The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at
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Explain what is meant by “The Population Bomb” and to what extent do you agree that this bomb has been diffused. “Population will inevitably and completely outstrip whatever small increases in food supplies we make. The death rate will increase until at least 100-200 million people per year will be starving to death during the next ten years.”- Paul Ehrlich‚ Stanford University biologist The population bomb theory was made popular by Paul Ehrlich’s 1968 book “The Population Bomb”‚ Ehrlich posited
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" Music is purely for relaxation." Do you agree? In every corner of the world‚ people play and listen to music. " Music is everywhere is man has ears." Music so often defies definition. Music is often considered as one of the two most precious gifts from God. For the sake of clarity music is often defined as the organisation of sounds and silences into interesting and meaningful patterns. Music is ubiquitous and has existed since time immemorial. Man simply cannot imagine life without this divine
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In the novel Of Mice and Men‚ many different things happen that could make the reader think that this is a novel of protest. The novel is‚ to some extent‚ a novel of protest. Written by John Steinbeck‚ it portrays the harsh reality of life during the depression. There is a theme of inequality protesting throughout the novel. Throughout this essay I will be reviewing the different examples of inequality. The different characters in the novel also help to portray protest to the reader. The character
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Sports is a waste of time. Do you agree? What can give us health benefits besides exercise? A sport is commonly defined as an organized‚ competitive‚ and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play. Playing a sport is an art. An art where you hone both physical and mental skills. No art can ever be a waste of time. Thus‚ I do not agree that sports is a waste of time. Sports gives us health benefits. Research by Harvard School of Public Health shows that physical exercise‚ supplemented
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first pages‚ Clifford tells the story of a shipowner whose ship sank and drowned all aboard. Clifford things the shipowner is guilty of their deaths even though he sincerely and in all good conscience believed the ship was sea- worth. What do you think? Do you agree with Clifford? Why or why not? Answer: I think that Clifford is absolutely correct in the scenarios that he provided. Quickly‚ Clifford made it clear that the shipowner was fully aware that his ship had not been built well‚ and because
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To what extent do audiences need art galleries to view art works? Art galleries are essential to the art world‚ however‚ is not the only source for audiences to view art. To begin with‚ art and artwork is defined as the application of human skill‚ creativity and imagination. Taking this into consideration‚ individuals need to examine the nature and purpose of art galleries as a facility to collaborate‚ organize and display a collection of artworks. As art however‚ is any expression of human creativity
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Do you agree with the view that the Land League was successful in achieving its aims? The instance the Land League was established in 1879 by Michael Davitt‚ its determination and theories about what should happen in Ireland‚ had huge influence in British-Irish politics. Their aims‚ to begin with‚ were somewhat simple‚ redistribution of the land so that the Irish would once again be owners of ‘their own’ land along with their aim of what became known as the 3 F’s‚ free-sale‚ fixed tenancies and
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predicted before they do harm to humans. People can be warned and they can escape from danger. However‚ we have to admit that cost of space research is extremely expensive. It is risky when investing money in fields with unclear future in years. While there are a lot of fundamental fields which should be paid mor attention and budget‚ for example population‚ transportation‚ environment‚ schooling costs‚ healthcare…etc. What if we have no condition to develop peerson‚ what if our environment
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Chapter 1 1. What is the name of that shows where the text will be written? a. Insertion point b. Ribbon c. File tab d. Insert 2. ……………… means opens document related tasks. a. File tab b. Help c. home d. Page Layout 3. The ……………….. slider lets you choose between zoom levels . a. Zoom b. Draft c. Outline d. home 4. Status bar I. Displays information about a command II. An operation in progress III. The location of
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