Cora H. English III Honors 4 April 2013 WWOD: What Would Offred Do? How far would someone go to protect their rights? What is considered passive behavior during the fall of the free world? Would someone risk their life to defend freedom? Margaret Atwood raises these questions and many more in her novel The Handmaid’s Tale. She uses the character Offred to demonstrate passive behavior and acceptance of a totalitarian regime after the fall of the United States. In the new Republic of Gilead‚ Offred
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"What I must do‚ is all that concerns me‚ not what the people think." The following aphorism describes how one should not worry about how society perceives them on a daily basis‚ but everyone should live up to their own goals and standards. Don’t worry about what other people think. You should not let someone else’s opinions stop you from achieving your goal. Now‚ I do not say it would be any easier‚ because it is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion. But there is no reason as to why
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difficult to join them together‚ it is much safer to be feared than to be loved” (14). Determining which of these two qualities a leader should possess has been a topic of discussion for centuries. So what makes Machiavelli’s work any different? First off‚ Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat and a political philosopher‚ who wrote about politics and power. The biggest element that separates Machiavelli’s work from other philosophers is that he focuses his attention on the goal of power. While doing so
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Why do you think people attend college and university? There are many different reasons for people who attend college and university throughout worldwide. I prefer to write about most common and minor reasons of it. Firstly‚ I want to mention about dreaming. Everyone has dream ; big‚ enormously or dreams they can dream. More commonly‚ people want to live in a suitable and comfortable house‚ drive an expensive car or work as a director etc. In order to get all those things‚ they need to get a high
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The buccal cavity is the portion of the oral cavity bounded by the lips‚ cheeks‚ and gums. Also called vestibule of mouth. This plays an important role in speech‚ taste and the first steps of digestion. The oesophagus is a hollow muscular tube that transports saliva‚ liquids‚ and foods from the mouth to the stomach. The muscular layers that form the oesophagus are closed tightly at both ends by sphincter muscles‚ to prevent food or liquids from leaking from the stomach back into the oesophagus or
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PROMPT: Do you think Ender’s own view of himself‚ that he’s just like Peter‚ is true or not? Explain your answer‚ and use at least ONE piece of evidence from the text that supports your answer. PROMPT: Do you think Ender’s own view of himself‚ that he’s just like Peter‚ is true or not? Explain your answer‚ and use at least ONE piece of evidence from the text that supports your answer. PROMPT: Do you think Ender’s own view of himself‚ that he’s just like Peter‚ is true or not? Explain your answer
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“Miracles still happen today” Arguments against Arguments for Miracles are simply examples of the power of the mind to command the body The philosopher David Hume argues that the witnesses to the miracles were frequently uneducated people of doubtful reputation. He believes that it is part of human nature to exaggerate. None of the certified miracles at Lourdes had any limbs growing back or anything truly miraculous (Tony Gosling) Some miracle cures are claimed by individuals who had nothing
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Do you think all of the characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’ are prejudged? (25 Marks) In ‘Of Mice and Men’ most of the characters are subjected to discrimination and prejudice. The prejudice can be seen most in the characters Lennie Small‚ Crooks and Curley’s Wife. Curley’s Wife was a subject of Prejudice because she was a woman. During the 1930’s a woman’s place was to be at home raising a family‚ also women were seen as second class citizens and property of their husbands. Before we meet Curley’s
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Every college student has either good or bad experiences during his college life. One of the bad experiences is living with a roommate you don’t like. During my collage studies‚ I had a roommate who gave me bad times because he was messy‚ noisy‚ and stingy. My roommate was so loud that he caused me problem‚ while I was trying to waken up early for classes. He scram when he was watching a game on TV. Also‚ he likes to study with the radio up and that bothered me especially when he was studying late
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What benefits would a UWC education offer you? • UWC schools‚ colleges and programmes deliver a challenging and transformative education experience to a diverse cross section of students‚ inspiring them to create a more peaceful and sustainable future. • Students come from about 80-90 countries‚ so there is plenty of diversity. • Our student intake is deliberately diverse and each of the schools and colleges draws together students from many different nations and backgrounds
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