tough to know what to say and what not to say to someone without offending them. It is important because it can show a sign of respect for others‚ but if taken too far can over sensitize life. Political correctness can be used as a sign of respect because it shows that you care about others. It’s shown that thought has been given towards the feelings of others. Political correctness applies in a multitude of topics‚ topics such as race‚ religion‚ LGBT‚ and women’s rights. These subjects have a wide
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In the world‚ there are many definitions and variations to words‚ but the world falls short when attempting to define the word poverty. People in the world‚ claim to easily define poverty with definitions like anyone who cannot afford basic resources or if one is homeless they suffer from poverty‚ but little do they know that they are greatly mistaken. Poverty owns a median‚ a median that only a select few fall under‚ which is truly unfair. There is a median that poverty carries along‚ drawing out
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Subject and Verb Agreement 1. Collective Nouns * Consider a collective noun singular when it refers to a group as a whole. The orchestra rises. My family loves to travel. * Consider it plural when it refers to each member of a group individually. The orchestra are voting for their new conductor. My family take turns choosing places to go. 2. Special Nouns * Nouns plural in form (ending in S) but singular in meaning take singular verbs. Acoustics‚ economics‚ linguistics‚ mathematics
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But I agree with the saying “learning can occur anywhere”. There are still some things people learn outside of schools. People can gain general knowledge from books and media‚ can learn how to make things they want to do from the experts‚ and can distinguish what is good or bad for In schools‚ only the related information about subjects is learnt. In my experience‚ when I read a passage about a war in the textbook‚ I know only about what happen in the war and the leader of the war
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similar to that of an image of a pile of rocks on an ocean floor; blurry‚ and misconceived. We look for the exceptional traits of a hero--good looks‚ agility‚ and robustness--and designate those traits as the definition of a hero‚ but what really defines a hero? What endowments makes Hector more worthy of the title of a hero than Achilles? To fit the embodiment of a hero‚ a person should strive to be selfless‚ should aid the defenseless‚ and use his/her reverence not for conceited reasons‚ but for
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gesture; verbally‚ through dialogue. Finally‚ like the novel‚ film expands or compresses time and space‚ traveling back and forth freely within their wide border. Despite these similarities‚ film is unique. 1. It is set apart from all other media by its quality of free and constant motion. The continuous interplay of sight‚ sound‚ and motion allows film to transcend the static limitations of painting and sculpture – in the complexity of its sensual appeal as well as in its ability
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Ways of presenting the subjects 1. Realism > Presenting subject as it is 2. Abstraction > “to separate from” a.) Distortion > misshapen/twisted b.) Elongation > stretch vertically (thin) c.) Mangling > cut‚ mutilated‚ lacerated d.) Cubism > geometric shapes e.) Abstract expressionism > colors are splashed/mixed 3. Symbolism : a.) Sign > specific /definite b.) Symbols > deeper meanings (Da Vinci / Michelangelo 4. Fauvism > Latin word “wild beast
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Define Race and Ethnicity Amy Babbitt ETH/125 October 26‚ 2010 Makini Corlette Define Race and Ethnicity It is hard to define the term race as in reference to human beings. It is often described as a subclass of a species. It is often said that different races cannot interbreed with other races within that species. This would make one believe that we do not have different races within the human species but yet every harassment and discrimination class or training I have ever had it
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Competition in not necessary for learning: (against 1) I strongly oppose the motion. Competition drives innovation. Competition improves quality. Competition increases choices. Competition spurs people to ’do their best’. Do you think that we should behave like ostriches that when they see a threat they put their heads in the sand to avoid confrontation? In my opinion‚ eliminating competition from schools is a misguided attempt at ensuring that no one’s self-esteem gets trampled
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Is Homework Really Necessary? Where is your pencil! Get your books out now! Stop mucking around! Get on the table this instant! Do you recognise this? This is just an average day of my life with my parents when I have to finish my homework. Is homework really necessary? I do not think so. Homework is just hours and hours of late nights that ruin your social life and sporting activity.
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