...Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts by Jonathan Franzen “Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts” is an essay by Jonathan Franzen. The essay was published May 2011 inside The New York Times. It is based on his speech at Kenyon College, Ohio, USA. This essay is about the contrast between peoples love for technology and real life. A very new and common expression is called “Like”. This originates from the social website, Facebook. This is mentioned as ”commercial subculture’s substitute for liking something. ”. Our parent’s generation has expressed popular terms. It is understandable, as we are entering a modern age, where everyone wants a little taste of this new world of technology we are entering. They are representing our era and the obsession with the Internet, smartphones and other things that contribute to the construction of our massive shield of technology. A lot of people use social media like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc. to express their emotions. It is an effortless way to hide from the actual issue and emotions that are inside you. Jonathan Frenzen thinks, that people have a desire for consumer technology. It gives them a different point of view, which in a way satisfies them, without giving them anything at all. It is a contrast to an actual relationship with a boyfriend or a girlfriend. The author, Jonathan Franzen, has a very creative and different way of capturing his readers. He makes this essay very interesting for the younger generation, as...
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...state his or her most important point in your own words. Suki Kim is the author of the essay “Facing poverty with a rich girl’s habits” which is contained in her autobiography book, namely “Interpreter”. The origin of this title was stemmed from her real life experience. The most important point in this essay is her life changing. Suki Kim emphasizes that she was grown up in the rich family. Unfortunately, her family suffered from her dad’s bankruptcy which was considered to be criminal problem, causing of going to prison in Korea. In order to avoid this legal responsibility, her dad decided to move the whole family to New York, United States. The story of her life changing is an interesting experience for Kim when she was transformed from high class person to lower class as a poor kid. In this circumstance, she began a trip of new life forever. Her essay points out the way of handling to the life differences and what was called new generation, namely 1.5. Also, it emphasizes that transferring to new life circumstance is not easy for teenagers in 1980s. 2. Summarize the other main points and their supporting details in separate paragraphs. One of the important points is the difficulties Kim met in new life. As she mentioned, adapting to US is not easy when learning English is always her big trouble, especially for her case of confronting “poverty with a rich girl’s habits and memory” (Kim, 2004, pg 63). The essay points out that Kim tries to watch “Three’s Company”...
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...reading through Thomas Aquinas’ section of the book, he states that humans acquire knowledge through phantasms/sensible experiences, abstraction and knowing that the soul is the first principle of life. Through phantasms and sensible experiences, a person can understand things outside the body using their senses and can bring the soul to light about these inklings. By using abstraction--an act of intellect--you can distinguish universals against particulars for the body to understand. Knowing that the soul as the first principle can enlighten on the act of the body and the purpose of obtaining a perfect knowledge like God. At the beginning of the reading, Aquinas compared how different philosophers had different opinions on how intellect...
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...Abstract In this paper I will expose the birth of love in my life and how it has been influences as it evolves throughout my life. My life is comprised of a series of events that have allowed me to experience love in its purest form; however, there are aspects of love that still continue to perplex me. The Evolution of Love Our lives are compiled of a series of events that shape who we are and how we experience the world. Love is one of the rawest emotions that we experience throughout our lives. But how did we learn to love, is this yearning for tender affection a learned or acquired need or might it be as necessary and drink and nourishment? My experiences have molded how I portray love. Although the way that I experience love is constantly evolving, there have been pivotal turning points that have influenced the way that I experience love. Love nourishes and fuels our hearts. From the day that I took my first breath I yearned for the love of my parents. Although I may not recall at this point in life, as an infant my desire for love was present. Parents are our first teachers of the concepts of love. I have been blessed with a very loving and caring mother. She has shared with me that as an infant I insisted on being held. I can infer that this need for love has been present since my first breathe. The love of my mother has always been present in my life. She has loved me unconditionally since the first day she laid eyes on me. She has taken care of me physically,...
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...worksheet to brainstorm and reflect upon five significant, uplifting, positive experiences/events that had a profound impact on your life. Consider events from your childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, etc. Hover over words underlined and in blue font (indicating a hyperlink) to access a definition and the glossary of terms (also located at the end of this document).Items with a blue asterisk require completion (*). Life Event 1 (title):* My Fathers’ Baptism In one paragraph, explain why this event was significant to you.*This is a story that my father who came from a background of hate and racism told me. While my grandparents raised him to hate someone that wasn’t his race he found true friendship with a friend (Robert who was black) through his job. They remained close throughout their friendship until he died from cancer and my dad made a promise to take care of his family. After a few years my dad and Robert’s widow (Laura) my mom fell in love and had two girls me and my sister Amber. We all became a family after my parents married. The significance of this to me is that now I understand why we were raised to love all people and not to discriminate because it’s cruel and hateful and as my dad says “its just plain wrong” and it has helped me to become an open-minded and a non-judgmental woman. In a second paragraph, describe how you felt after the experience. *What I experienced in that moment of learning everything that I was pretty...
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...Chemical Senses Eric Gunderson PSY/345 - Sensation and Perception June 27, 2016 Matthew Will Chemical Senses The five senses of human experience are well known to most everyone: we can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell. However, the science behind them is not as well known. The first three (sight, audibility, and touch) are senses in which external stimuli are perceived by a person through the by-product (i.e. reflection of light, pressure changes in air, pressure/stretching/vibration) of an environmental object. The latter two, taste and smell, are senses in which external stimuli have to physically enter into a person in order for him or her to experience the sensation. The sensations themselves are activated by chemical reactions from the external stimuli as opposed to light and pressure changes that the other senses employ. The chemical sensations smell and taste are interactively working together. The purpose of this paper is to describe in detail just this. The first thing that will be discussed is how smell and taste affect each other and which one of the two one would change to make a meal taste better, followed by a description of the sensory elements that must be present to emphasize the connection between the chemical senses, emotional memories, and the brain in order to make the most memorable meal of one’s life, and concluded by a description of the connection created between the chemical senses, emotional memories, and the brain. How Smell and Taste...
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...In Robert Nozick’s article “The Experience Machine” he speaks of plugging into a machine for two years at a time for life that will give you an experience your heart’s desire that reality won’t give you. In my essay I’m going to explain and agree with the authors 3 reasons as to why you shouldn’t plug into the Experience Machine. I will explain the functions of the machine, answer the key question and explaining whether the author convinced me or not to want to use the experience machine. Plugging into the machine seems like something a lot of people would enjoy but personally it’s not something I would recommend or decide to try on my own. It does sound promising but the cons outweigh the pros of this experience machine. The Experience...
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...get through what maybe the most stressful time of your life. Please keep in mind that even though you may hit a few bumps in the road, you will always be able to turn all the hard times into helpful, long-lasting memories. First thing to remember about stepping foot onto the college campus is to keep CALM. Try your hardest not to psych yourself out because you are living in a new environment on your own. College is a wonderful thing, so try not to look at it as being intimidating. That may be hard to do at first, but you are definitely not the only one who will be going through such a nerve racking experience. Always keep your head up and take each day one step at a time. A few good experiences of mine have been meeting and surrounding myself with the right people. You will notice that there is no such thing as a “clique”, which may be the best thing for someone who is meeting new people for the first time. Another great thing that has gotten me through such a difficult 4 months is the extra help we as athletes receive. I spent most of my time at the academic center, and that is probably the best tip I could give you. The academic center is a miracle, along with all the amazing people that work in there; you will never get steered in the wrong direction. I thought that having to adapt to a new team, and an all-girls team at that would be the biggest challenge going into college, but it has been the best experience of my life. You will come to find that these girls are going to...
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...What are the benefits of undergoing an ample amount of diverse experiences while being considered a college student? The word diversity has a different meaning to every single individual but, it may be considered as a variety for the purpose of this paper; or the opposite of monotony. When students attend a university or college campus that encourages diversity it pushes them to go through these diverse experiences that may help change their lives in an array of different ways. Diverse experiences could consist of something as simple as joining a club you never would have thought you’d join or making a bolder choice like taking a trip to another country with the study abroad programs provided by higher education. It is important to keep in mind that although it takes will and a certain mindset to throw yourself at experiences like these, it may not be as hard as one may think. When students chose a higher education school they typically like to see that their future campus will be a diverse one, because the benefits that come with that type of environment are tremendous for college students. There is an article that was published in The Philadelphia Inquirer about the specific views of students and how they feel about the role diversity plays on their individual campus experience and the overall impact diversity had on them throughout college. The diversity generates a better classroom discussion, students say. Jillian Smith, a Dickinson College sophomore, said her courses on...
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...ProjectinMAPEH My scrapbook MY Profile First year Second year Third year Fourth year Project In Values Submitted by: Valdez Levin Vowie A. IV-ECP Submitted to: Ms. Albitos First year Second year Third year Fourth year Pamagat Ang may akda Tauhan teorya Information Name:Levin Vowie A. Valdez Nick name: Levi Birthday: January 3, 1996 Age: 18 Selfdescription: simpleng tao, mapagmahal sa pamilya at sa mga kaibigan, palatawa, masayahing tao at kung minsanmay mganagagawangkasalanan at pagkakamalisabuhayperopinagsisikapannamagingmabuti at karapatdapatsaharapng DIYOS at higitsalahatmaraming PANGARAP sabuhay at gustongmaabotangmgaminimithi. Five happy moments Five sad moments My high school life Sorry & Thank you ProyektoSa Filipino Isinusulit Ni: Valdez Levin Vowie A. Isinusulit Kay: Mrs. Cristine joy M. Pacia L Project In English Submitted by: Valdez Levin Vowie A. Submitted to: Mr. Vendiola Memorable Experience Experience 1.When I was in grade five me & my classmate always bonding during lunch break one day one of my classmate ask me to swim in the river near on the school. I agree to his want my classmate & I on the side of the river my classmate is the first to jump in the river he so enjoy in swimming so I decide to follow to jump I really don’t know the river so deep I’m not good to swim but my classmate save me to death. Lesson -in this experience I got a lesson next time I say to me guardian my work or...
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...Experiences as a writer. I have many experiences in writing throughout my twenty five years of life. These experiences were more like stepping stones within my life’s journey. There are three experiences in particular that stand out to me more than any other of the thousands of experiences I have had in a whole. These stepping stones range from my childhood, my time served during deployments, and my time of service in the army. One of my very first distinct experiences in writing started in my childhood. Being born and raised in a Hispanic country it was very challenging to learn the English language. My mother pushed me very hard and taught me English through writing. Thinking in Spanish and writing in English not only helped my writing but also helped me adopt my new language. As years went by my writing matured and I became proficient in the English language. My proficiencies in writing English became detrimental in reference to my childhood studies. My studies as a child were not the typical studies of an average student. I was raised in a Christian curriculum home school setting. My parents used to host bible studies in our home and sometimes my dad would make me write the study for the class he was going to give. That time of my life was very challenging but my dad always pointed me in the right direction. Once I became fluent in writing in English, It became my main source of communication when corresponding to my loved ones from Iraq during my deployment. Never thought...
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...comes from the story “Work,” from the bottom of page 63 until page 66. An element from this genre that helped to convey the “truth” of the book in this excerpt was the limited description of character and setting. Additionally, the use of first person narrative throughout the book serves to give the reader an experience that conveys the point of the book in terms of addiction in a way that one writing in third person would have trouble doing. Johnson’s use of these aspects in his short stories serve to express the fleeting nature of life experiences that addiction...
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... life-‐changing experience that will inspire and mo-vate customers to rediscover themselves during a 10 day cultural immersion adventure in a developing world community. Living with a family in the developing world is one of the most impac-ng and eye-‐opening experiences for an American student, and GPA will bring this experience to market in order to inspire today’s youth to be tomorrow’s leaders. GPA will establish itself as a niche player in the interna-onal culture experience marketplace by providing a low cost, high impact inspira-onal service to Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 who have not developed a global perspec-ve through travel to the developing world. Trips will consist of three stages: an ini-al team bonding stage that acquaints par-cipants with the local culture and history together, a home stay where adventurers live alone with a local family to experience, first hand, life in...
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...Patrick Daniel Noonan, the father of my family tends to have the most intriguing stories to tell from his childhood and time living first in Baltimore and then Northern Maine. His life stories are very important on how they shaped him as an individual, and how they taught him life lessons that he would need in the future. I choose him because he has had a lot of unique experiences with sports, farming and many more that were told to me during this interview. My dad was born in Baltimore, Maryland on November 18, 1985 where he lived with his parents and partially his grandparents. By the time he was five and had just started kindergarten, he moved to Littleton, Maine. He grew up on a farm, and found himself working picking potatoes and doing...
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...forward to new experiences. Others like their lives to stay the same, and they do not change their usual habits. Compare these two approaches to life. Which approach do you prefer? Explain why. Some people like to live in the same house, have the same job and habits all their lives. However, others aspire to changes and new experience. Personally, for the several reasons, which I will explain bellow, I prefer the first approach to life. First of all, changes in one's life bring many benefits. One tries new things, gains new knowledge and experience. I think it is great because without changes life becomes boring. I always try to make changes in my life. Moreover, when I feel that my life is boring I do not feel well about it. I feel like I spent those days for nothing. I did not do anything exiting, I learnt nothing interesting and I just waisted my time. Second of all, people need changes. Furthermore, we need obstacles to overcome and reach our goals. I believe that changes make us stronger, more persistent, more self-confident, and more patient. Also, I feel that all people who succeeded in life like changes and new experience because it is impossible to be the best at some field without perfecting the present knowledge and gain new experience. People catch every opportunity to learn more and change their life for the best. From the other side, people who like their lives to stay the same are very permanent. They have the same job all their life, the same habits...
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