Carter Barber Loughman English B50 10/17/12 It Really Does Make Cents In Derek Sereno’s essay‚ “It Just Makes Cents”‚ he makes multiple points about why our beloved penny should be removed from the currency system. We have all spent countless times digging through our wallets searching for change and waiting for our grocer or barista to give us back the meaningless pennies that will most likely end up in a tip jar or a penny tray. Sereno not only states that the penny no longer has value to
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Gonzalez‚ Enrico Daniel R. 3Lit Topic: Exploring the Scope of Philippine Humor Thesis Statement: The humor of Bob Ong spans the various aspects of Philippine Society‚ most notably the Political‚ Academic and Cultural Aspects. *“A Barrel of Laughs: A study of Philippine Humor through the Works of Bob Ong*” Introduction The wonders of our country’s humor never cease to amuse even the most restless individual. It’s rather comical wit‚ often delivered by those who practice the art of comedy
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Tiffany Moore 800806777 Who am I? Many different ingredients go into making an intricate cake. Alone‚ all the parts to the whole are meaningless. The flour is not something particularly tasty‚ and the frosting can make you sick if you eat it by itself. I am not simply the raw materials separated into different piles‚ but the finished product of every aspect of my life melding together and being shaped from experience as a cake would be inflated in an oven. There are countless facets to who
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“What makes me diverse?” When deciding whether or not to write a diversity statement‚ I created a mental list of the diverse groups to which I belong based on that question. But as I listed out these characteristics: half-Chicana‚ half white‚ ex-Mormon‚ a single mother‚ first-generation college graduate‚ I realized that I do not easily identify with any one particular race‚ religion or class. Instead‚ I have spent most of my life living in a world between the different groups to which I belong.
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possessions 1 ’What Do We Know and Want to Ask About Bullying?’ Please Choose A Question Below To Begin Exploring More About This Question and Understanding Deeper Aspects of Bullying. What is bullying? Bullying is when a person or group repeatedly tries to harm someone who is weaker. Sometimes it involves direct attacks such as hitting‚ name calling‚ teasing or taunting. Sometimes it is indirect‚ such as spreading rumors or trying to make others reject someone. What are the different
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‚ my hair is kinky‚ and my lips are full. Unfortunately‚ those characteristics does not technically make me “different” from any other African-American female. Diversity can refer to someone’s economic or geographical background‚ religion‚ and even their sexual orientation. In this manner‚ being African-American did not make me who I am‚ but being who I am made me African-American. People see me as an African-American female‚ but I am more than that. I am African-American. I am a female. I am homosexual
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In all honesty‚ I do not know what kind of power is out there. I am not sure if there is a God. If there is a God‚ I guess I do not believe. There might be a higher power‚ but I am not even sure of that. So if I were to believe in a God‚ I assume this is how it would go. Here it is‚ The apocalypse. It is all of our faults. and by Our I mean‚ Sam‚ Dean‚ and I’s fault. Not to mention Sam and Dean are brothers. We have opened the gates of hell‚ and there is no good news. Demons have escaped‚ up
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unning is not hard‚" "cross-country is not even a sport." As a cross-country runner‚ I have heard these statements echoed to me my entire life. Whether it be from another athlete or regular person‚ there seems to be a misunderstanding in the definition of sport. A sport is any physical activity that requires skills for success‚ has rules for fairness‚ and is a competition. Therefore‚ by this definition‚ one can clearly see why cross-country is a sport. So much of our entertainment today comes
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THE LAUGH OF MEDUSA 1. Cixous is well known for her notion of écriture feminine. In "The Laugh of the Medusa‚" Cixous maintains that to define a feminine practice of writing‚ or écriture feminine‚ is not possible since "it will always surpass the discourse that regulates the phallocentric system" that aims to theorize or enclose it (1976‚ p. 883). Cixous discusses her wariness of reductive language that would simplify or capture her practice of écriture feminine. Nonetheless‚ her basic attempt
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player will tell you that every team has a different style or tempo. Some play fast while others play hard. Some play clean while others play dirty. Soccer has this ineffable quality about it‚ that certain nature that I find hard to describe but what keeps me coming day after day. Perhaps it’s the electricity that sends sparks through us we run fast as lightning or the feeling of smoothness and continuous motion as the ball
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