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The Other Wes Moore is a story about two individuals with the same name, but drastically different lives. This novel’s story strongly supports the argument that you are shaped by your environment you are raised in. Both Wes Moore and his namesake were born in the same city in Baltimore, Maryland. One Wes became a combat veteran and an author, while the other was sentenced to life in prison. The Wes Moores’ lives were molded by their experiences and how they adapted to their environments. The…

“We are what we eat” is something that is often used amongst many in the field of food studies. In order to better understand this phrase that defines who we are, we must start off by analyzing the important role that gender and social classes play in the realm of food studies, and the way they shape the cultures around us. Firstly, gender differences have shaped our foodways from many different perspectives; firstly from the role of women in a domestic setting. From the writing by Alice P.…

One's We Love One's We Hurt We see it in movies, hear about it in songs, and read about it in newspapers and on the web. In schools you can hear young students laugh about it, and in some homes, people cry because of it. So how big of a problem is it? More than 70% of women worldwide will experience physical/sexual abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime (Huffington Post). When it’s a few hundred women being abused by intimate partners, it’s a problem. When it’s over 70%, it’s an…

article, We Are What We Eat, Pollan explains the problems of overproducing calories, overproducing corn, as well as the presence of fast food in the United States and how they are involved in the problems of over producing calories or over producing corn. The problem with overproduction is that “it (overproduction) sooner or later leads to overconsumption, because we’re very good at figuring out how to turn surpluses into inexpensive, portable new products.” (Pollan). The more we make, the more…

The Other Wes Moore is a narrative story about two young men with the same name, brought up in similar background and end up with different fates. The author’s purpose is to examine how two people with the same background can end up completely with different lives. The book narrative the lives of the two young men right from their early age till they become what they are today. The first part is about their family background, their environment and how the two men were brought up with no father.…

I remember this one time when I was in the middle of a shootout with the enemies, people were going down like flies left and right on both sides of the shootout. That day we lost 10,000 men and the other side lost 15,000 just think no one would've died that day if it wasn't for that stupid war. The total deaths of this war so far have been upward of 200 million people combined for both sides. Before this war started both…

Are We There Yet? For the past few years, many reports and debates have focused on the drastic climate changes here on Earth. Some will argue that rapid deforestation, littering, and greenhouse gasses are causes for the strange weather patterns on this planet. However, others will argue and say, “It’s just the planet’s natural cycle.” Like most people, I had never really bothered to pay attention. I didn’t have an opinion, but it seemed like I couldn’t escape the heated topic. It was impossible…

book in question, We, written by Yevgeny Zamyatin, is merely a piece of fiction. This book entails the journal entries of a man living in a futuristic society where the government is ruled by the One State, whose agents, called Guardians, protect and guide the population. The buildings are transparent and everyone has a daily schedule to follow. The characters live in a world of unparalleled equality. The One State is undoubtedly a Communist society. In the fictitious…

The first three words of the US Constitution are “We the People”. How well does The American Government of today reflects the will of the American people We the people is the opening to the constitution saying in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of…

The documentary Are We to Be a Nation was directed by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer. The writer was Ronald Blumer. This is episode 6 of the season 1 series of Liberty! The American Revolution. The cast consist of numerous actors/actresses including Jane Adams, David Bishins, Rob Campbell, and Colm Feore. The host of the series is award winning journalist and ABC news anchor Forrest Sawyer. The narrator is Edward Herrmann. This history/war documentary is the story of how armistice is impending…