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    Newsela Central Idea Report The central idea of the article entitled "The clever thing one Dutch town is doing to protect "smartphone zombies"" written by Amy B Wang‚ is that a Dutch town is going to launch a way so phone addicts‚ that are looking down at their phones while walking‚ are safer. If you didn’t know‚ walking in towns while looking down at your phone is very perilous. You could easily get hit by a car or run into something. The article states that "For whatever reason — whether scrolling

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    Deepak Chopra once said‚ “The masculine energy was about survival. The male was the hunter who risked his life and had to be in the fight-flight mode.” When pertaining to survival‚ the main character in “To Build a Fire” by Jack London failed to follow three main steps in Laurence Gonzales’ nonfiction trade book‚ “Deep Survival.” The main character failed to stay calm‚ to think‚ analyze‚ and plan‚ and to never give up during his trek through the pure‚ untrampled white snow. One reason the main character

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    The central idea of the Young Goodman Brown is epic struggle between the goodness and evilness. Throughout the story‚ Goodman Brown is fighting with good and bad. He stated journey with an old man which he knew is a start of evil deeds‚ but he has to do it‚ no other choice. He is very religious and was guilty of what he is up to. “We have been a race of honest men and good Christians since the days of the martyrs; and shall I be the first of the name of Brown that ever took this path and kept.” He

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    still to sore to move any parts of his body and just sat there in silence. When the car stopped the bodyguards lifted up Tobias and brought him into what seemed like a house. Tobias thought about struggling and the making a run for it but he had no idea of his surroundings so he just stayed as still as possible. He was then sat down down on a sofa. He sat on the sfa for about five minutes before anyone came to speak with him. He was then greeted by a man who called himself “Bats”. Bats proceeded to

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    Such an example is in "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. As seen in this quote‚ "The man turned aside from the Yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank‚ where a dim and little-traveled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. It was a steep bank‚ and he paused for breath at the top‚ excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. It was nine o’ clock….He would be in to camp by six o’ clock a bit after dark‚ it was true‚ but the boys would be there‚ a fire would be going‚ and a hot

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    himself in control of his destiny. From the naturalistic viewpoint‚ life appoints nature as the final arbiter of the fate of all organisms‚ from the miniscule amoeba to the gargantuan whale to the overconfident human. Jack London’s short story‚ "To Build a Fire"‚ highlights the naturalistic belief that the human attempt at controlling destiny is ultimately futile‚ as human behavior is largely reigned in by their heredity and environment. The short story details the unsuccessful journey of an unnamed

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    Lucid dreaming is when you realize you are dreams start to feel like a reality. The central idea of inception is to create a dream within a dream in order to plant an idea in someone else’s mind. Christopher Nolan‚ the creator of inception‚ portrayed lucid dreaming inaccurately‚ the movie doesn’t completely add up with The scientific research‚ the techniques used to induce lucid dreaming‚ and some of the main ideas of inception are not accurate (time dilation‚ limbo‚ sharing dreams‚ dying in dreams

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    Follow Your Instincts In this particular short story‚ author Jack London introduces a man and a dog on foot traveling to reach a specific destination in very rigid temperatures in a sub-polar area. The man who is never named can be characterized as determined‚ full of procrastination‚ and downright naïve. At the beginning of the reading‚ the story starts off as an adventurous journey with a man and a dog who are trying to reach a location where the “boys” are by six o’clock. It does not seem

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    This film is about the beginning of the economic crisis in 2008. It shows the dilemmas and decisions that were made and how it affected every one of the actors of the US economy From the analysis of this film‚ a great ethical dilemma arises during the development of the plot: is it possible to do something outside the law for the common good of society? In the world of finance it is not only necessary to have a code of ethics to show the rightful path‚ but also a moral code that makes one take the

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    To Build A Fire – Jack London Analysis Leno Bozzer Ms. A. Timmins ENG 2DAa February 10th‚ 2014 Questions: 1) In a paragraph of 3-5 sentences‚ prove that the introduction fulfills its purposes 2) From the three first paragraphs‚ quote three examples of foreshadowing. 3) Identity two flashbacks in the story. For each flashback‚ identify its purpose. 4) What is the main conflict in the story? Defend with examples from the plot. 1) All

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