A Cog in a Greater Machine Once an individual speaks or tells a story‚ that story cannot untold. Once seen it cannot be unseen. If someone tells a story‚ someone else will hear it‚ and that person will tell that story to some else. In Susan Griffin’s Our Secret‚ the theme that is recurring is that we are just a cog in the greater machine of society. In Our Secret Susan Griffin discovers the various characters’ fears and secrets and she gives certain knowledge into these "secrets". Through
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emergence of two of the greatest European empires: Spain and Portugal. Their curiosity for what lay beyond the vast seas of the Atlantic is responsible for the world in which we live today. As these empires embarked on their journey overseas‚ their accidental discovery of the New World yielded many profitable resources. European colonization of the American began with the Spanish landing in the islands of the Caribbean and the Portuguese landing on the coast of Brazil. Upon setting foot in the new world‚
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“I Need To Be Myself‚ I Can’t Be Anyone Else.” “I was born to be true and not to be perfect‚” Epey said in his speech. Epey is the winner of the trending segment in It’s Showtime – That’s My Tomboy. In this segment‚ they (lesbians) let me‚ the madlang people and the world to see their worth as a lesbian and as a human. They also made me believe that all of us can be accepted in the society beyond our imperfections‚ because no matter how imperfect we are‚ there are still things that we must be proud
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The summer vacation finally started. I was on a ship to Alaska. But that night the ship hit an iceberg. The ship was sinking and everyone was hurrying to the emergency exit. The exit was locked. There was no way out‚ but a broken window caught my attention. I could have jumped out of the window. However I thought the window was not big enough for me to pass through. But I still dove out of the window so as to escape. A big piece of glass was stuck to my arm. I had been floating on the sea for days
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This is a living example of technology advancement. We accepted things and events attributing their cause to nature and her wrath. However‚ advancement and technology could give us a different picture. This way‚ it has become a habit with us to accept everything that history states and dictates. On the process the modern world has found ways to offer a different view on it. In other words‚ the modern world has turn impossibilities to possibilities. William’s report gives an insight into this. A mummy
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A couple years ago at my homeschool‚ I once read a book titled Identical that was written by the author‚ Ellen Hopkins. The story involved a girl and her sister in their teen years with names I cannot remember. The girls were twins‚ basically identical‚ but they were very opposite of each other on the inside. The story takes a crazy turn towards the ending when revealing that the girls were in a terrible car accident‚ causing one of them to lose their life‚ and the other one to be hospitalized. After
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happen." -Jerry Brown If an individual allows changes to occur in one’s life‚ then love can be the wonderful result of that acceptance. The theme of reasons why we love and how we love different people is demonstrated throughout the book The Accidental Tourist‚ written by Anne Tyler. There are two main characters that undergo and accept the changes in their lives‚ and one character that stays static throughout the book‚ helping one of the characters to change. Macon Leary is first grounded by
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response to the truthfulness of aforementioned statement‚ many factors must be taken into consideration. For example‚ if the act that led to the fame and glory of an explorer was actually founded in logic and science or if it was luck that led to their discovery and subsequent recognition. Also‚ one would have to consider the difference between their motives and the actual findings. For example‚ if they accomplished what they set out to do or if they ultimately failed in the mission they attempted to
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political correctness of Columbus’s “discovery of the New World” and the International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples as well as the American Indian Movement both brought up claims that Columbus “was a marauding invader”. In the debate‚ the natives were portrayed as people living in harmony and Columbus as an intruder that disrupted this said harmony between the people. Throughout most of the discussion‚ there were little points made about how significant his discoveries were and how they impacted us today
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"\ Discoveries reveal once hidden aspects of ourselves and others ** Discoveries that are acquired through struggle and adversity can provide a unique and lasting impact if the individual is receptive to these experiences Discovery of self can lead to fresh and meaningful understandings of our relationships and our place within the wider world ‘Discoveries can be fresh and intensely meaningful in ways that may be emotional‚ creative‚ intellectual‚ physical and spiritual.’ Discovery is a
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