The second reading “Land of Smoke and Mirrors: The Meaning of Punishment and Control” explores the educational setting and likens it to a prison by enclosing students and supervising them to produce docile students who are unable to think for themselves. In this sense‚ the school is a training grounds to prepare students for life in prison. The structure and effects of this institution remind me of Bentham’s Panopticon structure of prisons where they focused on controlling the individual by controlling
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“Greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works.” (Gordo Gecko). Taking this particular belief system into consideration‚ it is evident that from an economic perspective‚ acting according to self-interest within a corporate environment‚ in turn significantly benefits the public. Enron however is a picture-perfect example of excessive greed not bringing about the above stated benefits to employees and society. Immoral behaviour and unethical leadership ultimately resulted in ethical scandals‚ major financial
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“Does art need to be pretty?” Art does not need to be pretty; art needs to be visually stimulating and attract attention to the viewer. People need to want to look at the art work. Aesthetics of the painting are not the only way to make people attracted to art. Art can appeal to ones emotions or curiosity . Bacon and Matisse used very different styles to be visually stimulating. Matisse paintings were very abstract and peculiar‚ whereas Bacons paintings were full of bright colors and patterns. Both
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When the Israelites were liberated from slavery in Egypt‚ the celebration of the Passover was created as represented in the Gospel Mark 14:1-26. Jesus and his disciples were Jewish men. He chose the Passover time to reveal to his death because then they would understand the symbolism and how his sacrifice would free their sins like Moses freed the Israelites. The gospels mark 14:1-26 represents how Jesus is observing the important aspect of the Passover feast because in the feast‚ Jesus blesses some
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So far‚ my senior is going pretty good. I’ve been working hard on my PTP‚ trying to make it as professional as possible‚ while still trying to show who I am as a person. I’m not gonna lie‚ the classes have not been easy. The millions of assignments I’ve been getting have been a detriment to my grades. They seem to be very ubiquitous lately and I just can’t seem to get away from them. I haven’t exactly been on top of things lately. I’m on the girls volleyball team and we sometimes have to leave school
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ESSAY: composition What do you consider to be you’re greatest achievement? Why does it mean so much to you? Right now I’m here. I’m sitting in my class. My hands are completely cold and frozen but that shouldn’t matter to you. All you want to know is about my greatest achievement. What is an achievement in the first place? Taking hold of your dream? A lifelong goal you worked so hard for? But what if I don’t have this kind of an achievement? Because the first achievement I ever had was winning
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What is art? What is art? This is a question that if you ask one hundred people you would get one hundred different answers. Art to some is scribbles or junk to another. I find that I enjoy paintings that are realistic. I do not like paintings that are unrealistic in that subjects are too large or small for their surroundings. One of my favorite paintings is “The betrothal of the Arnolfini” is realistic and shows the love between a husband and a wife‚ or a man and a woman who are ready to vow
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To have the designation of scholar is an academic honor that requires more than just having excellent grades it requires collaboration with those who have earned the title‚ participation in massive research projects‚ and the experience of portraying wisdom. We most often think of scholars as an elderly person who has years of devotion to a study. We take for granted their knowledge comes over time that teaches us more than the days will ever know. It takes extreme dedication to be a scholar. A
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Pride has deceived me. Just like those who think they are well will not look for a doctor‚ pride is the sin that has kept me from crying out for a Savior. As dangerous as pride is‚ it is just as hard to spot. When it comes to diagnosing my heart‚ the disease of pride has a challenged me to identify my sickness. Pride has infected my vision‚ causing me to view myself through a lens that distorts reality. Pride has made my ugliness in sin as beautiful and commendable. Those comfortable moments when
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Thomas Burnet’s Integration of Arrows and Cycles According to Gould‚ modern geology textbooks mischaracterize Thomas Burnet as “the archetype of a biblical idolatry that reined the progress of science‚” (1987:23). This was supported by writings of Fenton‚ who dismissed his theory as divine interventions to explain Earth’s development‚ and Hutton‚ who depicted Burnet’s book as “poetic fiction” (Fenton‚ 1952:22‚ Hutton‚ 1795:271). However‚ Burnet’s ideas particularly relied on physical principles
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