Christmas is by far the holiday season. Christmas‚ in general‚ has always been controversial. Some people think there’s not enough religion in it‚ some think there’s too much religion‚ some people don’t celebrate at all. Despite all arguments‚ Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for a sleighful of reasons. The first of the reasons why Christmas is so holly is Christmas Music. Christmas is notorious for being the music holiday‚ and Christmas music‚ even though it can be grating
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The second reading “Land of Smoke and Mirrors: The Meaning of Punishment and Control” explores the educational setting and likens it to a prison by enclosing students and supervising them to produce docile students who are unable to think for themselves. In this sense‚ the school is a training grounds to prepare students for life in prison. The structure and effects of this institution remind me of Bentham’s Panopticon structure of prisons where they focused on controlling the individual by controlling
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Love and Lust Lust will never be love. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats and “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell are both stories about being with a partner over some length of period of time. Marvell writes more along the lines of persuading his lover to sleep with him because time is running out. Keats‚ on the other hand‚ writes a description of lovers on a Grecian urn who have surpassed time in an ultimate way. In “To His Coy Mistress” there are three-parts to the poem; where an unknown
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“Greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works.” (Gordo Gecko). Taking this particular belief system into consideration‚ it is evident that from an economic perspective‚ acting according to self-interest within a corporate environment‚ in turn significantly benefits the public. Enron however is a picture-perfect example of excessive greed not bringing about the above stated benefits to employees and society. Immoral behaviour and unethical leadership ultimately resulted in ethical scandals‚ major financial
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you can express yourself. I do this with my memorial stone. It is a way for me to express my faith in a way that will not be to noticeable. The reason why I don’t want it to be to noticeable is because of what Mathew 6:4 says‚ “so that your giving may be done in secret. And your Father‚ who sees what is done in secret will reward you.”. This is why I keep it small and never tell anyone about it. That is why my memorial stone is special for me beyond the normal
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Christmas is the time of renewing our relationships. We all need the warmth of family love and the sense of true community. God Himself implanted this longing in the human heart and He is the only source of what makes the essence of Christmas. However‚ in today’s world‚ the proper and deepest meaning of Christmas is being increasingly drowned out by the culture of commerce and political correctness. Aggressive commercials draw our attention to shopping‚ promotions‚ gifts‚ and food. There is a tendency
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I could never leave this woman I have started a family with‚ but at the same time I can’t stay in this dead end relationship. I want the old Mina‚ the sassy‚ passionate‚ fearless woman she used to be. My dreams have changed‚ what used to be important to me is no longer relevant. How can I share my concerns with Mina without collapsing our false sense of hope‚ and leaving us disheartened? I know I must act‚ and fast. The relationship will not heal on its own‚ we will not come
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"You become what you think about"‚ and countless other quotes remind us that "thoughts are things". For most of us‚ the voice inside that says‚ "Who do you think you are? What makes you think you can be so great?" like a relentless tidal wave‚ on and on‚ is unfortunately much louder than the voice that says‚ "I possess all the attributes I need
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The word choice of “coiled” and “curled” are what snakes are known to do before they attack their pray‚ yet Edna is willing to die and give her life to the ocean. The ocean is what allowed Edna to truly live‚ and in doing so caused her to go through very rough experiences that eventually led to her committing
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My Papa’s Waltz was a interesting poem. There are several different meanings it could have. For instance‚ before I looked into the poem I thought it was about a father abusing his child‚ But after I read and studied it I realized what it was about. It took me a few times of reading it to understand that it was actually talking about a little boy that didn’t want to go to bed so his father danced with him. Before annotating it I thought it was talking about a little boy that maybe didn’t want to
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