knew she was pretty and that was everything” (Oates 1). This constant checking of herself in mirrors to make
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