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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A memorable speech does not define nor exhaust its possibilities. Do you agree? In your answer‚ you must make reference to the language‚ content‚ construction and context of Faith Bandler’s Faith‚ Hope and Reconciliation‚ 1999 speech and ONE other speech of your own choosing. Memorable speeches have a capacity for reinterpretation within changing contexts‚ and are hence open in their possibilities. Their endurance stems from this flexibility via their use of rhetorical devices to address universal
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How far do you agree that the most important cause of the February 1917 revolution was the Great War? The February Revolution of 1917 brought the 300-year-old Romanov dynasty to an end. I believe that the immediate cause of the February Revolution of 1917 was the collapse of the Tsarist regime under the gigantic strain of World War I. The underlying cause was the backward economic condition of the country‚ which made it unable to sustain the war effort against powerful‚ industrialized Germany. All
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The most serious problems with the Vietnamese education system and how it can be improved By Tran Thi Ha Phuong‚ B.Bus3 – ISB University 2011 Education plays an important role with each country‚ especially with the economic development‚ which is the same in Vietnam. After two wars of aggression‚ the Vietnamese economy was affected seriously so the Provisional Government of Vietnam identified that at this time‚ the development of education is the first priority. In a country‚ if the rate of educated
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Is societies violence the media’s fault? This is the question that has been asked since before television was in every American’s house. Of course there are the different types of media today ranging from newspapers‚ to on-line reports and stories. There have been arguments upon arguments about this issue‚ and over 3‚000 studies conducted. Unfortunately there isn’t one single result‚ there is only an array of supposed answers to this undying question. CBS president‚ Howard Stringer is pointing to
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can’t hurt you. The true knowledge often hurts; however it doesn’t mean that lack of it can’t hurt. Why can lack of knowledge be harmful and hurt us? Let’s start from a simple fact like not studying for a test or a quiz may or will result in a bad grade. Not knowing the material that we are studying can and will hurt us. General knowledge in a society is very important in order for a person to function properly. For example‚ our health is the most precious thing in order to function. One needs to
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character.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Throughout the play‚ Antigone is presented as an audacious and unorthodox female character‚ whose actions depict her independence and confidence. She dismisses the rules which she believes are false‚ and honourably battles against her uncle’s rule to bring justice to her slaughtered brother; her original intentions suggest how important family relationships are to her. However‚ Antigone’s reckless behaviour often causes inconsistency in her
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"In the 70’s they faulted the Dobermans‚ in the 80’s they faulted the German Shepherd‚ in the 90’s they faulted the Rottweiler. Presently they accuse the Pit bull" (Millan‚ Newsletter). Ordinary pit-bulls face feedback because of their history; however what individuals neglect to acknowledge is the breed is not conceived forceful and awful‚ generally as people are not conceived that way either. In Sioux City‚ Iowa‚ Councilman Aaron Rochester banned pit bulls inside city limits through an effective
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Faces Engage Us In today’s world photos are becoming a dominant means of communicating. There are many online photo sharing sites like Instagram that provide people with the ability to turn photos into a social medium. Because of its popularity many people are trying to discover the mechanisms by which users communicate around these photos and how the engage with them. In the article “Faces Engage Us: Photos with Faces Attract More Likes and Comments on Instagram” the authors try to answer two
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2013-0001-9988 APPLICATION INFORMATION Reference Number: Application Date: Campus: This is your copy. Keep this in a safe place. 2013-0001-9988 October 05‚ 2012 Sta. Mesa‚ Manila This voucher is valid only until DECEMBER 10‚ 2012 ALL FEES ARE NONREFUNDABLE AND NONTRANSFERABLE; hence‚ only those who qualify shall apply. You are allowed to apply and take the PUPCET in only one (1) campus and only once this school year. Double application will make your PUPCET result null and void
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