when one gets two different main ideas form two different works‚ they must use those main ideas to create a new one. Thus‚ a new idea will appear when you challenge both of the authors thinking. The main idea in the essay‚ “It’s Consumer Spending Stupid” by James Livingston is that consumer spending is helpful for the economy. On the other hand‚ “Thrift: The Rebirth of a Forgotten Virtue” by Daniel Akst main idea is that Americans have a bad habit of spending money since they haven’t adapted the
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FIRST PAPER REQUIREMENT Movie Analysis Prepared by: LEONILA C. MIRANDA 2011-79515 Title: I NOT STUPID TOO Director: Jack Neo Producer: Chan Pui Yin Seah Saw Yam Writer: Jack Neo Casts: Shawn Lee (Tom Yeo) [pic] Ashley Leong (Jerry Yeo) Joshua Ang (Chengcai Lim) Jack Neo (Mr. Yeo) Xiang Yun (Mrs. Yeo) Huang Yiliang (Mr. Lim) Studio: Media Corp Raintree Pictures Distributor: United International Pictures Release date: 26 January 2006
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Does Blond Mean Stupid? How can the color of your hair change the image you reflect? Blond-haired women are aware of this situation as they experience it every day. Victims of stereotyping in the media since the invention of television‚ they are usually considered less intelligent and dumber than brunettes. Paris Hilton‚ Jessica Simpson‚ or even Britney Spears have become symbols of the blond-haired-stupid-stereotype and are always portrayed like inferior women because of their hair color. Does
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Google is an internet search engine that allows users to find information on any given topic. Google was created in 1996 and has been one of the fastest growing sites ever since. Google makes it possible for any information that is needed to be available at the click of a button. Some people think Google is the best thing since sliced bread‚ but Nicholas Carr has another opinion. Personally‚ Carr thinks it could be dangerous to our minds having so much technology at our fingertips. If we go
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“It’s the economy‚ stupid”. Both capitalism and socialism stem from the fact that everything starts with the economy. On one hand there is a classless society with government regulations on business‚ in others words no free enterprise‚ and the wealth distribution in society is even. On the other hand there is class stratification which is basically divided into two social classes: the working class‚ and the bourgeoisie. In this system the labourers are no different than serfs in the Middle Ages‚
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“Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Summary In “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Nicholas Carr argues that our ability to focus and think critically is hindered and the Internet appears to be the cause. Carr conveys the thought that people who use the Internet on a daily basis tend to have a lack of concentration and lack of contemplation. He shows this through studies‚ his personal experiences and through other methods. Is people’s concentration really decreasing due to the Internet? Nicholas Carr argues
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Sydney Galligan “Is Google Making Us Stupid” 500 Word Response Carr uses a very effective method while writing his persuasive essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” Carr clearly explains how he is in favor of how the Internet is making us thing and how the Internet is making us think differently. Carr pulls from various credible sources such as professors and studies in order to back up his theory on the Internet. Carr opens with an example from Space Odyssey and ends on the same example‚ which
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Should We Judge a Person Based on Their Appearance? In Tressie McMillan Cottom’s article “The Logic of Stupid Poor People” she observes that by dressing in higher end clothes and being able to talk white‚ you are able to open many doors for yourselves and others. While growing up she was able to have role models who helped her see it in action. In the article Cottom mentions various things that she experienced and how dressing or not dressing in higher end clothing influenced the situation. Cottom
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“Crazy. Stupid. Love.” Shaira Camille M. Evangelista A sunny day in Beverly Hills was quite normal. There lived the happy family of Gab Smith. He has a wife named Ally. They have the perfect life together living the American dream. One night while they were having dinner in this high class lavender-scented restaurant‚ Ally abruptly asks for a divorce. Like‚ OMG! Why would’ve she asked for a divorce where they have everything that everyone was dreaming of? Right? Gab was so
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It’s one thing that’s always stuck in my mind from high school. I also use the journalist principle KISS when writing - Keep It Simple Stupid. There’s no use in writing big long descriptive pieces in novels. They’re boring. And rain is rain! It’s not: “Long silvery sheets of cold refreshness filled the air from the heavens.’’ I like oxymorons - such as harsh happiness - but very few
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