that both songs are considered “legendary” rock songs, as they are still very popular today. “American Pie” tells the story of the U.S. in the 1960s, starting on the “day the music died”, referring to the 1959 plane crash that killed musical icons Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly. McLean then tells the story of the 60s in the United States via
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Wenxiao NIU Club Paper - HM212 It was a real pleasure to be a part of the first Hart School Big Event and do voluntary community service at Camp Still Meadows. I were assigned to clear the stable and see horses there. Since the community service is not so popular in China, I really gained a meaningful new experience in my life. The most important thing I learned from this event is volunteer service spirit. Nowadays, everyone who live in the modern society is so busy and independent that we
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live in. Even though, many times, science is looked at as an annoying extension of math and, therefore, something to be despised, understanding it can be extremely helpful in understanding our own lives. Science allows us to understand and answer the big questions that cause many people to turn to religion and their beliefs. Science is a way of understanding the world through examination and testing. It can be defined “as the process of observing and questioning the world around us. We also sometimes
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In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, he shows us how false portrayal of peace is acquired by controlling the masses and the use of propaganda. As soon they are born through Bokanovsky’s process they are already being fed information to act a certain way and learn their part in society. The government controls all aspects of the society in order to attain what they consider peace. They have thrown out the way of our civilization and views and inputted their own views to attain stability
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The protagonist in The Big Sleep is Philip Marlowe, the private detective. We know he’s the private detective from the dialogue in the beginging of the movie between him and Carmen. She says “What are you? A prize fighter, which Marloew replies “No, I’m a shamus. To further verify this Carmen asks what a shamus is and he explains that it’s a private detective. It’s unclear who the real antagonist is in this movie because of all the crimes committed, but the main one would probably be Eddie Mars
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meaning of life. From theories such as evolution, Gods and Goddesses or a higher power, such as one God. Scientist have given out theories on the origin of life such as the big bang theory. Some religions have accepted the concept and have developed their own explanations for it. For example, Christianity has explained the big bang as God creating light on earth where God in the bible says “…Let there be light, and there was light (Genesis 1:3).” Over the years new theories have come up as well as
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The primordial soup hypothesis is saying that life formed in a sea or lake and contained protein, which would eventually evolve into animals and plants. It also is stating life began over three and a half million years ago. Both A.I. Oparin and J.B.S. Haldane came up with the idea separately, but it was first presented in 1920. The theory says that a single, simple molecule was energized by lightning and the rain created the organic soup. In 1950 they did an experiment, they mixed gasses that were
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Big Hero 6 became an instant hit in theaters, earning an estimated 657.8 million dollars in the box office. However, it did not become an instant hit to the minority groups all over America and around the world. Big Hero 6 uses gender differences and race stereotypes to establish a new and improved society in the movie. Big Hero 6 is not the new equally diverse movie it claims to be. There are Asian characters and white characters. However, there is only one African American and no Indians
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contemporary people.They find most of the movie characters’ maneuvers still practical in real life;Others,including me,choose to watch movies that illustrate modern life.I discover many novelties from the movies:from basic physics principles in “The big bang theory”，to the breathtaking landscape of the mountains in “Vertical limit”.These movies are all “good lessons” encourage us to learn and explore more about our lifes. However,I must admit that certain movies are designed for educational aims
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business succeeds in this sluggish economy In these hard times businesses have failed miserably. A lot of Small businesses are having a hard time staying afloat in this sluggish economy. Small businesses don’t have the luxury of finances that the big businesses do . “ Just because the economy is sluggish doesn’t mean people aren’t still buying—they are just more cautious with the money they are spending” (Clements, 2010). As the economy gets worse business have to find ways to survive by cutting
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