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    belonging can often be a struggle due to many reasons. The issue of identity and belonging has captivated humans for many generations‚ and will remain a key turning point for many to come. We can only truly accept ourselves by acknowledging both of the contributing factors which define who we are. Everything and everyone can influence a person’s identity and belonging‚ but none more so than one’s parents and family. While some influences can be major and largely defining‚ others can be small and

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    is: Can the death penalty be justified? Although the side against the capital punishment has a strong argument against it‚ the opposing side also has legitimate reasons for favouring it. One very common argument that people bring up‚ is that enforcing the death penalty could lead to executing the wrong person. If the person was still in jail‚ it was possible to release him‚ but if he or she has already been executed‚ then there is no going back because the damage is irreversible. Nobody can revive

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    Summary Of We Can Do It !

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    We Can Do It!” is a Wartime propaganda released by Howard Miller in 1943. It was part of the national campgain in the United States to put women in workforce.In the face of difficult war time and labor shortages‚ women were need to run factories‚ industries‚ civilian service and even the armed force. Government also launched few more advertisement showing that women can do more than they expect. Before War‚ women were treated as a baby producing machine and a caretaker‚ because women were only

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    Can We Define Art

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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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    Alexander the Great’s actions and decisions have significantly impacted upon the world during his time‚ ultimately leaving behind a legacy that can be affiliated with the westernization of the globe. He helped bring the western civilization‚ which included the scientific and liberal thinking of the Greeks to much of the rest of the world. He introduced a study of science for science’s sake to the nations and he is also considered as one of the most successful military commanders in history‚ for by

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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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    Should We Study the Past? Pearl S. Buck once said‚ “If you want to understand today‚ you have to search yesterday.” In order for us as a people to know where we are going in life‚ we must study the past of our ancestors to find out where we have been. The human animal by its very nature is curious. We must know the answers to‚ who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why and how. We cannot help ourselves from asking these questions‚ and we cannot stop ourselves from going in search of the answers. We have an

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    We Can‚ But Should We? Chamberlain College of Nursing NR361 Information Systems in Healthcare Kathleen Fabian‚ Professor Fall B 2010 Radio frequency identification‚ also known as RFID‚ is a breakthrough in technology and could just be the next big step in surveillance. Yet‚ how far is one willing to go to be sure that all of their past history is accurate? This sounds a little like George Orwell’s 1984; a chip inserted into one’s skin‚ embedded with data that can be transferred to a reading

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    We should not preserve the pastwe should look to the future. We are living in the modern era‚ where people are practical and realistic‚ optimistic that new inventions and discoveries will improve their lives. For most‚ it would be plain foolishness if one were to be so mindful about the past‚ when instead‚ one should invest his time and thought into building a better and more meaningful life in the future. Ironically‚ in the midst of their “pragmatic” judgement of keeping the past alive‚ these

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    Can we Trust the Gospels?

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    Roberts‚ Mark D. Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John: Crossway Books 2007. Pp.202 Taking exception to the words of Christ could only be in blatant disagreement with Jesus the Christ himself‚ a spirit of anti-Christ. Is this an over statement as to the importance of the words of Christ? The answer to this question is found in how you respond to another question: How can the words of Jesus ever be down played as anything other

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