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    Conflicts can bring out the worst in people. This is especially true in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Puritan life in 17th century Massachusetts was governed by strict rules of behavior. Puritanism did not encourage individualism‚ rather the life of the community was dependent on the devotion of the followers as a whole. This unit behavior was instrumental in the survival of the colony in the brutal environment of 17th century Northeastern United States. "Their religion required them to act honorably

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    Prompt: War/Conflict brings out the best as well as the worst in humanity Conflict‚ the struggle between opponents over values and claims‚ to scarce status‚ power and resources. Conflict brings out the best as well as the worst in humanity. Wars such as the Combodian-Vietnamise war and the Iran-Iraq war showed us that throughout conflict people suffer horrible and disturbing events which include starvation‚ rape‚ torture‚ death and mortality. Thankfully‚ throughout all these hardships and diabolic

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    Mr. Mark Rozeinio “Bring out the best in people” By: Tita Datu Puangco Reaction: As a future business persons‚ time will come we will engaged of having a work obviously office works. This article tells us how we bring out the best in people. Some people who easily gives up or lower their self-esteem if someone didn’t appreciate what they’ve done. The writer mentioned about Maslow’s

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    Adversity brings out both the best and worst in us. It really depends on an individual. Some people turn into heroes when disaster happens and others turn into looters. Others sit helplessly waiting for help. Adversity tests the "metal" of a person. Adversity is part of life. How we react to it is based on genetics‚ human nature and learned behaviour. There are usually three different repeatable behaviours that people display in a crisis. Firstly‚ they do nothing‚ they freeze and become paralysed

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    ‘War brings out the best and worst in humanity.’ Compare and contrast the ways in which your chosen writers reveal the impact war has on the individual and society. War brings out extreme experiences for the human condition; extreme pain‚ guilt‚ pride‚ mercy and anger all present within the novels I have chosen to write about. Some of us may find these experiences good things and others‚ bad; I have decided to explore this idea using the novels ‘Birdsong’ written by Sebastian Faulks and ‘War

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    Sport brings out the best in people I propose this motion. Sport definitely brings out the best in people because it keeps you fit and healthy. Everyone needs to exercise to stay fit and healthy. There is numerous ways to exercise sports‚ walking and going to the gym. Things as simple as going for a 10 minute walk can help. Exercise is very important as many people are sitting down at school or at work and they need to get exercise. Another thing is that most people travel everywhere by car

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    War brings out the best in people War does not bring negative effects all the time. It does bring out the best in people. This is because during war people start caring more about everyone. The war unites people and makes them more courageous. During war time‚ people start caring more about everyone’s humanity. When people see‚ for example‚ a family in distress due to war‚ then people would become more hospitable

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    Hundreds are dead after the worst earthquake in generations struck off the northeast coast of Japan on 11th March‚ setting off a devastating tsunami that swallowed swaths of coastal territory and fanned out across the Pacific Ocean‚ threatening everything in its path. The 8.9-magnitude earthquake -- the fifth-largest in the world since 1900 and the biggest in Japan in 140 years -- struck at 2:46 p.m. local time‚ shaking buildings violently in Tokyo for several minutes and sending millions fleeing

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    Do disasters really bring out the best in people? In her book ‘A Paradise Built In Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster’ Rebecca Solnit puts forward the notion that in the worse of situations‚ modern societies have shown the ability to display remarkable altruistic and selfless behavior that allowed them to overcome any obstacles. Although there may be some truth in the argument brought forward by pessimist that disasters at times do show the worse side of humans- selfishness

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    Speech on Sport brings out the best in people. I think that sport brings out the best in people through four main reasons‚ It teaches important life skills and discipline‚ Builds unity and provides escape from other difficuilties.This helps shape the individual as a person and helps them be the best they can be. 1 Leadersip Sports teaches leadership. Leadership is necessary and important in our culture. Sports train people to be leaders‚ whether as sports stars or as leaders in their communities

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