Such a connecting device is presented when Clarissa Dalloway is at the flower shop, when suddenly a car backfires in front of the flower shop. The car does not draw only Clarissa´s attention, but also that of the strollers outside the flower shop, among which Septimus Warren Smith, the shell-shocked World War I veteran, is present. So the car serves as a connection point insofar as the narrator shifts between the minds of Clarissa Dalloway and Septimus, allowing the reader an insight of how both of them experience this situation. ... But then as she sees the fancy car outside, she wonders lik...

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Definition of Health and Healthy Living For driving a car, drivers should be fit physically and mentally. Cars should be well maintained by the driver. ... Our lives are equivalent to a journey in a car. ... Older Adults' Health and Healthy Living After utilizing a car for so many years, a car engine efficiency is decremented, a car require more and intermittent maintenance and tires become slippery. ... These are the age related changes of a car. ...

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John swerves to the left, slamming his brand new sports car into a concrete barrier. After recovering from the initial jolt of impact, John rushes out of the car and quickly jogs over to the 1992 cutlass. ... The fancy sports car lay totaled as John, now with a large gash on his head, races to side of the car responsible. ... Some would even wish that the old lady would be scrap and not the sports car. ...

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John swerves to the left, slamming his brand new sports car into a concrete barrier. After recovering from the initial jolt of impact, John rushes out of the car and quickly jogs over to the 1992 cutlass. ... The fancy sports car lay totaled as John, now with a large gash on his head, races to side of the car responsible. ... Some would even wish that the old lady would be scrap and not the sports car. ...

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They are judged by their value, just the same as a car or a television set would be. ... They are judged by their value, just the same as a car or a television set would be. ... I have no doubt in my mind that if these same teenagers broke into and electronics store and destroyed some of the appliances or if they broke into a car dealership and damaged cars that there penalties would have been much more severe. ...

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A good example could be that, nowadays, when we see an African-American driving a fancy car, the first thing we think is that he/she is a drug dealer or that he/she robbed it from somebody else. ... One sees a woman in a designer's clothing, with a luxury car; one automatically assumes that she is shallow. ...

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In their discussions and explorations of what it is that makes a person a good human being, Socrates and Confucius value many of the same traits. Primarily, they both value the pursuit of learning as key to the development of their model of an enlightened person. However, there are a few important d...

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Bystander Apathy As you wait to cross the street, a blind man is standing in front of you. Without warning, he begins to cross the street even though the light has not changed in his favor. He seems to be in no danger until you see a car about a half mile away speeding towards him. Totally u...

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Our houses, cars, buildings, streets, lights, even simple things like spoons, pencils, and nail clippers are all examples of technology. ... If the lights go out, if the car won't start, if my computer crashes, these illustrate the weaknesses in technology that result in dangerous consequences. ...

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Fast cars, big houses, fashionable clothing, and high paying jobs are the motivation behind most of the citizens who live in America. ... (Kasser 25) So for us, getting those fast cars and gaudy jewelry, happen to satisfy our needs, our wants. ...

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How plausible is the cloning of humans? Currently, scientists are working on many projects, such as tissue engineering and cloning of animals. They have not yet found a way to make exact copies of humans. The movie Blade Runner talks about genetic engineering of humans, making it a definite scien...

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Ever do something stupid to impress someone? Throughout a person's life they will do something very ignorant or say something very stupid hundreds of times. Most of the time it is because they are trying to impress somebody or change their ways to make someone or others accept them. The story Hau...

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Hollywood is the place where imagination comes to life, even if it will never be possible or quite frankly, against the law. Human cloning is good example of what is seen in movies. As people dwelled on the thought, especially after Dolly the sheep was born, it has become a realistic issue that is s...

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People's View and God's View of Bioethics What is normal for the human race? Is the human race in the United States normal and all other countries races abnormal? Is the United State's race abnormal? The term normal is much more difficult to define then it sounds. In genetics, normal is used t...

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Imagine waking up in a hospital bed. The doctor comes close to the bedside and states that you have been in a car accident and are paralyzed from the neck down. This may seem like the end of the road for you and for many others it has been; but there may be an opportunity for you to regain full cont...

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In his essay "The Art of Eating Spaghetti"", Russell Baker explains how a high school writing assignment changed his life (4). At first, Baker was bored by anything that had to do with his English classes. He loved to write, but he hated the compositions that he had to write in class. He described t...

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Throughout the years many dystopian novels have changed the way we look at our future. From Orwell's depiction of a society that is ruled by an all seeing eye looking over their shoulders in "1984" to a society where the government has all but collapsed to every man is for himself in Butler's "Parab...

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In the essay, "The American Indian Wilderness", Louis Owens presents a personal story to show a dramatic change in his point of view. His story revolves around a mind-altering experience in which he uses himself as the straw figure, allowing us to effectively see how he came to choose his new view a...

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In the essay, "The American Indian Wilderness", Louis Owens presents a personal story to show a dramatic change in his point of view. His story revolves around a mind-altering experience in which he uses himself as the straw figure, allowing us to effectively see how he came to choose his new view a...

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Being a Catholic is deeply rooted in one's perception of the world. It is our choice whether we wish to view the world optimistically, realistically, or even pessimistically. However, an essential part of being Catholic is viewing the world in a realistic manner regardless of its imperfections. A Ca...

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Reproduction Sex and Genetics Life began about 3.6 billion years ago. Up until about 1 billion years ago organisms produced asexually (or without sex) by dividing, which meant they basically copied their own genetics with little variations. When scientists began to see evidence of sexual...

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For centuries, religion and science have been integrated. Whether this has been a coincidence or not, we may never know. However, religion and science have and still are widely debated. When faced with the topic, it is difficult for many people to connect religion and science because of the contradi...

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Biotechnology is used every day to change life, as we know it. In fact, people do not realize that early humans used biotechnology 10,000 years ago. Early humans were producing beer, wine, bread, and yogurt by means of fermentation. Biotechnology is any technique that uses organisms or their product...

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Development of Tools Throughout Time Our world today has many different kinds of tools. I realized this when I was walking through The Home Depot a few weeks ago. On one isle are nails, and screws, the next isle there are power drills to go along with power saws and power sanders. Now imagine...

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Brave New World Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwells's Nineteen Eighty-four are the most influential futuristic novels of the 20th century (Firchow 83). In Orwell's story the state controls its citizens with fear and punishment. Winston Smith (protagonist of 1984) is forced to love Big Brother by the starving rats in room 101. In Aldous Huxley's satire the World State's motto is Community, Identity, and Stability. The novel begins in London in the year A.F. ...

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