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    Hobbes vs. Thoreau

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    Thomas Hobbes’ book‚ Leviathan and Henry David Thoreau’s essay‚ Resistance to Civil Government could not be more opposed when it comes to looking at the social contract from a political philosophy viewpoint. On the one hand‚ Hobbes maintains that humanity’s utmost obligation is to submit oneself to the authority of the sovereign state. Thoreau‚ on the other hand‚ argues that under specific circumstances‚ it is humanity’s duty is to resist the state. This paper will argue that Hobbes does not succeed

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    Mui Do, the Dog

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    Hello everyone! First‚ let me tell you a little about myself. I’m a dog‚ not a normal dog but a rare one. I have a beautiful red nose and I can speak three languages: dog’s language‚ Vietnamese and English. However‚ I will ignore you if you translate my name into English and then call me “ Hey‚ Red Nose‚ com here ”. My name’s Mũi Đỏ and I love it. This is the name my little owner’s called me since she first saw me. Wait! I’ve just talked about my owner‚ right? Anyone knows her? My owner is

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    Do Pangolins Exist

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    dead pangolin alongside bags of pangolin scales and meat. In all‚ five tons of frozen pangolins were discovered. There were also over 220 pounds of pangolin scales. These obscure scaly creatures could possibly be the most trafficked mammals in the world. Despite this fact‚ people rarely know about the pangolin. Pangolins are being killed and they could be extinct before most people realize it exists. Or perhaps‚ they are slaughtered because of that fact. Pangolins are said to closely resemble an armadillo

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    Everything

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    ------------------------------------------------- Everything From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Everything (disambiguation). Everything (or every thing)‚ is all that exists; the opposite of nothing‚ or its complement. The totality of things relevant to some subject matter. Without expressed or implied limits‚ it may refer to anything. The Universe is often defined as everything that exists. It may refer to an anthropocentric worldview‚[1] or the sum of human experience

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    the world our economic‚ social and political issues have become increasingly interdependent. One of the many pivotal challenges facing the global community is halting and reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS. According to the 2011 United Nation Resolution on HIV/AIDS approximately 30 million people all over the world are living with HIV and “…over 7‚000 new…” reported “…HIV infections occur every day…” Although globalization is often viewed negatively‚ we as a global community can utilize the world ’s

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    a Community Henry David Thoreau goes to the woods to live away from duties and to live a life of leisure. He moves far away from any method of communication‚ such as the post office. He wishes to live independently and self-sufficiently. The quote “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately‚ to front only the essential facts of life…and not‚ when I came to die‚ discover that I had not lived.” He summarizes his reasons for living in the woods in this quote. Thoreau wants to live

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    Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon is a romance‚ medical which revolves around one of the major characters in the book‚ Madeline Whittier. She suffers from Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) which makes her “allergic to the world”. Madeline lives with her caring mom who tries to make her daughter’s life comfortable and her nurse who cares for her and acts like Madeline’s friend. But Madeline’s life changes when Olly and his family moves next door to her house‚ she begins to experience love

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    Do the right thing

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    Do The Right Thing Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American comedy-drama film. The movie takes place Brooklyn‚ New York and tells a story of the racial tension in the neighborhood from white‚ blacks‚ latinos and italians. This films shows how each race has deals with race in the neighborhood and how it is handled. There are three main business that dominate the neighborhood which is a storefront radio station‚ convenience store owned by a korean couple and a Sal’s famous pizzeria which are white

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    Anybody's Son Will Do

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    Anybody’s Son will do INTRODUCTION: This reading is about how the U.S. Marine’s socialize their recruits. How the socialization techniques of the Marine’s are compared to the socialization techniques that have brought me to my current place in life. Also tells why the socialization techniques of the Marine Corps. is so effective. Society as a whole could learn from using trust... Without trust the Marine’s would not be as efficient. The U.S. Marine Corps. Socialize their recruits through

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    what to do in a speech

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    What should you do and not do when giving a speech? When I was younger my dream was to become a dancer‚ as the years passed by I was falling more and more in love with the idea of being able to tell a story with just some music and my body. When I was 14 I remember dancing for all the presidents of South America‚ I felt so proud of myself because what president would have time for a little girl with that nonsense. It was so easy to move around‚ along with the music‚ to put on facial expressions

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