...The Survivor What does it take to be a survivor? Terry Fox is an athlete who got diagnosed with cancer. He then had to get his leg amputated. Terry Fox used perseverance, adaptability, and initiative to survive a difficult situation. To begin with, Terry Fox used perseverance to overcome adversity. Firstly, Terry did not let his artificial leg stop him from running. For instance, Tabitha Marshall, online writer, shares that Terry Fox started “running around the cinder track at the local junior high school (Marshall).” Therefore, Terry Fox was able to run more and more every month. Secondly, Terry had a dream of running across Canada to increase the awareness and increase cancer research funds. For example, Henry Billings, Heroes author, notes that even Terry’s own mother did not believe in his dream. Despite, even his own mother not believing in him, he still tried to reach his dreams. Thirdly, Terry Fox does not want to let people down. Specifically, Henry Billings, Heroes author, claims that Terry started to feel a pain in his chest while in the city and he did not stop running till he was out the city and away from the crowds (Heroes). Thus, he did have to let the people cheering for...
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...different news channels all regarding the same issue. The report however varies in their opinions for how each new station feels towards the new Affordable Health Care. Fox news does not agree with anything in terms of Obamacare, the station is completely against it and have nothing positive to say in regards to the new plan. MSNBC News on the other hand thinks the new healthcare is great and is working fine. CNN News is in the middle, thinks the new plan could use work, but in the long run thinks it will work out just fine. This paper will examine each news stations to suggest the stations opinions on Obamacare. Fox News Analysis Obamacare Fox News has thought Obamacare has been an issue since day one, in recent news they covered a story, “President ignores Obamacare horror stories as human, financial cost pile up”. According to Bent Bozell III (2014 Fox News) the Obama administration and many in the Democratic Parties are trying to peddle the story that Obamacare is now working because the healthcare.gov website is functioning better. Fox News claims for each success there are countless failures. The cost of empty promises and outright lies is enormous bit in human and in financial terms. Fox News claims what these people are experiencing is exactly what people have been concerned with all along. Fox feels Obamacare is really Nobamacare. MSNBC News Analysis Obamacare MSNBC praises the new healthcare reform. In recent news “Obamacare is making a difference...
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...any other news company, Fox News and MSNBC are both very opinionated and bias, instead of being factual and clear, in their articles. One author proves that Fox News or MSNBC is biased by either their writing or what they are saying. Claudia Kalb and Andrew Murr say that AIDS is more common...
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...Introduction Meister Eckhart (1260 - 1328) has been known as the father of German mysticism and the greatest of all mystics. Several authors reference him with the honour "the man from whom God hid nothing." He is known as a philosopher and a theologian but it was as a mystic that Meister Eckhart excelled. In his day Meister Eckhart enjoyed success as a popular preacher and churchman of high rank in his order, the Dominicans. However, Meister Eckhart was the only theologian of the medieval period to be formally charged with heresy. The shock of his trial for heresy and the condemnation of some of his work by Pope John XXII in Argo Dominco has cast a shadow over his reputation and a lingering suspicion over his orthodoxy that has lasted to this day. This research paper will focus on the intellectual and social history of Meister Eckhart. The development in thought of any theologian emerges from the life world of the theologian. [4] The life world is formed by the meeting of the cultural, social, and religious history of the day. Theologians are continually searching for new and meaningful ways to interpret religious experience. Meister Eckhart interpreted the religious experience of his day in a way that no others at the time did. I will explore in this paper some of the intellectual forces at work at the time and how he interpreted and connected with these. Secondly, it is important to understand the social history of the time. No theologians' thought is ever formed by simply...
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...Introduction Meister Eckhart (1260 - 1328) has been known as the father of German mysticism and the greatest of all mystics. Several authors reference him with the honour "the man from whom God hid nothing." He is known as a philosopher and a theologian but it was as a mystic that Meister Eckhart excelled. In his day Meister Eckhart enjoyed success as a popular preacher and churchman of high rank in his order, the Dominicans. However, Meister Eckhart was the only theologian of the medieval period to be formally charged with heresy. The shock of his trial for heresy and the condemnation of some of his work by Pope John XXII in Argo Dominco has cast a shadow over his reputation and a lingering suspicion over his orthodoxy that has lasted to this day. This research paper will focus on the intellectual and social history of Meister Eckhart. The development in thought of any theologian emerges from the life world of the theologian. [4] The life world is formed by the meeting of the cultural, social, and religious history of the day. Theologians are continually searching for new and meaningful ways to interpret religious experience. Meister Eckhart interpreted the religious experience of his day in a way that no others at the time did. I will explore in this paper some of the intellectual forces at work at the time and how he interpreted and connected with these. Secondly, it is important to understand the social history of the time. No theologians' thought is ever formed...
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...concern to the public. Hydraulic Fracturing(Fracking) is a method on how they abstract oil and gas to make an affordable source of energy. In the following documentaries FrackNation by Phelim McAleer and Gasland by Josh Fox, demonstrate different viewpoints on fracking. The individual with the greatest argument was Phelim McAleer due to using an excellent amount of persuasive strategies. In the movie Gasland Fox claims fracking has caused the water to be inadequate to drink due to the horrendous amount of chemicals in the water. Fox also claims that it is substandard to to the environment. Throughout the documentary he gives interviews to people on only his side. To make an excellent argument it involves the viewpoints of both sides of the situation. Fox’s way of persuasion is pathos.The strongest arguments provide all three of the persuasive techniques called Logos, Ethos, and Pathos. He played with the audience emotions and does not give accurate evidence to support his claims. Fox used logical fallacies like False analogy and circle reasoning. For example, fox says that fracking caused a huge increase in breast cancer in a certain area. With no valid evidence the accusation is a false analogy. Fox only swayed the...
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...beverage’s reverence for nature in her poetry is powerful as she uses the beauty of nature to create imagery and through her use of other figurative devices, she intricately analyses micro details and juxtaposes these ideas with macro details. The poems Orb Spider and Fox in a Tree Stump are juxtaposed in the way she conveys her reverence for nature, as fox in a tree stump subtly communicates the idea of her reverence for nature through guilt and remorse as opposed to orb spider giving direct references towards the beauty of nature. Beveridge creates a reverence for nature through the way she describes in detail the simple beauty of creatures often seen as insignificant. The quote “she was so beautiful spinning her web” adds to the beauty of the spider through her deliberate use of referring to the spider as a female. This is effective as beauty is often associated with femininity and often seen as graceful and elegant. This quote displays the harmony of nature. The reference to “spinning her web” relates also to domestic toil, the idea that the spider is doing what is known as her everyday chores. The persona can then relate to this creating a feeling of empathy and admiration towards the spider. However, fox in a tree stump displays reverence for nature though not through the same way as orb spider. The quote “prayed not to waken another animal from the wheat” creates a rather remorseful tone through guilt, Beveridge shows that there is still a reverence for nature present...
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...doesn't have health insurance from a private health insurance company have to get one. This causes a large commotion on the media and tv network. Biased stories being published, were are the hard facts on this situation? In the article called "if you like your doctor,you can pay more" Chris Wallace from Fox News talked to affordable act expert Dr.Ezekiel Emanuel,they discussed about the effects of the law has had on Americans. This article had a biased headline. It conveyed thought of readers. In the article Dr.Emanuel stated that some people had to pay more for their doctor or some didn't have to pay more. The Fox network took that part of that line that was negative and put it as a article headline, so they can persuade the audience to see their point. Wallace also goes on to say that that in the voting pools of California they need 39 percent, but so far have 23 percent because not having enough young people signed up. He goes on to say not enough young healthy people means more money being spent on the old and sick, therefore causing insurance companies to go bankrupt because there's more money being spent then being received. They also can not be denied for their health nor what surgery they need even if it is expensive. This shows how Chris Wallace uses bias through statistics and crowd count. Word and tone in this article is shown various times in the article. Wallace goes on to called...
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...Grilled Cheese and Sex Sex can be related to just about everything a person does every single day. It is one of our most basic and primitive instincts to want to reproduce. Sex can be the reason a person dresses nicely, workouts, and even aspires to be a successful person. An article posted this past week by fox news shows that there is a correlation between the numbers of times a person has sex each month and how much a person likes to eat grilled cheese sandwiches. The network surveyed 4,600 users in this study to find about the correlation of sex and grilled cheese. The survey not only showed what the most favored types of grilled cheese was but also showed that those who ate more grilled cheese had more sex than a person who did not like the sandwich. For example one probably did not know that 32 percent of those that prefer grilled cheese have sex a minimum of six times a month compared to only 27 percent of those that do not like the sandwich. It also showed that 73 percent of grilled cheese fans have sex once a month while 63 percent of those who oppose the sandwich have sex once a month. It is very interesting how such a distinct correlation could be made between the amount of sex a person has and their favorability towards a sandwich. It shows how society plays such an important role. The survey also revealed that those who prefer the sandwich also are more charitable and likely to more adventurous activities. It would be very interesting to see how a person like...
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...this assignment I found an article on Fox News website under politics, the title is called “Illinois nanny city now requiring $50 trash cans”. After utilizing the five strategies for critical reading skim, reflect, read, evaluate, and express your judgment. I found three main fallacies in this article. The three fallacies are clarity, evidence, and viewpoints. Here are my findings on the article. The article was not clear, because it failed to give me a complete view or enough information on what exactly is going on. I had to look elsewhere to figure out what exactly they were talking about. However, the article was accurate because some of the facts where across multiple websites that I encountered. The article states residents in the city of Bloomington, Illinois will have to buy a $50 trashcan and they emphasis on the 96-gallon size. The city council approved of up fronting the cost, but will past the cost on to residents (Fox News, 2013). I feel the article ignored some of the key facts, for example: Will the cost of the trashcan be applied to their bill or will the monthly trash services be increased? In addition, it did not state when would all this take place for the residents. According to Fox News, “‘The city looked at best practices and safe work conditions for the employees and made the choice to go with (automated collections)’, Alex McElroy the assistant to Bloomington’s city manager, told Illinois Watchdog” (Fox News, 2013, para. 4) With that said, the...
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...approach to “spreading the word” I also noticed that with Cnn the story is a little different than on Msnbc and Fox. It seems like Cnn might have heard different information than Msnbc and Fox as it is stated differently on all web sites. Cnn seems like a very good web site to go to if you want good reliable information. I appreciate how they tell the story how it is, and they do not seem to be biased with their information. I also like how they tell the whole story instead of jumping into the middle of what has allegedly happened. I like how Cnn uses their approach to the breaking news stories, they do not seem like they are taking sides with anyone although im sure no one would be taking sides with the person in question. Msnbc seems to tell the story well too. I think they tried to get the story out sooner rather than taking their time to make sure they have all of the information they need. I like how Msnbc does not seem bias. They tell the information the way it is supposed to be told, by not stating their own opinions, but the facts stated. It seems like Msnbc is a reliable news site and I would look at their site more often. Fox News seems like they jump right into the middle of the alleged abuse. Instead if they started at the beginning by telling the full story before they start to state what has allegedly happened would be more beneficial. A lot of people such as...
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...The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint−Exupery The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint−Exupery Table of Contents The Little Prince...................................................................................................................................1 Chapter 1 ..............................................................................................................................................2 Chapter 2 ..............................................................................................................................................4 Chapter 3 ..............................................................................................................................................7 Chapter 4 ..............................................................................................................................................9 Chapter 5 ............................................................................................................................................12 Chapter 6 ............................................................................................................................................15 Chapter 7 ............................................................................................................................................16 Chapter 8 ............................................................................................................................................19 Chapter...
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...| Hydraulic Fracturing Hydraulic fracturing is a completion process that has been proven. It allows producers to recover natural gas and oil safely. This process reduces our national carbon dioxide, reduces our reliance on foreign fuel imports, and accelerates our transition to a carbon light environment. The development of natural gas and oil is critical to America’s energy needs and economic renewal. The process of hydraulic fracturing is using water pressure under tight controls to create fractures in rock that allow oil and natural gas to escape and flow up out of the ground. While in this process “fracturing fluids” are mixed in using high pressure. This creates fissures that allow resources to move freely from rock pores where they are trapped. (Chesapeake Energy) First, the way hydraulic fracturing works is a production drill is drilled through the rock layers to intersect the coal seem that contains coal bed methane, CBN. Second, fractures are created or existing fractures are enlarged in the coal seem so that the CBM can be drawn from the well and pumped to the surface. These fractures are created or enlarged by using a thick water-based fluid which is gradually increased by rate and pressure. Third, over time the coal seam is unable to keep up with the fracturing fluid which results in high pressure causing the coal to fracture along the weaknesses within. Sand is pumped into these fractures to keep them ‘propped’ open after the pressures are released. After a...
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...with the little prince, the narrator’s tone is bittersweet. When describing the adult world, the narrator’s tone is matter-of-fact and often regretful. tense · Past settings (time) · “Six years ago,” although the current date is never specified settings (place) · The Sahara Desert and outer space protagonists · The little prince, the pilot major conflict · The childlike perspectives of the prince and, to some extent, those of the narrator are in conflict with the stifling beliefs of the adult world. rising action · After he believes he has been spurned by his rose, the prince travels to neighboring planets and eventually lands on Earth. He wanders through the desert in search of humans, and he is eventually found by the fox. climax · The fox teaches the little prince his secret, and the little prince realizes the value of his rose. falling action · The prince meets the narrator, to whom he passes along the...
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...truth in journalism helps the audience know which side is a better choice because the positives and negatives have been provided in a certain idea or topic. Bias in the media has got to control the actions and words that are being used because the viewers believe what is...
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