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    Why is it Important to Stay Hydrated? 5% drop in water level can cause up to 30% loss of energy in a body. So‚ are you drinking enough water to stay hydrated? The minimum water requirement of a human body is 1 to 1.5 litres every day. Our bones are composed of more than 20% water. Maximum body parts need water for some or the other process. If the body does not get enough water as it requires‚ it becomes dehydrated and causes a lot of issues. We will see the importance of staying hydrated: 1. Improves

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    Why is Hinduism considered monotheistic? Despite Hinduism having thirty three million gods‚ it is nonetheless considered a monotheistic religion. In this essay‚ I will thoroughly explain why it is monotheistic and not polytheistic. The definition of monotheism is the belief in a single‚ omnipotent god‚ whereas polytheism is the belief in many gods. Hindus explain that the gods are merely various forms of a single Supreme Being. Similarly‚ philosophical texts advocate a pantheistic (the belief that

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    Sorrowful Woman

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    Barbara S. Alva Professor Lizzie Louis English 102 April 3rd‚ 2015 Looking through “A Sorrowful Woman” and “Secret Sorrow” 1. FIRST RESPONSE. How did you respond to the excerpt from A SECRET SORROW and to “A Sorrowful Woman”? Do you like one more than the other? Is one of the women – Faye or Godwin’s unnamed wife – more likable than the other? Why do you think you respond the way you do to the characters and the stories – is your response intellectual‚ emotional‚ a result of authorial intent‚ a mix

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    she changed me

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    up into three affiliated groups to cover more areas) –the Spanish later turned the Caddo work “techas” to “friend” and then into “Tejas” and then later changed to “Texas” but also the the Caddo word established our states motto “Friendship” 3.  Why does the author call the Atakapans‚ Karankawas‚ and Coahuiltecans the least culturally developed of Texas Indians?  They had limited Resources due to living on the coastal region that was difficult for agriculture and only limited to hunting‚ fishing

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    Phenomenal Woman

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    "Phenomenal Woman‚" by Maya Angelou‚ describes herself from her own point of view. It shows us her strong self-confidence when expressing the way she feels personally about herself. She may lead us to think that she does believe to be unattractive when she describes in the poem‚ "Pretty women wonder where my secret lies" (1). "Men themselves have wondered what they see in me" (30). She shows that even though she is not the cute‚ petite women‚ she is beautiful and can attract attention in any circumstance

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    Phenomenal Woman

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    “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou celebrates femininity and highlights the traits necessary for a woman to become ‘phenomenal.’ She believes that it is not the outer beauty of a person but the inner one which makes each woman phenomenal. She criticizes the biased societal expression that expects women to starve themselves in order to be considered ‘pretty.’ Stanza 1: “Phenomenal Woman” begins with a stark comment saying that she is neither cute nor has a great figure to suit a model’s size. She tells

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    Some believe Buddhism is the most peaceful religion around. This may be because Buddhists believe every human is full of great worth but also contains evil habits. This religion teaches that every man is responsible for his own actions‚ and each individual can guide their own destiny. Although bad decisions are usually followed by consequence in most religious situations‚ Buddhism is slightly different. As demonstrated in other religions‚ sin is very common. But as for Buddhism‚ there is no such

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    It’s hard to explain anxiety to people because most of the time I don’t understand it myself. Anxiety can happen at any time and any moment no matter what’s going on or where you are. Many different people have many different types or forms of anxiety. I overanalyze and over think every little thing. I will stay up for hours at night thinking about some stupid little thing I said years ago that shouldn’t matter now but in my brain it does. I second guess everything I do. I worry about should I send

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    Lessons for a Woman

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    3/20/12 M/W 8am Prof. Robert Bond Lessons for a Woman 1) The author is Nancy Lee Swann‚ and the speaker in the text is Ban Zhao Pan Chao‚ a member of the Han dynasty. From the introduction we learn that she was the daughter of the writer Ban Biao and was very well educated and came from a good family‚ where she was married and basically went from being extremely well taken care of to just another house wife. When her husband died‚ she didn’t remarry but instead took up writing and carried

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    The Indian Woman

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    their fathers’ property‚ and later their husbands’. Parents worry so much about "losing face" in the community that while boys have all the freedom they want‚ girls are constantly advised not to do anything that would "bring shame". This mentality explains why so many are forced into marriages‚ or even murdered by their own parents. It leads to mothers excusing away the heinous crimes of their sons by saying: "If these girls roam around openly like this‚ then the boys will make mistakes." In Bollywood

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