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I must say, my experience from doing the Data Workshop: “Doing Nothing” was definitely one to remember. Prior to the experiment I had never been in a situation that made me feel several different ways at the same time. It was very new to me. My “Doing Nothing” experiment took place at my local mall. I chose to begin the experiment at 6:00 p.m. because it always seemed to be the busiest time for people to come to the mall, being that most people are getting off of work around this time.…

how they moved along as if nothing happened at all. Blur looked back at the children who were standing with their arms crossed and with stubborn looks on their faces, and she…

In Between the Lines Stories can bring a reader into the story or they can bore the reader to sleep. Authors use different techniques to keep the reader interested. The short story Lather and Nothing Else by Hernando Tellez is a great of example of this. In the story, the author keeps the reader engaged and in suspense throughout the story with his choice of words, and by using literary devices such as metaphors and irony. The author uses words in this story strategically, to keep the reader…

How many times in your life have you been sitting down under a tree doing nothing but thinking, bored out of your mind? How many times has that led to great ideas that you never would have thought of if at that moment you were stuck in the busyness and toil of life? Some of the best things in life can happen when doing what most would call nothing (think about Isaac Newton). Inactivity serves a purpose in life because it promotes creative thinking, inspires you to do new things, and gives you…

In an effort to increase awareness of excessive consumerism, an annual “Buy Nothing Day” was introduced in Canada. One should see that this “Buy Nothing Day” is actually good for society. Over time this day became widely accepted by many countries, and has become an annual worldwide event. There are three advantages to this “Buy Nothing Day”; those consist of helping the environment, improving someone’s overall health and of course improving one’s bank account. As time passes, the world will see…

For Benedick, “seeing” the truth in regards to love serves an importance as eyes are used to perceive a person’s actions and formulate a judgement (2.3.8). According to the Oxford English Dictionary “a sight” is defined as This definition relates to Benedick's use of "sight" as he is subverting the idea of "love at first sight" by offering a different element the trope: to see the horrifying loss of status in a man's world (2.3.7-12). Benedick is a man who places importance on his masculine…

Nothing but the Truth Is Philip’s lying going to cause the worst for the other characters in the book? In Nothing but the Truth, Philip’s lying causes the worst things possible for everyone. Because of their actions Philip, Ted Griffin, and Mr. Malloy are the blame for the ending of Nothing but the Truth. Because of Philip’s attitude and lying, he is the biggest reason for how the ending occurred how it did. Philip hums the National Anthem to get on Miss Narwin’s nerves. Philip was clearly out…

should remember which dealing with one is their morals. Conflicts can often times lead a person to do something that they don’t want to and in that dilemma comes the question of one’s moral values. In “Gregory” by Paulos Ioannides and in “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez, the dilemma of choosing whether to kill or not and the circumstantial pressure induces internal conflict leading to the struggle of morality. Due to this internal conflict by the protagonists, the stories result in…

Unit 7: “All or Nothing Marriage” I think that when Finkel (“All or Nothing Marriage”) describes his opinion that marriages today are better than the ones in the past, he’s essentially saying that modern day marriages are the best in the means that the marriages with the strongest bonds and greatest satisfaction, etc today compared to what used to be considered the ‘most excellent’ and best marriages back in the times of yore have gotten stronger and even better. The standard of the ‘best’…

Nothing But The Truth- Post Reading Assignment Sahana Ganesh Have you ever lied to yourself or someone else, to either protect them or to accomplish a purpose? Many people lie or tell the truth for many reasons such as dishonest reasons, skirting the truth, lying by omission, rule breaking and much more. In the book, Nothing but the Truth, telling the truth or lying is a big part. Many people tell lies for dishonest reasons, while many people tell the truth even if it may be hurtful. In Nothing…