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You and Me Can Slow Down Technology Have you ever worried when a new form of technology has been presented to the world? Did you think the world would benefit from it? Brooke Gladstone says in her graphic text “The Influencing Machine” that technology innovations actually benefit the world and there is no reason to panic over them. Gladstone makes her inquiry in response to many writers’ publications, the main being Nicholas Carr’s “Is Google Making us Stupid?” Gladstone refers to Carr’s…

Over the past decades, medical history has had a group of diseases and types of illnesses. Some of these diseases are easily treatable, while others are killers, but the worst are those that still have no treatment or cure, thus being the dangerous amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s, is a rapidly progressive disease attacking the nerve cells. ALS is a chronic disease affecting the nervous system. This disease kills and cripples because…

Why Are You Always Lying Lying affects everyone and society has made it okay. For example, the TV show “Catfish” is just a lot of people lying to each other, because they are so scared that they will not be liked for the who they really are or are hiding something that they don 't want people to truly know about them. It has become so popular and normal to society to lie about themselves that we almost don 't know what is the truth anymore. In the essay, “The Ways We Lie”, Ericsson breaks down…

Mummies, pyramids, tombs. All three of these icons of death are associated with ancient Egypt. This was a deeply religious society obsessed with death and the continuation of life in the afterlife. As such, many steps were taken to preserve the body and possessions of the dead as they journeyed to the Duat (underworld) in death. These steps included mummification of the body, storage of household objects, jewelry, and whatever possessions were deemed necessary for the next life. However,…

The Snake River rises near the continental divide in Yellowstone National Park. The Snake River leaves Idaho through the Palisades Reservoir. When the Snake reaches Oregon it starts to flow north. This creates the border of Oregon and Idaho for 216 miles. The Snake River flows west and feeds into the Columbia River near Pasco, WA. Throughout the river there are steamboats going through the river, and railroads were built along the side. There is always a bunch of salmon coming through the Snake…

Throughout the novel Vardaman presents himself as a curious and innocent character, with simplicity and complexity in equal measure. The reader is left none the wiser as to the true level of comprehension Vardaman possesses with regards to the tragic and morbid events affecting him and his family. Although his age remains unspecified by Faulkner, we can surmise that he is either a young child or a boy in his early teens. The tragedy befalling young Vardaman would prompt inquisition and a thirst…

cyberbullying. The unsecure features of social media allow users to place anything about themselves on the web: true or false. Innocent youth that do not realize people can portray fabricated versions of themselves online may unwillingly be talking to a catfish, someone using a fabricated profile online. There is no way of knowing who is on the other side of the screen. In addition, many students at school feel powerful on the web because they believe they can post anything without…

Tim Burton, a famous director of many movies, was influenced by Roald Dahl, Edgar Allen Poe, Vincent Price, Dr.Seuss, Grimms’ Fairy Tales, and Disney. Tim Burton’s influences have shaped and molded his unique style; Burton uses various cinematic techniques to create a dark and suspenseful mood while also maintaining a childlike innocence. Burton also doesn't hold back on using his imagination in his films; you can see his films tend to lean toward fantasy and fiction rather than being realistic.…

Try the barbecue chicken or fried catfish with sides like corn pudding or collard greens. The array of sides is extensive. This is food like your grandma made. Offering everything from salads and sandwiches to meatloaf, Sweet Potatoes is sure to satisfy your appetite. "Never seen so many…

A Social network is ‘a dedicated website or other application which enables users to communicate with each other by posting information, comments, messages, images, etc.’ (Butera & Library, 2011) It can also be described as a key part of daily life as 74% of online adults use it (Pew Research Centre, 2013). In just over a decade, social networking has shifted from being a relatively small industry, to Facebook, the largest provider having over 1.27billion active users (Sedghi, 2016). The…