SO-DIMM Essays

  • Rihanna Swot Analysis

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    A brief history of the entrepreneur: Robyn Rihanna Fenty (better known as Rihanna) was born on the 20th of February 1988 in Barbados. She is the eldest of three children who were born into a family were drug and alcohol abuse was prevalent. Rihanna turned to singing to release the stress of her family life which became worse after her parents’ divorce. At a very young age of 16 she was signed to Def Jam records and started producing and releasing music hereafter. Despite Rihanna’s harsh family life

  • Personal Narrative: A Memory Distressor

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    upgrades that have been put in place were very small steps to get prepared for this. I guess me having a memory suppressor before I finished the specifications to have what you see had taken other people several years to figure out what I was doing.” “So when did you design this AI?” “I think I was about 6 almost 7. She has been in my terminal and unable to grow until now. It was something I had learned from my mother and fathers from them being Terra-Farmers. They grow worlds you can see, and

  • Personal Narrative-The Controversy On Memory Shifting

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    Keyboard clicks and whispers across the cubicles fills the office. People discussing their weekend plans, what they are doing after work, and what they are currently shifting. “Hey Jerry,” Todd appeared in Jerry’s cubicle enterance. “Do you have the Anderson report done?” “I finished it this morning, I was just about to send it over.” Jerry responded without taking his eyes off his computer screen. “You’re the man.” Todd walked over and put his hand on Jerry’s shoulder. “Are you still coming

  • Creative Writing: Drew The Wild

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    Shining new horse. “I’m leaving, you boys can take the carriage back. Don’t be long,” said Bonny. What to do next was all Drew could think of. “Maybe we should just go home Drew,” Don suggested. “Then what, I get executed by them!” complained Drew. “So what’s next then, we ask them politely to let us kill people!” Don yelled. “How about you actually join the police or even get a farm!” Drew answered back “It doesn 't work like that!” Then Drew walked away. He was going to think of something, he just

  • Distracted Walking Speech

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    Rick Noack, a writer for Washington Post stated that “The city has attempted to solve that problem by installing new traffic lights embedded in the pavement — so that pedestrians constantly looking down at their phones won't miss them.” Now, even though this may look like this a great solution for distracted walking, what about the taxpayers? Us being citizens, would have to pay for the LED lights by raising

  • The Effects Of Revenge In Hamlet

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    whored my mother… to let this canker of our nature come in further evil?” This quote explain how Hamlet has the desire to avenge his father because of the treason that Claudius did to Hamlet’s father but also how he took Hamlet rightful place as King. So now Hamlet want revenge for two things his father and for the throne. In Hamlet once again on pg lines “what would you undertake to show yourself … Revenge should have have no bounds.” This quote tells us how strong revenge is and Claudius tells

  • Role Of Being Spoiled In America Essay

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    indulgent. This definition is highly correct because of the way America is compared to a child. Spoiled simply means obtaining something that you do not deserve. America is known as spoiled, because of how oblivious they are towards the things they receive so easily, when most other countries do not. Ordinarily, if a child was spoiled or treated unfairly, then they most likely would grow up to be overindulged, or as some would say, rotten. The first part of the definition says that when one is spoiled

  • Fahrenheit 451 Dialectical Journal Essay

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    “Did you know that once billboards were only twenty feet long? But cars started rushing by so quickly they had to stretch the advertising out so it would last” (pg.7, ch.1 The Hearth And The Salamander). I find this quote significant because it perfectly explains the lives of the people in this novel. Moving fast, not paying attention and for what? To die in a car crash at only 17? Maybe be in the news until five minutes later the parlor walls begin to engross everyone with the newest gossip? Everyone

  • Tuesdays With Morrie Reflection

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    high school, Tuesdays with Morrie has helped me realize how important an equal work-life balance is and to feel a sense of fulfillment with the career I choose to pursue. In countless cases, people become so caught up in their jobs that they miss out on the small moments that make life so enjoyable. So to find that equilibrium where you’re working, but still able to continue to be with people you love and do the things you enjoy is

  • Wish Carol Ann Duffy Analysis

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    ‘Wish’ by Carol Ann Duffy is about wishing to resurrect a body. It presents death in rewind and undoes all the suffering that has to do with death. ‘Wish’ is a very personal poem compared to the other poems Carol Ann Duffy had written. However, although it is quite personal, it is also a mixture of being personal and connecting with the public, since it relates to the themes of mistreated women from earlier in her collection of poems. The ‘wish’ in this poem is to undo every suffering; to resurrect

  • My Narrative Essay: My Journey To Literacy

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    literate. As I look back at my life before now, I see the purpose in all of that. It wasn’t just to get me through school and know what I am doing, but to allow me to understand the world around me. Without literacy, my knowledge of the world would be so small. I wouldn’t have been able to experience what I have experienced. Literacy holds power as it gives you a new window to see everything that is going on around

  • The Importance Of Plagiarizing Work

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    until the last minute. Some people do not manage their time right, so they have a bunch of assignments for all of their classes which are stressing them out, and they wish to use the simple way out. Others just yearn not to earn a poor grade

  • Importance Of Pop Culture In Education

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    they’re presented and ask the right questions. Therefore, the integration of popular culture into education is their right so that it will help them weigh the importance it has for us and help them learn from it as well. In the end, the role and importance of popular culture plays a good part in the way we live today. Therefore, we have to cope with it and we have to learn from it so that we will not be

  • Taeh Scream Monologue

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    There are a lot of postscripts in Taehyung 's life--PS, I left my keys on the table by the door and I don 't think I locked the door but I don 't really remember; PS, there 's cake in the fridge, the kind you like, with the taro and the icecream and the fruits on top and they 're not bad this time, I promise; PS, you didn 't bring your favorite tie; PS, I 'm bringing it to you but you don 't know that yet ;D PS, I love you and you know that already. Kim Taehyung hums as he packs his bags, just

  • Communication And Counselling Skills: The Four Aims Of Counselling

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    non-judgemental role ... or gives advice on practical problems” (McMahon, Palmer). For an effective dialogue between the client and the counsellor to happen, the counsellor is required to deliver or present certain communication and counselling skills so that they can facilitate change for the client. The communication and counselling skills of

  • Essay On Acceptance In Society

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    Acceptance in Society From the beginning of time, acceptance has played an important role in society. It is only human nature, to try and be accepted into a group of people. Explained by Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, where social needs are expressed as the 3rd level before self-actualization. Which is what we all strive towards whether we know it yet or not. Acceptance or a sense of belonging can be reasons behind, how we form social groups like cliques, the reason we act the way we do and why we

  • The Conversation Of Kindness In George Saunders Commencement Speech

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    Kindness is the act of going out of your way to be kind or nice to someone or showing a person that you care. At the same time, it’s not just about being nice to someone, but also about showing sympathy and understanding. For many people, acts of kindness are done without expecting anything in return. Kindness is, unfortunately, something that you don’t see that often anymore. This makes it important that we remind each other, and ourselves, that we should be kind to one another. A simple act, such

  • Essay On Zoo Should Not Be Kept In Zoos

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    the zoo, which means animals homes will be wiped out. Although the money spent for bigger enclosures gives the animals improved living conditions, it would be much more efficient for the animals to just live in the wild and we wouldn’t have to spend so much money for zoos. Instead, the money spent for zoos can be used for more important things such as medical research or even animal preservations. Animal preservations care for animals that can’t fend for themselves in the wild and teach people how

  • Character Analysis Of Lance Preston In 'Grave Encounters'

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    The Traits Of Lance Preston The character Lance Preston, in the movie, Grave Encounters, had a crew and filmed an episode at a psychiatric hospital named Collingwood. Lance is our leader of the Grave Encounter crew. Lance takes his role as a leader very seriously, and he takes action without having it agreed upon team. Lance focuses more on himself and the show. He wants to provide evidence and show the world that ghosts are real and turn non-believers into believers. Walking into the hospital

  • Perception In The Dancing Dwarf

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    Perception can be misleading. What you see, isn’t what it really is. The short stories within “The Elephant Vanishes”: “The Second Bakery Attack” makes us question is everything correlated. Are things just building up to a certain climax waiting for the axe to fall? Or is everything just happening at random, without any sequences at all. As for the second short story: “The Dancing Dwarf” it demonstrated how our imagination can change the perspective of a single event, whether or not the actions are