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Mohd Asyraf Md Daud Professor Margene L. Petersen English 103 3rd May 2015 Project 1 Dangers of Blindly Following Tradition “The Lottery” is a dystopian short story written by Shirley Jackson on 1948. The author introduces the main character, Tessie Hutchinson in the middle of the story. At the beginning of the story, everyone in the village seems very excited to do the lottery. Tessie who came late also seems excited and cannot wait for the event to start until she is the one who drew a marked…

Misconduct in News Media News media has evolved for almost thirty-five years because of Internet usage, leaving a great milestone in world history; now advanced in technology, social media has pulled itself in the world of news media, giving a window to viewers to read and reflect on news media without even knowing it. However, according to Tim Graham, social media has been put in a harsh spot because of the inaccuracy of sources within stories. In Paul Farhi’s “Why Everyone (It Seems) Hates the…

As I read the book of Romans strange things started happening to me. The day before class I set out to look for the new Iphone. On my trip out I came across a girl that I’ve never met before and she had a special message for my husband she told me to tell him “ They don’t blame him for Baileys death and they want him to come around and want to meet his family and his kids.” This girl happened to be the younger sister of one of his best friends Bailey…. Before Devin turned 21 he and Bailey were…

with the Philippi when the men were there. They were gentle, and wanted to share the gospel with the men they were with, and so they did. They were left at Athens alone, sending Timothy to preach the faith of our Lord. Timothy then brought them good news; they wanted to learn the words of God as well. Finally they asked the brother how they were going to live their life with Jesus on their side, swearing on an oath, and the oath of God. At the end of Thessalonians it seems to me they are…

Authored by James Baldwin, “Sonny Blues” tells of a story of blues musical style and its relation to African-American discrimination. Located in the northern part of Manhattan New York, Blues became popular in the Harlem district during the 1920’s. An African American community, Harlem is not only home to promising artists but also a haven for drugs and gangs. In a time of racial hatred, Harlem introduced a never before heard musical style in form of blues. Along with racial and political issues…

Have you ever heard of Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Well if you haven 't, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, “PTSD is a serious potentially debilitating condition that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a natural disaster, serious accident, terrorist incident, sudden death of a loved one, war, violent personal assault such as rape, or other life-threatening events. Research has recently shown that PTSD among military personnel may be a…

culture. What many Chicano authors today call labeling or racist I call it my childhood. I did grow up in barrio with all my cousins along one block. My father and my grandfather from both sides owned old cars and snazzy low-riders, and for me it wasn’t weird or made me think differently, it was just cool. This is how I believe the author was looking into his life; from every culture there are things you want to change and there are things you want to cherish forever, through analyzing his life…

As a child, I dreamt of becoming a teacher. When we are young we have life goals that appear to be attainable at the time, but we never think of the obstacles and hardships we will face in order to achieve those goals. I am the first in my family to graduate college, so when it was time to apply for colleges I had no familial assistance. My college experience began at Medaille College in the fall of 2010. Medaille is a small, private, predominately white institution (PWI) in Buffalo, NY. In high…

ESPN started with just two men when one, Bill Rasmussen lost his job as communications director for the New England Whalers in 1978. Bill’s dream, along with his son Scott was to change the way the news industry operated, and they did just that by creating the first 24-hour network, and the first to exclusively air sports news. The very first show to air was on September 7th, 1979, live from the ESPN studio. In 1983 they began to distribute programming internationally. After discovering that it…

AG: It’s safe to assume that everyone in this classroom has looked at some form of news at some point in your life, according to an article written by the MintPress News, 60% of information reported by Fox News in 2015 was false. 1. Aaron Blake, a writer for the Washington Post, stated that people only watch reported news that agrees with their political beliefs. 2. Meaning that the majority of news audiences are subjectively one-sided and don’t get both sides of the story, only the…