The Banning of "E for Ecstasy" by Nicholas Saunders The book entitled E for Ecstasy‚ by Nicholas Saunders‚ is a book of history‚ information‚ and stories about the illegal drug ecstasy. The author presents a vast amount of information about many aspects of the drug such as the history of the invention of the drug‚ information about how the drug effects people in different ways‚ positive reasons to use the drug‚ side effects and negative reasons to use the drug‚ and an overview of how the
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Ronghao Tang English 101 Badge Quoting In his article: Is Google Making Us Stupid‚ the author Nicholas Carr describes how Internet searching influences he and his friends. He states that he became to lose “concentration” on books and long-articles. Therefore‚ he raises a view that we need to care about the Web information‚ although it makes human life more convenient. He wrote: “The Web [had] been a godsend to me as a writer. Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of
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Kaitlyn Stoen English 3 Mr. Schmidt March 11 Nicholas Sparks: The Lucky One Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31‚ 1965 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. As a child his family would move around a lot due to his father working on completing his graduate work. His family was financially unstable during his childhood also (Bio.com). In high school he attended Bella Vista High School in Fair Oaks‚ California and was nominated valedictorian when he graduated. Sparks was accepted into the University of Notre
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It’s no surprise that people are enlightened by romantic love stories. Nicholas Sparks’ novels are all based upon falling in love‚ but captivate the reader in many ways. His stories have a romantic element‚ as well as many plot twists incorporated within‚ making it impossible for the reader to put the book down. Nicholas Sparks is unique in the way that he isn’t afraid to have the main characters face difficulties‚ and make readers upset with his unfavorable endings. The books The Notebook‚ Safe
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a part of our primative selfs? Human brains are not hardwired to be able to think undistracted or to be completely immersied in one thing that you cannot be aware of your surroundings. In “Is Google Making Us Stupid” and “The Deepening Page” by Nicholas Carr the author explains the rise in value of undistracted reading and the how technology took away that skill but brought us closer to our primal way of thinking. Reading is an abnormal skill that takes training and practice. It is not something
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Casual Sex In “On Fucking Around” by Nicholas Halwani‚ he asserts that casual sex is immoral because it objectifies one or both partners who engage in the act. According to Halwani‚ in a casual sex arrangement with two individuals‚ person A and person B‚ he claims that person A only has sex with person B for the purpose of A’s own sexual pleasure. He also believes that person A’s desire for sexual pleasure comes at the expense of being concerned about person B‚ and as such A is using B solely
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Message In A Bottle Nicholas Sparks PROLOGUE The bottle was dropped overboard on a warm summer evening‚ a few hours before the rain began to fall. Like all bottles‚ it was fragile and would break if dropped a few feet from the ground. But when sealed properly and sent to sea‚ as this one was‚ it became one of the most seaworthy objects known to man. It could float safely through hurricanes or tropical storms‚ it could bob atop the most dangerous of riptides. It was‚ in a way‚ the ideal home
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Title: The Notebook Author: Nicholas Sparks Text type: Novel Note: Lucy writes all the questions and answers What is this Novel about? The structure of the novel is told on two levels – one is the present day when Allie and Noah have grown old and live in a home; the other is the story Noah reads from the notebook in which he tells how he and Allie met‚ fell in love‚ lost each other‚ and then found each other again. The end of their love story is tragically altered by Allie’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis
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The Plot starts with an old man reading a notebook to an old woman in a nursing home. The story focuses on the two lovers namely Noah and Allie. Allie’s parents did not want to marry him because of the unwealthy status of the family of the man. Allie has to go to New York together with her parents. Noah wrote 365 letters to Allie but none of them came to her. After more several years‚ Allie meet this man named Lon‚ a wealthy man and soon they engaged. Noah rebuilt the old house just to fulfill his
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For my essay I chose Nicolas Sarkozy‚ who is the President of the French Republic. I would describe Nicolas Sarkozy’s leadership style as visionary‚ affiliative‚ commanding and pacesetting. Nicolas Sarkozy has a reputation as being “confident and fast-paced” and “aggressive”. I would consider Mr. Sarkozy as a visionary on the fact that he was once a lawyer and is close to his people. Mr. Sarkozy inspires people with his vision and reforms. Mr. Sarkozy is affiliative by boosting morale during the
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