...Fear of the Future In the book Catcher In The Rye written by J.D. Salinger Holden has always been the kid to not fit in. Aside from his smart, funny, and sensible characteristics Holden does a great job of always getting kicked out of schools and getting into trouble. Throughout his times at multiple different schools it is learned that Holden sees everyone as phoney and immature. He only has a few people he can really talk to, Allie, his dead brother, Phoebe, his little sister, and Jane, an old neighbor of his that he has always thought as attractive. When he learns he is getting kicked out of his most recent school, Pencey Prep, he ventures to New York before his parents find out. He lives on his own for a couple of days in the big apple. Holden has enough money to take care of himself, even indulge, but the readers soon learn that Holden is lonely, confused...
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...should know that we as our nation is facing this epidemic. Drug abuse is huge problem in many countries. Billions of dollars are spent trying to preventing drug use, treating addicts, and fighting drug-related crime. Drug abuse causes multiple problems for countries and communities. The medical and psychological effects are very obvious. Addicts cannot function as normal members of society. They neglect or abuse their families, and eventually require expensive treatment or hospitalization. Jesse Heffernan is a Certified Recovery Coach. He is a creative, imaginative, forward-thinking, advocate. He is also in recovery. (Cook Alicia 8/2008) “He pretty much used whatever he could get his hands on, and he admitted that “Crack was the bottoming...
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...Unit 5: Future Statement Problem Solving Theory Mr. Hall By: Zachary Taylor April 13, 2015 What does the future hold? I believe that the future is going to hold much advancement in technology that will continue to change how we live everyday life. Just look at our civilization 100 years ago. At that time the automobile was just starting to become popular. At that time the computer did not exist, and when humanity finally invented it, it was the size of an entire room. Now we can basically carry small computers, called smartphones, right in our pockets. In this paper I will discuss a technology that I believe is going to take over the video gaming industry. There is a misconception on what the first videogame actually was. Most people would when asked would say Pong, Pac-Man, or Asteroids. These games came about in the 1970’s and 1980’s. The first actual videogame, however, was created in 1958 by William Higinbothan, who was a physicist in the employment of the Brookhaven National Laboratory. Since then, like all of the other technology we have, the video game industry has continued to be revolutionized, with new consoles coming out that can perform faster, and with higher graphics than its predecessor. We are at the point where current video games have such high graphics, that they literally look like real life. Now that we have hit that threshold, a big question for many gamers was what is next? Where do we go from here? I believe the answer is Virtual Reality Gaming...
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...Epigenetic marks are paving the way for cell research and the health of future generations. These new developments allow us to make changes in our diets and behaviors to positively impact our offspring and our grandchildren. We might also hold the key to preventing cancer, saving lots of lives every year. Epigenetic marks (EM) are in all DNA and play a huge roll in how we act, our health, and our mentality. These EMs lay on the chromatin and affect how the cell reads the DNA. The EMs tell the cell what to do. They also chose what genes to turn on and turn off. This turning on and off of genes are the key to the health component of EM. Research has been done over the past few years and the studies show that silencers turn on and off...
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...Dear Future Friend, I am a college junior. I am a student - I study; I socialized; I party. What I am not is a typical college junior - or a typical college anything, for that matter. I am a young man (?) with a physical ailment that I don't allow to get the best of me. I have chronc kidney disease, suffer from diabetes, and take fourteen pills each and every morning. It is my hope that the future will hold not only a place for me, but a place for people like me; a home to which people with chronic diseases, disabilities, and conditions will be able to go. A cure to which they'll be able to turn - and not just any cure, but a permanent cure. I currently exercise almost every day of the week in order to keep my blood sugar levels adequate, and must take in almost twenty different pills each day. I hope that the future will treat those with chronic physical conditions with nurturing respect, acceptance, and kindness. I am pursuing a Bachelor's Psychology to help arrive at this future, but know that I cannot fight this battle alone. Only you know what the future holds. Sincerely, Your Present Pal Andrew 2. An example of morality and decision-making in current culture in 100 words or more. Morals ought to guide each decision that a member of our current culture makes - and yet, it seldom does. From the decision not to drink and drive (a decision not made by almost 2 million convicted drunk drivers per year in the United States alone) to the decision...
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...Hold Me Tight Hold Me Tight, by Dr. Sue Johnson is a book that discusses the principles that are most successful in creating loving, strong relationships. Many of the ideas throughout this book are very similar to the ones that John Gottman writes about in his book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. She even mentions him a number of times in this book, referring to some of the ideas that he incorporates in his work. Johnson separates her book into three main sections; “A New Light on Love,” “Seven Transforming Conversations,” and “The Power of Hold Me Tight.” Each section focuses on a different area, but they all contribute to the main theme of the important things to remember in order to create a happy relationship. The first section, “A New Light on Love,” begins by describing the type of research and work that Johnson does. Johnson focuses on a certain type of therapy that she calls EFT; or, Emotionally Focused Therapy, a therapy based on studying the emotional moments that define a relationship (Johnson 5). Johnson strongly believes that romantic love is all about the attachment and emotional bonding within a relationship (6). The main thing that people look for while trying to find a suitable mate, is, although it is normally subconsciously, is someone that they can depend on. Everyone wants to find someone who they can share an emotional connection with, and someone that they can feel comfortable around. As opposed to Gottman, who says that there are...
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...Where do you want America to be in the future, will we still have people willing to serve and fight for our country? Its puzzling to think where America will be in the future. One would question if we will still have an active military and if people will even want to join. With recent events in society people may change their idea on the future and how safe we are in America. America has faced many changes over the last year that make many wonder what the future holds. There are many groups in the world that are out to get the American population through use of guns, bombs and even the threats of nuclear welfare. The future, well that starts a minute from now. The future in time is not promised to any of us, you have to live for today or...
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...The future of medicine Thesis: The future of medicine holds advancements in medical technology that will greatly increase our longevity and quality of life. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Everyone in this room is going to DIE, what matters to each one of you is when and how your death is going to happen. B. Relevance: The answer to both how and when you are going to die will change dramatically with new medical technology emerging. C. Credibility: As a Pre-Med neuroscience student, I’ve been very interested in the up and coming technology in medicine. In fact, this summer I studied in Germany learning about brain computer interfaces, but I will get more into that later. D. Thesis: (What matters to each one of you is that) the future of medicine holds incredible technological advancements that will greatly increase our longevity and quality of life. E. Preview: In the not so distant future, medicine will tell you if you are about to get sick, or if any of your organs need replacing new ones will be grown with your DNA, and if you are paralyzed or disabled you will be able to control robotic exoskeletons to compensate for any loss with your brain waves. Transition: Now I know this sounds kind of technical and boring and you are probably thinking why do I care, let me answer that. Currently medicine is set up so that if you feel sick you go to the doctor, but by the time you feel symptoms, for instance of cancer, you have a later stage of the disease...
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...temporary preference reversal. I will argue in this paper that in doing so he makes a positive contribution to practical reasoning theory, but his defense of the condition is contradictory, and highlights underlying commitments he has made regarding what we are ontologically that I believe to be misguided. The working example is that Chrisoula desires to work on a paper, which is to be published, tonight after dinner. During dinner she enjoys a glass of wine, and after she has finished that glass, she genuinely desires another. Knowing fully well that having consumed two glasses of wine, her cognitive and articulative abilities will be noticeably impaired; these two evaluative rankings are mutually exclusive (insofar as Chrisoula values the quality of her work). What should she do? There is a sense that, in their immediacy, evaluative rankings hold equal sway in the decision making process of the decider. The desire Chrisoula had, before dinner, to work on her paper, was equally as strong as her desire, during dinner, for another glass of wine. Bratman claims that we are temporally extended beings. For if we were not, our ability to make plans would be virtually nonexistent. “We frequently settle in advance on prior, partial plans for future action, fill them in as time goes by, and execute them when the time comes… These forms of organization are central to the lives we want to live”...
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...journey to a better place. However, I believe the fear of failure and failure itself also plays an important role in changing and propelling our lives. This year has been the hardest ones I have ever experienced in my life. I was quick to learn that Senior year in particular not only gives me the highest degree of possible freedom, but also holds an entirely new set of expectations and responsibility over my head. Turning eighteen was like having a huge pile of stones unleashed onto my chest, then being expected to breathe with the unaccustomed weight. I have never been expected to work nearly as hard as I have this year alone, but this same year has been one of the most exhilarating I have ever experienced. This may be mainly due to the journey that I have had, even if I am still at the beginning of it, and it has been an uphill climb the entire way. I never realized that I wanted to become...
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...A Comparison and Contrast of: “A Short Confession of Faith of 1610” and “The Philadelphia Confession (Particular) 1742” The history of the formation of the Baptist faith is extremely important in understanding the doctrine it holds today. It is interesting to look at the growth since an English confession from the year 1610, to the American need to perfect it through a new confession over a century later. I will focus entirely on a comparison and contrast of A Short Confession of Faith of 1610 and The Philadelphia Confession (Particular) of 1742. This examination of two different Baptist confessions will analyze doctrinal, polity and ordinance differences, and show how these distinctions would affect the movement as well as history. Baptists have drafted confessions of faith since 1609 for an assortment of reasons. In the years of persecution, confessions reacted to false accusations. The Baptist distinctiveness was etched by their rejection of the creed of a state church. This shaped their opinion of religious liberty, freedom of conscience, and confessions of faith. The confession A Short Confession of Faith of 1610 emphasizes the character of the community of faith and its righteous living. It was signed by thirty-four women and men, with John Smyth at the top. The Second London Confession was revised to form the Philadelphia Confession of Faith and is believed to have been adopted by the Association in 1742. Serving as a benefit to apologetics and education, this...
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...we can offer some changes to the current system and the benefits and potential costs if we do not. The “Cage” of reality How often in the auspices of teaching young children do we hold something up for them to see and ask “What is this?” If they have never seen the object before we may get a myriad of answers as they probe their minds for an answer, and then after a while we tell them what the name of the object is. For most adults, however, if the same question was posed to them under the same conditions they would probably answer “I don’t know.” Children minds are free, and they have a natural tendency to want to explore the world and learn new things. They often have imaginary friends and play pretend with others of their age group. Imagination is the beginning of creativity. According to Sir Ken Robinson in one of his videos on YouTube creativity is the practical application of new ideas to solving current or future problems. Robinson, K—Defining Creativity. YouTube website. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtnRaa7AgLs The world as we know it is constantly changing, some for the better and some for the worse, but these are subjective judgments. The only constant in life is change. Most of us hold fast to the ways of thinking that we were brought up with and are resistant to change. We become trapped in our world, and unless there is a major incident to jar us from our present mindset we do little to seek out new ideas or methods of doing what we’ve...
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...Control In our lifetime, we have experienced various types of traumas. These traumatic situations include such as losing a loved one or getting our hearts broken. Traumas, according to many individuals, disrupt daily life which can either leave mental or physical scars. With the trauma, come the side effects. One significant side effect could be the loss of human-connectedness or self connectedness. Human and self connectedness refer to the way an individual detaches themselves from their own body and mind. Many times we feel as if we are not in the right state of mind and basically proceed to forget our...
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...first part of the strategic plan I will define my business, the services provided, and the customers to be served with my mission statement. I will create a vision for my business to demonstrate what I want my business to become. I will define the guiding values of my business taking into consideration culture, social responsibility, and ethics. I will determine how the vision, mission, and values will guide my strategic decisions as well as assessing how the business will address the customer’s needs and attain a competitive advantage (University of Phoenix, 2009). Mission Statement According to Pearce and Robinson, “The mission of a company is the unique purpose that sets it apart from other companies of its type and identifies the scope of its operations,” (2009, p. 11). The mission statement is usually defined by the owners of the company, or it the company is large enough it will be discussed by the board of directors. Of course most businesses start our small and if they do well enough can become large corporations. Throughout this time and as the business grows they will need to update the mission statement to reflect the company at the present time. The mission statement will usually answer question such as why the business exits, who the clients are that the business serves, what are the services or products they provide and how the business operates. All of these questions should be answered in the statement in 50 words or less. The mission statement is more to communicate...
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...Good afternoon, to the 5th induction class of the National Honor Society, as well as the 4th induction class’ Executive board and Mr. Johnson. Last time I was here, I talked about who I am and why I should be considered as a candidate for president. However, today I would like to explain what we can achieve together for the benefit of our peers and community. In the past, I have taken the initiative to hold and participate in events such as a student-run AIDS walk, a Pink Fashion show for Breast Cancer, a Breast Cancer Walk, a Turkey Bowl and Pep Rallies. I truly believe that we as the National Honor Society can hold very well organized and successful events like these. I know that we can take charge together and make our school a better and...
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