1. The value in considering “The other’” position can come in many forms. While dealing in our every day social interactions‚ Opinions are formed in relation to our compassion‚ worldliness‚ and understanding. These opinions typically shape how we all view each other. If we truly want to have an objective point of view‚ appear compassionate‚ and portray ourselves in a passionate light then we must always consider “the others.” Additionally‚ if we truly wish to be successful we must understand the
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Life is Full of Mistakes. It was a bright‚ cloudless sunny Thursday afternoon around 2pm; my mother and I decided to go grocery shopping. As she drove through the driveway‚ she saw a DHL delivery package dropped in front of the house dated third of March‚ 1988. When opening the package‚ an urgent warning letter was address to her from my elementary school Principal. Immediately‚ she opened the letter and read through it‚ her eyes turn red and started shouting on me! Saying; why don’t you concentrate
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changing society around them. In A Good Man Is Hard to Find‚ Flannery O’Connor teaches us that everyone has made mistakes in their lives that they will not discover until they are faced with death. We learn about the regrets of life through a woman‚ who at the beginning‚ is pictured as loving and caring grandmother. However‚ when a gun is placed to her head‚ she recognizes all of the mistakes of her life‚ which in the end allows her to die at peace. We are introduced to the very loving and
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Are we taking it too far by blaming fast food restaurant for obesity? Although throughout the years many people have claimed that obesity is a genetic disorder for the most part; results of recent studies strongly indicate that lifestyles rather than genetics are what are causing an obese society‚ because people choose to not exercise‚ not watch their diet‚ and eat fast food. For the past few decades‚ food companies had aimed their marketing at single meals‚ pushing to inflate portion sizes. That
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Was the Policy of Appeasement a Mistake? This has been a question that many historians have been debating for years. In my opinion‚ I believe that the Policy of Appeasement was the right thing to do by the world leaders. The reasons why I believe that the Policy of Appeasement was the right thing to do‚ is because the world thought that Hitler would stop communism by defeating Russia‚ the Allies needed more time to prepare should a war begin‚ and finally because no one wanted another World War to
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Learning From Others By: Me! There is something I have observed as I have grown‚ and that is‚ if we value our own lives and generations after us‚ we must learn from others to better our future. There are many things from which we can learn throughout our lives. In particular‚ we can learn from the past‚ present‚ and our future generations. In the past we have had many horrific tragedies including the Holocaust which occurred during World War II in 1945‚ and the bombing of Hiroshima in
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Cambridge‚ and throughout Massachusetts‚ require surgical interventions. These procedures may be use to repair internal damage‚ address certain medical conditions or relieve other ailments. When they go in for surgery‚ people trust that their surgeons will make them better‚ not worse. All too often‚ however‚ surgical mistakes occur and result in worsened medical conditions or death for patients. In many cases‚ these potentially life-threatening errors are preventable. LiveScience reports that unintentional
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In Jared Diamond’s article "The Worst Mistake in Human History‚" he describes the adoption of agriculture as a catastrophy. At first mention‚ this sounds rediculous. How could one of our greatest advancements possibly be regaurded as the worst mistake in human history? It encouarged civilization and made food easier to come back. Surely this porgession was not catastrophic. The adoption of agriculuture offered much room for advancement. In hunter-gatherer societies‚ people had to move with their
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Many Americans were opposed to the war and wanted peace. The Vietnam War was a mistake because it was just a waste of money‚ it wasn’t America’s business to get involved in‚ Americans were not happy about this involvement‚ and many American troops died tearing families apart. Someone who was opposed to the Vietnam War and was simply
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The Mistakes of Our Past “I am scared.” These are the three words that go through my mind each day. I am scared for my country. I am scared for immigrants. I am scared for Syrians. I am scared for this world. I am scared. I didn’t live during World War ll and I haven’t had the opportunity to talk at length with anyone who did‚ but through authors and activists like Elie Wiesel‚ the stories of the horrors committed have become very real to me. Wiesel’s writing put me in his shoes‚ and‚ horrified
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