We Are the World

In the article “Are We Puppets in a Wired World”, Sue Halpern presents an interesting outline of the development of the internet over the years. The internet has changed drastically and quickly since it first came about and is still changing today. One of these big changes that Halpern points out is the emergence of social media and how it can be connected to almost every aspect of our lives. Now individuals are able to stay connected no matter where they are in the world. People use social…

ever. We are currently faced with a time of fear and turmoil. Her book, while it does state the drastic negative changes our world is facing, strives to prove that it will be okay. Even though horrible actions are unfolding all around us, revolutionary and amazing things are happening as well. Solnit states “We cannot eliminate all devastation for all time, but we can reduce it, outlaw it, undermine its sources and foundations: these are victories. A better world, yes; a perfect world,…

and I thought the world itself couldn’t touch me. I was bullet proof. I thought that the world would stay that way forever, that I would be the best without even having to try. Unfortunately, I was wrong in my assessment of my stability. It all started innocently enough, just some idle thoughts being discussed among friends. We talked about time, space, the meaning of existence, etc. However, during the conversation, I came to a startling conclusion, “nothing we do in this world can matter”. If…

We all see the world differently. Kyle Jenkins believing to see results you need to be patient and need to work hard and earn the results. I agree with Kyle for many reasons. Everyone does not believe the same thing because were all unique and different. The author points out that if you want something good in life you will have to struggle to obtain I because not everything is that easy. The author stating this lets us decide whether we agree or disagree. Making me personally choose to agree…

In the song by John Mayer “Waiting on the World to Change”, he sings, “So we keep waiting, waiting on the world to change”. In the song, he is telling us that he and his friend are waiting for the world to change, rather than them changing with it. Mayer is conveying to us that they feel helpless, powerless, and think they can not make a difference in the world, so they simply wait for the world to come to them. In J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, the main character Holden has the…

It is the year 2016 and the citizens of the world, specifically those who reside in the United States, remain imprisoned by the delusion that Earth’s resources are infinite. The articles Why We Need Religion to Solve the World Food Crisis by Whitney Sanford and Saying Grace: Transforming People, Transforming the World by Norman Wirzba examine the issue of resource abuse. These authors focus specifically on the problems of the food industry and their effects on different ecosystems. The fact of…

Warm welcomes, to all that are reading and or listing to this essay. The topic on this essay is none other than the difference between the novel “We All Fall Down “ and the movie “The World Trade Center”. In this essay I will state what is both the similar and different aspects about them. Also I will state my opinion on which is better. But enough delaying so let us begin with what the similar aspects are. Back in 2001 during the month of September in third week of the month on a Tuesday…

Another minority little spoken of in its service during World War II are Native American women, who indeed contributed to the war effort while also making great strides in their social transformation. Grace Mary Gouveia examines this period of time in history in the article ""We Also Serve": American Indian Women's Role in World War II,” with sources such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs publications as well as Indian school journals. The thesis of this article, that Native American women “took…

Three Innovations From Schools Why were we born into this world, why are we here, why are we smart. We are here to learn about the world and everything around it so we need to learn. The three innovations are more than 200 research programs, a museum school, and a technology school. The three innovations are more than 200 research programs, a museum school, and a Neighborhood school. The 200 research programs are one of the innovations in the world. Art class is one of the many programs it has…

differences between our world and Jonas world is that, Jonas world is a controlled environment while are world has freedom of choice. Jonas world revolve with no feelings and assigned families and in our world we have the freedom to choose who we love, and show feeling while Jonas has to take some kind of medicine to prevent that happening so. So he won’t feel won’t have hormones but the only similar part about Jonas world. And our world is the United States is also controlled our world is…