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Many other places around the world have either decided to charge a fee for plastic bags or ban them entirely, but what’s the better option? Is it ethical for businesses in California to charge citizens for plastic bags to fund government environmental projects? Well plastic bags are an ethical issue because it’s a problem in the world where a person and an organization can or one has to choose a position. This can then be evaluated if it is either ethical or unethical. Yes, this issue has been damaging

Hook: In the wake of WWII William Golding reminded us that though we were horrified by what the Nazis had done in the Holocaust, “every single one of us could be Nazis.” This lead Golding to start writing his Nobel prize winner novel, because this historical event is significant to Lord of the flies, since the characters in the novel become trapped on an island after their plane crashes. Throughout the novel Golding explores a seemingly civil society can break apart, because of few leader’ decisions

In his Nobel Prize Award Speech, William Faulkner expressed that it is the writer’s duty to write about abstractions such as love rather than lust, because mechanical feelings such as lust doom writings, and that we must learn to use our souls. He explains it is the writer’s duty to give the piece blood and body. “The human race has reached a point where there are no longer conflicts within the heart. There is only the fear of death” (Faulkner 872). It is the writer’s duty to show progression

The Dependency on Internet People were more active, people were more social in person and people were less stressed. This era of using internet is increasing every day. Wherever people go there is a phone, or at least one way to connect with internet. What happens if someone forgets their phone back home in the house? The person will feel naked since its life is in that device. The society expects to find every answer on the internet, some might even google personal questions, and this is not a

The obnoxious boat horn sounds but everyone was happy to hear it. In the distance they see the Statue of Liberty, a sight that they all longed to see. To people around the world, Lady Liberty is a symbol of freedom and democracy. To immigrants, she signifies the United States’ generosity towards those in need. On a pedestal, that lies before Lady Liberty, is a plaque that reads “Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,/The wretched refuse of your teeming shore

     Marie Curie was born, Maria Sklodowska on November 7, 1867. She grew up in Warsaw, Poland. She would become famous for her research on radioactivity. Marie Curie was the first woman to ever win a Nobel prize, and the first ever to win two Nobel prizes. She is most famous for the discovery of Radium and Polonium. Her work not only influenced the development of fundamental science, but also began a new era in medical research and treatment.      

The Short Stories of Gabriel Garcia Marquez Short story writer. Novelist. Journalist. Political activist. Nobel Prize winner. Most beloved of 20th century Latin American authors, Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born on March 6, 1928, in the small coastal town of Aracataca, Colombia. He published his first story, "The Third Resignation," in 1947 and began studying law and journalism. His first novel, Leafstorm, was published in 1955, the same year the Colombian government shut down his employer, the

Believed by many to be one of the world’s greatest writers, Gabriel García Márquez is a Colombian-born author and journalist, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature and a pioneer of the Latin American “Boom.” Affectionately known as “Gabo” to millions of readers, he first won international fame with his masterpiece, One Hundred Years of Solitude, a defining classic of twentieth century literature. Whether writing short stories, epic novels, or nonfiction, Gabo is above all a brilliant storyteller

William Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech and its Relevance William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech is a dynamic statement that challenges the writer and man to not simply sit around and watch the end of man, but to help man endure and prevail. Faulkner refuses to accept the naturalists theme that human beings are dominated, controlled, and overwhelmed by their environment and nature. He does not accept the end of man, but rather says that man will prevail. Though many have

Günter Blobel was born on May 21, 1936 in a small Silesian village in Waltersdorf, Germany, now known as Niegosawice, Poland. Until 1945, Blobel’s childhood was a perfect 19th century paradise. He enjoyed the “cold, snow-rich Silesian’s winters with hour-long rides on a horse-drawn sleighs to [his] maternal grandparent's farm to have lunch and spend the afternoon” [1]. However, during the end of January 1945, his life took a turn for the worse. The Russian Red Army was quickly advancing on the town