never interesting for its own sake‚ as art must be…‚” was the claim of conservative writer and philosopher Roger Scruton in his controversial 1989 paper ‘But is it art?’ Many responded strongly to Scruton’s claim that a photograph‚ unlike a painting‚ can never be representational‚ in any aesthetically pertinent sense of the word. He argues that there is an “intentional” relationship between a painted representation and its subject; an intentional relationship which simply cannot exist between a photograph
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Love can change the world. Not the romantic‚ head-over-heels kind of love‚ but selfless love. Selfless love is giving of yourself‚ your time‚ and your resources for the benefit of others. It is caring about others’ quality of life and helping those in need. Changing the world will not happen by introducing people to a formula or giving them ten steps to make their lives better‚ but by showing them our love. What makes us human is our capacity to love. Love is that quality that erases prejudice
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Can technology replace teachers? Technology has grown leaps and bounds in every aspect that it looks as though we can totally depend on it for our daily needs. Children are seen glued to computers‚ iPads and cell phones looking for information‚ playing games‚ chatting with friends etc. Anything and everything seems to be available at the click of a button. Then why do we need teachers? Are we going to get rid of them? Won’t it make much sense to just learn from the various sources‚ instead of having
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The Rhetoric of “Yes We Can” Darío Villanueva outlines the history and significance of the rhetorical tradition and highlights the striking persistence of the power of the word in American politics. Even in our high-tech age‚ a three-word tagline -"Yes We Can"- carries devastating clout. The Greek sophists -the original masters of rhetoric‚ notorious for their appetite for influence rather than truth- would be both impressed by the abiding power of their art‚ and dismayed that‚ in the Gutenberg
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I can change the world If this was a movie‚ there would be superheros to change the world. But this is reality and it’s up to me. A whole bunch of things are happening around the world. But do you pay attention to what is happening TO our world? Our world is going chaos with this " end of the world" stuff. EARTH IS HERE TO STAY. The only thing that’s affecting the world is us‚ the people. We are the ones causing violence by killing each other and bringing hate on another. Everyday our loved ones
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Can we define art? Of course we can define art. According to dictionary‚ art is the quality‚ production‚ expression‚ or realm of what is beautiful appealing or of more than ordinary significance. But in the eye of some artist included Morris Weits‚ they believe art is undefined for many reason. According to Morris Weitz‚ he point out a few theories of art and argues in his article “The Role of Theory in Aesthetics”‚ that they are lacking to the extent that they cannot satisfactorily cover all of
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Driving can be very dangerous on its own without distractions but when you add driving while using a cell phone in the mix you have the perfect ingredients for a disaster. I believe cell phones are very dangerous while driving by using them for voice and especially texting and should be banned. Some reasons I believe this is when a driver is talking on the phone they are focusing more on the conversation than driving. The second reason is when your texting you are looking down and also not focusing
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Can You “Teach” Compassion As nurse educators‚ who could be a better example of teaching compassion to us than the Son of God Himself‚ Jesus Christ? Jesus was the ultimate teacher‚ healer‚ and lover of mankind. Matthew 9:35-39 states: “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages‚ teaching in their synagogues‚ preaching the gospel of the kingdom‚ and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes‚ He was moved with compassion for them‚ because
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maternal birth‚ The lack of dedication from the medical team can also lead to an unsafe abortion. If the staff is unsure of required treatment or aren’t emotional supportive it can put the women’s health at risk. Unsafe abortions often aren’t reported and are classified and concealed as miscarriages (D.Grimes‚1999). “Approximately 10 % of women undergoing induced abortion suffer from immediate complication”(EL 1999). Though‚ majority cases can take up to years before the complications develop. Some of
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Corruption Can Destroy Democracy K S VENKATARAMAN Defining Corruption The term corruption is very common but it is difficult to give a dogmatic definition of it. Broadly‚ it is any dishonest or illegal or selfish behavior for getting any undue benefit. It has a special reference to those who occupy a position of trust or confidence but act in violation of generally understood or specified terms of behavior. Corruption involves two sides: One side trying to get some undue advantage
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