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    Princess Diana The loss of the beloved Princess Diana was one that saddened countless people world wide‚ although nearly everyone was affected in some way by this tragedy‚ some handled it with more sympathy and caution than others. Some were blood relatives of the princess‚ some had only briefly known her‚ some had never met her in their lives but still felt that they had lost a loved one‚ there were even people who didn’t know much about her or her life at all‚ regardless of anyone’s unique relationship

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    “Never‚ never be afraid to do what’s right‚ especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” This quote‚ expressed by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. illustrates the tremendous impact individuals have on transforming society. Although today we live in a world in which same sex couples can get married‚ ailing patients can purchase cannabis in some states‚ and an infertile couple can pay

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    “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” - Aristotle What is happiness? The word happiness in the Ethics is a translation of the Greek term eudaimonia‚ which carries connotations of success and fulfillment. For Aristotle‚ this” happiness” is our highest goal. But the real question is‚ how do we achieve this goal? Happiness well always depend upon ourselves. Every single soul on the face of this planet sees happiness differently. While one mind might think happiness is the accomplishment of finishing

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    Our Daughters‚ Ourselves – Analysis In this short piece‚ “Our Daughters‚ Ourselves” by Stevie Cameron the many feats that woman have overcome in recent years are highlighted‚ as are the many setbacks. This piece is basically a summation of a daughters life from an over-cautious parents point of view. Although this is a short piece of writing‚ it does indeed touch on some of the sexual differences that still exist in our society today such as male-dominated post-secondary fields like engineering

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    Work Sheet (Diana’s Story) Directions: Rewrite the sentences in more formal style. Diana was born in Norfolk‚ England‚ in 1961‚ and she died in Paris‚ France‚ in 1997. Her sudden death in a car crash while she was being chased by photographers left the whole world in deep grief. Diana Spencer was born to a wealthy and high class family‚ and she was educated in private schools in England and Switzerland. Diana Spencer was born to a wealthy and high class family and educated in private schools

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    36 year-old Princess Diana was found clinging to life‚ after suffering vast internal injuries post high-speed wreck in Paris‚ France. This day marks the brutal death of a Princess. Casualties include Princess Diana‚ Dodi Fayed‚ the princess’ lover‚ and their driver Henry Paul. Recorded as an ill-fated attempt to flee paparazzi‚ this crash will go down in history. With a heavy heart Elton John sings “Your candle’s burned out long before‚ your legend ever will”. Princess Diana and her image created

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    Amusing Ourselves to Death: A Public Discourse in the Age of Bussiness‚ is a book by Neil Postman. Postman’s objective in writing this was to shed light on the role media (mostly television) plays in the medicating of the common people and their abilities to distinguish between wht is actual news and fact from what is simply amusement. Throughout his book‚ Postman attempts to distinguish between three different worlds; Orwellian‚ Huxleyan‚ and what he (Postman) sees as the world of today and the

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    Not for Ourselves Alone‚ an exciting novel written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns‚ describes the story of the intellectual pair of two very determined women‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Throughout the novel‚ the author describes the many hard ships the two individuals had to face throughout their journey to bring rights to women. For more than 50 years‚ Stanton and Anthony led the battle of securing women’s rights and helped create a movement that would forever be remembered by

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    In the good life theme of body versus image‚ Zoe Whittall’s My Hot Fat Girl Manifesto‚ and Emily Prager’s Our Barbies Ourselves distinguish the idea of body acceptance‚ and self-image. In My Hot Fat Girl Manifesto Whittall talks about her experiences and how she came to terms with who she was. In Prager’s Our Barbies Ourselves she discusses the impossible beauty standard women try to conform to. In professor Maze’s embodying the good life lecture the class realizes the standard of beauty that both

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    How to set goals for ourselves? Who says that you are not tougher and better and smarter and harder working and more able than your competitions‚ it doesn’t matter if they say you can’t do it‚ the only thing that matters is if your say it‚ so if you believe in yourself there is hardly anything that you can’t accomplish. A goal is a dream with a deadline. In writing ‚it is called SMAIT method. Generally speaking‚ the SMAIT means that long term and short term goals are not only specific and measurable

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