Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Road trip tales

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Observations from a BreakdownTumbling down the Brazilian highway seems more foreign than being on the moon. Even the pedestrian overpasses seem to resemble the lunar landscapes of science fiction and Hollywood cinema. The domed walkways painted fluorescent green and yellow decorate the highway in Martin dcor and the color com... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms How pornography harms society

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Pornography and Free SpeechPornography and Its Impact on American CulturePornography, defined by Webster's New World Dictionary, consists of "writing, pictures, etc. intended primarily to arouse sexual desire." This definition of pornography is much more broad and benign than the description given by Catherine MacKinnon, an A... More..

Arts & Humanities > American Literature Book reviews: White Noise, by Don Delillo

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Don DeLillo's novel White Noise is a scathing critique on contemporary culture that uses the everyday language of buzzwords, special discounts, and limited time offers to create a world of fear, where people's perceptions are completely shaped by blind faith in the media, medicine, consumer products, and technology. Jack Glad... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Traveling

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Floating Down the Ganges: Varanasi, IndiaClimbing off the tour bus I was amazed at how quiet the streets were. The noise of India had ravaged my ears for two days, and the astounding silence of Varanasi was unsettling. I waited expectantly for the sound of car horns, street vendors, or running children, but this morning was t... More..

Arts & Humanities > Literary Themes & Ideas Literary analysis: The role of the journey as a catalyst in literature

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Thumbing AtmanA Desperate Journey To Find The True SelfJon Krakauer's portrayal of the life of Chris McCandless creates a vision of a young man who became completely lost and eventually met his death on an expedition of self-discovery. In Herman Hesse's short novel, Siddhartha, the fictional title character, is also a reflect... More..

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Society's sense of morals, values, and norms

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Moral Isolationism and The Samurai TsujigiriMoral isolationism is the belief that no one can ever understand any culture except his or her own. And due to this lack of understanding, no one is ever just in criticizing another culture. This argument demonstrates validity, but it is far from a sound argument. The premises defin... More..

Arts & Humanities > American Literature Character analysis: Christopher McCandless & Alexander Supertramp from "Into the Wild"

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Thumbing Atman: Chris McCandless's Desperate Search for the True SelfJon Krakauer's portrayal of the life of Chris McCandless creates a vision of a young man who became completely lost and eventually met his death on an expedition of self-discovery. In Herman Hesse's short novel, Siddhartha, the fictional title character, is ... More..

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