Stand alone morality Can people live meaningful lives‚ become loving parents and be responsible citizens without being religious? Millions of Americans do not attend church and millions reject religious beliefs yet they behave responsibly. Although America’s founding fathers wrote‚ “One Nation under God”‚ Chinese‚ Japanese‚ and Indian cultures do not accept Western beliefs‚ yet the citizens of those societies can be as virtuous‚ kind‚ and charitable as Americans. Still there are people that
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13 September 2009 A Spirit in the Mix: An Analysis of “I Used to Live Here Once” For the story‚ “I Used to Live Here Once” by Jean Rhys‚ we could argue that the story is about a woman who moved away from her homeland to go to a new place and now returns home for a reason not stated. The two children who are playing outside the woman’s old house in the sunshine ignore her. It may be possible that the two children ignore the woman because
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pursuit of life‚ liberty‚ and happiness. Since the United States became an independent country in 1776‚ Americans have pursued their own dreams‚ all hoping to earn money‚ own land‚ and lead a life not dictated by anyone else. In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use‚” Dee is a shining example of an American pursuing her dream and succeeding at it. Dee came from a background of poverty. Her lineage includes slaves and farm workers that were never able to better themselves enough to rise above the poverty
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hard for everything they have‚ facing mountains of tasks daily. Created by Vik Muniz in 2008‚ the 56 by 40 inch print titled Ironing Woman uses line‚ colour‚ and texture to address the notion of continuous struggle and burden of responsibilities that challenge the working class through the portrayal of a woman in the midst of such a task. Immediately upon seeing Ironing Woman the eye of the viewer is drawn towards the purposeful line work that depicts the woman of the piece while she works. She
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Write a close critical analysis of ‘Here’ showing how far this is characteristic of the style and concerns of Larkin’s collection ‘The Whitsun Weddings’ ‘Here’ is a poem exploring Larkin’s flight of imagination as he travels from London to Hull on the train. It is the first poem in The Whitsun Weddings collection and seems to be an appropriate introduction because‚ much like his other poetry‚ it looks at humanity’s place in the world and the effect of consumerism. Following the pattern of many
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Everyday activities like driving‚ going to work‚ or walking down the street include some risk to your personal safety. Many workers commute long distances or have mobile jobs and contact with the public. Either through crime or circumstance‚ people and events can be unpredictable. You can’t avoid all risk but it isn’t wise to act without taking precautions. The best approach is to assess the risks involved with an activity and take the safety measures that are required and logical. Your best safety
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Here in America Here in America in every single state there is a set of standards for every single subject required for the teachers to teach by the end of the term. But the greatest lessons you will ever teach us will not come from your syllabus. The greatest lessons you will ever teach us you will not even remember teaching. Because you never taught us. And You never told us what we weren’t aloud to say. We just learned how to hold our tongues. Now somewhere in America there is a child holding
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Reusi 1 Raye Reusi D. Ryals Writing 1 November 14‚ 2012 Socrates’ Stand on Democracy Having emphasized upon me the advantages of democracy‚ I have always believed that it is the best system to implement in a country. Ignoring the flaws and weaknesses of this type of system‚ I thought that the benefits outweigh all costs. I assume that giving the power to the people is better than having one person rule the state. However‚ in Plato’s account on the life of his mentor Socrates‚ we are able to see both
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Dee’s Personality In Alice Walker’s short story‚ Everyday Use‚ the line said by mama "She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one hand‚ that no’ is a word the world never learned to say to her."‚ enters us‚ the readers‚ into the personality of Dee. Furthermore‚ the line offers us an open window to view the inter-workings of the family unit. Throughout the story‚ Dee is portrayed as a typical‚ yet unique young woman. She is strong-standing‚ solid and firm none the less. She
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long term sentenced‚ sometimes lose themselves in a world of violence and become worse off when coming into the prison system‚ than how they used to be before prison life. Trying to hold on to any bit of sanity or respect for humanity becomes an everyday struggle. Sometimes the smallest thing can help prevent the feeling‚ of going over that edge of no return from a dreadfulness act of death. Jimmy Santiago Baca lived a life surrounded by misfortunes and inescapable pathways of loss. He was the
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