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A panopticon is a well-designed circular building in which is always under complete surveillance, allowing the observer to see everyone within the perimeters while people are not able see or acknowledge them back. Michel Foucault mentions in his essay entitled “Panopticism” that there is a common resemblance to this 17th century structure, to many different,…

Gerunds are funny — they look like verbs, they sound like verbs, but they’re not verbs — they’re nouns! SpSpecificallyecifically, gerunds are action-oriented verbs that function as nouns. This always has the same function as a noun (although it looks like a verb), so it can be used: As the subject of the sentence: Eating…

Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience that I should be the next school prefect I would like to take this opportunity to run for school prefect. I believe true leadership is a quality many aspire to have, and only a few truly obtain, because in order to become a leader you must first learn…

Jeff Gundy from «A Conversation with William Stafford» What follows is part of a conversation between William Stafford and myself in August 1988 at his home in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Having received a summer research grant from my college to explore Stafford’s work in relation to his pacifism and his experience as a conscientious objector,…

Throughout history, there has been a growing human fascination with unexplainable phenomena. People have consistently wondered about these events and tried to confirm their validity. However, it is only in recent years that scientists and others have actively investigated these mysteries. Their main focus has been on paranormal occurrences, which has resulted in the development…

February 20, 2012 HIST 125 Comparison of the Spanish Conquest After the Spanish Conquest, many written document have become used as sources that help recount major events from the past. Therefore, it becomes that job of historians to analyze sources and determine their accuracy and relevancy. “The Conquest of New Spain” written by Bernal Diaz…

GEMS is the world’s leading manufacturer of diagnostic imaging equipment and part of Milwaukee-based GE. It is the leader in MR and CT imaging in all regions. According to Immelt’s strategy, GEMS evolves from taking joint-venture and acquisition as the first step where business’s size is matter. Secondly, Global Product Company (GPC) concept is introduced…

The Problem Introduction Text messaging also called texting is an act of sending short message with cell phone using Short Message Services (SMS).1 According to Steve Vosloo in his study about the effects of texting literacy: Modern Scourge or Opportunity? It is stated that texting refers to the use of abbreviations and other techniques to…

The speech was given on August 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, in a time where it was very difficult for blacks everywhere, and they wanted to change the way they were treated. The civil rights movement was becoming more and more popular at this time. Purpose: To motivate people to make a change. “I…

Language Graphitization Graphitization refers to the development, selection, and modification of scripts and orthographic conventions for a language. In other words, graphitization deals with changing the written form. It includes the writing system, letters, numbers, and so forth. Linguist Charles A. Ferguson made two key observations about the results of adopting a writing system. First,…