In “Cooling Down Our Brain,” Jason Peters talked about how researchers proved that self-control can be developed by specific mental exercises. He explained an experiment named “the marshmallow test” and how the result of the experiment showed that children who had self-control became more successful in their lives than those who did not have it. The author further stated that additional research showed that the human brain has “hot” and “cool” areas and everyone can train the “cool” part to control the impulses.
Jon Spoelestra’s Ice to the Eskimos was very interesting and informative. Throughout the entire book, Spoelestra reflected upon the experiences and knowledge that he gained from working in the sports industry. One interesting aspect of the book was Spoelestra’s principle that organizations should design “an offer that consumers cannot refuse” (Spoelestra, 1997, p. 199). This was particularly interesting to me because of my interest in finance. Initially, I thought that if you make an offer too good, that you could potentially be losing out on some profit, however, after reading this book, this principle makes perfect sense.
Will Stone Criminal Justice 3 10/23/17 Richard Kuklinski- The Iceman Richard Kuklinski, or the Iceman, arrested for murder on the year of 1986. He had been killing for over 30 years as a hitman for the mafia, and estimates that he had killed over 100 people. With cold calculation, he took the lives of anyone who he deemed wronged him or failed to pay back the mafia. Having a loveless and abusive childhood, he was set up for failure by his parents, and that made him the man he ended up as.
Iceman died from being stabbed in the back during hand to hand combat. Evidence in the text suggest that there were wounds found on Iceman's hand. This shows that he participated in hand to hand combat. Also, there was a thumb wound that had no scar, which means that the wound was fresh. There are also DNA samples from Iceman's weapons that contain DNA from four different individuals.
In the national best-seller Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, the author uses a unique writing style and structure throughout the entire story. The reasoning behind this is to have an appeal to the adventure/ nature goer, mystery reader, or ethical/ philosophy seeker. Krakauer’s main purpose was to simply paint the story of Chris McCandless’s life travels in a light where the reader could then decide for themselves what they believed or thought about Chris McCandless. Whatever that may be.
Syd Mattord AP Lang 4th hr. Rhetorical Analysis “What Is Snow Like?” Brian Doyle ’s essay “What Is Snow Like?” allows his audience to see snow through the eyes of the experienced.
1. Left Perspective: This article by Shaun King mostly discussed a big victory this past NFL season, and it wasn't the Eagles' Bowl win. It was the decrease in NFL season and super bowl ratings as a result of television boycotts lead by the African- American community. The boycott is a consequence of the NFL "blacklisting" former NFL signal- caller Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the National Anthem, as a part of a silent protest against police brutality and systematic racism. This boycott was simply doing other things or watching channels besides NFL football on Sundays.
Unit 1- Activity 4: Paraphrasing Paraphrasing exercise: The temperature of the earth is controlled by the cold waters of Antarctica and the warm waters of the tropics. The rising of Antarctica's water cools not only other seawater, but also the air. Now, humans have begun to disrupt this natural occurrence through global warming and pollution.
In the story, “The Cold Equations”, Tom Godwin depicts the thematic tension as to never go against the path that you’re traveling on, because you could take a wrong turn and end up on a path towards unexpected consequences. In the year 2178, there are cruisers to carry people to the colonies on the far reaches of the galaxy. On the cruiser Stardust, a girl named Marilyn slipped onto an “EDS” or emergency dispatch ship. The EDS’s are only given enough fuel to arrive at their destination and return to the cruiser, with no added weight or any added variables. Marilyn’s added weight had been noticed by the captain of the EDS, and he would have killed her instantly if she were a man, but because she isn’t, he tried to spare her life.
Almost anyone who will read this essay has undoubtedly heard of the climate phenomenon Global warming. Global warming is a topic that gets discussed very often nowadays, most notably during political debate and discussion. Politicians use certain stances on global warming to appeal to voter’s emotions and logic in order to gain votes and support for their campaign, however climate change is nothing new, during the past several hundred thousand years the Earth has heated up and cooled down and even experienced so called “ice ages”, which is a period where glacial deposits located at the northern and southern hemispheres have grown due to dramatic global cool downs. Don’t be confused by climate terminology though, the global warming so widely
The glaciers cover about 10 percent of the Earth it forms in the Canada, Greenland, and Antarctica (United States). There are giant ice sheets that cover most of the continent and the depth of the ice sheets range in different thickness ranging from hundreds of feet to thousands of feet. The glaciers have made an enormous impact on the Rocky Mountains by digging through the ground, depositing the sediment that it has picked up, and creating lakes. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Rocky_Mountains.aspx Glacier erosion When glaciers scrapes across the ground moving dirt and creating deep valleys, it is a process called glacier erosion. It is believed that the glacial erosion has caused the Rocky Mountains to increase its height.
Whereby Snow, writing in Law and Order, 1989, made the following statements in support of civilianization;(1) the lower cost of pay and benefits for most civilian employees, (2) civilianization allows a larger percentage of a department 's officers to be used in direct policing duties, (3) the productivity of a job increases if the person hired for that job has been trained specifically for it, (4) the department do not have to worry about civilians being promoted out of job areas as often happens with sworn officers, and (5) civilian positions can serve as an intern program for people who are interested in police work (cf. Pannell, 1995). Tom (2014) argues that based on civilianization practices, it is wisely to say that it is a way to reduce
In order for a human being to achieve true enlightenment, they must strive towards blissful ignorance. David Guterson’s, “Snow Falling on Cedars” involves protagonist Hatsue Imada, and her spouse Kabuo Miyamoto. Kabuo, a World War two veteran, is trialled in court for the murder of the Germans, the guilt weighing him heavily. Guterson makes the racism against the Japanese evident throughout the novel, and the impacts it has towards Japanese-Americans. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin’s short story, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” takes place in the quaint, utopian city of Omelas, and the disasters that lurk beneath.
Prior to entering college, I had never been exposed to Sedaris’ works. I enjoyed being assigned this story to read because it was relatable to my life. His story Let it Snow is effective in portraying the life endured as a child. His tone is almost melancholy over the life he was forced to live because of his parents. Through his dialog, he describes the life that he and many children have.
In a place where equality doesn’t exist, women become objects that men trade around for their own benefit. Women are valued according to the wealth they inherit from their “ previous owners,” their fathers. They are disrespected and treated mercilessly, with their beauty and their personality simply being the auxiliaries that profit their owners. In the play, The Taming of the Shrew, marriages are arranged like trading possessions, where women are married off with no rights and are supposed to remain loyal to their owners. Unfortunately, due to the discrimination against women, they are forced to become men’s property.
