In her stimulating and insightful article‚ “The Way We Lie Now1‚” journalist Megan Garber addresses the abnormal‚ evolving relationship today between technology and deception. “Technology makes it easier than ever to play fast and loose with the truth-but easier than ever to get caught‚” (15) this opening statement by Megan Garber summarizes her whole article in just one condensed sentence. By hiding behind the screen of a phone or a computer‚ lying is easier than ever‚ but also increases the chances
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We think the same way. It’s like our brains have their own waves linked to each other‚ like we are born to be friends forever. We have almost the same dreams and views in life. We keep on inspiring and encouraging each other when the other one is feeling down. We love traveling‚ taking pictures‚ eating‚ and reading books together. She’s the nerdy type of girl and I’m not. But we are weak. We try hard to behave like any other girl does but we are really crazy and almost mentally-retarded girls. We
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KPMG经典24题 The Classical 24 Numerical Reasoning "The big economic difference between nuclear and fossil-fuelled
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‘Our appearance‚ the way we dress‚ etc. reflects who we are. It is therefore important to be consistent in the style we adopt throughout our lives’. There is no doubt that people have always wanted to look attractive and stylish. It is commonly thought that inviting appearance makes us look successful‚ favors popularity and improves our self-esteem. However‚ does the way we look makes us different people? It is also common fact that changing your style is not a simple action‚ but does being consistent
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Our appearance‚ the way we dress‚ etc.‚ reflects who we are. It is therefore important to be consistent in the style we adopt through our lives. The way we dress says a lot about our personality. It can reflect our lifestyle‚ it can show our music taste etc‚. A good appearance can favor our popularity and it can even improve our self-esteem. However‚ does the way we look really reflect our personality? And if we aren’t consistent in our style‚ does it make us different people? On the one hand
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I had a sweetly amusing experience recently while listening to an FM radio station on my way back home. A caller‚ probably a boy in his late teenage‚ was narrating how excitedly he was awaiting the coming of 14 April‚ i.e. the Pahela Baishakh. The reason was‚ this would be the first ever Pahela Baishakh celebration in Bangladesh as he had been born and brought up in a foreign land. I was touched by the passionate fervour of his voice that was more like the ecstatic impatience of a lover waiting for
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Reconciling Values and Ethics in a Global SettingEthics refers to principles that define behavior as right or wrong. Who determines which actions are right and where did the rules come from? The definition of "right" is clearly a matter of perspective (Josephson Institute of Ethics‚ 2002). Differences in perspective due to the infinite diversity of people often lead to conflict between personal ethics and those adopted by groups. Individuals must find ways to reconcile diverse personal‚ organizational
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sympathize. Our natural inclination wants to do the opposite‚ to emphasize the differences between us and the wrongdoer. We no longer see them as a fellow human‚ a creation of God‚ but we look at them only in terms of their sin. Have you ever been to 6-flags and had one of the caricature drawings of yourself done. They take your worst feature - your big nose or forehead and they make it huge. That’s what we do. We begin to exaggerate the other’s sin while at the same time diminishing our own. See when
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1 "All of the other Ways of Knowing are controlled by language." The author of this statement is claiming that the language we use controls all of our other ways of knowing‚ which are perception‚ emotion‚ and reason. This author is declaring that without language‚ we would not know anything. Our particular choice of language
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as just a simple way of communication. The few who have argued its effects on the human mind have been turned away‚ but now we have a better understanding of its effects. We now understand that language affects our visual perception‚ spatial knowledge‚ and the way we see certain genders in inanimate objects.In the passage “How Does Our Language Shape The Way We Think” by Lera Boroditsky‚ states “Some make many more distinctions between colors than others.” Color is one way that our visual perception
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