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but simply the reason why we “have set out,” and that is possibly the greatest objective that our “Ithaka” offers, an inspiration to reach wisdom. This explains the paradox of what the author says “Better if it lasts for years, so you are old by the time you reach” your “Ithaka.” Therefore, when we find “Ithaka” “poor” we “will have understood by then what these Ithakas mean.” Finding that our destination is “poor,” we will have “understood” that what we have gained from our journey, wisdom, if…

Within this limited life expectancy of mine, I would devote more time to my family and friends. Also, I have always been looking forward to joining the volunteer organizations in which I can contribute to make a difference to one’s life. With my little donation, I hope to bring happiness and love to different people, so that they can forward it to others. I have been receiving love and support from people around me; consequently, ‘giving, sharing, and spreading love’ will be my purpose of living…

starting in 1954, many friendships among the youth of the United States were prohibited by parents. There was such a racial prejudice present towards members of the African American race, that parents of white children would not allow their kids to befriend children of the African American community and vice versa. Although in the present time it is clear to society how terrible this feud was, it was reality in the early to mid 1900s. Some of these children however, realized themselves that they…

“The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences.” - Winston S. Churchill. This period nonetheless, started a long time ago. What we all face today is the consequence of ‘Global Warming’, the result of our delays, isindeed catastrophic. The movie “An Inconvenient Truth” by Davis Guggenheim highlights Al Gore’s lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate who…

exciting events also occurred in this prosperous time period. For example, Americas have become more accessible and more complex than ever due to the advancements of computers, internet, and cellular phones. Americans also faced the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which made everyday Americans more cautious than ever before. The United States also has had many…

corresponds to geographic sense of place. In the article Place or Space by Mike Crang, Mike writes, “Spaces become places as they become ‘time thickened’. They have a past and future that binds people together around them.” This really applies to all of the pictures that are in our presentation, but it really speaks loudly for the pictures on slides on four and five. Over time towns either grow or become obsolete. Lots of towns in rural America have become “ghost towns”. Just because these…

This client, Ms. V, is a twenty nine year old, African-American female, single mother. Client is also the head of her household. Client was referred to a drug treatment program by a health assessor from Social Services for an assessment. The reason for the assessment is to determine if she needs to attend a substance abuse outpatient treatment program. Based on the DSM IV, Ms. V suffers from Cannibal Abuse Disorder 305.20. She was administered the ASAM Admission Evaluation, the Addiction…

Initially some wonderment is expressed about the strangeness of this happening, but eventually a great deal of discussion is devoted to whether the two sightings were of the same rhino or of two different ones, and whether the rhino(s) belonged to the African or Asian species. Soon it becomes evident that people are being metamorphosed into rhinos unexplainably. At the conclusion of the play all human beings yield to rhinoceritic, while the protagonist Berenger remains the solitary human.…

point a million times, and I was stunned by what number of things I saw that I had never even located. I never considered the amount you could find out around a general public and its kin by spending…

Robert James Waller once said, “Life is never easy for those who dream.” In A Raisin in The Sun everyone has a dream they wish to achieve while others think it is bizarre. The statement given by Robert James Waller is true because the texts A Raisin in The Sun and “Harlem: A Deferred Dream” prove that having a dream is not easy for someone, especially with major setbacks. Life is not easy for those who dream; however, it is manageable with perseverance and patience. The texts displayed above…