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    Literary Analysis: The Tattoo In the novel‚ The Tattoo‚ Chris McKinney‚ writes about the experiences of Ken Hideyoshi‚ a tough‚ insightful man. McKinney describes the many hardships regarding the three suns’ in Ken’s life: his parents‚ his brother and his girl. Through the use of the three suns‚ McKinney reveals that the extent of their impact on your success or failure is based on the degree of what makes them important to you. First‚ McKinney shows the impact your parents have on you as child

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    Being a Senior

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    Being a Senior Being a senior is it hitting you all at once. Being a senior is cheering when someone says class of 2014. Being a senior is getting to pick your parking spot first. Being a senior is not caring what you look like to school anymore. Being a senior is getting excited when your curfew is finally midnight. Being a senior is stressing over which college you are going to decide on. Being a senior is having your parents nag you to death about what you are going to do with your life

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    Heideggers Being

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    Heidegger believes that’s the role and ultimate goal of philosophy is to achieve an understanding and awareness of one’s being. Heidegger rejects the modern idea of progress which plans a projected future of society. Heidegger wants to block this revolution‚ which is constant revolutionizing of modern ideas becoming‚ and therefore rejects the basic belief of modernism‚ the belief in progress is not the belief in becoming. Strauss believes that progress has become a problem and

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    Chris Matthews‚ who has been active in the political scene for decades‚ shows a good (if poorly expressed) understanding of how a lawyer from WWII general or an actor from California can play the right political cards to win the presidency. In his book "Hardball"‚ Matthews asserts that the game of politics to be one more of subtle nuances and individual technique than a matter simply of luck or formula‚ as many people are inclined to believe. A candidate must show ambition and a natural knack for

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    On Being an Atheist

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    “On Being an Atheist”. McCloskey makes the claim that he is reminding fellow atheist why they believe there is no God. He claims that the traditional proofs have no merit. I believe the sheer magnitude and complexity of the world we live in is strong evidence of an intelligent designer and creator. Only an intelligent creator could form a world where the air that we breathe is part of such a complex system. We also live in a world that has morals‚ which points to a morally perfect Being that

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    Being a Teenager

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    and parcel of being an adolescent but golly‚ how much havoc they cause in me! Nevertheless‚ I do enjoy being a teenager. First‚ I like my closer relationships with my friends. As a child‚ my friendship with other children was based on how frequently I saw them. Those whom I saw every day would inevitably become my good friends. This is not the case now‚ as my friendships are based on mutual interests and shared activities so that the bonds are stronger. Another thing I like about being this age is

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    Being on Time

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    PVT Lee‚ Kager 23 April 23‚ 2013 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ON TIME Time: It is the universes theoretical constant that governs‚ sometimes with an iron fist‚ the everyday lives of humans. Time has many different measurements. There are stellar measurements‚ such as the phases of the moon or the rotation of the Earth around our Sun. There are extremely long measurements of time‚ like the geological epoch that can span for tens of millions of years‚ and there are very small measurements

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    Being Assertive

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    Being Assertive Being assertiveness is having a good set of communication skills which means “taking into consideration both your own rights‚ wishes‚ wants‚ needs and desires‚ as well as those of the other person.  Assertiveness means encouraging others to be open and honest about their views‚ wishes and feelings‚ in order that both parties act appropriately.” Skills you need to know (2011- 2013) This statement is common in all documentation relating to the subject and forms the basis of this

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    Being Strong

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    Paper 2: “Being Strong” After reading Gerard Jones convincing argument on how violent fantasies can become a healthy outlet for young adults and children‚ if they’re under the right conditions‚ I have come to agree with his opinion. Kids who watch violent movies‚ play violent video games and read or write violet comic books have the ability to express their feelings. Instead of parents banning their children from playing these sorts of games‚ they should monitor what they are watching‚ reading‚

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    Being An Outsider

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    outcast? Do you know how an outsider or an outcast feels? Have you ever been to a different country‚ or got taunted on how you dress‚ or ever been rejected from a particular group? Is the experience of being an outsider universal? There are a lot of questions that come up when you think about being an outsider. An outsider or an outcast is a person goes against the values of other people. A loner for example. A loner is rejected by their peers. They are isolated because they are strange or different

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