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    Knowing God will not forsake them helps one with building a strong connection with him. It is through this faith that Stephen, a priest, and devoted father, is able to find hope in the dark world he faces. Throughout the book Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton the flawed main character, Stephen Kumalo is able to go through the redemption cycle because of his relationship with God. Stephen is able to complete the redemption cycle when he sins, exhibits his flaws, against his sister Gertrude because

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    At the beginning of Animal Farm Old major, the prize Middle White boar, had a dream and wanted to share it to the other animals. He ordered every animal to gather for a meeting at the big barn after Mr. Jones, the owner and master of the animals, went to sleep. Old Major had a dream in which animals rule and humans vanish. He also remembers a tune his mother use to sing to him and now wants to teach the others. At night when the meeting started Old Major tells the other animals he might not be around

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    In today’s world, having zoos in today's culture is bad. It is a major problem and it should be considered illegal. Have you ever been scrolling on twitter and see one of those sad videos about animal abuse or someone treating an animal bad and it makes your heart throb? Well that is what it is like for animals in zoos everyday. The zookeeper's keep this a secret because they do not want humans to see the negative effects of zoos. The reasons it should be illegal is animals main cause of depression

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    Imitation Game Analysis

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    is full of different artistic aspects. There are two specific elements which greatly contribute to the beauty of the film; structure and personal/emotional connection. This film concentrates on the legendary life of mathematician and cryptanalyst, Alan Turing. It brings us through the story of how he was able to succeed in breaking enigma (a near impossible to crack) Nazi code. This inspiring film follows a rather unique structure when compared to other films. It goes through three different time

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    There is nothing more discouraging than being patronized by the classroom favorites: advanced-placement students. Those are the only ones who will go on and do outstanding things, right? For the most part, yes having a 5.0 GPA will steer you in a successful direction; then you turn twenty-five and no one in the professional community will turn their heads at your grade point average when you were sixteen. In the real world there are real people. Author Kevin Ashton firmly believes that show-stopping

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    The Animal Bill of Rights is meant to protect animals that don’t have legal protection. There are laws that protect some of the animals, but are often insufficient and full of loopholes. In this society we have many people who think the total opposite of defending the animals. It may be because of selfish thinking. Sometimes one might think, it is needed for them to survive or because they want to be able to show their children the animals in person at zoos. Now, the question is, if animals need

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    once said “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads,” in his novel Walden, which accurately reflects mankind’s relationship to the natural world around us. Frequently, the landscape dictates the well-being of the people who live there. In Alan Paton’s work Cry, the Beloved Country, he starts the book by describing the South African people’s bond to the landscape. Employing contrasting imagery and diction, powerful symbolism, and fluctuating uses of parallelism, Paton demonstrates how the

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    Alan Turing & The A.I. Alan Turing cracked the enigma code on July 9th, 1941 and laid the infrastructure for artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence has come a long way since the first robot was perfected. In 1950, Alan Turing published, Computer Machinery and Intelligence. This book introduced the birth of artificial intelligence as we know it today. Millions of robots with advanced technology and uses are being created every day since the emergence of this first robot occurred in 1969

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    Cry, The Beloved Country

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    Cry, the Beloved Country as a Quest Novel Human nature compels everyone to quest after things they have lost. In Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country Stephen Kumalo goes out in search of his family when his tribe is being torn apart by family members leaving and never coming back. He leaves Ndotsheni in search for his sister and his son, prompted by a letter from Reverend Msimangu in Johannesburg. Upon arrival in the great city, Kumalo meets Msimangu who leads him to to Gertrude. Kumalo reconciles

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    I am a huge fan of Allan Mulally leadership style. What his team accomplished at Ford is nothing short of legendary. There is something about a corporate turnaround I like, the transformational Journey of these companies close to bankruptcy and back to profitability is very, very fascinating. Two cases immediately come to mind, Steve Jobs returning to Apple and Carlo Goshen turnaround of Nissan. But Ford turnaround and the leadership prowess of Allan Mulally really took home the first prize in

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