writes of Hayy ibn Yaqzan’s experiences starting with his birth. Tufayl presents two different accounts about the origin of his hero‚ Hayy. The first account was that Hayy was born on an uninhabited island‚ not from parents but‚ rather‚ from clay fermentation. The author emphasizes the importance of the island’s perfect geographic location and climate in order to support the possibility of spontaneous human generation without the need for a mother and father. According to the second account‚ Hayy
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Whenever someone thinks about taking a trip or vacation‚ the first thing one think of is the destination (where exactly do I want to go?); once the destination is selected the ask (why do we want to go to this destination?) what type of attractions and entertainment that this destination has to offer? Next is the transportation (how am I getting there? What mode of transportation am I going to use? Airplane‚ bus‚ car or train?). Then is accommodation (where would we stay on our way to the destination
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Walmart Takes on the World Walmart is the world largest retailer. It has more than 6‚500 stores worldwide‚ employs 1.8 million people and has annual sales of $316 billion. The next-largest global retailer Carrefour (a French discount retailer)‚ has sales of $94.5 billion‚ and Wal-Mart’s nearest U.S. competitor in the general merchandise category‚ Target‚ has only $52.6 billion in sales. More than 70 percent of Wal-Mart’s merchandise comes from China. If Wal-Mart were a country‚ it would be
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reinforced by the adverb just which indicates immediate past. b) Conveying Meaning: I would create a scenario. ‘Imagine you are having breakfast at home with your brother (Peter). Your mother is in the bathroom. Your brother looks at the clock picks up his coat and runs out the door quickly to school. Your mother comes in with Peter’s school books in her hand and says ‘Where is Peter?’ You say: ‘Mum‚ he went to school.’ Your mum: ‘What? When did Peter leave? Maybe I can run and give him the books”
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billion dollars in total. In addition‚ Confucianism is a cultural effect. It encourages corruption indirectly. Courtesy demands reciprocity. It indicates that you are being impolite if you don’t accept one’s present. It is an indirect implication. If you take the money‚ that implies that you need to do something back. The relationship between corruption and
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though it looks painful to me‚ because needles terrorize me. My grandmother always tells me that it does not hurt‚ that it is just a little pinch. Other than sticking needles to her body‚ her feet are another big concern. Her feet ache and she also takes care of them because she has these gashes on them that cannot heal. When I see her‚ she looks like she is in a lot of pain. Sometimes she can hardly walk because the pain is too intense that her feet cannot support her body. This gets me thinking
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Will Brenes Ferre English 11B October 7‚ 2010 Take a Stand- “People have become too dependent on computers.” In 1981‚ IBM sold the first "PC"‚ made from an 8088 processor with a clock speed of 4.77 MHz. It wasn’t the first computer ever made‚ but it was the first computer sold to ordinary people. We have moved on‚ we have made changes‚ and we have progressed to enhance computers. Computers have found their way into many aspects of our lives. In most cases computers make things easier for
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What Else Can Matter When You Already Have Euphoria? Major Jackson’s poem “Euphoria”‚ takes place in the seat of his mother’s Benz when she is inside a house getting high on drugs. The poem describes an afternoon after school where he waits in the car with his mother’s groceries‚ listens to music‚ and involves himself in his own euphoria. The poem reflects a life teaching topic about what is important in life and what brings happiness to our lives. It shows a tone that offers a sense of sadness
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “In 2008‚ about 3‚500 teens in the United States aged 15-19 were killed as a result of motor-vehicle crashes‚ and 25% of those killed in these accidents had a BAC of 0.08 g/dl or higher.” (“Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet” 1). Believe it or not‚ teenage drunk driving is still the number one cause of teen death. It has become the deadliest epidemic to plague our society today. With the widespread “Alcohol Awareness” programs‚ like D.A.R.E. and
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according to the Aristotelian definition‚ because his demise is entirely of his own doing. In the ongoing debate of fate versus free will‚ Oedipus proves that fate will only take a person so far. There is no arguing that he was dealt a dreadful hand by the Gods‚ but it is by his own free will that his prized life collapses. Oedipus could‚ and should have done nothing given the prophecies of the oracle‚ although either way his fate would have been realized. His apparent powerlessness against fate cannot
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