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    from others to fulfil our every need‚ hang onto every word we say and give us all the attention and affirmation we want and when we want it. Will we be happy if it was taken away? We need to be really honest with ourselves here! Will we still get the same respect if we found ourselves suddenly out of the limelight.Honesty – refers to truthfulness‚ integrity‚ sincerity and candour and these principles are vital to making effective changes and identifying who each of us really are and what it is we

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    look more like an animal‚ our ability to imitate is lost nor affected. Slater is wrong when she thinks that we become more animal like when we change ourselves to become more animal like‚ because what makes us unique is our ability to imitate. When we emulate ourselves as animals we are do not become more animal like‚ but instead we enforce ourselves as unique humans‚ because our ability of emulation is just a function the meme. When

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    surrounding as well? For the majority of people the answer to that question is typically a no. Making poor choices can ruin our reputations and our futures by placing ourselves in unfavorable situations and/or causing distress to others. A large part of how our lives get ruined from making poor choices is due to how easy it is to find ourselves in stressing or even helpless predicaments. Most of us are shocked when we realize that we are losing the trust of others around us‚ but the reason for that is

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    common good. If the government took away the guns from citizens we would have no way of protecting ourselves. People wishing to use guns to harm people could smuggle them in from other countries and lie about having them. Therefore if a citizen had a gun‚ that citizen could hypothetically stop the other person from harming others. This issue is important because we need to be able to defend ourselves and the people we care about. We don’t just need to be able to defend against people attempting to

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    how we give out personal information without even thinking that we could be harming ourselves. The way the world is today we don’t even have to have face to face communication with people‚ all we have to do send the person a friend request. Until we take responsibility for our actions‚ the only person we can blame for our personal information being blasted all over Facebook or other social media is ourselves. I understand what Floyd was saying in the article and I agree that we have to take

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    desiring to put a label upon such an understanding. When doing such a thing‚ we are only staying connected to the subjects of the identifiable world when Bataille’s hope is for us to separate ourselves from this realm of existence and understanding. When allowing ourselves to break free and truly explore within ourselves‚ we can reach sovereign laughter‚ non-knowledge‚ and a presence in no way distinct from absence‚ where “From that moment begins a singular experience. The mind moves in a strange world

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    buddhist finds within their own self‚ but that doesn’t mean they have to embark on the journey alone. The United States has a very independent mindset‚ and we are taught to be independant from a young age. When we are struggling we often keep it to ourselves and not reach out for help‚ which results into further suffering. If we were to take refuge in Sangha we would be able to open up to those around us and allow them to help us with our struggles‚ which in return would bring us closer to finding happiness

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    Man The Maker of his Destiny Man The Maker Of His Destiny - We are responsible for what we are‚ and whatever we wish ourselves to be‚ we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions‚ it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be produced by our present actions; SO WE HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO ACT. Man is man‚ so long as he is struggling to rise above nature‚ and this nature is both internal and external... And if we read the history

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    own something?” is the question being asked of many of us. The literal meaning is to have ownership of something or to have some that belongs to you. The next question we should ask ourselves is does that mean we technically own ourselves? In other words‚ do we have ownership to ourselves‚ and how can we own ourselves?. We own our own identity if that makes sense. We claim what we say is our identity. Whether it’s being a part of a certain ethnicity‚ cultural backgrounds‚ or religions. Part of our

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    these stereotypes in a way to conform to societies standards are to defend ourselves against the poor standards of society. “They are the fortress of our tradition‚ and behind its defenses we can continue to feel ourselves safe in the position we occupy” (64). I think the meaning behind this quote lies in social hierarchy. When we are certain that we live to societies expectation we rely on stereotypes to disassociate ourselves with the statuses of others we don’t want to affiliate with. Therefore‚

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