Years ago‚ Oscar Wilde wrote that “The only good thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself”. However‚ when in practice‚ good advice helps immensely with making good decisions‚ while ignoring said advice may cause problems. The ignorance of good advice perpetuates itself more than ever in military history. Throughout the ages‚ military leaders have intentionally ignored good advice and acted against it‚ causing said leaders to suffer significant losses. This
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are debating how to best meet energy needs in the United States. Some argue that the country must decrease its dependence on oil and invest in alternative sources of energy. The United States use tons of oil daily witch tends to be very expensive. Many people believe that to best meet energy needs would be to find alternative sources‚ such as wind‚ and solar power. The simple fact is‚ renewable and alternative energy should be a major investment for everyone. Energy conservation can result in increased
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Terrance Ellis Eng 101 TTH Ms.Tolley Rough write 1 “Why we work” by Andrew Curry was very informational and resourceful. So it was not hard for me to agree with him about employees being stressed out and discontent with their jobs. Andrew gives multiple reasons to agree with him. Most of the reasons come from experience from my past and present jobs. Others reasons come from economy problems. I agree with Andrew because I to was stressed out and discontent at my past job Applebee’s. First the
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Do We Need to Hide our Emotions in this Modern World? • A Few Questions About the Showing of Emotions In this modern world‚ do we really need to hide our emotions? Why are people so scared of being ridiculed or humiliated that saving face has become an end in itself? Image is so important that we have to protect it all costs. Or do we really need to protect it? What is it that makes us want to pretend? Well‚ with competition for jobs‚ and the world economy (in some areas) on a low level‚ no
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Did you know Close to 33‚000 Americans were victims of gun-related deaths in 2011 and an average of 268 citizens are shot every day. This is why we need better gun control laws to keep people safe. the claim in this paper is that we need better gun control laws to keep the people of the United States safe. Here is my first reason why gun control can help reduce gun deaths and help put an end to mass shootings. look at this procon.org said that from 1999 to 2013 gun deaths were the 12th leading cause
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because they want to have good and strong relationships as a family. Having a strong relationship with your family is not just important for them it is also very important to the non-Iranian families. At the table‚ food can help that process and it can do that by the food you eat. What are some Iranian foods that they eat to make a strong connection? Iranian food is great because of the culture‚ but how can food‚ in general‚ bring people together? Eating at the table with
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16 year olds are way too young to vote! Most 16 year olds don’t study politics so they wouldn’t know enough about politics. 16 year olds should not be able to vote because they are very immature when it comes to politics‚ most 16 year olds would listen to what their parents say so it would be a biased vote‚ finally many 16 year olds would skip the election because they have many things going on in their lives. 16 year olds are very immature when it comes to politics. “Young adults indeed in many
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1‚134 persons were killed by police in 2015‚ 89% was of deaths where by the use of a gun‚ 4% was from the use of Taser‚ another 4% from being in custody following a physical confrontation and 3% were from persons struck by police vehicles. An example of excessive force used by an officer‚ caused the death of 18 years old Michael Brown‚ an unarmed African American teenager who was shot dead on August 9 by Officer Darren Wilson. This incident triggered a huge protest for the injustice of Mike Brown’s
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Why Do We Crave Horror? Horror is a genre that has been used by many throughout time‚ and more often than not‚ people worldwide enjoy a good thrill. Though the thrill we receive today is a bit more tame than in 246 BC‚ which was a time when gladiators would fight beasts of nature like tigers or even other gladiators. Many gathered to watch the duels with family as something they all could enjoy. To feel the same enjoyment as everyone else. Today we do just that‚ though watching a beheading in today’s
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Slytherins are obviously much better than those overrated‚ reckless Gryffindorks. We’re cunning‚ ambitious‚ and resourceful. We have our own role models‚ even though some were affiliated with Voldemort‚ that doesn’t change that they did some good in the wizarding world. Most importantly‚ the guy that brought back Voldemort and the guy that let Voldemort inhabit his body weren’t in Slytherin. “Perhaps in Slytherin you’ll make your real friends‚ those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends”
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