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Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Session 2 Review The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, was an amazing book that forced me to open my eyes to what the mid 20th century was like. It is about the main character Holden, who flunked out of school, going around New York and doing foolish things. It forces him to contemplate what he wants to do with his life and who he wants to be. This question is something that everyone around that age has to decide for themselves, and this book taught…

Stop raising boys and girls, just raise kids! In a perfect world, I think there would be very few differences in terms of how we parent boys and girls. Many researchers have identified fundamental imbalances between girls and boys: the structure of the brain, child development, their perceptions of the world. Take out all of that, you’ll find that boys and girls are not that different. But then enter society. From the color of the baby blankets, to the choice of toys and activities, to the types…

Margaret wente claims that “ raising a number one child takes a huge amount of time , sacrifice and dedication” (margaret), which is true for both the parent and child. But at such a young age, this can create a tremendous amount of pressure and stress for the kids and can affect their mental health and stability. Wente writes about how unhappy kids are being raised the tiger mother way and how mentally unhealthy it is. The environment kids grow up in play a big factor towards their mental…

Companies Rethink Annual Pay Raises The subtitle of the article, Companies Rethink Annual Pay Raises, gives a prime example why employers are now questioning annual across the board pay raises. “Some experts contend that giving larger and more frequent bonuses might spur better performance” (Silverman, 2016). All employers want top notch employees and want those employees to perform at their best. No employer wants to think that they have hired someone who may be inadequate to help the…

feeding a family, staying out of debt and quality of life. If we could increase minimum wage to compete with the rising cost of living, we would see less Americans struggling to get by. William Dunkelberg’s article titled Why I Don’t Think We Should Raise the Minimum Wage, proceeds to argue the reasons that we should not increase minimum wage in America. () Dunkelberg goes on to describe all the issues that arise with raising the minimum wage and how it affects businesses. Among these reasons,…

Institutions, and Society. His TED Talks, How to Raise a Black Son in America along with another TED Talks, collectively have been viewed more than 4 millions times. The writer and educator draws on his and his students’ lives to create poetry that blends art and activism. Smith successfully delivers his presentation by gaining the audience’s attention and speaking on personal experiences. He wanted the audience to know that it was not easy for his parents to raise him in a black son in America.…

matter where you live if the living cost goes up so should minimum wage. When raising the cost of living it is important to also raise minimum wage. So many people work so hard and go above and beyond just to be able to survive and take care of the their families. The government is constantly raising the cost of living so why not the raise the cost to work. You just can’t raise one and not the other because then too many people are without and won’t survive. People should be able to get paid…

AP Literature, and AP Environmental Science. In my junior year, I took two of the most vigorous and mentally challenging courses offered at my school, AP Language and Composition and AP Chemistry. Presently, my educational goal in high school is to raise my rank in my class because currently my unweighted rank is sixth out of one hundred and eighteen students. I intend to push myself harder to achieve the status of being within the top 5 students of my class. After I graduate, I would like…

Why do some parents want to raise jerks? I am a mom of two young girls ages two and five. The landscape of our country and culture is frightening and it is hard to see a silver lining for the future. I worry so much for them and what kind of world and opportunity awaits them. What paths will be paved, and which will be blocked by a wall. Politics aside, because I realize the moment politics are brought up half of the close minded audience will automatically tune you out. Let's…

kids are two totally different things, and many believe that gay couples still should not have the right to raise children. In fact, only 12% of Americans believe that same-sex couples raising children would be good for society (Davies 3). The question is, what makes heterosexual couples more qualified to raise children than homosexual couples? Gay couples have not always been allowed to raise children, or even adopt a child of their own. However, the recent change in marriage laws has allowed…