... Persuasive Essay The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system plays a crucial role in the Bay Area’s economy, carrying more than 400,000 commuters to their destinations on a daily basis. As a result, BART employees are generously paid with exceptional compensation at the expense of taxpayers. In addition, they only have to pay a small amount of money for health coverage. They have reached the apex of being best paid in the nation, when compared to other transit agencies and employees. Therefore, BART employees are overpaid welfare recipients. After enduring wage stagnation during the recession and not receiving a raise for nearly 5 years, BART employees deserve a larger paycheck. This sacrifice by no means, justifies a substantial wage increase that BART employees demand since they already have free pensions and health benefits. Unlike the majority of Bay Area union workers, BART employees are not obligated to make contributions towards their pension plan. As a result, BART wasted 57.9% of its operating budget on compensations, pensions and retiree health benefits in 2012 in order to reimburse the employees for “being innovative”(RF). Furthermore, these overprivileged BART employees relentlessly plea for a 15% raise in 3 years, countering BART’s proposal 9% raise in the next 4 years. Consequently, taxpayers paid about $17 million covering what employees were supposed to be contributing to their pensions for the BART system (RF). Assuming that the rate of return on pension...
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...school and middle school sporting events, a cheer chanted by the cheerleaders. This cheer though, is often true when it comes to American politics. Through out the years, we hear of congressmen, supreme court judges, and governors resigning from office. Then we are faced with the question, why? Could it be because they really do want to spend more time with family and enjoy life? Political experts, like Dan Schnur, seem to think not. Instead, Schnur suggests in “The Problem With the Middle Ground” that former politicians, such as Bart Stupak, are too much of “moderates” for government. Schnur’s argument is that once either party gets the vote of moderates and obtains power, the use of moderates is no longer needed. Schnur’s use of pathos in his article is much underlying. It isn’t until the end of his article we feel anything. He ends with, “That’s why Senator Arlen Spector is now a Democrat, why Senator Evan Bayh is not running for re-election, and why Bart Stupak is about to become a former member of Congress.” He provides us with the many examples of moderates who are either no longer needed, or have had to change their views completely. Each of these men stood firmly for causes, favored and rejected by both parties. Once either party gained control, they had no use for the moderates. The pressure from Congress and social groups cause these men to completely exit politics or change their stances and join the party in control. This example also gives us logos. Since moderates...
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...HOW TO DE T E R M I N E YOU R R I NG S I Z E CONFIRM PRINTED PAPER SIZE 1. 2. 10 20 Prior to printing, ensure that Page Scaling is set to “None” on your print dialog box. (To open the print dialog box, press CTRL+P.) 3. 0 Ring measurements are very precise. Carefully follow these instructions to obtain an accurate measurement. Measure the bar on the left. It must be exactly 30 mm long. 30 mm MEASURE CURRENT RING 1. Select a ring that properly fits the intended finger. inside diameter Engagement and wedding rings are traditionally worn on the ring finger on the left hand in the United States. 2. Place the ring over the circles below, matching the inside edge of the ring to the circle nearest in size. This measurement refers to the inside diameter of the ring. 3. If the ring falls between two sizes, order the larger size. M E A S U R E M E N T S M AT C H T H E INSIDE EDGE OF THE RING 14.1 mm 16.1 mm 19.8 mm 16.5 mm 20.2 mm 16.9 mm 17.3 mm 20.6 mm 17.7 mm 21.0 mm 18.1mm 21.4 mm 14.5 mm 18.5mm 21.8 mm F O R A S S I S TA N C E P L E A S E C A L L O R E - M A I L 15.3 mm 14.9 mm 19.0 mm 22.2mm 15.7 mm 19.4 mm 22.6mm I N T E R NAT IONA L R I NG S I Z E C H A RT Diameter (mm) Europe UK & Australia United States & Canada China Singapore & Japan Hong Kong 44.2 14.1 44 F½ 3 6 4 6 44.8 14.3 45 G 45.5 ...
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...present from childhood and causes symptoms such as hyperactivity, poor impulse control, forgetfulness and distractibility. Bart Simpson, the eldest of the Simpsons’ family displayed signs of ADHD. His symptoms were shown though out the episode, especially in the starting. First evidence was shown when principle Skinner is telling Bart about the firefighting equipment and Bart, distractedly, asks about each of them, one after another. He also doesn’t listen to what the principle was telling him thus displaying one of the signs of ADHD. Second evidence was when Bart floods the school gymnasium without regard for the consequences he will have to go though thus showing another sign. The third evidence is of Bart talking non-stop about anything; this is a major sign of ADHD. Lastly, the patterns shown by principle Skinner show that Bart gets distracted easily by anything around him, thus causing those around him to get lower grades. This mental illness is very common in students these days and is better if caught early as medication can help cure it. The id is composed of instincts that give rise to aggressive impulses and biological drives that sustain life, such as hunger and third. Homer Simpsons’ actions seem to be dominated by his id. An example of his actions being influenced by his id is when he makes taffy with the drug Focusyn in it, in order to trick Bart into taking the medication. It turns out that Marge’s loving technique works better. As Homer congratulates her for her...
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...“Now that everyone I love is gone all I have left is everything the river carries me on” — Bart Simpson, Mr. Burns. The Simpsons is an adult cartoon show based on an unorthodox nuclear family with a satirical point of view. The show parodies parts of popular culture in a humorous format to provide societal commentary. In Anne Washburn’s book, Mr. Burns episodes of The Simpsons series, specifically “Cape Feare”, are used as a way for a group of survivors to remember their past lives. This act of remembrance helps them maintain their sanity. In Washburn's’ play, The Simpsons resembles its real attributes as a pop culture artifact by bringing diverse groups of people together in a shared societal experience through the use of nostalgia in recreating...
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...The Simpsons: Miserable but still trying… Homer: Kids you tried your best, and you failed miserably. The lesson is never try. (“Burns Heir” – Season 5, Episode 18)1 Carl’s Matheson’s essay “The Simpsons, Hyper-Irony, and the meaning of life” is a critical analysis of the animated family comedy show The Simpsons. The essay delves into how the show is failing miserably on humoring its viewers and the idea of promoting positive social purpose is not really what it seems after all. According to Matheson, as the show infuses its episodes with heavily induce quotations as a way to humor its viewers. In the process, the show ceases to be funny at all. From these observations, Matheson points out that while the show employs a great deal of quotations and hyper-irony as a form of comedy, it also detaches itself from its viewers in the process. Therefore, losing its audience shared sense of humor as well as the audience itself in the end. The shows critics’ reviews of the early episodes praise the show for its wit, realism, and intelligence. However, in the late 1990s, the tone and emphasis of the show began to change. Some critics started calling the show "tired”. By 2000, some long-term fans had become disillusioned with the show, and pointed to its shift from character-driven plots to what they perceived 1 http://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/the-100-best-classic-simpsons-quotes#.woxOwzdRev 1 as an overemphasis on zany antics.2 Fast forward to Season 26, the...
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...Eric Beaverson Dr. Murray English 015 17 April 2011 The Simpsons: A Yellow Construction of Our Reality Probably the most popular of media forms, television has greatly influenced individual and cultural lifestyle, our everyday habits, and our culture in general. TV has become a must-have for the majority of American society and its’ invention has highly influenced the development of other technologies and social development by adapting to an ever changing social environment. It has become the most widespread media form for obtaining information, ranging from the weather, world and national news, and entertainment information. However, as much as the television has become a major source of obtaining information about the world around us, it has also influenced the way people around the world think about politics, religion, history and personal relationships. There are numerous television programs that not only represent current social topics but also influence the perceptions made by the viewer through the use of modes ranging from the serious to the satiric. Of the many programs on TV that uses these modes to represent social issues, The Simpsons regularly critique the mainstream American lifestyle in a sarcastic tone. It represents and reaffirms perceived myths and lifestyle choices made by the middle class American family, makes jabs at America's political structure, and represents religion in a superficial tone. Beginning in the late eighties as short cartoons, The Simpsons...
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...Television can be a wonderful thing. It brings about issues that can make people laugh and think, as well as cry and reflect. Being born in the nineteen-eighties have meant that I have grown-up with such television shows as Thundercats and Saved By the Bell by my side. Although there is a lot of humor and imagination involved in these programs, there is only one show that I have found to encompass all issues with an inevitable sense of humor. This show is none other than, The Simpsons. I have watched it religiously since the day it aired in 1988, along with many of my fellow students. There is just something irresistibly hilarious about the crudely drawn figures, each with a different attitude and temperament. With well over two...
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...early era of programming followed among these guidelines. However, it is not in a drama that American family life is best represented in the 1990's. Instead, it is in the animated series, "The Simpsons". "The Simpsons" follows suit with the other dramas that reflected the decade in which they aired. According to the U.S. consensus for March 1998, the majority of households in America are married couples (U.S. Consensus pp. 1, 3,4,6). The Simpson's meet this. Also according to the consensus, the average married couple has approximately 2.6 children per household (U.S. Consensus, Household Characteristics p.1). Since there cannot be six-tenths of a child, I will round up to three children, in which the Simpson family has: Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Also, the average American is a blue-collar worker. The father figure, Homer, meets this factor with his job at the nuclear power...
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...Don’t be a sap, Dad. These are just crappy knockoffs.” – Bart Simpson “Pfft. I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see it. And look, there’s Magnetbox and Sorny.” – Homer Simpson Zombie Simpsons is a show on the FOX Network that’s been airing on Sundays at 8pm since roughly the year 2000. Like most half hour comedy shows, it has its ups and downs, but it’s usually blandly forgettable. Its viewership has been steadily declining for years, but new episodes still routinely draw between five and eight million viewers. It grinds out a steady profit one commercial break at a time, directly and indirectly employing a few hundred people, most of whom are neither rich nor famous. In all but one respect it is a middling, unexceptional television show . . . and there’s nothing wrong with that. It is the sacred right of everyone to veg out in front of a screen. On American television at any given time there are scripted and unscripted dramas and comedies, political gossip programs, science shows, pathetically fraudulent docu-dramas, movies, travel narratives, and game shows that pay varying levels of money for varying levels of contestant humiliation. These almost uncountable offerings are geared to appeal to every conceivable niche and demographic, and Zombie Simpsons has carved out its own cozy corner among them. The only thing that makes Zombie Simpsons exceptional is its illustrious predecessor, The Simpsons. That show is arguably the most renowned and celebrated program to ever...
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...About Bart Miller Hello, I am Bart Miller, a Realtor by profession, who is on a mission of making the complex looking real estate world as simple as possible. At present, I am working as a Vice President of “The Real Estate Group” located in Rapid City, South Dakota. Since past 10 years, I have been making the dreams of millions of people come true by helping them in buying their ultimate home. Actually, in the truest sense, It is not just a profession but a passion for me and I can go to any extend to get that smile of satisfaction on the face of my customers. I started my career some 10 years back and today I can proudly say that I have earned millions of smile with my sheer determination and hard work. Since 2006, I have sold over 350 homes....
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...The Flash APA 6Th Edition Juan Carlos Garcia South Texas College "My name is Barry Allen, and I am the fastest man alive” Like most comic book characters we often get different versions to a character’s past, and story lines. I’ll be talking from the current TV show The Flash from The CW Network. The First episode aired: October 7, 2014 and right now season 2 is going on and episode 18 will be airing April 19th. The title of this episode is “Versus Zoom” This is Barry Allen and he is known for working really slow and arriving late anywhere he goes. He is a scientist in the Criminal and Forensic Science Division of the Central Police Department. He lives with his boss and adoptive father Joe West and Joe’s daughter Iris West, she happens to be the love of his life. Barry’s mother was killed by a yellow streak when he was just a little kid and his dad (Henry Allen) went to jail for the murder of his wife (Nora Allen) which he did not commit. Barry is determined to solve this case and free his dad by becoming a forensic investigator. One day while Barry was working at his office he was struck by a lightning bolt, that was produced by S.T.A.R. labs, when the particle accelerator exploded and created a giant thundercloud. When waking up from a coma after nine months, he discovers that he can run really really fast and had developed other super abilities. Shortly after this he starts acting like a vigilante and super hero known as the “Red Streak” or “The Streak” but soon...
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...Homie the Clown Review 3/21/15 “Homie the Clown” is the fifteenth episode of the sixth season of the extremely popular show “The Simpson’s.” It was written by Matt Groening, directed by David Silverman, and developed by James L. Brooks. The episode first aired in February 12, 1996 (Miller, n.d.). The episodes plot begins with one with one the show’s side characters, Krusty the Clown, who has gained a lot of fame or fortune through his profession. However, unfortunate events come down upon Krusty as his miss use of his money through unnecessary spending and bad gambling, he is now in danger of going bankrupt while owing a debt to the mob. In a desperate attempt to replenish his finances, he opens up a clown college in which he would personally teach students of his ways of comedy and entertainment. The show’s main character, Homer Simpson, spots a billboard for the college and becomes one of the first students to go there. In the process, Homer graduates and become the bona-fide “Krusty” of his hometown. Meanwhile, mob and its members have grown tired of wait for their debt to be repaid and decide to go hunt and kill Krusty. However, they spot Homer first and end up mistaking him for Krusty due to Homer now having Krusty likeness. At the mob’s hideout, the mob boss decides that he’ll spare Krusty’s life if he can perform one of his famous tricks, while still not knowing that the clown is actually Homer. The true Krusty shows up out of nowhere gets into the middle...
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...Misquoting Jesus: The story behind who changed the Bible and why After finishing reading Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart D. Ehrman, I want to deliver some comments on the book, as well as the way Ehrman presented his argument. On the overall, this book is easy to read and understand. That is the purpose of Ehrman when he wrote the book on textual criticism for a lay audience “…who know nothing about textual criticism but who might like to learn something about how scribes were changing scripture and about how we can recognize where they did so”. I think this is also the main thesis of Misquoting Jesus. Throughout this book, Ehrman wants to point out that through long period of transmission, “the Bible is not inerrant at all but contains mistakes” . Also, the targeted audiences of Ehrman are not specifically Christians, but whoever has interest in the field of history, religion. In this paper, I will go chapter by chapter and examine Ehrman’s thesis. In the introduction, Ehrman begins with his personal background and reveals how the New Testament affected his life in general and his spiritual life in particular. He was born and grew up in a “churchgoing but not particularly a religious family”. However everything was changed after he joined Campus Life Youth for Christ club, which later on led him to Moody Bible Institute where he got his diploma. His education continued at Wheaton College and Princeton. During the time in Princeton,...
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...Chapter Assignment 1 Template Name: Liberty University Email Address: Assignment 1-1: Select five translations that we talked about in this chapter. Select a passage from the Bible (it must be at least two verses long) and write out how the translations render this passage. Next, mark or highlight the differences among the five translations. Write a paragraph summarizing what you have observed by comparing the translations. (p.38) (10 Points) 1 Corinthians 10:13 Translations Used: NLT, KJV, NIV, NKJV and ESV NLT – 1 Corinthains 10:13 the temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. KJV – 1 Corinthains 10:13 there hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. NIV – 1 Corinthains 10:13 no temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. NKJV – 1 Corinthians 10:13 no temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with...
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