Knowledge is very powerful. We decide whether we want to know something or not. I disagree with the statement that the lack of knowledge can’t hurt you. The true knowledge often hurts; however it doesn’t mean that lack of it can’t hurt. Why can lack of knowledge be harmful and hurt us? Let’s start from a simple fact like not studying for a test or a quiz may or will result in a bad grade. Not knowing the material that we are studying can and will hurt us. General knowledge in a society is very important
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A world war is said to take place when all the countries in the world‚ or most of them‚ are directly involved. So far‚ the world has seen two devastating world wars‚ World War I and World War II. Both of them were begun by Germany in an attempt to expand her borders. Following this was the cold war between the US and Russia. Over the last fifty years‚ or so‚ there have been a few times when these two superpowers headed towards conflict‚ but good sense prevailed in the end and the much feared war
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It is true that‚ with the economic and social development‚ the number of students who work part-time during school time is increasing remarkably. As a result‚ it has become one of the most controversial issues among students. Some hold the view that students can face certain challenges with a part-time job. Meanwhile‚ others argue that working part-time can bring students some benefits. Personally‚ I’m strongly convinced that students should work part-time for three reasons that I’m going to explain
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Do You Believe In Aliens Are we alone or do you believe in aliens? Most people would say no in public‚ but in truth most do believe. A survey was taken of 29 people; they were asked one to three questions depending on their answer. Question # 1‚ “Do you believe aliens exist?” out of 29 people asked 24 said yes‚ they do believe aliens exist. Those 24 went on to the next question‚ Question # 2‚ “Do you believe aliens have visited Earth (even if just to fly past)?” of the 24 that
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can do about it. If they are in danger of losing their home they can call the mortgage company‚ they can get a second job - they have some power in the situation and they have some experience and knowledge in how to handle it. When a teen is faced with a problem they often have no power to exert any force over their situation and they frequently lack the experience to formulate a plan of action. They also do not have the emotional maturity to view the situation objectively. So while I do not
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Our group agrees to this issue. - singaporean kids nowadays have maids to do every single thing for them‚ they become useless fools who grow up not knowing even‚ how to tie their shoelace or butter their bread. pity... -some even have a chauffer to ferry them around. In the end they do not know how to take public transport.That is basic needs of living in a society like SIngaporean‚ yet they do not know how to cater to themselves. -Nowadays‚ youngsters glue their eyes to the computer and uses
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Magical Realism Paper Life as we knew it quickly evaded from us as the sirens swam around our bodies embedding their screams in our ears and as the consistent sound rang through us‚ the dread over took my body. The war that we all prepared for was here‚ the one we read in our holy books‚ the one which many people spoke about but didn’t prepare themselves for. It was looked upon as a myth‚ but for us it spiraled around fusing itself with time‚ making the war between worlds reality. Nothing that I
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Secondary Three English: Expository Writing (CA – 30 marks) Susan Lieberman‚ a Ph.D. psychologist‚ once said‚ “Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady‚ reliable and safe in a confusing world.” It is true‚ that families indeed play an important role in the future of a child. Families nurture a child‚ and mould him or her into who they become in the future. Families are the support and backing of a child‚ and how they are
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Emirates (UAE)‚ a total of nine women were voted into its national Federal Council in 2007. In 2005‚ Kuwait’s government finally gave women full voting rights and the chance to run for public office. This is a big contrast to the 1990s‚ where women do not have any political rights‚ and also a political headway that signals a shift towards equal rights between the two genders. Compared to the past‚ where many traditions forbid women to even step out of
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2. What do we want to learn? What are the key concepts (form‚ function‚ causation‚ change‚ connection‚ perspective‚ responsibility‚ reflection) to be emphasized within this inquiry Key concepts: Form‚ responsibility‚ connection Related concepts: cooperation or conflict‚ interdependence What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central idea? What teacher questions/provocations will drive these inquiries? Lines of inquiry
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