Thiago Ferreira Pinheiro Dias Pereira Professor Department of Tourism of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (DTUR - UERJ) Av. Lúcio Meira, 233. Várzea, Teresópolis (RJ) 25953-002 Rua Garibaldi n°66 ap 202. Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 20511-330 55 21 36488613 55 21 999688613 thp21@ig.com.br PhD in Geography. Professor at Rio de Janeiro State University - Department of Tourism (DTUR – UERJ). Has experience in Geosciences and Humanities, acting on the following themes: conflicts of
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Before I criticize this passage, I would like to define a few terms. The first term I want to define is “character” and by definition it is defined to be “The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual”(Oxford University). The next term is “role model”, also by definition it is defined to be “A person looked to by others as an example to be imitated”(Oxford University). This passage “Sports Build Character” presents three arguments with two proving a larger conclusion and the larger
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In his essay “Tragedy and the Common Man” Arthur Miller attempts to redefine both the genre of tragedy and the tragic hero. According to Miller, a tragedy is defined as a man wrestling with how he defines himself in regards to his environment, and that above all, Miller believes that tragedies should be optimistic. Miller states that the “wound from which the inevitable events spiral is the wound of indignity… Tragedy, then, is the consequence of a man’s total compulsion to evaluate himself justly”
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1. What is the major thesis of each essay? The thesis of Dennis Baron's essay titled "Facebook Multiplies Genders, but Offers Users the same Three Tired Pronouns" complies of the fact that Facebook has 58 different kinds of genders to choose from, yet the social media site only allows three pronouns: she, he, it. The thesis of "How to Be a 'Woman Programmer’" written by Ellen Ullman is the struggles of a woman becoming a computer programmer and enduring the sexual prejudice of man in the workplace
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Jim Valvano’s ESPY’s Speech Analysis An astonishing moment for Jim Valvano occurred on March 3, 1993 at the ESPYs, a national televised event that honors team and individual accomplishments. During the ceremony, Valvano was presented with the inaugural Arther Ashe Award for Courage. When accepting this award, Valvano, who is cancer-stricken, gave a moving speech to his audience in Madison Square Garden. He had his audience and everyone watching across the world in tears, laughter and in serious
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Set in the not-too-distant future, Spike Jonze’s film “Her” explores the romantic relationship between Samantha, a computer program, and Theodore Twombly, a human being. Though Samantha is not human, she feels the pangs of heartbreak, intermittently longs for a body and is bewildered by her own evolution. She has a rich inner life, complete with experiences and sensations. “Her” raises two questions that have long preoccupied philosophers. Are non -biological creatures like Samantha capable of consciousness
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This court finds Socrates guilty of “inquiring into things below the earth and in the sky, making the weaker argument defeat the stronger, and teaching others to follow his example.” [19b] Each of these charges were brought to the court’s attention by Meletus, and upon reflection after the trial of Socrates, they found these claims to hold evidence under the light of law and justice. This decision was won by a mere thirty votes, and took much consideration on the parts of all jurymen. These jurymen
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In her speech to the Union League Club of Chicago, Jane Addams utilizes experts along with logic while concurrently evoking emotions from her readers for the purpose of both admiring George Washington and promoting charitable causes. Addams delivered the speech in 1903 on the anniversary of the first president of the United States and famed politician George Washington. In the piece, the author connected the righteous life of Washington to what the modern person should be doing. Although Addams
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