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    cold‚ steely blue and lifeless. How could a human being do something like this to another human being? You keep thinking about life in prison vs. the death penalty. You keep thinking about your sister and how she didn’t get to choose. She didn’t get a chance to do anything she planned for her future. You think about how you may feel as you watch him being executed. You wonder about the families of the other victims. You wonder if he had an accomplice who will continue to kill‚ after the murders locked

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    Bring Back Flogging” Response Paper In Jeff Jacoby’s essay‚ “Bring Back Flogging‚” he strongly reveals his opinions and beliefs on corporal punishment. Jacoby illustrates the use of verbal irony and sarcasm. He applies verbal irony and sarcasm in such a way that by reading what is written is easily understood to interpret what he really means. Jacoby describes what flogging is‚ how it was helpful‚ and argues that flogging needs to be brought back to our society. After reading Jacoby’s argument

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    more concerned about their appearances‚ especially fashion or clothes. People think that clothes can indicate characteristics of a person. Although we shouldn’t “judge a book by its cover”‚ the way you look is the most important aspect of your perception. (thesis statement) Have you ever realized how much your clothes have an influence on how you are seen by people for the first time? Every time you go out‚ you are sending a message by the clothes that you chose to wear. People can create an opinion

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    completely different than the aforementioned - something that caters more to their interests. So what can we do for these bored teenagers? You see‚ we have all the facilities etc. From bars to reacreational areas‚ places offering live music‚ a countless amount of shopping malls. Yet‚ teenagers are still bored. Thus I think it is crucial to ask the young people would like to do‚ then officials can plan their activities and build the venues accordingly. If we don’t‚ we will face the risk of continually

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    mosques‚ etc. the religion being practiced can bring people together because they have the same beliefs and similar lifestyles. Religion is also setting a boundary in some peoples lives. People might think that people should not associate with people of different religions. Religion can also put a strong boundary in some lives because they come with a set of rules to abide to and most believers of said religion will base their lives around those rules. Bonds over religion can be very strong between

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    Individuality Brings Leadership In a community where one is expected to fit in with the group and not standout‚ anyone who expresses individuality is bound to stand out and make an important identity in that society. Individuality can make leaders‚ which have the potential to bring a long-term positive change to a modern society. Individuality creates leaders in any society. When a human has an attitude of being content with themselves to the point where they can freely express themselves‚ it brings out

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    and elsewhere‚ assess the view that religion is a force for social change? Religion‚ I think is not a force for social change‚ as your religion teaches you the basics; the difference between the right and the wrong‚ and then it’s totally up to you whether or not you tend to follow the teachings‚ so therefore i think religion is not a force for social change‚ as its your choice if you want to go with the teachings or not. Talcott Parsons (1965) said that religion sacralises (makes sacred) norms and

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    proportion of over 50’s and less under 40’s than society at large - 82% of Australians 65+ identify as Christians. 60% of 18-24 year olds. - Largest group of Buddhist affiliates 35-44. Similar for Hindu and Muslim. - 18-24 most likely to state no religion with 20 %. INCREASE IN THOSE IDENTIFYING WITH A TRADITION OTHER THAN CHRISTANITY - From 1996- 2001 Buddhism increased by 79% Hindu 42% Islam 40% and Judaism by 5% - Due to immigration Christianity still dominant in Immigrants . - From 1996-

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    Many people in their own religion cannot identify someone/something in their religion 2.It is important to study religion‚ so there is a better understanding of the people around us 3.Religion takes on the full affect of people around the world 4.People need to walk up to someone with good intention’s of them and not make a generic assumption 5. We need to study and continue to study in future generations about religion. The more knowledge we know about other religions the better off we will be

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    A little bit about the Social Web Shaina Carter INF 103 Mark A. Cohen March 4‚ 2013 A little bit about the Social Web A long time ago before there was technology and computers; people around the world would communicate with one another by writing and sending letters. The world today however‚ communicates with one another through the internet on social networks. The meaning of social networks‚ is a website intended to allow multiple users to publish content themselves on their “profiles”

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