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 Stanford
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311- Christian Ethics In the current era‚ we have seen many different economic systems develop‚ fail and be replaced. The emergence of capitalism changed the entire field; most capable countries have adopted a free market system. This system has been touted as “the world’s greatest economic success story”1 because no other system “has been as effective…in turning scarcity into abundance.”2 Many people have claimed capitalism to be one of the world’s most moral systems because
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Who am I and why do I want to be a social worker Just like most children‚ I had my fantasies and wishes of becoming a medical doctor so I could help alleviate the sufferings of many. Although this desire was not actualised as I ended up studying engineering but i always felt a big vacuum and an unquenchable desire which i couldn’t explain until I became a care support worker In my early years as a growing young girl in Africa‚ abuse and injustice happened on a daily basis and nothing was done
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Potential for Marijuana? Marijuana is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world (7). Since it became illegal in 1967 (5)‚ there have been many questions of whether or not it is good for purposes‚ such as medicine. Debates between people that are for and against the use of marijuana in medicine have been heated and in recent years‚ referendums have been brought up in at least three states to make it available for medical treatment. Personally‚ I think that marijuana has the power to be
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not doing my work to my full abilities. (3) Interestingly‚ I have noticed on the days I sleep in‚ my grades increase higher. (4) Sleeping in‚ students have nicely rising grades and focus in the classroom. (5) When researchers study teenage sleep patterns they find that when schools start at 8:30 students don’t fall asleep in class‚ which is not surprising(FS). (6) Schools should start at 8:30. (7) Ended school days‚ I have more energy to do my
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Alyssa Palomo Professor Braman GEW September 29‚ 2014 Treat Others How You Would like To Be Treated When I was a little girl‚ I would go up the people in wheelchairs or people carrying items or people who looked weird to me and ask so many questions. “Why are you sitting there?”‚ “What’s that you’re carrying?”‚ “Are you going to make balloons?”‚ “What’s that on your face?”‚ “Why do you have two different colors on your face and arms?” One Saturday‚ Mom took me and my sisters to the
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THE MORE WE HAVE THE MORE WE WANT Nowadays we live in a society‚ which is obsessed with materialistic things. In supermarkets‚ shops‚ on the internet also almost everywhere we are surrounded with products which we could buy. Unfortunately people want more and more stuff and are not satisfied with what they have. People have need to own more and more things‚ because the society requisite it from us. The people around us push us to buy new things‚ to have stuff which we really do not need. So the
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Why am I Pursuing an MBA degree? I decided to pursue an MBA degree in order to further my managerial career in the company I work for. The question would be: Why do I think it will enhance my management career? The answer to that question requires short background information. I started my career as an entry level programmer in 2000‚ after receiving my bachelor’s degree in computer science. My career took a turn to management in 2003 when I was offered a team lead’s position with the company I
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Mineral and Water Function Essay Minerals have an important role in the health of the body. In order for the body to remain healthy‚ 20 minerals are needed. There are some minerals that have specific functions and other can have many different functions. Minerals can help structure the body and also help regulate the processes by the body which help to maintain itself. Calcium is responsible for many functions in the body. Calcium keeps the bones strong‚ helps regulate blood pressure‚ helps muscles
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My junior year in high school I vividly remember rushing to my first class and almost being knocked over by another student. Immediately I looked up and was furious‚ she didn’t even say excuse me she just kept walking. My books flew everywhere and on top of that I was now late for class. Later‚ I learned that this young lady’s name was Lilly. Lilly was about 5’6”‚ African American‚ and had long black hair. After Lilly bumped into me‚ I began to notice her more and more around school. I noticed
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