DIGITAL FORTRESS When a desperate U.S. President seeks the help of a smart and beautiful intelligence analyst‚ a handsome oceanographer who also anchors a popular television series‚ a world famous astrophysicist‚ a paleontologist‚ and a glaciologist‚ it can only mean serious business. Include a literally groundbreaking discovery by NASA and a shrewd senator who takes an anti NASA stance in his campaign for the presidential candidature and you have a plot that thickens as you turn every page. Throw
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Solitude — the state of seclusion — in the modern world differs from solitude in the Romanticism era. Romanticism is a point in time within the 19th century‚ most known for its literature written about sadness‚ loss‚ and heartbreak. The article “The End of Solitude‚” written by William Deresiewicz‚ addresses how solitude no longer exists today due to the access of technology. He believes the newer generations do not have moments of solitude because of their constant need for visibility‚ or referred
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Marquez wrote the speech‚ “The Solitude of Latin America”. He tackles about the history and recent state about Latin America. How the greedy and cruel ruled Latin America. Additionally‚ Marquez preaches about the word “solitude”‚ the state of being alone or isolated. The dictators brought lot of negativity upon the civilians living in the region of Latin America‚ as a consequence to this a doleful mood was shown throughout the speech. Hence‚ in Marquez’s speech “solitude” is described as lonesome and
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Scarlet Letter What comes to mind when people think about the solitude‚ darkness‚ and recovery of sin? In the novel this question is very relevant‚ characters in the book face the solitude and darkness of sin itself. Along the way some of these characters recover their former selves‚ for example Hester Prynne finds her way back in society. “The letter was a symbol of her calling. Such helpfulness was found in her‚--so much power to do‚ and power to sympathize‚--that many people refused to interpret
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Solitude Is solitude really necessary to achieve your most important goals? Yes it is because it lets you think and process your deepest thoughts without distraction‚ and it makes your environment calmer. Throughout history Middle Eastern countries have practiced meditation to get in touch with their deepest self awareness. Solitude allows one to detach themselves from the thoughts and worries everyday life. Conversations with my friends and teachers allow me to understand other people’s thoughts
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Solitude Solitude is often feared or avoided because it is associated with isolation‚ abandonment‚ or loneliness. Yet for some people solitude is the occasion for the most serene‚ intense or exhilarating moments in life. Being alone may provide the necessary setting for spiritual search and attempt to understand life’s meaning. Solitude is a time to enjoy one’s sense of self. For a person to really experience solitude‚ it must be sought out with expectation and gratitude. Everyone is not happy
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this book‚ Paz argues why solitude is responsible for the Mexican’s perspective on very personal things in the Spanish culture such as death‚ fiestas‚ and identity (N/A. 1998). He claims that part of every Mexican’s identity is denied because of the combination of the uncertainty behind death and the sense of communality behind fiestas. This “self-denial” traps all into a world of solitude‚ most without ever realizing it. Perhaps the most famous line in the book is: “Solitude is the profoundest fact
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Love‚ Life and Solitude Life might be long or quite short‚ full of happiness or pain‚ but there is no exact answer to the question that what can make it meaningful. Someone chose love because they believed that life must be shared with the one; someone thought that life itself was amazing enough; but others chose to stay alone because they enjoyed the freedom that solitude brought for them. Even if love will hurt us occasionally for a variety of
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps The Boeing B-17 bomber was an innovative plane introduced by the United States military in 1938. It was the most durable plane of World War II‚ and completed many successful missions in its ten-year commission. This four-engine bomber was developed for the United States Army Air Corps -4000 pounds of bombs -it can go at least 2000 miles -eight 50-calliber machine
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Gang-Involved‚ Pressured-to-Join‚ and Non-Gang-Involved Youth? A Social-Ecological Analysis” written by Gabriel J. Merrin‚ Jun Sung Hong‚ and Dorothy L. Espelage. I found that the article was a very great source of enlightenment of the world of the gang involvement. I am going to share with everyone the things in the article that got my attention. I found that it was strange that males are more than likely to become involved in gangs more so than females. Youth boys and girls are higher risks for joining or
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