Matthew Morris LITR 2357 Dr. Virginia Hampton 6 December 2014 Literary Analysis Is the dream a reality or the reality a dream in The Circular Ruins? "The Circular Ruins" (Las Ruinas Circulares) is a fantasy short story by Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. Published in the literary journal Sur in December 1940‚ it was included in the 1941 collection The Garden of Forking Paths (El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan) and the 1944 collection Ficciones. This story is arguably the most allegorical
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Obesity on Guam by Matthew Pojas Obesity is defined as being overweight because of an excess amount of body fat. Obesity has been a major social problem on the island of Guam for many years. Statistical data and previous situations have shown that this statement is a fact. The statistics‚ causes‚ and contributing factors of obesity will be further explained throughout the rest of this essay. According to studies done by the CDC‚ the problem with Guam’s people is that they have unhealthy diets
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This passage of Jesus’ calling of the first disciples in the Gospel of Matthew describes the lack of hesitancy and great amount of faith and trust that Peter‚ Andrew‚ James‚ and John had when they first met Jesus. I have heard this passage plenty of times and have continued to be moved in terms of vocational discernment by this passage‚ but one element of this text never ceases to stop me in my tracks‚ wherever I am in my prayer life or discernment‚ which is that the first disciples were casting
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Social Media and the Evolution of Corporate Communications by Laura Matthews — 17 Social Media and the Evolution of Corporate Communications Laura Matthews* Senior majoring in Corporate Communications Elon University Abstract Social media has revolutionized corporate communications‚ rapidly changing the way that public relations campaigns or programs are distributed and measured. Rather than the traditional method of pure output‚ social media has forced corporate communications to shift to
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Matthew Alexander Henson was born on August 8‚ 1866 in Charles County‚ Maryland. His parents were sharecroppers‚ but at the young age of 12‚ he became an orphan. He then ran away to Baltimore to work as a cabin boy on a ship. This is where he became an amazing sailor and learned all about exploration. Henson was 21 when he first met Robert E. Peary. Peary was an excellent explorer‚ engineer‚ and Lieutenant for the US Navy‚ and he was looking for someone to help him on his expedition to Nicaragua
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Effects of the Bottleneck and the Founders effect Cecil Smith GS102 Grantham University Online The bottleneck effect happens when something of a great devastation has happened‚ causing a great amount of people to lose their lives and leave behind very few people at the most. The bottleneck effect happens at random and can kill of a whole population and with it can also wipe out the gene pool by doing so. An example of the bottleneck effect would be something like a tsunami‚ or an earthquake‚ which
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Throughout the four Gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John‚ it is apparent that there are similarities as well as differences when it comes to portraying the life and times of Jesus the Christ‚ the general descriptions of who Jesus was‚ and the sayings and deeds of Jesus during his short stay on this earth. Scripture scholars highlight that each Gospel writer viewed Jesus from a different perspective. “The Church has always and everywhere maintained‚ and continues to maintain‚ the apostolic origin
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When discussing the importance of Spanish alliances‚ it is important to discuss Matthew Restall’s interpretation of “the myth of the white conquistador”. A common myth in regards to the Spanish Conquest is that the Aztecs were conquered by a small group of white Spanish men. Within Restall’s book titled “Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest”‚ he debunks the myth of the white conquistadors. Restall’s argues that “there is no doubt that the Spanish were consistently outnumbered by native enemies on
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The readings this Sunday come from the Prophet Jeremiah‚ Psalm Sixty-Three‚ The Book of Romans‚ and the Gospel of Matthew. The readings this week are not big on praise but they still have lessons that they can teach us. They give the message of offering ourselves for the greater glory of God. The first reading this week is by Jeremiah‚ Chapter 20 verses seven through nine. It describes the agony that we go through when we are forced to be silent about what we believe in. Jeremiah describes this feeling
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Hardball: What Decision Will You Take? Using his years of experience within the White House‚ Chris Matthews wrote Hardball‚ a book about how politics in the White House is essentially a game. Play it right‚ be successful. Play it wrong‚ and your political career could come to an end. Matthew’s outlines various maxims to play the game right‚ however there are two maxims that are essential to be successful; “Leave no shot unanswered” and “Always Concede on Principle”. A maxim also deemed “essential”
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