A Separate Peace “It seemed clear that wars were not made by generations and their stupidities‚ but that wars were made instead by something ignorant in the human heart” (Chapter 13‚ 201) This quote is very important because it is talking about war‚ which is the main theme of the novel since it takes place during WWII. It is also important because it revels the growth in the main character Gene. At the beginning of the story Gene wasn’t very comfortable being himself‚ and he wished he was his
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Can war be justified? Since September 11th‚ American news has been filled with stories and photographs of violent war. We were attacked mercilessly on our on soil‚ so most would say that the war on Afghanistan and Iraq are justified. But looking further into the matter‚ what are we really accomplishing with war? Are we proving that they shouldn’t bother us anymore? Or are we just getting revenge? Neither are justifications for war. We should in the first place keep the best relations possible
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Can Machines Think? Draft due: 2/25/13 Final draft due: 3/1/13 Introduction to Philosophy Section 05G Spring 2013 CO In the articles of Computing Machinery and Intelligence by Turing and Minds‚ Brains‚ and Programming by Searle‚ many different arguments are made for and against the claim‚ can machines think? Now just as they did in their articles‚ I will explain what I mean by machine and think. A machine is a mechanical object designed by human beings to assist us in our lives. And when I
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“What made the Industrial revolution a revolution or revolutionary?” According to Dictionary.com‚ one definition of a revolution is “a sudden‚ complete or marked change of something.” Another definition provided on the site is “an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.” Both of these definitions can be applied‚ at least in part‚ to the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution was quite different from
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While reading the book‚ I Can I Will‚ I found the messages that were sent across to be very forceful and pertained to a lot of my own life experiences. The book teaches me to overcome my negative preconceptions and always say “I can I will.” It also teaches me to believe in myself‚ have positive self-affirmation‚ and spend my energy on important aspects of my life. Furthermore‚ it enlists self-confidence in the reader and allows an individual to introspectively assess the qualities that are needed
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Hester’s past is looked down upon because she had Pearl. Hester was made an outcast‚ she was looked down on but another thing she did is she grew from all of this‚ She let all the hate make her stronger and it made her work harder‚ as Hester said “God gave her into my keeping‚ I will not give her up!”.Women today go through the same things but maybe not to this full extension. In the book‚ “ The scarlet Letter”‚ Hester was made an outcast. She was forced the wear the “A”” on all of her clothes.
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people were seen to be the primary suspects that led to the death of young Juliet: Romeo‚ Friar Laurence‚ and Juliet herself. Firstly‚ two big mistakes were made by young Romeo one of the people most responsible for Juliet’s death. Romeo made some crucial mistakes that led Juliet to kill herself. For instance‚ he made some rash decisions once he finds out that Juliet "died." As soon as he hears that from his friend‚ Balthazar‚ he goes to an apothecary‚ a person ho mixes and sells drugs and medicines
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“Appearances can be Deceiving” We all together as a family joyfully entered the new house that my parents had just bought in which I would finally have my own bedroom; so the first thing I did when we had arrived was ask which room was going to be my bedroom. The move was on a long weekend which made things much more complicated than expected. However‚ it was all worth it since in the end I got to pick the curtains and wall colors for my room. Monday came along and with it came an arrival at
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EVEN FAILURES CAN BE PRODUCTIVE ABSTRACT Productive failures are gateways for productive successes. Productive failures are those where we know that we are doing right‚ but need to take to lessons in application for achieving productive successes. In this competitive world‚ every individual and every organization intends a lot to achieve success. In search of this‚ the person or organization‚ needs to learn lot of new things. This learning will be effective when it involves innovation‚ experimentation
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Education is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects to a child’s development. As a young child‚ I was very lucky to have teachers that I felt I could relate to‚ talk to and who made learning fun. Through my own experiences and through observations of others‚ I came to a conclusion. Sometimes‚ as a parent‚ you may find a teacher who has amazing credentials having graduated from a top university. Some parents automatically think that because the teacher is well educated‚ that he/she is perfect
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