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    Utopia: Not Possible

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    English 11-H October 25th‚ 2013 Utopia is Not Possible If one were to ask 100 different people a subjective question‚ one is likely to elicit 100 different answers. This shows that everyone is different and has a wide range of views. Knowing this‚ one can assume that each one of their views on utopia must be equally as varied. Therefore‚ achieving a common utopia is near impossible. A utopia is a perfect place where everyone is happy both in society and in oneself. Motivation; an element of

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    South Africa

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    This article is about the modern country. For other uses‚ see South Africa (disambiguation). Republic of South Africa[show] Flag Coat of arms Motto: "!ke e: ǀxarra ǁke" (ǀXam) "Unity In Diversity" Anthem: National anthem of South Africa Capital Pretoria (executive) Bloemfontein (judicial) Cape Town (legislative) Largest city Johannesburg (2006)[2] Official languages 11 languages[3][show] Ethnic groups ([Note 1][4][5]:21) 79.2% Black African 8.9% Coloured 8.9% White 2.5% Indian

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    The Geographical Position of Great Britain There are two large islands and several smaller ones‚ which lie in the north-west coast of Europe. Collectively they are known as the British Isles. The largest island is called Great Britain. The smaller one is called Ireland. Great Britain is separated from the continent by the English Channel. The country is washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Great Britain is separated from Belgium and Holland by the North Sea‚ and from Ireland - by the Irish

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    established in 1978 2 IBON Economic and Political Briefing  15-16 July 2010 Aquino Rising‚ Change Underway? he start of a new administration after the May 10‚ 2010 national elections has raised public hopes of a break from the past. Various crises marked the last decade under the Arroyo administration: highest-level graft‚ corruption and electoral fraud‚ breaches of the rule of law‚ systematic human rights violations and political repression‚ and greater economic misery of the people. These

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    Ignorance Is Peace

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    Notes) which states that when two contrary words are reminded to one simultaneously‚ they eventually accept both of them. In his novel 1984‚ the dictator party uses the phrase made up of contrary words “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” -George Orwell (Freedom Quotes) to make the people believe that there is no good in freedom‚ but ignorance and war will bring them peace and strength. And it works. They conquer the country through brainwashing the people that what they do

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    ignorance and want

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    handle’ and other household items. Despite this‚ the merriment exhibited by the family act as a stark contrast to their circumstances which acts to teach Scrooge and Dickens’ audience of the importance of happiness in life over wealth. Through Tiny Tim‚ Dickens also intends to critique the ideologies expressed by Bentham and Malthus‚ popular philosophies of the time‚ who believed the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation and that famine and poverty acted

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    Ignorance Is Happiness

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    Ignorance is happiness Think about communication now‚ how do people talk to each other? Think about entertainment‚ how do people have fun? Or how about knowledge‚ how do people share information? How do people find out about history? People today use cell phones‚ the Internet‚ and the television. But until about a century ago‚ no one had any of that. No one had Phones or flat screen TV’s. No one had Facebook or Twitter accounts. So how did people back then live and work? The answer is with

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    A Recent happening in Uttarakhand The extreme rains of June16 2013 lead to a disaster of unpreceded proportions in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. Many theories & explanations for the disaster have surfaced in the aftermath of the floods in the state. Now clearer satellite images of the upstream & downstream areas of the Kedar Valley that have emerged are enabling a clearer understanding of the scientific & environmental reasons for the tragedy in the state. The Kedarnath valley‚ along with

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    Pluralistic Ignorance

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    Many areas of student behavior might be influenced by pluralistic ignorance. The practice of hooking up and other uncommitted sexual relations have been influenced by pluralistic ignorance. In a 2000 study it was shown that eighty-six percent of men and eighty-eight percent of women hooked up during their college careers. This process of hooking up has become normative in recent years because students believe that their attitudes and beliefs are different from the norm. Males and females both believe

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    SOCIAL WORK INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE-POL101 QUESTION 1: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN DEMOCRACY? DISCUSS WITH THE AID OF EXAMPLES. 04/10/2013 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this essay is to discuss the roles of political parties in a democracy. Before going any further‚ the discussion will start with an introduction where key terminologies making the question will be defined‚ secondly a discussion on roles played by political parties in a democracy with the

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