"To thine own self be true." (Shakespeare) Unfortunately we are not true to ourselves. We all lie for many reasons which can be for fear of harm‚ fear of conflict‚ fear of rejection‚ fear of punishment‚ fear of loss or altruistic reasons such as helping our loved ones to make them feel better‚ which is the only selfless reason why we lie. It all comes down to the one fundamental reason as to why we lie and it is because it mostly works. Just like lying to someone makes them lose their trust for
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America has been the land of the free and the home of the brave since 1776. America has been free from the monarchy of Great Britain. Over 200 years later‚ American citizens still fight for freedom and to uphold a strong democracy. Voting is important in America because the opinions and the results of voters reflect America’s morals and ethic‚ and the right to vote is a privilege. Also‚ every vote counts. Because America has the opportunity to vote‚ the overall view of America is not formed of
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Noemy Vega Writing 0990 October 22‚ 2014 Why Women Stay You notice your Best friend has a bruised eye and a busted lip. You ask her what happened and she tells you that it was her fault. The next thing you do is tell her is to leave her husband. She doesn’t listen to you and the next time you see her is in the hospital with broken ribs and a fractured skull. The most common crime against women is Domestic Violence. One person has more power and is able to control many of the aspects of the relationship
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in the world. But why has English spread so rapidly?
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an important part in the work of some of the greatest writers such as Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde. However‚ curiously‚ after thousands of years spent trying to understand humour‚ there is still a great deal of controversy about what humour is or why something is funny. There are some interesting theories‚ though‚ on this matter. For Aristotle‚ comedy is based on “an imitation of men worse than the average‚” of people who are “ridiculous”. Hobbes carried the same idea a bit further. He said‚
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disease lead to death. This is cruel and selfish. Human life is no greater value than animals. Animal testing is not reliable to humans as we have different immune systems. It is unnecessarily done. Why do we need to kill lives to test our products on them? Don’t we all deserve to live a healthy hurt free life? #1 Animal testing often presents
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Do we actually need government? Is it possible to live without laws or rulers? Because man needs a moral limits‚ government is absolutely necessary. A government is a body that has the power to make and enforce laws within an organization or group. In the broadest sense‚ government means to manage or supervise‚ whether over an area of land‚ a set of people‚ or a collection of assets. The primary duty of a government is to reward the people who do good things and punish the wrongdoers. There are
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DO WE REALLY NEED PRISONS The simple meaning prison is a place for the confinement of persons in law detention‚ espicially people who are convicted of crimes according to The American Heritage of the English Language (2000). The history of prison almost as old as history itself. At first‚ prison were not used as a punishment but as a place where people who were sentenced to capital or corporal punishment were kept for a short period of time. But as the time passed‚ it turned into a legal punishment
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leaders may be men it is actually women who control the world. Ladies and gentlemen‚ this is my focus for this afternoon’s speech; that women are ultimately more powerful than men. Power can be defined as the ability to do or act. There are many ways that power can be achieved. It can be achieved through education‚ money and success. Power can be achieved through personal strength. Power can be achieved through image. However‚ the most powerful source of power is perhaps love and respect. If you
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According to the definition a Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state‚ typically through elected representatives. Here in the United States‚ we have the pleasure of experiencing this type of government and are able to participate in voting. A vote is a formal expression of an individual’s choice in voting‚ for or against some motion‚ for or against some ballot question‚ for a certain candidate‚ a selection of candidates‚ or a political party
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