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    world and ways to make it more practical. In “The Untouchables”, author Thomas L.Friedman discusses how the American fungible and non-fungible jobs are affected by the Globalization. In Hudson Institute’s article “Work and Workers in the Twenty-First Century”, their analysts show their opinions about the current trend of jobs in the near future and envision it in the next twenty-plus years. In both articles the authors discuss the topics of

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    literary ground shifts. Romanticism and Realism dominated the latter 18th century well into the 19th century. Next came Modernism, arising in the 1900s. Soon after, postmodernism took stage in the 1950s. Now into the 2000s, authors have performed remarkable feats of literary creativity and diversity. Authors are evoking occurrences from the turn of the millennium—events and conflicts that are specific to the twenty-first century. The new forms, tropes and theoretical strategies in current literature

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    soften our brains and made us forget that ‘choice’ used to mean something different from selecting options from menus?” -Lynne Truss. Lynne Truss an English author, journalist, novelist, and radio ; broadcaster explains that the internet in the 21th century is reshaping our brain by giving us more information instead of option and also modifying our brain with abounding verdict instead of dibs. Nicholas Carr argues that humans are losing their ability to figure out things for themselves by substituting

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    Style Alert: Vintage Hoodies for Women Vintage hoodies for women are among the top trends for casual wear this year. Wearing a vintage item says to the world that you're not high-maintenance, yet you have a sense of style that's unique and casual. Throwback hoodies are most popular with younger men and women who are rebelling against the overly dazzled Ed Hardy look. Eschewing glitter and studs, retro hoodies are simple and plain in their nostalgia. Most women looking for vintage hoodies online

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    In today’s society, it appears that every week the general public is raving about a new app that was released or some newly created piece of technology. Week in and week out magazines and news sources highlight the newest inventions and and must-have items, encouraging the public to rush for the stores to acquire the new big thing. While such a concept is commonplace in today’s society, there was a time when this idea of materialism was a rarity, and, to a certain extent, frowned upon. American Transcendentalism

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    The evolution of technology is constantly occurring in order to be more helpful in society. Therefore, a new gadget comes out within months or a year because of how it’s constantly evolving and how clients always ask for more. Andrew Sullivan wrote an essay in 2005 and talked the once popular iPod. In his essay, “Society Is Dead, We Have Retreated into the iWorld,” Andrew Sullivan uses the rhetorical triangle, visual imagery, and one of the rhetorical appeals, logos, to achieve his purpose of how

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    Today’s Modern Society To be a modern person in today’s society it means to try and strive for wealth, power and freedom. It also means to try and fit in with a changing and evolving society with new technology and advances. People in today's society people still want what they have always wanted the American dream, over time the American dream has transformed and with it so has modern people and the definition of this dream. In the 1920’s men's goal was to just become rich and have power, to

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    Wes Craven was a writer, director, producer, and he was known for his innovative work on horror films that showed his creative imagination through his work. During his career, Craven won nine cinematic awards and received three nominations. His films, Scream, The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, and A Nightmare on Elm Street reinvented the horror genre today. His films didn't show ghosts or monsters, it showed the nightmare of real-life violence. Throughout Wes Craven’s career, he took

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    To explain the difference between the Vagueness and Overbreadth doctrine, I must define them. Basic factor of the overbreadth doctrine The author Hall (2015) defines the term Overbreadth Doctrine as, A law that will be declared void or overbreadth if it attempts to punish speech or conduct that is protected by the Constitution an if it is impossible to eliminate the Unconstitutional part of the law without invalidation the whole law” (p.299). The author Poulous (1995) indicated that the overbreadth

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    The 21st Century Elections

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    The 21st Century Elections United States of America has been the country that was always seen as a powerful and strong by other countries. Our nation that was perceived before as a symbol of modernity and as a sign of example to follow was soon to change throughout the years and demonstrated on the elections of 2000 and 2004 where our nation set in stone the failure to maintain a quality on its political life as well as its elections. The political effect of the 2000 and 2004 elections had on

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