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"Get in, go to sleep, and wake up at your destination." The Pros and Cons of Driverless Car It 's been estimated that nine of ten car accidents are caused by human errors. As a human, we get bored, sometimes could get drunk, nod off at wheel, run red lights, take phone call, send text message, those all make us terrible drivers. Computers don 't get distracted as humans, they make rational decisions much faster than human during the limited time. Many pros believe that the widespread use of the…

In 1935, Bogart’s career starting taking a turn for the better when producer Arthur Hopkins sent for Bogart to play escaped murderer Duke Mantee in Robert Sherwood's new play, The Petrified Forest. In Meyers’ book, he writes that Hopkins wasn’t impressed with Bogart at first: When I saw the actor I was somewhat taken aback, for he was the one I never much admired. He was an antiquated juvenile who spent most of his stage life in white pants swinging a tennis racquet. He seemed as far from a…

Buck, the main dog in The Call of the Wild, was a St. Bernard/Scotch Shepherd dog living the perfect life in the sun-kissed Santa Clara valley. Before the wild, he was in the kind of lifestyle where he was treated with anything and everything any dog would have. He was healthy, fed constantly, living in a nice home, and feeling loved. Although, for Buck, his cozy and happy life comes to an end where he is secretly sold to Alaska by one of the workers on the estate without anybody noticing. There…

In a castle in the Kingdom of Mooi there lived two girls who were the best of friends. Although, their lives were very different, the two girls always made time to enjoy each other’s company. The princess lived a very luxurious life. It was full of riches like glorious parties, fancy foods, and beautiful dresses. On the other hand, her dear friend, the poor servant girl’s life was not so luxurious. She and her mother were always cleaning the castle and taking orders from the royal family. The…

Fox Butterfield’s 1995 work, All God’s Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence, analyzes the cumulative effects of racism and oppression upon five generations of an African-American family (Butterfield 1995). It achieves this through the careful study of Willie Bosket, a young man who embarks on a lengthy criminal career at a tender age despite having considerable potential. Indeed, he began assaulting and robbing subway passengers at the age of five but largely got…

Walter Plecker, joined by pianist John Powell and ethnographer Earnest S. Cox, were the three leading figures of the Anglo-Saxon Clubs. Together, they were part of a broad movement in the 1920s and 1930s to develop policy inspired by eugenics. Rooted in the Progressive Era ethos of reform, eugenic theories proved palatable to a large segment of the public—welfare workers, public health advocates, and white supremacists—committed to applying the principles of biology and medicine to what they…

An individual’s social class (socioeconomic standing) explains and determines many aspects about him or her. Social class is a fundamental cause and can influence many things including childhood obesity. Childhood habits and disorders are not always a directly resulted from something they have done. Typically, children follow the examples and lifestyle of those they are around most. This most often means that family decisions and hobbies influence the children in a way more powerful than…

A Candle In My Heart. “A Candle In My Heart” is based of some true stories, which became known to me in my years as a Primary School Teacher. I wanted to share this so that others could look to the candle in their own hearts. It is a story of courage and perseverance in the face of a very un-ideal life. It can be used as a teaching tool for any grade to broach a difficult subject, that of child-abuse. Children in that situation will have a much different response to the story, which is not…

“We seldom look up to the person; we usually look up to their persona,” Mokokoma Mokhonoana, a philosopher and author, sums up almost every character in the book Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. To be more specific, the quote epitomizes Karl Brandt. Karl struggles with being himself all throughout the novel while going through pain and loss. Krueger uses his unique writing style to depict all the varying types of conflict and difference Karl experiences in Ordinary Grace. Society…

Racial Heritage Although none of my living family members have any memories of immigrating to the United States, both sides of my family have some record of immigration to the United States. Most of my relatives come from Germany and immigrated to the United States a long time ago. With the possible exception of my great-great-great-grandmother Annie, all my family members would be defined as white today. My mother’s side of the family has significantly more information on our immigration to…