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The End of Solitude

The End of Solitude Descriptive Outline: Paragraph 1 Says: The self wants to be known by as many people as possible. It wants to be connected and visible. Does: This paragraph opens the piece, and gives an introduction to what is to come. It mentions how technology works with these connections.   Paragraph 2 Says: Technology removes the sense of being alone. It takes away privacy, solitude and the ability to be alone. Does: This paragraph shows how technology is truly the source of making humans live their lives in solitude. Paragraph 3 Says: Students perspective on solitude. They say that they don’t like to be alone.   Does: It relates the piece to why people don’t want to be alone. It also gets the opinions of younger people on solitude and being alone. Paragraph 4 Says: Religious solitude is a choice that is part of a smaller society, not mankind as a whole. Does: It relates how solitude can be from a religious aspect. Paragraph 5 Says: As ti...

Super Bowl Ad Frenzy

The Super Bowl is one of the most watched events on TV every year. More than 11 million people watched it this year, and the number keeps growing each year. The Super Bowl has three main categories of watchers, the football fans, the halftime fans, and the commercial fans. The football fans are only watching to watch the game itself, and will maybe stick around to watch the commercials, but that is there time to get up and get food or use the bathroom. Next, the halftime fans are watching just to see the halftime show, this year’s being Justin Timberlake. Lastly, the commercial fans are the people watching to see the ads, and see what crazy ideas companies have come up with to get people to buy their products. This year it cost $5 million to get a 30 second commercial to play during the Super Bowl. Why so expensive you may ask? The Super Bowl is the most watched event on TV all year, and it is the best time to get product advertisement out to the most amount of people possible. Each...