The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at
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reactions not as a battle but as if their children are showing them the way to how to be a better parent‚ teaching them the important values of equality and mutual respect. In conclusion‚ I think that to be a parent is a life-changing experience and a huge responsibility. After all‚ the children of today are the parents of tomorow and they should be given the right example to follow later at life. Thalia Procopíu Director of Studies 2011‚
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"Do artifacts have politics?" Discuss Langdon Winner’s question and give some examples. Iva N. Ivanova ivai@ifi.uio.no First semester at UiO Word count: 2103 Introduction The objective of this paper is to discuss Langdon Winners theory on the politics of technology. In his book "The Whale and the Reactor" Langdon Winner asks the question "Do artifacts have politics?". That question has provoked many to look for different dimensions of technology. Winner argues
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Replicating Milgram: Would People Still Obey Today? The Milgram Experiment Is a very well-known experiment in social psychology .The concept was first started in 1963 by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgren in the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology in Behavioral Study of Obedience published a paper‚ later also in his 1974 publication Obedience to Authority: Discussed in the An Experimental View. The main purpose of this experiment is testing the subjects issued against conscience
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Do You Believe in Magic? It was the night we had all waited for‚ the night that was to bring 15 years of a magical journey to an end. As my friends and I walked into the movie theater‚ we were immediately surrounded by people dressed as witches and wizards‚ snitches and half-giants. We continued to retrieve our tickets and walk toward our respective theater‚ passing movie posters declaring‚ “It all ends here”. For the generation that has grown up with Harry‚ Ron and Hermione‚ the premiere of
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Sole Parents Sole Parents Raising children can be very difficult and tiring‚ even if you have a partner and a broad support connection. Unluckily sole parents all around the world have to take on this duty by themselves without any support from a partner. The term ‘sole parent’ is used to define people that raise children on their own. Single parents must be able to access a range of services. Most importantly child care and parenting facilities. The community usually takes responsibility
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Would Broadway be what it is today without the magic of Sondheim? Stephen Sondheim is an American composer that dates all the way back to 1930. (Stephen Sondheim Biography.com) Sondheim is a musical theatre legend who has won eight Tony awards‚ making him the composer who has received the most Tony’s (Tony Awards Facts and Trivia Tonyawards.com.) His words and wisdom seep onto paper and put on a variety of productions. From “West Side Story” to “Passion‚” there is diversity between the shows that
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Unlike males‚ women in advertising only have 3 main categories in which they can be represented. They are Domestic‚ Sex object and Beauty. Many women are used in advertisements to sell items for the home or body. These products are purposely depicted to enhance one’s beauty and by doing this‚ the woman seems to be more in control of herself and the world around her. The domestic role for females in advertising is one that hurts society more than we think. Women are shown as the only ones who are
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You Have a Friend in Me Everyone has friends but every friend is different. You have your friends with families‚ the “let’s go out every night” friends‚ and last but not least‚ your long distant friends. Yes they are all friends but each one lives a different life style and has their own unique personality. They have a special place in your heart through thick and thin. Friends are loving‚ caring‚ loyal‚ and honest. Friend’s seal your deepest darkest secret with a “pinky swear” and a hug. Which
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are still rolling and then get into our cars and head home. We have covered our responsibilities as a viewer‚ but what responsibility does the filmmaker hold or needs to accomplish? Did I laugh? Was I surprised when I was supposed to be? Was the plot very clear? Did I get the overall message of the movie? These are all questions that can be asked. So‚ does the filmmaker have responsibilities? Some people may say the filmmakers don’t have responsibilities‚ to a movie goer like myself I say yes. The
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