the “greatest generation” so great? The fact that they killed nearly half their generation in war is what most view as the defining achievement of this generation. Not to say that they didn’t do great things but they should not be recognized as the greatest generation. Every generation will have differences but they also have similarities‚ the most common trait between the “greatest generation” and the “millennial generation” is hard work and motivation. The “greatest generation”
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imminent problem may not be necessarily true Mary Shelley‚ the author of “Frankenstein”‚ and Lewis Thomas‚ author of “On Cloning a Human Being”‚ have similar stances on the negative effect synthetic creation of human life would have on the world. In Frankenstein Victor‚ a man raised around learning in the early 1800’s gained an interest in natural sciences after being exposed to it by one of his professors. He soon delves into the art of galvanism which eventually leads to the creation of his monster
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excerpts”American flag stands for tolerance‚Texas V Johnson majority rule and What of the goldfish do you wish? All three have examples of acceptance that lay a very big role in the story‚each story has very different characters.A character in each has been accepted in some form ‚people who are different from one another that have accepted each other. In the excerpt What of the goldfish do you wish? Sergei is a lonely old man that lives on the outskirts of town. He has one friend that happens to
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My best accomplishments still lay ahead of me‚ but I am proud of everything I have achieved up until this point. I have accomplished a lot! I am the oldest child in a small family‚ I grew up with a single mother and a younger brother in less-than-ideal conditions. We were poor‚ and I suffered abuse from someone I should have been able to trust as a result of our vulnerability. To this day‚ I suffer from PTSD and it has been a struggle to work full time and go to school at the same time—but I
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his interactions with humans. This is a reflection of Mary Shelley’s views on human nature. While Mary Shelley was writing the book‚ she believed that humans are mutable‚ and that what they become is based off of events that occur in their lives‚ and decisions they make during their lifetime‚ and the Monster is a perfect example of this; he starts out innocent‚ but the abandonment from Victor Frankenstein‚ and the harsh treatment from people turned the Monster into an angry being. When the Monster
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Marine Corps has its roots in my childhood. As a kid‚ I read a lot a fantasy books with valiant and selfless warriors who sacrificed their lives and safety for others. They were childhood heroes to a kid who didn’t watch sports or TV. As much as I marveled and sought to be like my storybook heroes‚ I grew to love jet planes just as much. At the time‚ fast planes were the coolest. I spent a lot of my time poring over fact sheets and technical information I didn’t understand. My childhood aspirations were
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Down in the locker room‚ one of my favorite coaches looked at my team and stated‚ “I’m sorry. I will not be returning next year to be your coach.” I sat there almost in tears‚ because at that moment my love for basketball almost left with him. Billy Martin was a favorite coach of mine. He loved each of us like one of his own‚ and treated all of us the same. He wanted each of us to succeed and would do anything to help us reach that. Coach Martin instilled in me no matter how talented a person was
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that you have a wish‚ What is your wish?’ I smiled as I offered my hand to her. ’I …’ The smell of strawberry tingles my nose. The coldness of the surrounding makes me feels like I am flying. It’s cold… Really cold… cold… Am I dead?! I force my eyes to open and fell down face to face on the floor. ’Ouch…’ I growled with a painful voice. I carefully touch my face with one hand and the other touching the cold floor‚ ouch… it hurts… As I tried to stand up‚ I accidentally stand on my long dark brown
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Perfect By Ellen Hopkins The book Perfect is an extremely accurate and realistic interpretation of the struggles many young people face during their unpleasant years as teenagers. Centered around the lives of four very different high school seniors; they all have one thing in common: hardships. Some more severe than others‚ but all in all‚ they are hardships. Cara Sykes is dealing with not only her parents awful idea of what is right and what is wrong‚ but also the fact that her brother Conner attempted
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I wish for a future full of... Hi baby‚ I am writing this on my way back to Manila. I think I slept too much during the day and that I am awake more than ever. I think I slept for more than 8 hours. XD HAHA! Talk about crazy‚ but making lunch and dinner for 20 people ain’t an easy job. :P But since this letter is about our future together‚ well‚ let’s get to it. And just so you know‚ yes‚ I’d gladly cook for you‚ my love. :”) Anything and everything you want. I just have to buy a nice mandoline
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