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The myth that surprised me the most was Myth 5: Sustainability is too expensive. I’ve always believed that becoming more “green” could be expensive, but eventually would pay off. Many can’t afford to install solar panels in their homes, or switch to hybrid cars. Becoming more sustainable can be a little more challenging for those…

David Gelernter, a professor at Yale University and technology expert, proposes in a 1994 article for the New Republic magazine that the use of technology in the classroom should be restricted. Despite claims that incorporating technology into education can enhance productivity, Gelernter asserts that it actually impedes the acquisition of fundamental skills. He stresses the…

Upon in-depth analysis. it becomes apparent that in Flannery O’Connor’s works. chesty. conceited. narcissistic and excessively disdainful characters receive the intolerable manifestation of their ain shoal. petit larceny and superficial egos. O’Connor’s characters are tragically incognizant of their ain egoism. The characters’ inordinate pride blinds them to their ain defects. When characters eventually get some…

In Arthur Miller ‘s drama, The Crucible, the subject of judgement occupies a important topographic point. The word judgement has legion definitions. Two of the possible definitions can be put in the context of the drama. The first 1 would be applied to the judicial system: “ The act of finding, as in tribunals of…

In 1975, Steven Spielberg made a movie based on the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley. Both the movie and the book tell the story of a giant man-eating great white shark that attacks the beachgoers on Amity Island. This results in the hunt to find and kill the shark to protect the people. The movie…

In the words of William Shakespeare, “The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.”(Shakespeare SearchQuotes). In Harper Lee’s unforgettable novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the innocence of children is the key to communicating several significant aspects of the story. The novel is narrated by Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch, who relays the story of…

‘Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself’. The statement made by Scout in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird suggests that Maycomb is a town that is deeply afraid of change. Lee’s decision to set the story in Maycomb and her development of the setting through narrative…

Persuasive Speech Outline The Importance of Recycling Title: Recycling General Purpose: To Persuade the audience Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to recycle materials for saving the Earth. Central Idea: You should recycle materials because it can help the Earth save i. Introduction (Attention) A. Attention getter – How many people read a paper on…

Archetypes are, by definition, previous images, characters, or patternsthat recur throughout literature and though consistently enough to be considereda universal concept or situation. Archetypes also can be described as complexesof experiences that come upon us like fate, and their effects are felt in ourmost personal life. A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner contains many…

Why they all so excited about that insurance money? Since Big Walter passed, we’d all known that cheese would come someday. Ten thousand dollars… In my hands. Just a slip of paper in my own bare hands, with four zeros written on it, clear as clear can be. This money, this cheese, this one slip…