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- 921: Disjunction vs. Communion in Raymond Carver's Short Stories
- ... 368) This sincere admission of loneliness is important because it signifies the beginning of a genuine, sexual connection with another human being. Bud is then motivated to make Robert feel more comfortable by narrating a television program on cathedrals. After discussing cathedrals for some time, Bud is compelled to clarify what a cathedral is, and he gropes for the words words to convey it. " How could I even begin to describe ...
- 922: The Fear of Science
- The Fear of Science To live in the today's world is to be surrounded by the products of science. For it is science that gave our society color television, the bottle of aspirin, and the polyester shirt. Thus, science has greatly enhanced our society; yet, our society are still afraid of the effect of science. This fear of science can be traced back to ...
- 923: Summary of New-Making and Charles Shultz's Peanuts
- ... scene instead of the usual local news and events. More and more technologies were developed that in turn helped the media expand into a salable commodity. The rotary press, cameras, the telephone, radio, and the television are all examples of those advancements. When the media could broadcast across the nation, they were able to make a small event into a seemingly enormous event just by the number of people that were ...
- 924: Spirits of the Night
- ... was a town gripped by fear, foreboding so powerful and pervasive that it was evident in every stare in the residents' eyes. They would sit in their living rooms, mindfully watching the evening news on television or at their dinner tables, eating silent meals of penance. And listening, always listening. The wind would brush through the streets blowing the gutters clean of leaves and debris. The wind would bring with it ...
- 925: Disjunction vs. Communion in Raymond Carver's Short Stories
- ... 368) This sincere admission of loneliness is important because it signifies the beginning of a genuine, sexual connection with another human being. Bud is then motivated to make Robert feel more comfortable by narrating a television program on cathedrals. After discussing cathedrals for some time, Bud is compelled to clarify what a cathedral is, and he gropes for the words words to convey it. " How could I even begin to describe ...
- 926: Regret or Apology?
- ... apologizing a little more frequently than average people. A great example is our own President Bill Clinton, in reference to the Monica Lewensky scandal, refused to apologize for the embarrassment of the office on national television. Tannen later said, "... apologizing is seen as a sign of weakness. This explains why more men than women might resist apologizing, since most boys learn early on that their peers will take advantage of them ...
- 927: Lantau's "Do You See What I See": Main Points
- ... other persons. All religions think differently and they believe in different things. Such as Catholics believe in fasting, Mormons believe in not drinking a lot of caffeine, Jews believe in not watching a lot of television and they also do not celebrate Christmas. Jews often celebrate Hanukkah instead. I hope I have just mentioned a few things that are making you believe that all religions are different and they believe in ...
- 928: Persuasive Speaking
- ... trying to get across to someone. When speaking to someone you must first gain their attention. Let's face it, it's no use trying to tell a baseball fan anything if he's watching television during the 9th inning of a tie ball game. Your message either won't be interpreted properly or won't be interpreted at all. The volume at which you talk can be a great attention ...
- 929: Imagery is an Important Element in Writing
- ... can stimulate the imagination and create vivid pictures in the mind. Imagery can have a different effect on everybody. Some people will see things in a different way than other people see them, unlike in television. H.D. was one of the first writers to use imagery. Inspired by Ezra Pound, H.D. once wrote in her poem titled "Heat": Cut the heat- Plow through it, turning it on either side ...
- 930: The Growth of Coarse Language
- ... containing more and more amounts of course language in there lyrics, and as you and I know if we like that song ,we start to sing along, then, in the process use course language. The television helps in no way, It sends across a message to the viewers that it is just a big joke. let me give you an example. An advertisement will contain words that sound the same as ...
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