He that goes a-borrowing goes a -sorrowing Do not make borrowing a habit as you will suffer for it in the end. ’He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.’ (Benjamin Franklin) To borrow means ’to take and use something that belongs to somebody else‚ and returns it to them at a later time.’ But is this as clear as it’s presented in the dictionary? Does this action lead to unpleasurable consequences? Borrowing is a doomed cause. It ends with its beginning‚ like a closed circle and never lets
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There are many different ingredients in a kitchen that causes a chemical reaction with baking soda. This experiment was designed to test 4 kitchen ingredients(Omega oil‚ water‚ lemon juice‚ and vinegar) mixed with baking soda‚ to see which one will cause a balloon to expand. It was hypothesized that baking soda mixed with lemon juice and vinegar would cause the balloon to expand. Using these ideals the experiment was completed and the data was recorded. It was decided that the hypothesis was correct
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In the play Antigone‚ Creon is the tragic figure because he has many character flaws which lead to his downfall and consequential remorse. Creon is the king in this play‚ and has control over laws and people. This constant power brings out all of the worst and most dangerous characteristics in Creon. He affects many people‚ both verbally and physically and makes a lasting on impact on the city of Thebes. When the story begins‚ Creon has issued a law forbidding the proper burial of a fallen soldier
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The relationships displayed between mother and child in the stories‚ “A New Perspective” and “All the Years of Her Life” are closely similar and vastly different at the same time. The similarity is that the children in both of the stories have feelings of heartbreak and pity towards their mothers at the end of each of the stories‚ and the relationships they share with their mothers are problematic to say the least. The mother in a new perspective did not pay attention to her child as much as
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Hinduism and Fatalism Posted on September 9‚ 2011 by gokulmuthu One of the common misconceptions about Hinduism is that it advocates fatalism. Fatalism with respect to individuals is a philosophical doctrine that an individual does not have full control over the events that happen in his life. There are two flavors of fatalism – whether it applies only to the future or to the present also. In the first case‚ my current action does not have any effect on my future. Whatever I do‚ I cannot change
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Cause and effect essays explore how and why things happen. You may start with an event‚ like the Boston Tea Party‚ and explain why it happened. You could also start with the Boston Tea Party and explore the events that followed. If you’re looking for inspiration for your topic‚ you may find ideas from the following list. * The impact when a parent loses a job * The Revolutionary War and slavery * Food poisoning causes * Repercussions of cheating in school * The effects of exercising
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While there are several different viewpoints of free will in philosophy‚ the main theories are hard determinist‚ libertarians‚ and compatibilism. Determinism is the idea that every action you take is heavily influenced by outside forces and past events. A hard determinist has the belief that that people have no free will and therefore no one is responsible for their actions because they were predetermined. Conversely‚ people with libertarian views of free will believes that our choices are entirely
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“Parents don’t understand kids and kids don’t understand parents.”-Mark Hoppus. Just because you are the child of a person‚ doesn’t mean you have to understand or agree with everything they do. You might have different values‚ points of view‚ or even hobbies from them. These small differences are usually rather contradictory to one another and can cause a slight tension between adult and youngin. This statement is in fact proven true in both Jennifer Cervantes’ nonfiction passage Tortilla Sun and
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The humanistic perspective appeals to me since the basis for this theory is that we have free will‚ and our behavior isn’t predetermined. This theory assumes that people are unique‚ and all possess a drive to reach their maximum potential. This theory also favors studying the results from individual cases‚ in lieu of the average performance of a group. This method of measuring results reinforces the concept that all people are unique and capable of making our own decisions. After all‚ one of the
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The thematic thread that I sought to explore this year was escape. This subject caught my attention because of how escape comes in many forms and varies from person to person. Personally‚ I tend to escape by daydreaming‚ sleeping‚ or turning to my hobbies in order to take a mental break from my responsibilities‚ as a refresher‚ or as a way to relieve stress. However‚ my escape leaves my responsibilities behind and results in procrastination. Because I have experienced escape personally‚ I thought
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