That Was Then, This Is Now Essays and Term Papers

Old Vs New

Increased technological advances, at an unprecedented rate, characterize the times in which we live. In this interview I will be interviewing my mother; we discussed many things about what technologies were relevant during her time as a person in her young twenties. The time that I will be ...

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Holocaust Humor: Hurtful or Helpful

"The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow.” -Mark Twain Humor within the Holocaust consistently raises debates based on the morality and respect. Do works that evoke any emotion other than sorrow or remorse discredit the event or the lives lost? Or does it deserve a spot within ...

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High School

Though out my 4 years at Galt High School I’ve experienced many changes, feeling, attitudes, appearances, and activities. All of these experiences have changed me as a person and made me realize who I am and who I want to become. I have grown to be a mature, respectful, and responsible young lady. ...

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Slavery

In 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation that stated that all slaves would be “thenceforth and forever free” (Modern-Day Slavery). The signing of this Act was a huge turning point in America. After this, abolitionists were under the impression that this was the end of slavery ...

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Courtly Love, Platonic Love, and Carnal Lust: Changing Love Conventions in Sonnets

Courtly Love, Platonic Love, and Carnal Lust: Changing Love Conventions in Sonnets Throughout the shift in culture and society throughout time, people have perceived love in many different ways. Due to the ever-changing perception of love and its importance in all levels of society, the love ...

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Siddhartha

Chapter Four “He reflected deeply, until this feeling completely over whelmed him and he reached a point where he recognized causes; for to recognize causes, it seemed to him, is to think, and through thought alone feelings became knowledge and are not lost,” (Page 37, Siddhartha) This ...

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Leaders

There are too many educated people in this society with B.A.s and Master's degrees that not only don't give a hoot about the next guy, but will use their position of power to exploit, defame, and oppress the person with a smaller title, and a lower salary. The problem is they are not in the ...

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Children

There is nothing like the way you feel when u are in purpose , it is soo much greater than the feeling of cold coca cola rushing down ur throat on a very hot, sunny and NEPAless day ! Much more than hot pepper soup when you are in bed with the “flu” on one of those annoyingly wet days! Finding ...

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All My Pretty Ones

"All My Pretty Ones" by Anne Sexton Anne Sexton, known for her controversial and dramatic poems, wrote "All My Pretty Ones." While she was hospitalized for depression, her psychiatrist advised her to write poetry. As therapy, Sexton's poetry started off being careful and formal, and she ...

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Haiti and Cholera

On January 12th 2010 an approximately 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince, causing a multitude of problems to the nation and to the people. After an earthquake happens systematic actions and phenomena happen: profiteering, increase of criminal acts, diseases and ...

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Wire Weed

Old Albert walked into the house at an easy pace, bringing several perfect new potatoes for the evening meal. "Here you go Mary. A couple of beauties.” "Thanks, dear” replied Mary, his wife of forty years. “How are the carrots coming along?” "Ready to pull in a couple of weeks, I reckon.” ...

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Be Good

About a month after we started Y Combinator we came up with the phrase that became our motto: Make something people want. We've learned a lot since then, but if I were choosing now that's still the one I'd pick. Another thing we tell founders is not to worry too much about the business model, at ...

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The Ozone Layer and CFCs

Introduction: The depletion of the ozone layer has become a matter of growing concern in recent years; especially in light of the fact that the ubiquity of the environmental movement has made it impossible for ordinary citizens to overlook. In the mid-1970s, scientists at the Univ. of ...

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Romeo and Juliet

In William Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet, Romeo persistently acts upon impulse. He impulsively acts because of “love”. He also reacts quickly and rashly in times of great stress. Romeo impulsively acts upon what he believes is “love”. The first such act is when he sees the beatiful Juliet ...

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Made In China

March 1, 2011 Foreign Affairs “Made in China,” it seems like we see it on everything we buy now, from clothing, electronics to everyday appliances. But have you ever stopped to think, what does this really mean? What happens when products are “made in china”? The moving of American jobs to ...

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Homosexuality

– English 11 “Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?” –Author Unknown. This is my friends’ favorite quote. Her name is Lucy and she is one of my best friends. I have experienced an issue that I would have never thought to experience ...

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The Benefits of Single Sex Education

The Benefits of Single Sex Education "John?" "Here." "Melissa?" "Here!" "Susan?" "Here." "Ok class. Now that we have taken role, lets talk about our next reading assignment. We will be reading Holes by Louis Sachar. This book is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats who is falsely ...

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Hucks Moral Evolution

Huck is very suprised that Jim broke the law at the start all the the way to giving him self up and saying that he will go to hell for Jim. Jim is a nice guy and worth risking your life for and all but huck actually wants to go to hell. He says that Heven is going to be boring and too perfect. ...

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Why I Miss The 80's

You know, the eighties are more popular now than they were in the eighties. How the hell did that happen? Here's a newsflash for you kids; they weren't all that great. I know because I was there. But there were a few high points mixed in amongst all the lows. First the lows: Let's start ...

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Vision for Gen-Next

Well! I am too fond of day dreaming. Now don't mistake this to be just another dream by a chocolate girl. This dream has no lover involved, not a thriller and ofcourse not a sob story. Now I feel its even wrong to call it a dream. It s my vision for the generation Next. As the Reliance punch ...

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