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    11SOR Multimodal Presentation From its creation in the late 20th century the internet has become a part of our everyday lives. In Catholicism‚ Confession is a very important ritual for the forgiveness of sins. Now that society is evolving onto the online world‚ so are the rituals and practices of the Catholic Church. I believe an online Confession app has the authenticity of an offline one‚ but lacks the effectiveness of the sacrament as it was intended to be. In order to understand this opinion

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    Dani Santos COM 2500 Easy A‚ The Stud Versus The Slut: The Sexual Double Standard as Perceived by Western Adolescents Easy A is the romantic comedy that finally fits the definition. The dry humor of spunky‚ independent main character‚ Olive Prendergast creates a film that is unlike most movies in its genre. The comedic overtone throughout the film nearly blinds viewers from the serious sexual issues that today’s adolescence face that are intertwined from scene to scene (Perry‚ 2011). The main

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    SOURCES OF STRESS AMONG UITM KBM STUDENTS ABSTRACT There are many challenges when become a student. It could be because of excess responsibility‚ adjusting with existing surrounding‚ adjustment with new friends‚ worries about academic achievements‚ or perhaps thinking about the future. The purpose of this study was to identify the sources of stress among students of MARA Technological University (UiTM) Melaka City Campus (KBM) and finding the correlation between independent and dependent variable

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    controversial in society. I read the book He’s a Stud‚ She’s a Slut‚ and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know by Jessica Valenti. This book was easy to read with Valenti’s short essays and thoughts on modern feminism‚ stereotypes‚ and heightening one’s awareness to pervasive myths about women. Double standards are nothing new. Women deal with them every day. Take the common truism that women who sleep around are sluts while men are studs. None of the information was really unexpected or

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    Overcoming Racism

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    make himself feel valid. This helped him gain back his self esteem. In his lifetime‚ he blamed all of his problems on black individuals and became racist. Studs Terkel in his essay‚ “C.P. Ellis‚” explains the way Ellis overcame his racist beliefs. Throughout his lifetime‚ Ellis has achieved many other accomplishments. According to Terkel‚ C.P. Ellis worked several years at a service station prior to getting married. When he started to have a family‚ he knew he would need to change his financial

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    about" (Didion‚ Joan). The purpose of her notebook is to preserve her memories. A similar connection related to memories comes from Division Street: America by Studs Terkel. He proposed the idea that his memories of urban life in and around Chicago result in thoughts concerning the past‚ present‚ and future. Similar to Didion‚ Terkels purpose behind Division Street: America was to preserve and interpret historical information based on personal experiences. Another reading with related themes

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    The Good War Analysis

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    One usually associate war with slaughter and envy. War is a serious commitment and places financial burdens on the countries involved. In Studs Terkel’s book‚ The Good War‚ he reveals first hand accounts of war veterans and people involved in World War II. Most of these interviewers share their tortuous times at war‚ but enjoy talking about the good times they had. This gives light to personal development and positive gains that came from war. In my paper‚ I will focus on how some good came out of

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    Persevering through Prejudice “Ahhhhhhhh!” I squealed and jumped for joy the moment I dropped the phone. I hurrily scurried over to my mom to share the news. “Mommy‚ I got my first job!” This was the stepping stone to me being an independent young woman. I was officially employed at Hollister Co. as a sales model. I was ecstatic and excited to make some money at the tender age of 15. My first week was definitely a learning experience; from learning how to maintain a cash registrar to

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    Analysis of Emma Knight

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    Analysis of Emma Knight Author Stud Terkel was a writer‚ who represented class conflicts in a deceptive style‚ allowing the facts and people he interviewed to speak for themselves. Previously‚ he acted on stage and television‚ hosted a radio program and compiled several books. In Miss U.S.A‚ Terkel writes the story of Emma Knight using irony. If the modeling agency would not have convinced Emma to join the beauty pageant‚ then she would not have gained more confidence in herself. In

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    The government has a certain reputation it likes to uphold. The measures they take may not be the best for the people. For example‚ in the excerpt by Studs Terkel‚ the government made the decision to build a nuclear power plant in Montague‚ Massachusetts. The government was focused on how the nuclear power plant will increase productivity and boost the economy. However‚ they should have focused on how the

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