It is never too late to give up our prejudices People have always been and always will be prejudiced. There are prejudices of all kinds. Some have prejudices about skin colour or religion‚ others about nationality or sexuality or something else. And other people are prejudiced about everything that they do not consider normal. Henry David Thoreau said: “It is never too late to give up our prejudices”. And for some people it is true: they outgrow their prejudices and learn to be more unbiased. Then
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greater happiness than your social life. With the past decades witnessing a great leap in the development of the society‚ we are now attaching great importance to the sense of happiness which can bring us power‚ arouse our enthusiasm for loving life‚ and help us to create a promising future. While some people consider jobs provide us with greater happiness‚ I bolster that our social life
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Paine in his passage‚ "That which we obtain too easily‚ we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value‚" embeds the illusion of attachment. Paine explicates the meaning and the importance of a symbol or object by the possession it upholds internally. Humans tend to appreciate a gift when the gift obtains some kind of significance to the person who is receiving. In Paine’s first section of this passage he states‚ "That which we obtain too easily..." Which serves as an example
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whether you know it or not. Coal has become such an important resource is today’s society‚ that if all of the coal was too disappear we probably wouldn’t have a great chance of surviving for very long. But in saying that we are also killing our environment by using it so much. Coal has its advantages and disadvantages‚ which is why using coal is a touchy subject. As much as we know that we use coal‚ not many people know how it was formed‚ how its extracted and all of the uses along with the advantages
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it before and we could never have anticipated that they would use it. Since we had no idea‚ the only way we had to protect ourselves was to use urine-soaked cloths and hold then hold it up to our face so we wouldn’t breathe in the poison. Hopefully‚ next time we will be better prepared for anything the Germans throw at us. Since we weren’t prepared‚ some of us got badly burned and even blind. My left eye was left stinging but it got better. And the trenches; oh‚ the trenches. We stay in the trenches
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Figures of speech As one of the articles in this issue deals with the English Language Fair held at the Barbican Centre last autumn‚ this might be a good opportunity to concentrate on varieties of English style. Let’s start with the use of imagery. The passage chosen for comment comes from The Guardian‚ a newspaper famous or notorious for its misprints as well as for the depth and seriousness of its new coverage. If the name of the writer‚ Roy Hattersley‚ seems familiar - yes‚ it’s the same
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you fit in. It is a self-representation of your interests‚ relationship‚ social activity and much more. Some believe our sense of identity and belonging is shaped by various factors‚ including our experiences‚ relationships‚ and our environments. Conversely‚ others believe that personality is shaped by nature‚ and that one is defined by their biological characteristics and hereditary traits passed down from previous generations. Nevertheless a combination of both nature and nurture shapes us throughout
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In the poem‚ “We Wear the Mask’‚ the narrator‚ Paul Lawrence Dunbar‚ expresses the pain African American experienced during the slave trade and how the slaves learned to suppress their emotions. The poem shows a contrast between African American’s social faces and their “bleeding hearts”. The tone of the poem is not a corrective tone‚ but rather an explanatory one. In considering the time period‚ it would make sense that the narrator would be careful about insulting the white community. In the
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the question that humans have tried to answer since the beginning of our existence. Why are we here and what purpose do we have? There are many arguments and theories proposed about this topic. The unattainable debate of whether God really exists or not will always be a controversial topic‚ this essay aims to prove that we do not have the mental capacity to prove that God does or does not exist. This essay will present evidence from both sides of the argument and prove that the knowledge of the existence
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Significant Figures in Measurement and Calculations A successful chemistry student habitually labels all numbers‚ because the unit is important. Also of great importance is the number itself. Any number used in a calculation should contain only figures that are considered reliable; otherwise‚ time and effort are wasted. Figures that are considered reliable are called significant figures . Chemical calculations involve numbers representing actual measurements. In a measurement‚ significant figures in
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