to disappear. In the 1950’s‚ like in no other decade‚ people became homeowners; prosperity was plentiful and bad times were thought to be something of the past. Capitalism was working and it was working well‚ to have a better life than one’s parents was only matter of willingness. Clearly it is evident why “Americans chose the 1950’s than any other single decade as the best time for children to grow up.” (Pg32) In the essay “What We really Miss About the 1950’s” Stephanie Coontz has made several observations
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First of all‚ a good occasion to lie is when you do not want to hurt other people’s feeling. If you know that the true is going to hurt someone‚ it is better to lie. For example‚ when I do not like my friend’s new hairstyle I just tell her that it looks nice even if I do not like it. When you do not want to be disrespectful with someone about an opinion you just try to agree with the other person even if you do not agree. To specific‚ if you think that an older person opinion is old-fashioned you
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norway; ericson sailed off course on his way back to greenland and landed in North America‚ where he explored vinland. another part of the story is‚ that he originally wanted to go to Vinland because of a old story about a Icelandic trader becoming rich in Vinland. But after spending a winter in vinland‚ Leif sailed back to Greenland‚ and promised never to visit North America again. Leif Erikson’s explorations changed the world in positive ways. Some of the ways were that now the Vikings had a whole
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small lie or a big lie‚ there is always some form of consequence to each and every fib. There are a few certain articles such as‚ “A Philosopher on Lying‚” by Immanuel Kant who also believe lying should not be tolerated in any way. Just like in the article I mentioned earlier‚ “A Philosopher on Lying‚” a German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant‚ explains his point of view on lying. Every lie is dangerous; the size of the lie doesn’t matter. As Kant states in the article‚ “Don’t tell someone a lie‚ because
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Only a fully formed human being with a capacity for reason can understand the Noble Lie and be persuaded by it." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Yes‚ I agree with this statement in the sense that a reasonable human being should always work towards exploring his own mind as opposed to thinking through other people’s mind. For example‚ Thrasymachus justifies this statement when he says‚ “What folly. Socrates‚ has taken possession of you all? And why‚ sillybillies‚ do you knock under to
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The Telephone‚ the Device that Changed the Way We Communicate Voice communication is the most commonly used way of expressing our wants‚ needs and thoughts. The telephone changed the way we communicate. It has been allowing people to talk in almost real time without seeing each other since its development in 1876. Until then‚ mail and the telegraph was the normal and only means to talk across the country. Although it was effective‚ those methods were all silent. Now with the telephone‚ you
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I Love the Way you Deceive Me Kelsey Kendig We as human beings are all influenced by one thing or another in our lifetime. It’s not necessarily always a bad thing‚ but when does it become serious enough to cause an epidemic to our society? One such instance is through music‚ songs‚ videos‚ and lyrics‚ specifically related to the song‚ “I Love the Way You lie”‚ by Eminem Ft. Rihanna. This song has become number one on almost all pop charts and has become popularly honored by people of our
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The life experiences of Sir Walter Raleigh influenced the style of his writing. The style of his writing is revealed in his poems “the lie”‚ “sir Walter Raleigh to the queen”‚ and “the nymph’s reply to the shepherd. Raleigh was born around 1552 in Hayes Barton‚ Devonshire (pg.1063). Raleigh was famed for being a courtier‚ a navigator‚ a poet‚ and a historian. After a failed expedition in South America he was arrested in connection with destruction of a Spanish settlement (pg.1063) with his confrontation
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In the essay For Better‚ For Worse by Stephanie Coontz‚ she explains the history of the downfall of marriage. She states that in todays society it is much more common for individuals to moving in together and have children without ever getting married. She gives information on why marriage was more prevalent in the past as they would help individuals with political status‚ or economical for both individuals‚ as back then religion was more followed word by word. She continues that many individuals
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Leif Ericson was a Norse explorer who led what was probably the first European expedition to the mainland of North America. He was the son of Eric the Red‚ who established the first settlement in Greenland. Leif Ericson became the leader of this settlement after his father’s death. His life was recorded in long Icelandic stories called sagas. His name is also spelled Eriksson or Eiriksson. Ericson was born in Iceland‚ near what is now Budardalur. His family sailed to southern Greenland about 985
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