present is the future. Technology will shape our future to the point that many people may not need to work‚ and a form of basic income may need to be introduced. The third industrial revolution is not in the future‚ but it is right now. Vonnegut’s picture of the third revolution doesn’t show the present‚ it shows the end stages of what the third industrial revolution might look like. The third industrial revolution is when all manufacturing goes digital. Such as smart AI and computers that can compute
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invaded into Lithuania in 1940(Soviet Occupation). This selfish act left families like Lina Vilkas’s to be captured helplessly a year later. Ruta Sepetys’s book‚ Between Shades of Gray relates the journey and survival of Lina’s family during over a year and half of being in captivity by the Soviets. As I read Between Shades of Gray‚ I learned that people will show great fortitude in circumstances unimaginable to normal civilians. Andrius’ mom really shows fortitude throughout the story while they were
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Ashanti Meade Kat Writing 9c April 12‚ 2013 Is MTV And Motion Pictures Promoting Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy has been around for more than a decade and the number of teenage pregnancy more and more in the U.S. especially for people for an African American decent or Hispanic decent (as seen on the graph below) But the question is‚ “Is MTV and motion pictures responsible for it all?” With shows on MTV like “Teen Mom” and “16 and pregnant” along with the movie “Juno” directed by Jason Reitman
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Shades of Gray is set in 1941 in Lithuania and Siberia. It’s about fifteen year old Lina‚ her brother and her mother who were prisoners of the holocaust. The book focused on the struggles they went through‚ They took risks for friends and each other‚ Lina also met someone who changed her life‚ Andrius who gave his ration of food to Lina’s brother so he can survive. He showed her what his mother and him sacrificed to live a normal life in the future. The theme of Between Shades of Gray is survival
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Rough Draft Persuasive Paper Standardized testing: What’s wrong with this picture? The ACT: this particular standardized test has many connotations‚ and few of them are positive ones. When one thinks of the ACT‚ or American College Testing‚ feelings of nervousness‚ pressure to perform well‚ and the words “rigged‚” “biased‚” and “tricky” often come to mind. All across America‚ students and parents alike experience similar feelings
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Question: “Journeys allow travelers to reflect on their own experiences because of new knowledge gained and greater insight into themselves and the world around them.” How do composers explore this aspect of journeys? Essay Answer: It is presumed that journeys are uplifting experiences‚ with the implication that new knowledge and greater insight allow travelers to gain wisdom and solidify a coherent view of the world. Yet‚ experiences through journeys can result in new knowledge clashing with preconceived
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North Coast Town – Poem Analysis The poem is set on the north coast of New South Wales. In Stanza 1‚ the persona is out beside the highway attempting to catch a ride. ‘Nothing much in my pockets but sand from the beach‚’ this suggests that the man slept on the beach the night and that it was pretty common for it to have occurred. The word ‘nothing’ is negative and is a sign of worthlessness. A Shell station is located near by as long as a hamburger stand both closed. The two utilities both represent
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Author of Spanking the Gray Matter Out of Our Kids‚ Sarah Kovac stated that “Researchers found children who were regularly spanked had less grey matter in certain areas of the prefrontal center that have been linked to depression‚ addiction‚ and other mental health disorders”
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In the book America Now‚ Ben Carson‚ a former neurosurgeon has written an essay “Gray Matter‚ the Stuff That Really Matters”‚ according to Carson‚ “in an episode of “The Twilight Zone” many years ago‚ a very beautiful and smart young woman was regarded as unsuitable for society. It was revealed at the end of the episode that everyone
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FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES HBEC 2403 CHILDHOOD LITERATURE: INTERNATIONAL FOLKTALES A PICTURE STORYBOOK FOR AGED 6 CHILDREN A REVIEW AND ITS APPLICATION WAN BADARIAH BINTI WAN ABDULLAH MATRIC NUMBER: 640201115118001 640201-11-5118 012-9282707 wannuruain@yahoo.com TUTOR’S NAME: TUAN HJ ASRUDDIN ABAS KUANTAN LEARNING CENTER JAN 2012 SEMESTER TABLE OF CONTENT TOPIC
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