...since I got along with adults so well, I must be pretty much on par. I knew I had facts and figures to learn, but obviously I operated on a similar level. But then I turned 10, and I could plainly see how much sophistication I lacked when I was only 6. I’ll skip the montage, you get it, this is an ongoing process. But think about this. Now that you’re an adult, when is the last time you can remember being young and dumb? What is the oldest you can remember being, when you were a categorically different person? I remember turning 18, and I’m talking to this girl online for a couple months, and fast forward a year and I’ve eloped with her. That was dumb. I’m 21, I’m spending a lot of my week as an officer in this “business fraternity” at my third tier business school because I have this vague idea that it’s a “great networking opportunity,” whatever the fuck that means. That was pretty dumb. It gets fuzzier at that point. As an adult you have fewer growth experiences than you do as a child, so it takes longer. The gap between now and when you were young and dumb gets longer and longer. That’s a bad thing. I have a theory that you should strive to keep that gap as short as possible. Every year you should look back and think about what a dumbass you were a year ago. That way, you know you’re growing. To phrase it another way, if you look back and don’t see how much of a dumbass you were a year ago, then you’re still the same dumbass from a year ago. 2. The...
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...It is an undeniable fact that over the past centuries that the knowledge encompassed by the human race has increased immensely. Knowledge on every topic from science to mathematics to technology has developed not only over time, but also through each year. Over the past few decades, the usage of technology has also expanded in our country. Children in kindergarten now have phones or easy access to the internet. The only reason in which these kids now have access to this abundance of technology is because the previous generation which invented this easy to use technology. This generation does lack the amount of knowledge not because they are dumb but because they were allowed so much access to technology because of the previous generations,...
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...《DUMB LUCK》 Review In Dumb Luck, a lonely misfit who is “sleepwalking through” Grade 11 does what almost everyone else just dreams of: he wins the lottery. Such an event has the potential to turn anyone’s life around, but as the novel’s hero finds out, it’s a good idea to be careful what you wish for. When Brandon falls out of a tree two days before his 18th birthday, the doctor tells him he’s lucky, so he buys a lottery ticket and wins $3 million. Suddenly, all the cool guys say hi to him, and all the hot girls want to date him. On the other hand, his dad wants money to start a business, and strangers e-mail him with sob stories, asking for cash. Brandon’s struggle with wealth goes through predictable stages – losing his only real friend, quitting school, buying anything he wants, discovering there are more important things than money – but they are convincingly depicted. There are strong characters, too, particularly Taylor, the popular girl who tries to mould Brandon into a cool dude. There is the inevitable climax when everything goes horribly wrong, but the resolution is not a pat happy ending. Brandon doesn’t regain all he has lost and still has some way to go on the learning curve. Dumb Luck is a difficult book to categorize. It’s written in 34 short chapters at about a 12-year-old reading level, but some of the subject matter and language is too strong for that age group. On the other hand, older teens will often find Brandon too young for his 18 years – it...
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...Document 1 of 1 Raising age for juveniles makes sense Works Cited "Raising Age for Juveniles Makes Sense." The Dispatch: n/a. ProQuest Newsstand. Apr 19 2011. Web. 28 June 2011 . Abstract Some teenagers become hardened criminals at a young age. They quickly relinquish any opportunities they deserve for a second chance. But others commit dumb acts that result in criminal acts, sometimes even felonies. The offender quickly realizes they made a mistake. Perhaps they chose their friends poorly and found themselves going along with an action that they knew was wrong. Or maybe a desperate situation caused them to commit a crime they normally would not. One of the best aspects of [Stan Bingham]'s bill is that it allows teens as young as 13 who commit serious felonies, like murder, robbery or rape, to still be tried as adults. One size doesn't fit all, and teens who can murder, rob or rape don't deserve the same justice as those who commit lesser felonies. Full Text Black and white is much easier than gray. When issues are black and white, certainty reigns, and no question comes about the resolution. Gray poses a challenge to weigh subjective factors that may result in a messy conclusion that doesn't completely satisfy. The law seems like it should be very black and white. If you steal an air conditioner, for example, you will be charged with larceny. Larceny carries a specific range of punishment when the offender appears in court. He will be sentenced based on the law. But...
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...ARE YOUNG PEOPLE ADDICTED? I agree with Danah Boyd who is the author of “It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Network Teens”. I agree with her because they are not obsessed with social media, they are only on it just to keep in touch with their friends. If they really are that addicted you wouldn’t see no teens at the movies or in the store or at the park, instead they would’ve been on their phones instead. The fact that they’ll end up seeing their friends either way the next day at school they really won’t have to worry about being on the phone all the time when they know they’ll see them anyways. My opinion is that it’s dumb how students at school say that their phone is life, but doesn’t mean that it really is. It’s called being sarcastic, but I guess everyone else thinks that there are so attached to it when they aren’t. Secondly, it said in the article that even so, following children on the internet isn’t always good for them. Young people need space with their friends and they need to manage the impressions they’re making on other of...
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...anywhere without his fishing rod . He would sit in his drive way practicing casts , and he would tie his line to his dog to test the drag on his reel , and when he wasn't doing any of those he was fishing in the river. The narrator knew it's a big bass because of the splash it made in the river . He also knew it was big because of how it had hit his lure. . The narrator figured it was a old bass because a young one probably wouldn't have known that the rocks were where it was headed to . He also figured it was an old bass because the way it trailed his lure. A reason why he might choose sheila is because...
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...Our narrator so far is somebody who is a little shy, but she is getting to be very interesting. She is a slave who is owned by Clet Waller or more commonly known as “Old Waller”. Behind his back the slaves call him dog droppings and pig slop. She doesn’t like to talk very much, but she does pay attention to her surroundings and listens to what is being said around her. She was raised by a slave called old Delie who raises all the black slave children on the plantation because Old Waller doesn’t let the mom’s have the children because then they spend too much time taking care of them. I think she will end up being a person who gets caught or punished badly for making a little mistake and that will push all the slaves over the edge and they...
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...was told from an early age that such a dream was futile. After all, nobody ever puts a classified ad in the paper that reads “Writers Wanted.” Then, in the Village Voice, I saw just such an ad. Writers wanted, to write short pieces on business, economics, and literature. It was from a term paper mill, and they ran the ad at the beginning of each semester. Writing model term papers is above-board and perfectly legal. Thanks to the First Amendment, it’s protected speech, right up there with neo-Nazi rallies, tobacco company press releases, and those "9/11 Was An Inside Job" bumper stickers. It's custom-made Cliff Notes. Virtually any subject, almost any length, all levels of education — indulgent parents even buy papers for children too young for credit cards of their own. You name it, I've done it. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the plurality of clients was business administration majors, but both elementary education majors and would-be social workers showed up aplenty. Even the assignments for what in my college days were the obvious gut courses crossed my desk. "Race in The Matrix" was a fashionable subject. The term paper biz is managed by brokers who take financial risks by accepting credit card payments and psychological risks by actually talking to the clients. Most of the customers just aren't very bright. One of my brokers would even mark...
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...is related to concepts such as world-view, belief system and values. It refers not only to the beliefs held about the world but also to the basic way in which the world is defines. In other world, ideology creates a “common senses” for the society. Stereotypes comprise an ordering process. It works because they re-present a view of reality that we all recognize. In other words, it is a short cut to reality. It is an easy-to-understand form and is an essential part of making sense of the world and society. Ideologies are embedded in a range of media genres. They become part of our habitus, creates a way of being and seeing. For instance, the ‘dumb blonde’ stereotype specified women with blonde hair is sexually attractive but dumb. Indeed, hair colour has nothing related to intelligence, women with blonde hair does not have to be dumb necessary. Stereotypes are not true of false, but it reflects a particular set of ideological values, they present themselves as ‘common sense’. Narrative is what we think and how we make sense of our experience. Narratives can be open or closed. Close narrative structures yield a ‘happy-ever-after’ finale. Open narrative structures invite the audience to ponder the ending(s). Tzvetan Todorov suggests that all narrative is a movement between two equilibriums, start with a stable situation, than something happens which introduce a disequilibrium to the situation, and end up with a resolution. Narratives set up key puzzle or questions that hook...
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...Modern Communication Computers, mobile telephones, and new technology are beginning to replace our normal ways of communicating. We see this “communication problem” at work, in the schools but also at home. It can be discussed whether it’s an actual problem or not. In this essay, however, we will find out which issues the represented texts deal with. The communication nowadays is not like it was some generations ago. We live in a modern culture and it is important to follow the technological development, especially on the workplaces. Almost everything is done with the help of technology. As a result of the increasing development, many workplaces have high expectations, when it comes to how much a person should know about computers, when hiring people. The internet is being used under some conditions to avoid unwanted confrontations, breaking up with one’s boyfriend for instance. Some people use the Internet as a facade or barrier to feel safer. These people are afraid to face problems and instead they are using Facebook or Twitter to express themselves. The text by Matt Richtel says, “A phone conversation is like wildfire – you don’t know there it’s going to go”. With this quote, Matt Richtel expresses the fact that much can be misunderstood in a text message, rather than a dialog face to face. But some people would find it terrifying and that could probably be the reason why they are trying to solve their problems online. The text “Sex, Lies and the Internet” by Andrew...
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...Animal Farm In a novel called Animal Farm by George Orwell, the age old concept of the replacement of power is shown and is recreated when farm animals run their owner off. The animals take over the farm in hopes to have a better life then their owner could give them, but instead have only replaced one tyrant with another. This text is an allegory for social class because it divides the hierarchy that only benefits the strong and witty while leaving the dumb and defenseless in the lower level of service. The first divide allows for a leader to be center stage amongst the crowd. That leader would be napoleon, even though he and Snowball would continuously get into disagreements about what should be done for the farm. Snowball and Napoleon fought for the title for a while after the farm was taken over from Mr. Jones. Their approach to the matters of the farm business was different. Snowball was more like Major and wanted to work with the animals, help them read and also their young. It was snowball who was responsible for the sign “four legs good two legs bad” (p50) because the commandments were too hard to read. Napoleon like most of the animals in power on the farm was sneaky and dishonest in his methods of getting things done. For instance, Napoleon assumed the leader role by physically running Snowball off the farm with pure force. Napoleon didn’t want any contact with other animals. Napoleon would only come out to make a quick speech and that was it. Another divide that...
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...over. The reality tv show has 8 young adults living in a beach house together and spending every night bouncing from nightclub to nightclub, partying like its 1999, bringing more excitment and you never know what will happen on the next episode. While also given a job at the shore shack, which they must work at to remain in the house. They all have different back grounds, coming from different places, but all share one goal, wanting to be the best guido/guidette there is. The first reason Jersey Shore is popular with university students i know is that its all reality. Jersey shore isnt some show made up, or read off of a script. its all true and is really happening. Being recorded the second it happens. University students have their mind on one major thing and that is having a good time. if you have ever watched an episode of jersey shore, you'll see they go crazy about partying and thats what college students like. From fist pumping to getting low on the dance floor college students want to party just as the jersey shore cast memebers do. The second reason people enjoy Jersey shore is because its trashy, intriguing, entertaining and shocking. Its the same reason they love the Hills, Real World, teenage pregnancy, bridezilla, Kardashians, and every other show that spews stupidity. tennagers will watch anything they can relate themselves or their friends to. People like watching people do dumb things so that they can forget about the dumb things they've done. There is a lot...
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...title so the reader can identify that the speaker is a girl. The stanzas in each poem often reflect one another and Raleigh’s poem answers the request to the shepherd. Marlowe begins with the proposal for the maiden to "Come live with me and bee my Love" (1). This statement made by the shepherd is asking for her to be with him. His request is simple and truthful, with "all (her) pleasures prove" (2) if only she will live with him and be his love. He wanted to give her eternal love through his materialistic world, but this perception of love represents the idea that love can be bought at a price. Raleigh’s reply to the shepherd proves that love is not what it seems to be. He states in the first stanza “If all the world and love were young, And truth in every shepherds tongue, These pretty pleasures might me move, To live with thee, and be thy love.” (1-4). Raleigh uses perfect rhythm and half –rhythm in this stanza. The first line begins with “if” as the speaker doesn’t believe what has been stated by the shepherd to be truthful, although it may sound and look good. Since the requests of the shepherd are empty and without worth, so is her reply. When the world...
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...INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... The following is a critical comparison of the design firm’s M&C Saatchi and McCAN Australia. I have chosen these two firms as they are both from the advertising sector. I will be comparing the following: - Sector - Size of the firm - Awards and industry recognition - Campaigns and clients - Conception of design - Creative process methods SECTOR ..................................................................................................................................... Both McCann and M&C Saatchi are in the advertising sector. ‘During the last decade there have been substantial changes and developments in the global advertising industry’ [1] and within that time both McCann and M&C Saatchi have emerged as leaders in the industry of advertising in Australia. M&C Saatchi Sydney has become one of Australia’s largest and most successful marketing agencies, a global marketing services business working across a wide variety of industry sectors. It is made up of more than 360 staff, seven companies, two offices (Sydney and Melbourne) and a client roster laden with iconic brands. M&C Saatchi abides by it’s founding philosophy, ‘Brutal simplicity of thought’ in order to create effective advertising for many brands including google, ANZ, Westfield, and many more. On the other hand McCann Australia opened in...
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...Amanda Knox is a young adult that went to Italy for school. She only knew a handful of people. Knox lived with Meredith Kercher in a house they were renting. She and Raffaele Sollecito, they both were convicted of the murder of Kercher in 2009. Amanda Knox is not guilty. Knox spent four years in an Italian prison for the murder of Meredith Kercher. Meredith Kercher is a British student that lived with Amanda Knox. Amanda’s finger, or foot prints were nowhere to be found anywhere in the apartment. Knox’s boyfriend, Raffaele’s, DNA was found on Kercher’s bra clasp. It stayed in the floor of the apartment for six weeks before blood evidence was found on it. She gave verifying accounts to the police of what she did before...
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