commentators is to accept that the problem exists and to then work out why people are more antisocial today. The ’collapse of communities’ is often seen as a key influence in the rise of antisocial behaviour‚ with young people growing up without positive role models and a framework within which to develop into sociable adults. This idea of the loss of a sense of community - or indeed of ’society’ - rings true. We are indeed more atomised and
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It is easy to “go with the flow‚” so to speak. Don’t argue‚ don’t mess things up‚ and don’t disturb everyone else. That is the way we have been raised and is a point raised in Jim Tarters essay‚ “Some Live More Downstream than Others.” But by doing this‚ are we allowing critical issues to go unnoticed? In his essay‚ Jim Tarter raises the highly sensitive question about cancer vs. environment. Are they connected? Should they be considered on the same playing field? environment. Are they connected
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Civil disobedience has proven in the past‚ and in more recent events‚ to be an effective way for people to express their voices to a government that sometimes does not want to hear what is being said. Issues that might be overlooked by the government are brought to light by the people who are trying to do the right thing‚ and in a society where social media allows us to better communicate an idea‚ civil disobedience can be proven to have a positive effect. It is the right of the people to alter
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TECHNOLOGY CREATES MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT CAN SOLVE “If communicating across continents in the blink of an eye; Cripples our mind If being able to unfold the untold depths of this universe; Cripples our mind If having all the information in the world ready at our fingertips; Cripples our mind Then‚ Yes‚ indeed Technology - Cripples our mind ” Honorable chairperson‚ respected principal(s)‚ teachers‚ members of the jury‚ my worthy opponents and not to forget my fellow mates. A Very Good Morning
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As the government‚ I fully agree that the SPM examination does more harm than good. The low standard of one of the most important subject in the world‚ English which is without a doubt the actual universal language is insulting and ridiculous. The standard of the questoins asked in the examinations are fixed easily by the ministry so that students from rural areas who are struggling with the language can atleast pass the subject. Approximately 375 million people speak English as their first language
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Simon Jeruchim In the history of the world there are very few events that are more horrific than the Holocaust. The Holocaust started when Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933. The Holocaust means the destruction or slaughter of people on a mass scale. During this time‚ it was the Jews. Simon Jeruchim was a Jew during this time‚ and he was a Holocaust survivor. (Rice‚ Earle p.38-51) The Nuremberg law was created in 1935. The law said that the German Jews were no longer citizens
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Beautiful‚” does a wonderful job of explaining the differences in the sublime and the beautiful‚ also phrased as feared and loved‚ respectively. Based upon Edmund Burke’s writings‚ he would agree with the statement that it is better to be “feared than loved” as a ruler. Also‚ his answer would not remain the same for males as well as females. These statements are fortified by the definitions and the qualities of both the sublime and the beautiful‚ and the differences between the two sexes. What
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In “More-than-Human Politics: The Case of Plastic Bags” Gay Hawkins argues that culture is anthropocentric in the way that humans interact with objects and matter. Hawkins argues that people should become more aware of the subject-object relationship. Hawkins is attempting to equalize the relationship between object and human‚ and escape from the cultural view always focused on humans. As Hawkins says‚ “My broad aim is to show why socio-ecological humanities research needs to pay more attention to
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The American Flag is the most widespread symbol Americans have. It took a disaster to make me realize how important it is. I would always wave the flag in a parade or on the Fourth of July‚ but I never really stopped to think about what I was doing. The terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001 are what changed my view. They caused me to reflect about our country and the value of saying‚ “I am an American.” After September 11th‚ there was an explosion of patriotism. Flags were bought and hung everywhere
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and eventually‚ losing all‚ falls in defeat. Macbeth is easily one of Shakespeare’s best-known plays‚ and for good reason. Although many love and adore this play‚ there are still questions that need to be asked‚ for instance‚ is Lady Macbeth more or less evil than her husband‚ the notorious Macbeth? Through her words‚ thoughts and actions‚ we have drawn a conclusion. First‚ Lady Macbeth’s words‚ even since the beginning of the performance‚ Lady Macbeth shows the audience some apparent flaws to character
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