Revisiting Essays

  • Emotional Hinderance

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    this snippet of emotion will always taint the individual’s research, even if the circumstances are unrelated (the childhood dog may have been rabid). Emotional intelligence is very important, however, in living life. That is why we evolved it. Revisiting the aforementioned dog and disregarding rabies, it is possible that there is something about this individual that entices hostility in canines. Although this says nothing about dogs, the childhood experience conditions the individual to avoid dogs

  • A Prayer for Owen Meany

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    mother’s death; demonstrating how this event dramatically altered the course of his young life. Another example of the detailed memory the narrator recounts in this portion of the novel is seen in the passage, “Later, I would remember everything. In revisiting the scene of my &...

  • Free Personal Narratives: Stormy Days - My Paradise

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    watched large drops of rain pour down the plastic Little Tikes slide on the back patio. Each drop appeared to be racing toward the bottom before the others. I loved watching the "drip races." My siblings and I used to bet on the drips. My mind was revisiting my childhood. The rain always does that to me. Nostalgia, my favorite emotion. Feeling content, I put on my slippers, made a cup of hot chocolate, grabbed my book, and snuggled under a warm blanket. I was looking forward to a great day indoors

  • Bridge of Montenegro

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    of transportation for the natives of Montenegro. When I was younger, I remember the condition of the bridge was as if it were just built. The screws were all in the right places, tightly fastened, and the metal had barely began to chip off. After revisiting this place numerous times, I noticed some distinct transitions. Years later, I observed the transformation of the metal beginning to rust and peel off. Along with that, the nuts and bolts have slowly begun to unscrew themselves due to erosion and

  • Comparing The Woman With No Name In Monte Hellman's The Shooting

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    in Monte Hellman's The Shooting Works Cited Missing Generally forgotten by critics, and classified as alternately a cult classic and a B-movie (in reference to both its budget and its reception), Monte Hellman's The Shooting is a film worth revisiting. At a remote camp in the middle of the desert, a Woman With No Name arrives to hire two men to lead her to the town of Kingsley, days after one of the camp members was shot dead and another ran away. On their descent into the scorching desert, it

  • Tuberculosis and its Severity

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    die. TB black spots include Eastern Europe with 250,000 cases a year, South East Asia; three million cases a year and sub-Saharan Africa with two million cases a year. Tuberculosis, a sometimes crippling and deadly disease, is on the rise and is revisiting both the developed and developing world. The global epidemic is growing and becoming more dangerous. The breakdown in health services, the spread of HIV/AIDS and the emergence of multi drug-resistant TB are contributing to the worsening impact of

  • Revisiting the Account of Sodom and Gomorrah

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    Revisiting the Account of Sodom and Gomorrah Whatever the men of Sodom were up to, there is no question that it drew God’s wrath. According to pro-homosexual theologians, their sin had little or nothing to do with homosexuality, but with their inhospitality; their “callous indifference toward the weak and vulnerable – the poor, orphans, widows, and strangers in their midst” (Jeff Miner and John Tyler Conoley, The Children are Free, p. 6). There is some validity to this. For it is written, "Behold

  • Revisiting Yosemite: A Birthday Adventure

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    The Day I Went to Yosemite National Park One day we went to Yosemite National Park to visit again for my birthday because I asked to go there again. It took a very long time to get there. When we got there we had to pay at the main entrance, the park ranger said, "$30 dollars please", in a Texas voice. The park ranger said,"Enjoy your way into beautiful Yosemite. But the day before we had to pack lunch, fruit, vegetables,and clothes just in case we got wet in the water. But then we began our journey

  • Revisiting Ghosts: A Graveyard Memoir

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    The graveyard book - Epilogue "Do you think they'll like me?" Ruby asked restless. Bod gripped her hand tightly they walked through the streets that Bod used to watch the other children play on. "They'll love you." She smiled widely like when you give a little kid a piece of candy. It wasn't easy for Bod to tell her about his childhood, he had to be very selective about the people he told. Every step closer they got closer to the graveyard Bod got feel his heart bounding in his chest get louder

  • Revisiting the potential of ksheerapaka formulation and its applications

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    The proportion of the ingredients i.e. drugs: milk: water is indicated as 1:8:32, unless specifically mentioned otherwise. However, a revered ayurvedic physician Yadavji Trikamji Acharya, suggested a different proportion of ingredients in preparation of ksheerapaka as 1:15:15. [13] Certain formulations with a change in the proportion can be cited, for e.g. in rasona (garlic-Allium sativum Linn.) ksheerapaka indicated in ‘vaataja gulma’ or the vardhaman pippali ksheerapaka used as rasayana formulation

  • Revisiting the 2nd Amendment: A Modern Debate

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    Should the 2nd amendment be revoked or changed? Many Americans would say “No,” stating that guns are dangerous and times have changed. Others might argue that having the right to bear arms keeps people safe and less threated by the outside world. In this debate, both sides of the 2nd amendments constitutional rights will be argued. The upcoming presidential election has been influencing voters to revoke our 2nd amendment rights which could change the democracy on which our country was founded.

  • The Misunderstood Lie: Revisiting Jerry's Story

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    Mother in Manville Narrative I couldn't believe why Jerry would lie to me about him having a mother. As I woke up , i did my daily routine in the mornings as always. I stretched , got dressed, brushed my teeth, and ate breakfast. As I did all of that I couldn't stop thinking about Jerry and the lie he told me. It was as if I was in a nightmare , that I wanted to end. I wanted to wake up to hear that it was just a nightmare, but it wasn't. This all happened on December

  • “Revisiting ‘Bakhar’: Power, Knowledge and Communities”

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    This paper concentrates on the study of the selected ‘bakhars’. The ‘bakhar’, means a Marathi prose historical narrative. Except Mahikavati bakhar, most of the ‘bakhars’ were written from the 17th century to early 19th century. These bakhars were written by Maratha officials on the directions from their masters or senior officials. Those officials were considered as ‘Mahitigar’ i.e. well-informed and knowledgeable persons. The word ‘bakhar’ derived from Arabic word ‘khabar’, which means news or information

  • Revisiting the Michael Brown Incident: A Critical Analysis

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    On August 9th, 2014, 18 year old Michael Brown was shot by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, sparking protests, riots, and widespread debate on police use of force. Numerous questions arose as to whether Michael Brown was armed or unarmed, if he had his hands in the air or was attacking Officer Wilson, and whether Officer Wilson was justified in firing his weapon that resulted in the death of Michael Brown (Itkowitz). Twenty-two years have passed since the riots in Los Angeles after the

  • Revisiting Racism: Post-Segregation Tensions in America

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    “I have a dream that one day right here in Alabama little black boys and little black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.” –Martin Luther King Jr. (Atkinson). Racism is believed to be a part of the past. In many circumstances it is, such as the desegregation of the army and schools. In light of this fact, tensions between whites and blacks have been increasingly seen in the recent shootings of unarmed black boys. This is determined in many

  • Revisiting Childhood Memories: A Trip to Washington Island

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    It was a breezy and cloudy June morning as I made my way through Door County traffic. My best memory was driving up here was when I was about 10 head dangling out the window as the wind blew in my face. As I drove through the small towns I saw the rustic houses, cute cafes, and pedestrians enjoying their day. I drove a little farther and suddenly saw the great and sparkling blue Lake Michigan and the ferry dock where I would soon be boarding. This would be my 100th time on this boat going to Washington

  • Revisiting Happiness: A Critique of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

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    After reading Boethius’ The Consolation of Philosophy it became evident to me that Lady Philosophy believes that people from long ago are happier than people of today because there were less luxuries to tempt them. This can be seen when Lady Philosophy says “Men were most happy in former ages, content with the yield of fertile fields, and not yet ruined by indolent luxury”(Pg 33).She came to this conclusion by reasoning that happiness cannot be found in material possessions and therefore people

  • Revisiting Ryan Howard's Golden Era with Phillies

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    Bob Ford revisits the golden years of Ryan Howard and the Phillies as Howard has played his last game as a part of the franchise, marking the end of a glorious era. Ryan Howard had been overlooked and taken for granted while the Phillies were dominating the N.L. East and competing in the postseason consistently year after year. The World Series in 2008 was special and after that, the Phillies slowly declined and each player moved on from that team. Eight years later, Phillies fans say goodbye

  • Revisiting McNaughton's Disappearance: A Cold Case Podcast

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    On June 12, 1972 Adrien McNaughton a five year old boy, vanished during a fishing trip with his family in the backwoods of Arnprior Eastern Ontario. Canadian filmmaker David Ridgen teams up with CBC to create Someone Knows Something, a podcast devoted to opening up cold cases and investigating them through journalistic measures. A cold case investigating podcast on Adrien McNaughton's disappearance hoping to give Adrian's parents Murray and Barb McNaughton some closure after more than 40 years without

  • Patrick Geddes Revisiting Ideas Behind the Evolution of Sex

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    Synopsis of the Reading and Its Impact in History Patrick Geddes Revisiting Ideas Behind the Evolution of Sex During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, scientists armed with important discoveries and novel techniques began to reevaluate the theories of race and sex. One of the important thinkers of this time was the Scottish biologist Patrick Geddes. Like many other scientists of the time, Geddes applied Darwinian evolutionary theory to other non-scientific contexts. Although