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    From TV shows to textbooks, I have heard about the importance of air resistance ad nauseam. Mythbusters taught me about how air resistance prevents pennies dropped from the Empire State Building in New York from killing innocent people. My textbook taught me about the importance of drag in preventing Felix Baumgartner from reaching speeds that would physically break him. However, throughout my entire physics career, air resistance was never included in projectile motion. The concept of…

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    Homelessness is a problem If a turtle doesn’t have a shell, is he homeless or naked?-George Carlin The homeless suffer everyday from getting criticised as “trash” and no one paying them any attention or even a penny for what they go through. They have to dig through trash and find food and shelter in alleys and many of those who beg or sleep in public places may be arrested. These are some facts about homelessness from huffington post Cities are increasingly making homelessness a crime. A…

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    because the show only uses them to build a romantic tension. For example, the early seasons of The Big Bang Theory only featured one female lead, Penny. Penny’s character existed purely to create romantic tension between her and one of the four male leads, Leonard. Without Penny, I imagine the producers felt that the show would be stale and boring but with Penny, they could bring in a more expandable audience. As the show progressed, we began to see a growing amount of female leads on the show.…

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    The Use of Future Technology To Force Individuals To Comply to Mandatory Expectations Through examining the use of technology and how the idea of this futuristic practices and institutions influence the non-compliant convicts. In Bitch Planet the theory of a panopticon, transparency; holographic and artificially intelligent technology create an unruly prison that is constantly under surveillance. Focusing on the corruption in future technology and how it affects individuals that are…

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    It was already almost noon and ridiculously hot, the way it only is in august, in that strange in-between space before the end of summer break. Lisa counted the ridges of the sidewalk that blurred past underneath the wheels of her skateboard, vaporwave leaking out of berry-pink headphones. She knew the path by heart, and didn't really bother snapping out of her midsummer reverie. Most of her friends were still vacationing somewhere, but at least that gave Lisa the time to fly through the suburbs…

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    Flannery O'Connor demonstrates how having a false perception of reality leads to prejudice. Flannery O'Connor most frequently demonstrates this using the concept of racial prejudice in her short stories. This is shown due to the commonality protagonist refusing to accept social change. Many of Flannery O'Connor's stories deal with characters who are living in society after the abolishment of slavery. For example, Flannery O'Connors short story ¨Everything that Rises Must Converge¨ centers around…

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    piece of information I learned while reading Anne Frank’s, The Diary of a Young Girl, was how Anne managed to accept her difficult life while staying positive. For example, Anne understood the problems from the war: “...we really ought to save every penny, to help other people, and save what is left from the wreckage after the war” (64). In spite of the fact that Anne dealt through problems with her family, she still strived to comfort others during the war. Comparatively, Anne exclaimed, “It…

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    In the Plowman’s Tale Chaucer writes about the Plowman “For the love of Christ and never take a penny” (111). The line from the Canterbury Tales shows the magnanimous complexion the Plowman has for his peers. Just like his brother, the Parson, has a huge involvement of Christ being involved in his daily life. The Plowman even goes to the point of working for others and never taking a penny from his employer. These examples show how genuine, pure, and rare these two brothers are compared to…

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    Most people in our society considered manage the money effectively as a big challenge in their life. If a person has a lot of money, that does not mean he can spend it carelessly. All people should think how to manage money because it is good to think about the future. Managing money like many skills needs to learn, and people can earn over time. Create a budget, set clear financial goals, and have a saving plan are an imperative method to take advantage from every cent, dollar the person earned…

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    Conflict theory pg 27- a theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of groups that are competing for scarce resources. The scarcest resource in this scenario is clearly revenue. As the national debt increases, the American dollar continues to lose value by the day. It 's getting to the point where people are no longer able to maintain the lifestyles they have grown accustomed to. As a result, we all try to save as much money as we possibly can. Price has become the first…

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