whole world. Sadly‚ America was always like this and‚ even back to when it was first starting out‚ the people were like mules. The colonists that slaughtered hundreds and thousands of Native Americans (oops!) were complaining about their ex girlfriend Britain all the time. They thought they were the victim in every scenario‚ when in reality‚ they were just being ignorant and only cared about themselves! Now‚ there has been a debate (not really) if the colonies were justified in going to several wars
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Do You Really Know Yourself? Throughout time great philosophers have pondered the question of what knowing your self is. Philosophers like Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Alcibiades have somewhat of a similarity when it comes to identifying one’s self. However‚ there are the differences that lead up to the explanation and what individuals believe the self is. Socrates focused on the ‘good life’ and stresses the fact that to know how to live we need to know who we are. Under Socrates‚ the founder of philosophy
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Is there such a thing as justified killing? Many would argue that the killing of another individual is by far one of the worse crimes that can be committed. Though under certain circumstances such as capital punishment‚ or to kill in self-defense‚ justified killing is okay. These options are only acceptable if there is no viable alternative to doing so. Everyone has the right to live‚ and once someone decides to kill another individual then they should lose that right. They don’t deserve to have
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Vignette of You Situated within a certain mansion‚ buttressed by stone walls covered in mould‚ therein lies a portrait. This portrait‚ caked in dust‚ had lost the vibrant splendour of which it attained years ago. It depicts a grandiose mansion‚ windows smiling brightly as candle light filtered through them‚ creating an atmosphere of joy and merry-making. However‚ such beauty was sadly hidden‚ for it was hung in the most depilated part of the mansion‚ which no one roams. On the other side of the
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“You Got To Do What You Got To Do‚ To Get Where You Got to Get” In Ralph Ellison’s story “Battle Royal”‚ Ralph’s dying grandfather gives his son advice on how to advance in life as a black person‚ in the United States. Ralph’s grandfather said‚ “I want you to overcome ‘em with yeses‚ undermine ‘em with grins‚ agree ‘em to death…”(1042). Basically‚ by being really nice to white people‚ he could gain favor and possibly be rewarded for his obedience. Ralph‚ took his grandfathers advice‚ and was eventually
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Intolerable Acts triggered outrage in the Thirteen Colonies‚ leading to the First Continental Congress and eventually the Revolutionary War. Many argue that rebellion was justified‚ however. Due to the Quartering Act‚ the Administration of Justice Act‚ and the general violations of the colonial rights by these laws‚ the rebellion was justified. The Quartering Act specified conditions for housing British troops in all of colonial North America. This forced quartering of troops created resentment among
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half a century ago‚ it is still questionable on if our decision was wise. If Vietnam got independence‚ it would be better for both Vietnam and other countries. They would give Vietnam the same freedom that they were given in 1781 and succeed from Frances power and be able to have a government they were proud of and wanted. My personal opinion is that the American government was wrong to support the French in the Vietnam
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(A) Do you think you are addicted to Facebook? What are the signs which show a person is addicted to Facebook? Give reasons to support your view. Yes I am addicted to Facebook. The signs that shows a person that is addicted to Facebook is when he/she is constantly thinking about Facebook‚ like always updating his/hers statuses‚ always talk about the topics that he/she saw from Facebook or constantly checking his/her phone for Facebook updates. Another sign of Facebook addiction is when he/she
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Things to do in a job interview There are a few things to always do in a job interview. It’s usually basic everyday things that you should do. The most important thing that you are looking at is making a good first impression. Dress appropriately‚ as in whatever company you’re trying to interview for you need to dress the way you think is most appropriate for the company. Most times you need to dress in a button up shirt and nice dress pants‚ which is the common and most appropriate thing to wear
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Health is Wealth” is very much true. One must try hard to remain healthy ‚if we are healthy ‚we can easily fight with other problems of life. people do many different things to remain healthy .some go for healthy diet‚ other recommended exercise‚ and rest thinks health awareness is important ‚after all “Prevention is better than cure.” A healthy diet is very necessary to remain healthy. People must take care of their diet. Everybody should read the ingredients before buying
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