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    In pursuit of retaining his political power and establishing an everlasting legacy, Willie makes many politically and morally questionable decisions such as blackmailing, threatening, neglecting, misleading, and bribing others. In contrast with Tom, Willie openly acknowledges the possible consequences of his corrupt actions, and in many cases, chooses his actions based on of the severity of the response he believes he can illicit from his target(s). Willie justifies his actions by…

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    This study was conducted with 140 participants, who were college students and received course credit for participating in the study. This study is compared to the Douglass et al. (2010) and MacLean et al. (2011) studies that were conducted. Those previous studies tested whether confirming feedback to eyewitnesses harms testimony evaluator abilities to discriminate between accurate and mistaken eyewitness-identification testimony. In contrast to Douglass and MacLean the study conducted by…

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    taken over, and how conservativeness within entertainment is now nonexistent? Studies suggest that, “1978 was the year that the world 's quality of life reached its peak, after which it has gradually deteriorated ever since.” If one was to compare and contrast the years 1978 and 2016 he would notice a drastic difference in the cost of living, the ease of staying in the now through technology, and how conservativeness in now nonexistent. The cost of living in present times has increased so…

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    Compare and contrast the three major speeches that you gave (informative, persuasive, and the redone one). Discuss what went right and what went wrong. Of the three, which was the strongest when delivered and why? Which one were you most comfortable with? Why? Discuss what you might do differently had you the opportunity to do your speech(es) again. The three major speeches that I gave in class were the informative, persuasive and redux speeches. They were distinct in their rubrics except for…

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    were all comforted by but if we want to change we can help change them, giving the audience another call to action. Tim Ferriss- Why you define your fears instead of goals • Ferriss introduction was a very personal story of his senior year in college and the moment he almost gave in on losing his own life. • Ferris helps audience to see the benefit of thinking about your fears and how it helped him change into the person he is today. • Tim talks in a conversational matter and becomes a…

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    high school, call Network Administration. The teacher has explored a new world in the class, and I have realized that my interest can be my future career choice. After I have graduated from high school, I have chosen San Jose State University for my college degree because SJSU…

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    Rochester New York and more specify at St. John Fisher I perceive cultural anthropology to be beneficial to me because it allows me to gain a greater understanding of people that are different from me. Although St. John Fisher is not as diverse as other colleges there still is some diversity here. After learning about cultural anthropology I became even more excepting and understanding of other cultures. One of the biggest takeaways from learning about culture is it allows the person studying it…

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    This makes Gatsby desperate for Daisy, hence why he throws the parties at his house every weekend. To attain Daisy would be Gatsby’s American Dream. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the green light to symbolize the American Dream. In Chapter Nine, Nick compares the green light to what settlers looked at before they tore down trees and built cities---”a fresh, green breast of the new world.” (Fitzgerald, 180) “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us.…

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    and the human body, no matter what you eat it, in some way, will alter and change your body (476). Other than Carr’s essay, we are presented with hard facts, a study to be exact, in the video “How The Internet Is Changing Your Brain” that shows how college students think about completing assignments. The video explains that when you believe that something is easy, you don’t give it much brainpower because the Internet will be available to solve your problem with not a sweat to break. However,…

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    Intergovernmental relationships could be illustrated as something that works as with the Ricardo Morse administrative profile of Bill Gibson. Intergovernmental relationships as they are depicted in Starlings the Katrina Breakdown, illustrate the difficulties that arise when faced with a national disaster. The tensions develop when the various levels of governance as multiple stakeholders compete for authority, and resources. However, this is an oversimplified example of old public…

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