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Our World Essays and Term Papers
The QuicksilverChemistry I
One day an ancient alchemist was sitting at his and noticed a strange
silvery liquid-like metal. He called several of his colleagues over to admire it.
It was passed down through the years, this chemical reaction, that formed this
"Quicksilver" as the alchemists called it. One day a ...
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Snow CrashIn , a novel by Neal Stephenson, Stephenson examines how expanding technology affects a society. He introduces us to a world where a computer virus is altering people’s minds, and where they have no control over themselves. He vividly describes how Hiro, the protagonist, must fight the virus ...
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Arcadia As A Postmodern TextArcadia, a typically postmodern play by Tom Stoppard exemplifies this movement
through use of the features of postmodernism and by it’s ambiguous ending.
Some of the features used in the play which demonstrate this include the shifts in time from past to present, concurrent props used sets of both ...
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The Lost World: Private Interview With Dr. Ian Malcolm1. Dr. Malcolm, what is it about dinosaurs that interests you?
Well, for me it's the primitive nature. The way they hunt, seek
and kill. We have learned so much from that island about the way in which
dinosaurs live together and how their behavior is so much different from
what we had ...
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Are UFOs Real?Unidentified Flying Objects are supposed space vehicles sent to earth from elsewhere in the universe. These are just one of the unknown mysteries of the world today and has been for quite some time. From as far back as biblical times people have generally believed in the existence of demons, ...
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21st Century and Socrates' View Of A Good LifeA 21st century view of what a "Good Life" is would be often defined by Money, Power and Status. We live in a materialistic world right now where it seems like people never have enough and is willing to do anything to have MPS (Money, Power, Status), and if they can’t get it they will be ...
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PollutionNowadays pollution is a big problem in the world. Many people and many companies are searching and creating new programs and strategies for avoiding pollution. Also the government is trying to find a solution. It is important to know what we are doing with our world. The effects of pollution are a ...
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The Biggest Problem of Our TimeThe question what the biggest problem of our time is, might be considered to be a question with various answers, because nowadays, the increasing amount of the world population and the evolution of technology creates a lot of problems. If I have to identify one of those, the problem I choose is ...
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Free Will and the Problem of EvilIn this paper, I will attempt to show that J.L. Mackie’s objection to the free will account of The Problem of Evil is not successful. In Evil and Omnipotence, Mackie claims that God cannot be considered “both omnipotent and wholly good” (Mackie, p. 209) as he does not avail of the possibility of ...
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Out of the Silent PlanetThe book Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis gives us a view of the human condition from an outsider's perspective. The Christian concepts of sin, the heavenly host and the Creator are all a part of this story by Lewis. Here they are given a science fictional backdrop. In this story, we are ...
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A Pair of Tickets: Identity and Self-AwarenessIn the short story "A Pair of Tickets," author Amy Tan explores the details of an issue that most people never completely grasp: that of identity and self-awareness. Presented as a story about a young Chinese-American student's first journey to China for the purpose of meeting her half-sisters for ...
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Symbolism in the CrossUsed as one of the most torturous execution devices in history, the cross is now one of the most treasured symbols in Christian culture. Men and women alike wear crosses of silver, gold, platinum, and other precious metals, many encrusted with fine jewels around their necks, wrists, and dangling ...
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SchizophreniaA beautiful 17-year- old with a great future ahead of her. She was the star of TV commercials, and sang in the high school choir. She was the envy of all the schoolgirls and the teachers' favorite. She lived in Crawford, Colorado and helped her family on the farm. She had high hopes of becoming a ...
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The World Is Changing RapidlyThe World Is Changing Rapidly
The world is changing rapidly. A single technological development can lead to an infinite number of consequential developments each of which having varying impacts on humanity. These impacts, or indicators, display the results of technological development. ...
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The Effect of TechnologyDan Smego
Cause and Effect Draft
4/21/12
Master Disaster
The year is 2050 and it seems as if the whole human race has evolved into a fat glob species that have abused the knowledge of technology. No trees, no parks, no grass. Skyscrapers and jumbo-trons fill every street corner for blocks. ...
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Lex Luthor vs. SupermanLex Luthor vs. Superman
Julio A Perez
English 110
Lex Luthor vs. Superman
Superman is the icon for good, the bastion for Truth just and the American way. While Lex Luthor is the anti-Superman, the opposite if all that Superman represents. He is a genius and as ruthless as he is smart. In ...
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How To Lose Wight EasilyHow to Lose Weight Easily
Nowadays, obesity is one of the causes of deaths in our world. People struggling with their weight are obsessed with losing their unwanted fat in a very short period of time. It is safe and cheap to lose weight the natural way. There are four, easy steps on how to lose ...
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Third World"Third World" was a contentious and politically loaded concept, which had often been used in a pejorative manner. It is important to remember that the concept is a "social construction" and while our language does reflect our own world-view, the intention behind our speech is equally as important. ...
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1984 SummaryThe past may be the key to the future because no matter how far you look back the past was always an indication of one’s future. In Orwell’s 1984, it was quite clear that he was trying to predict how the world would be in 1984, but here we are in 2014 and some of the issues that he mentioned his ...
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