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Michael Jordan once said “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” The sport of basketball is not easy; it takes pride, awareness, practice, and confidence. How far of an impact has basketball made into the world of sports? Basketball holds a lot under its belt. In the beginning it was small, but now, the sport of basketball has overcame the impossible. The sport of basketball is now one of the biggest sports in the U.S and all around the world today,…

HIV and AIDS are a huge problem around the world. HIV/AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease that attacks the immune system. Many people around the world do not even know that they have the HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS was a huge epidemic back in 1981 and people thought it was just limited to the gay community, but now in 2010, it is a pandemic between all genders and is not as big as a deal as it used to be. The HIV/AIDS virus has changed a lot from 1981 to now. In 1981, HIV/AIDS was considered a huge…

Censorship on the media In the Game Of Thrones which is a popular HBO show which shows nudity, explicit language and scenes. Do you think this entertainment should be censored ? Do you think social media should be censored ?. They shouldn 't consore Game Of Thrones if you don 't like the explicit content change the channel if you don 't think it 's appropriate for your kids then be responsible for that yourself block the channel do something. They should not censor media parents should be…

Bill Gates said "So, if we lie to our government, it’s a felony. But if they lie to us its politics." The government lying is very commonly shown throughout the novel 1984 written by George Orwell and it also happens quite commonly in our world today. After reading 1984 it really made me think about ho the government uses its power to control us, what we do and what we believe. As a result I have decided to focus my enquiry on the idea of are our democratic governments right and justified in…

The made for TV HBO Production movie Wit (2001) is a tale about Dr. Vivian Bearing, a prolific writer and English teacher that has fallen ill with advanced Ovarian cancer. She then has to adapt to losing her autonomy and being a living experiment to doctors who only see her a petri dish. The story is based on a play written by Margaret Edison that debuted in 1995. Characters include Dr. Vivian Bearing (Emma Thompson) the pretentious Teacher, Dr. Jason Posner (Jonathan M. Woodward) the stunted…

the rest. Plot twist: the villains are actually the heroes. DC may just be onto something here. Today’s society is so obsessed with the “anti-hero” archetype. Look to the media for examples, such Walter White from Breaking Bad, Dexter Morgan from the HBO series Dexter, and the upcoming release of the DC film Deadpool. Lately, audiences tend to favor antiheroes more than they would regular superheroes. Jonathan Michael of Relevant magazine says that it is because “brokenness is a part of…

Tweak: The View of the World from an Addicts Eyes An addict is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as, “a person who cannot stop doing or using something, especially something harmful” (Addict, 2015). The book Tweak by author Nic Sheff speaks to a different worldview of addiction. We able to see a glimpse into the world of an addict through the stories he shares with us about his recovery. Through out the story you get a chance to live through Nic’s shoes and the hardships he faced with his…

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Chloe Wheeler English 112 Finley 19th, November 2016 The purpose of this paper is to incorporate research with personal thought and opinion on the subject of a lesser known portion of a historical figure’s life. I chose to do my research on Marilyn Monroe who is known to the public as a sex symbol. I wished to write my paper about her and her involvement in the civil rights movement which seemed to be left out of any available scholarly research. This being said, I changed my subject to her…

Joshua Weg Professor Guevara POLS 197 (FRI 8-10:45AM) 3 March 2016 Why Does Race Still Matter? 2016 is going to make history again regardless of whoever is elected into office. This election, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 will not be fully enforced for the first time (Goodman). This leaves many people concerned about the possible disenfranchisement that can occur, especially for minorities. My thesis is that race is still matters because whites are interested in maintaining their power over…