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    Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A person should never make an important decision alone. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. It goes without saying that how to make a decision is always an issue of much controversy. Some people claim that one should never make an important decision alone‚ while others believe that it is not true. My opinion is that it is always beneficial to consult other people such as family‚ relatives‚ friends or colleagues before

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    Annabel Lee‚ The Raven‚ and Alone are all amazing poems by the famous Edgar Allan Poe. They all have many things in common but the most know is torment. Most of Poe’s poems and stories are about torment and love. Each poem or short story has a specific way of explaining the narrator’s loneliness and sorrow. His past has a lot of effect on the poems he writes. He expresses his emotions through his poems. Annabel Lee is a poem about how a man loves his lost love‚ Annabel Lee‚ so much not even death

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    “Some steps need to be taken alone. It is the only way to really figure out where you need to be‚” Mandy Hale‚ a Yew York best selling author and media influencer‚ once said. Mandy Hale quote and The Alchemist connect. For example‚ Santiago learns a lesson about finding his treasure and figure out where he needs to be to find his treasure. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago learns‚ “Remember where your heart is there you will find your treasure.” First‚ Santiago is a boy who dreams

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    Alone Together: The Impact Of Social Media and Its Relationship to Loneliness In the school‚ parks‚ restaurants‚ or streets we can always see a person who is busy “tweeting”‚ checking Facebook‚ or putting pictures to Instagram. Earlier in the past‚ people would spent their free time with family and friends‚ reading books‚ going to the park with kids‚ and playing games outside. If in the last century‚ people could say‚ “You are what your friends are”; nowadays‚ you are what you “like”‚ post‚ or

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    Evil Essay According to Immanuel Kant‚ author of the book Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone‚ “Although we are radically free and are inclined by good‚ we are also‚ by nature‚ inclined toward evil” (Kant 43). Defined by Merriam-Webster‚ evil is “profoundly immoral and malevolent.” With such a great amount of people being naturally drawn to evil‚ it is present through various scenarios. Due to the fact that evil varies on a wide range‚ the perpetrators of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting

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    In the piece “Alone‚” written by Edgar Allen Poe this poem softly scrapes the explanation for his dark perception of his life. This poem begins by telling the reader how he was never like the other children‚ his thoughts were not the same; the reason was because something had clouded and hurt him‚ and though Poe does not explain weather it was physical or emotional inflictions‚ it does explain where his “stormy life” came from. Poe explains his disheartening story through beautiful personification

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    our hearts when we face some hard-to-decide questions such as deciding to date girlfriend or boyfriend‚ many other times we should get other people’s suggestions and think them over. In my opinion‚ a person should never make an important decision alone. On one hand‚ a decision may influence a person’s whole way of life. Since the decision is important‚ we should consider it seriously. For example‚ when it’s time for us to apply for university entrance‚ we need to decide which university and

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    multiple hardships that I had to face as I grew into my adult years. In these difficult times I was able to turn to music in order to gain solace in these dark times. One song in particular that specifically got me through a rough spot was “I Am Not Alone” by Kari Jobe. When I was younger I struggled with depression and had a fear of being rejected by others. I have two older brothers and when my parents found out that my mom was pregnant with me they were shocked and angry because they were not trying

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    Amanda Dulinky 1/23/13 Reader Response # 1‚ on Alone Together‚ written by Sherry Turkle. Reading the first part of Sherry Turkle’s book Alone Together has brought some interesting questions to my mind. I have often joked about friends of mine who play Massively Multi-player Online Games‚ such as World of Warcraft and Second Life‚ being addicted to their “game of choice”. And after reading & discussing this book‚ while also

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    Throughout the story‚ Ann’s cultivating conflicts against herself‚ the environment‚ and with other characters establish the negative tone and pessimistic outcome. In the beginning‚ Ann does not believe that it is right for John to leave her “alone” in the house. Despite John’s intentions to keep her safe inside the house‚ Ann is unable to accept the lack of attention she is receiving. Most importantly‚ John wants to provide the best life possible to her by saving for a “mortgage-free house” and purchasing

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