There are circumstances in which it is better to lie. In life we sometimes avoid the truth in order to prevent people from getting hurt. I do not believe lies should be used only for our convenience because that is wrong and selfish. If a small lie is told with intentions of protecting someone‚ than that is acceptable. In the book‚ My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult‚ the mother does not tell her daughter that her boyfriend has passed away. When the daughter asks where he has been‚ she simply
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Sleeping Freshman Never Lie Diction- style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words Pg. # Diction Explain Pg. 3 “We plunged toward the future without a clue.” plunge- descend‚ jump‚ dive‚ fall‚ dunk Pg. 34 “Very swift of you. Next one?” swift- rapid‚ hasty‚ sudden‚ quick speedy Pg. 64 “Since you weren’t interested‚ I found someone else.” interested- involve‚ excited‚ keen Pg. 98 “I think it could be an interesting experience.” experience- skill‚ wisdom‚ action Pg
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army of Stormtroopers‚ or about big alien motherships descending upon Washington DC and destroying all signs of life. So‚ to the modern citizen‚ “imperialism” seems to entail destruction‚ domination‚ and overall evil. It becomes necessary to look closer and give a more thorough examination of the phenomenon that seems to have started this attitude. Over the last two centuries‚ the Industrial Revolution‚ along with the discovery of the American continents‚ sparked a desire in European nations to
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Function of Art Art connects people by offering an idea they can relate to. It is important as it helps to improve and learn in areas of communication‚ expression‚ and historical understanding. Another reason art is important is its interwoven relationship with culture on the basis that culture is articulated and influenced by art. It is a way to communicate and express ones thoughts and dreams through cinema‚ dance‚ literature‚ music‚ painting‚ sculpture‚ and theater. As a child I grew up
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Video Games and the Benefits They Bring Since the mid 1980’s the popularity of video games has spread like wildfire. With updates to current technology we have gone from the very basic games such as Pong‚ Mario‚ and Tetris to the vast lifelike expansive worlds of games like Mass Effect‚ Skyrim and Diablo. As our technology grows‚ so does the realism in our video games. We have gone from a ball and a stick moving back and forth to a vast list of choices that a player can make while exploring
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Isabella Baumfree or now known as Sojourner Truth was born into slavery around 1797 in Ulster County‚ New York. Her parents were James and Betsey. All were property of Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh. Like other slaves‚ she experienced the sorrow of being sold and was cruelly beaten and mistreated. As a child she spoke only little Dutch and never learned to read or write. In 1826 she walked to freedom carrying her infant child Sophia with her. She stayed in New York City until 1843. She traveled the
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where ideas can be expressed in an unique manner for centuries. From this week’s lesson‚ the two songs that would be comparing and contrasting are “Bring the Boys Back”(1971) by Freda Payne and “Fight the Power”(1989) by Public Enemy. Both of the songs illustrate the opposition of conflicts and that everyone should be treated equally. The song “Bring the Boys Back” focused on the idea of families hoping to have their boys back home alive and safe from war. In the tone of the singing and the words
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Does money bring happiness? This question comes up a lot in movies and films‚ as well as in everyday life‚ but the way people answer it always varies‚ the way they answer it also says a lot about what kind of person they are and what they value most in life. You need money to get pretty much everything in life‚ from food‚ to clothes‚ to a roof over your head. However there are some things that money just cannot buy‚ including happiness. Many people believe that money brings happiness‚ these people
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quite simple to comprehend‚ however determining whether something is true or not isn’t the easiest of tasks. In order to determine if something is false‚ we must first establish what the truth is. The knowledge issue this brings up is: How do we know if absolute truth exists‚ and if it doesn’t what type of truth does exist? This is dependent on our perception of the situation and our ability to reason out a conclusion. For this essay I will use science‚ mathematics‚ religion and ethics as my areas
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the Buddha’s teaching on the nature and ending of Dukkha. The Four Noble Truths‚ Ariya-sacca‚ form the essence of the Buddha’s very first sermon which was delivered to the five ascetics in a deer park in Benares‚ after he had become enlightened. This sermon was called Dharmachakra Sutra which translates as “setting in motion the wheel of Dharma”‚ which were the Buddha’s teachings. The Four Noble Truths are called truths because‚ as well as being believed‚ they can be experienced and directly understood
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