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Decisions are a necessary part of life, in the novel by Chinua Achebe many decisions are made, both good and bad. But to make a “good or bad” decision is subjective to who is making the decision at hand. One of the main reasons Things Fall Apart is important is that before it, most novels about Africans in English had been written by Europeans, providing an unfair vantage point of the tribesmen and displaying them as uncivilized savages. But they were only perceived as such because of decisions…

The Music Industry is constantly changing in sync with society. As technology becomes more advanced the industry tries to incorporate the music to please the consumers to accrue more revenue. One big issue with this is that it makes music files easily available to the general public to a point where they are able to illegally obtain these files for free without getting direct permissions to do so from the artist or record label causing the artist to lose money. Although it is widely believed by…

BOOK REVIEW “HOW BRANDS BECOME ICONS” AUTHOR: DOUGLAS B. HOLT COURSE TITLE: BRAND MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED TO: SIR KAMRAN SIDDIQUI SUBMITTED BY: SHIZA JAVED STUDENT ID: 2011-1-92-12783 SECTION: B 1. Are you proud of this assignment? Why? Why not? Yes, I am very proud of this assignment. I personally really like some popular and successful brands like Coca Cola (tops my list of favorites) and have heard a lot about Volkswagen, Nike, Mountain Dew, Budweiser, ESPN. I know these brands and I…

a educated doctor is able to do. Because a patient, Yossarian, knows symptoms of a disease he is able to get out of doing his work. While Yossarian is a central character, Joseph gives him many negative characteristics such as lethargic, liar, slacker and so on.Yossarian pretends he has done work when he really has not. “Yossarian had not help build .. never went there to help till it was finished” (Heller 9). Yossarian attempts to get Doc daneeka to help him out of doing anymore missions…

In the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey, you’re taken on a journey to becoming a better person. This book is directed to teenagers, but it could help anybody if they feel their life needs to be changed for the better. There are 12 chapters in this book with each talking about how to live a healthier, calmer life. The first habit is Be Proactive, in this chapter it helps you learn how to react to a situation. You should use your tools, the tools of your mind of…

Introduction: I am writing this extended essay, to further my personal literary vocabulary, as well as my literary knowledge on the term Anti-Hero. I was inspired by this unusual expression, when I came across the love story Deadpool. It got me pondering on the topic Heroism and all the heros we watch, and read about growing up. It made me rethink my own definition of the word hero. The oxford dictionary defines the term hero as “A person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding…

True Love Today was the happiest day of John’s life. He was smiling from ear to ear. There was a sense of nervous yet happy feelings inside of him. As he walked down the aisle, John began to start sweating bullets. The nervous feeling inside of John was in full effect. His heart was racing a 1,000 miles per minute. It felt as if his heart was going to explode. Hands began to sweat, hands started shaking, and then smiling-smiling as if something good was about to happen. The moment had arrived…

WHY OLDER PEOPLE HAVE OUR GENERATION WRONG AND HOW I AM STARTING TO THINK ITS JUST JEALOUSY While reading an article by Judith Warner called, “The Why-Worry Generation”, in this article, Judith talks about multiple points that I tend to disagree with when it comes to my generation and their upbringing. Whether it has to do with confidence, working preference or moving back home, I think we butt heads on almost all of it. I couldn’t help but find myself getting angry, confused, and a bit…

Part B: ‘History is about winners.’ How accurate is this statement in relation to the personality you have studied? The history of an individual is ultimately dictated by differing perspectives and dependant on their levels of achievement as well as failures. When making a judgement about whether an individual such as Albert Speer is a winner or not, it is integral for historians to take into consideration his multitudal achievements and failures. One may argue that his greatest achievements…

Madame Moreau explains (in French), "Today is a new module and I want to you learn how to converse in French. I have been hearing a lot of English but starting now, if I hear any English being spoken you would have to sit by yourself." All the slackers of the class knew that sitting alone would mean that they would be mentored by the other above average students. Alyssia as always came late but today she knew her seat had changed and there was a bright orange seat in the center of the room. She…