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    Half The Sky Reflection

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    In the film Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, it has shown me how much young girls and women in worldwide are not getting the equal opportunities compared to men. As I was watching the film, many young girls are not getting educated due to their non-supportive environments where their family traditions are for women to be working for the family as they do not believe in women getting education, and as a girl they are to be married off to or sell their body to…

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    The Half-Harvey Analysis

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    respected philosophers, these are two contradicting statements. The question of whether or not mankind is inherently good or evil has been debated for centuries. Are we truly virtuous? Or does the wicked nature overtake us? Harvey, from the story “The Half-Husky” by Margaret Laurence, demonstrates how living in a poor environment affects how you are mentally and physically. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry shows a utopian world where both morality exists and iniquity lurks as well. Furthermore, the two…

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    In Focus: Ansel Adams Photography Why people love photographs? Photographs are the treasured memories of our life experiences. It reminds us of the beautiful things we observe, perceives, adore and complete or achieve. The question is what it takes to capture creative and quality photos? On 1902, Ansel Adams a well-known American photographer was born in San Francisco California with the passion in photography and natural environment. His passion leads his way to creatively photographed and…

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    chose another article from USA TODAY entitled, “Respect at School in Decline, Survey Shows” by Greg Toppo from 2014. Because I had seen so many of the movies under the teacher/student relationship section of Dr. Slattery’s list, I rented the movie Half Nelson. The short synopsis reads: Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a history teacher at a Brooklyn school. Though well-liked by his students and colleagues, he secretly spends his evenings hopping bars and getting high. A female student named Drey…

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    When I was in tenth grade, in my marine sciences class we had a group project, in which we had to build three boats. It was the first project of the year, and it was a big part all of our grades. The boats could only be twelve centimeters by twelve centimeters at the most and could only be comprised of the materials provided in the class, tinfoil, two popsicle sticks, straws, tape, paper, etc. Each boat had to serve a different purpose, sail straight, hold thirty dice, or survive waves, and the…

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    My expression is blank and childish; it is clear that I have no idea what is ahead of me. School, now, is the single most important aspect of my life. This photograph represents the beginning of my school career, and it was the emerge of the better half. School is meant to challenge you at any age, however I often find myself longing to return to the days when singing and coloring were common activities. What sticks out to me the most in this image is how disparate my father looks in this image…

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    Modern Music Challenges

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    The Challenges and Rewards of Modern Composition When one considers the word “musician”, the first image that often comes to mind is a performer on stage playing popular, rock, or classical music. However, what many do not realize is that there is a large range of mediums through which one can present music. Some of these methods include writing music to accompany a visual or interactive component such as television or video games. Despite the number of opportunities for original music, the art…

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    More than half of the 50 top-selling video games contain violence.” (Do Violent Video Games Contribute to Youth Violence). Although that is just one example of violence, researches have also linked violence from videogames to sexual abuse towards women and increase…

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    Video Games Video games. You know, the games you like to play on your phone, or on your tablet. Those little games that you find almost no enjoyment playing, but just because you have to wait for the bus for another five minutes you open it up. Wither it is “Angry Birds” or “Trump Dump”, you have most likely played a video game. There are a million topics in the world to write about, but I have chosen to talk about video games. Why? Because I believe that in-between presidential debates and…

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    Video Games In Schools

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    Video games, first introduced to the world in the 1950s very quickly spread throughout the United States and the world as a hobby, pastime, and career for many people. People of all different walks of life fell in love with the escape presented by video games and sparked the creation of a new industry with the sole purpose of entertaining anybody with the money to afford the systems that could play games. Since the humble beginnings of video games with 8-bit graphics and sounds on small…

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