fun they had" "The fun they had" is a science-fiction short story written in 1951 by Isaac Asimov. The text has its focal points on the human behavior as a response to the development of technology - human dependency of technology and how it has become a necessity in order to live a normal life. The text expresses‚ how the progression of technology have lead to the closed and therefore more "efficient" school system that Margie is a part of. As she reads the "real" book‚ which Tommy found‚ she realizes
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Have you ever experienced falling in love? How do you know if you’re in love? Does age really matter when you fall in love? What does love feel like? These are some of the questions asked by teenagers like me. I‚ as a teenager‚ admit that I have loved someone‚ and have been loved back. At first‚ I didn’t know that‚ but I woke up one morning and realized that I was in love with him. I taught myself that time that I was too young for love since I was just 15 years old back then‚ but in
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double sidedness of pride. Brother’s pride pushes him to give Doodle a life away from his rubber sheet on the bed. When Brother’s obsession with turning Doodle into the "ideal" Brother goes too far‚ his pride pushes Doodle to his early death. “I should have already admitted defeat but my pride wouldn’t let me.”(346) When he takes Doodle to Horsehead Swamp that Saturday before the first day of school‚ he knows it’s too late to meet the goals he set for Doodle. Again we see shame and pride coming together
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White people will be the death of the world. Leslie Marmon Silko’s short story "Long time ago" explores this belief of the Laguna Pueblos the will be brought to an end by white people. She also touches on a more underlying theme which is a commentary on the topic of people trying to outdo each other and the destruction that can be caused by such actions. In "Long time ago‚" the Indian witches do not realize until it is too late that they are helping to feed the creation
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Do you think that highly influential people gain power? In other words‚ are influence and power related? Yes‚ we think influence and power are related. Identification occurs when people accept the direction or influence of others because they identify with the power holders and seek to maintain relationships with them—not because they value or even agree with what they have been asked to do. French and Raven’s concept of referent power is based on the same sort of personal attractiveness as is
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Mr. Yoist 9/19/12 Have you ever been tardy to class? Do you get penalty for being tardy? Is it a good thing for students to be tardy? Is being tardy means that you are not smart? Why is that students like being tardy? Is it a habit? Imagine if all of sudden students decide to be tardy. What will be the outcome of that? Will being tardy affect the student’s future? A tardy student lack responsibility and shows no interest in following direction. Being on time is not only a duty for students
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Elina Osmolovskaya Group 302 “THE FUN THEY HAD” Analysis The text‚ or even better‚ the passage I am going to speak on is taken from the book written by I. Asimov “The fun they had”. The extract begins with introducing Margie to us‚ but does not imply introduction. In the passage‚ where the author describes finding of a real book he uses the pronoun ”HIS”. The author underlines it graphically‚ to show the vast gap in the epochs‚ habits‚ morality‚ way of life and model of life. To
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Analysis of the extract from “The fun they had” The story under the title "The Fun They Had" was written by a highly prolific American writer‚ one of the three grand masters of science fiction - Isaac Asimov. The key in this text is lyrical. The theme is probably "the influence of technology on the process of teaching." In this story the author uses colloquial speech and jargonized words‚ such as “gee‚ I guess‚ I betcha“ here‚ to show us that these children are rather ordinary‚ and looks similar
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with me and he always had high expectations of me. He always wanted me to make something of myself and he would always tell me “Study hard to earn great things!”.. and my Dad was my best friend. My Dad has a significant influence on me because he worked hard he provided me with food ‚water‚ and milk when I was little he wouldn’t eat so I could have a decent meal at night and now that I look back at it that showed that he would give up the world for me to live. If I ever have a child I would like
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Response Essay – “The Best Girlfriend You Never Had” Pam Houston’s “The Best Girlfriend You Never Had” tells the tale of a girl who wants nothing more than to be with someone who is in love with another. This story was chosen due to its relation to the many conflicts and lessons that I myself have learned throughout life thus far. The protagonist seems to strive for the unattainable‚ which I feel many of us have dealt with in our lives one way or another. I have learned that too much effort in the
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