Urban Superstitions

The Outsiders Have you ever wished you could be rich? Or have a bigger house? Do you think that those who are not rich are a menace? Well in the book The Oustiders by S.E Hinton, The socs are more of a menace than the greasers because of the money they have, their parents mindset, and the society’s popular choice. The socs are a menace because of the money they have.

Im very confused with what the word siege means, i tried to look up the definition but i'm not quite sure i completely understand it. There are many rumors about a lot of things but the only thing keeping us sane is the truth. You should always speak the truth no matter what. The people there are celebrated for the stories that they told. They became the story and this story affects not only the entertainment industry but also culture, geography, race, religion and so much more.

For example, Postman shares that there are “winners and losers” in the world of technology and this is where the main problem lies (pg.3). The winners are those who benefit from being in the world of technology and get rich off of it such as reporters, individuals gaining careers on television and as entertainers who will do anything to continue to promote this technology. While the losers are those who is looking for change in society by looking up to them without realizing the winners do not reveal the truth because it will be “economically unwise to reveal the price to be paid for technological change” (pg.4). He then states at the end of this paragraph that “the blessing and deficits of a new technology are not distributed equally.” Along with this contradiction, he goes on and shares how we have become a world who depends on these new technologies by sharing examples on how things were made with good intentions when the project was beginning, but had a negative outcome at the end. One of the big examples he used was how television has affected not only children but also the school system.

Mythology is a term widely used for the study of myths, the stories, the beliefs, the understanding of the world through certain aspects narrated in oral tales to teach values and ethics to the society. However, one does not find myth in contemporary times rather it is a subject of the past of which no one is a witness. These mythical tales have been passed down through generations never actually knowing the origin of its creation. Myth usually has connotations of falsehood, unreasonable, irrationality which makes the stories and the past related to it a mere lie or fiction. But if myth is fictitious, then how could it serve the purpose of educating the masses about moral values and ethics?

Interpreters of Nostradamus’ work can support his predicting abilities by relating his prophecies to real-life events. The vagueness of his work makes skeptics believe that he cannot predict the future. One way or another, Nostradamus’ work impacted many lives and helped influence other

Archaeology is worth it What is archaeology? Archaeology is the study of artifacts that was dug up, studying them to have an idea of what happened in the past. Archaeologists find clues to make different theories about different events. People ask the question; “Is archaeology worth it?” Some people think that archaeology is not worth. This is because it could be disrespectful to them when we dig up their ancestors and examine them.

The Odyssey teaches us many of those lessons, but some of them stand out more than others. Regard all warnings despite what your instincts say and use your surroundings to your advantage are two morals that I thought were important in my life. Even though these messages are thousands of years old, people can still use them today maybe not word for word, but they use them in one way or

The world is full of mystery, and there are many places that some people believe it has been lost in time or forgotten in history. We learn about these lost places in this world, like Atlantis or Camelot from books that we read, but some people believe that they are just legends or cannot be found. On the other hand, some of these places can be rediscovered by people who traveled so far to seek these lost places and what happened to them, like Great Zimbabwe, Xanadu, and Mycenae. Furthermore, it shows the ideas of having the perseverance and the faith for people to do the impossible even if they don 't succeed. In Edgar Allan Poe 's poem, "Eldorado," the speaker tells about a knight 's journey throughout his lifetime: the knight is searching

One may not understand how they see the world, but there are numerous sources that authenticate the fact that culture affects the way the world and people in it are viewed by oneself. A few examples of credible sources are: “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, “Two Ways to Belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee, “An Indian Father’s Plea” by Robert Lake, and “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini. These stories are all very different from one another yet they all have one thing in common, a way of putting a view of the world into words. There are also many real life events that validate the effects of culture on people’s outlooks. In “Everyday Use” we are able to see the different ways physical appearance, education, and surroundings influence the cultural aspects of one's view of the world around them.

How are they directed and how are they distributed in our city? And while all design is necessarily limiting in some ways, it’s possible to make places that encourage and enhance relationships between people and lead to greater collaboration and communication. The use of discipline versus the forced punishment to question the derivation of reduction of hostile behaviour amongst common public. Design can serve as a solution to many criminal activities in the city. Tracing back some and analysing their existence in their specific location can help us build a theoretical explanation towards reducing this aggression.