An Obsession For The Past Obsessing too much over anything is unhealthy for a human being. Gatsby‚ in The Great Gatsby‚ dedicates his life to finding his lost love‚ Daisy‚ despite changes that may have occurred since the relationship ended. It is a love from the past that he longs for once again. Gatsby’s obsession gets to the point that he will do almost anything to retrieve the life that he once lived. Due to Gatsby’s attachment to the past and obsession to relive it‚ he forgets to live in the
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Dying may be seen by many as a burden‚ but in Hans Jonas’s article‚ “The Burden and Blessing of Mortality‚” dying is analyzed as not only a burden but also a blessing. By employing rhetorical modes such as division‚ definition‚ and illustration‚ Jonas paints a beautiful picture of how one should view death and the many views in which one can look at its foreboding shadow. Just by reading the title of this excerpt‚ the reader can easily establish that the rhetor uses many examples of division‚ the
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Jack Mangiafico Mangiafico 1 World Civ 10-6 Thesis Paper Why Citizens Are The Most Important Factor In War While war is an event that no one likes to see‚ it can often bring out the best characteristics of the civilians in the warring nations. Events like the Battle of Britain‚ the Holocaust‚ and September 11th brought out the protective and courageous acts of civilians living in the war zone. These wars provided opportunities for civilians to unite and fight in the wars in their
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Trace the rise in importance of the figure of the Bishop of Rome (what we now call the ‘Pope’) from the first century to the papacy of Leo the Great in the mid fifth century. What factors underpinned Rome’s importance in the Church? In this essay I intend to show how the church in Rome grew in importance and how the Holy Roman See came to hold a position of pre-eminence in the early Christian Church and which still pertains today in the Catholic Church. I will first look at the evidence that
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Poetic Reflections on Mortality and Ephemerality Have you ever hypothetically pondered the details of your own fatality? Everyone covets a bit of certainty that not many realities allow‚ but mortality -while a glum concept- is a definite fate we will all ultimately encounter in our respective lifetimes. “Nothing is more predictable than death. Each of us will die without any need to take adventuresome risks.” (Kelly‚ 1986). This is likely the reason prolific poets Emily Dickinson
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Hobby is activity that individuals do for pleasure on the spare time. Most of us have hobby because having a specific interest on something makes our physical and mental balance. We choose hobby base on our own interest and practice it on a regular basis. In today’s fast moving society‚ many people experience stress on a daily basis. This can cause them many sleepless night. Stress affects us mentally‚ physically and emotionally. One of the best ways of dealing with stress is having a hobby. The
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The computer as the most wondrous technological invention of the 20th century Since the beginning of human era we have always tried to obtain machines to make our lives easier. Before the computer was invented people did boring tasks that we now take as they are. No one can deny the fact that computers play a very effective and important role in our lives. Many of us spend a lot of hours in front of computer working or using it just for fun. But still as any thing‚ PCs have their pros and
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Maternal mortality is a neglected tragedy that has been described as the greatest health scandal of our time1. Estimates of up to and more than 1000 per 100‚000 live births have been reported in many developing countries‚ Nigeria being among the countries with highest maternal mortality rates in the world. The obstetrical causes of maternal mortality are well documented‚ and these are largely preventable. There also social/cultural factors that significantly contribute to maternal mortality‚ including
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degrading them as if emotions and morals were not evident amongst them. The article entitled "Affirmative Action" states that as representation of minorities and women became more and more necessary‚ a movement called "affirmative action" became an important issue. Affirmative action is not limited to the uplifting of certain genders and races‚ but it focuses on establishing standards of certain ethical codes. Affirmative action concentrates on a broad array of issues including equal opportunity‚
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Education is the most Important Factor In the Development of a country EDUCATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTRY Education is an important situation all over the world‚ and is maybe one of the most forgotten topics in the underdeveloped countries. This is the main reason why they don’t contribute to the progress of their own countries. Education is a human right‚ and as a fundamental right it is the responsibility of governments to provide it. The most important thing is
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