(page 278) This quote is from Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is about a 10-year-old boy named Patrick Clarke‚ but everyone calls him Paddy. This books ’ setting is in 1968 ’s Dublin‚ Ireland. At the beginning of the book‚ Paddy is a cruel boy; he enjoys the Three Stooges‚ Geronimo‚ Father Damien and the Lepers‚ and also his favorite soccer player George Best. Paddy has challenges in life just like every other 10-year-old boy he has problems at home‚ but when he ’s with his
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What makes ppl virtuous...... Virtue is defined as "the quality of moral excellence‚ righteousness‚ and responsibility" (Pg.73) While studying what makes a virtuous person their character rather than actions are studied. Honesty‚ courage‚ moderation‚ compassion‚ wisdom and loyalty are a few examples of the characteristics of a virtuous person. (pg.82) Virtue is the moderate option. For example a person can be greedy or a person can give everything they have away‚ but the person
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we all are present here to debate on the motion “Has Science made our lives more easy and comfortable?” I am going to speak against the motion. Dear friends‚ some say science is a boon and some say that it is a bane. According to me it is a bane as every thing has both cons and pros‚ but the decision is made by observing which side is better. Nowadays science has made great progress in every aspect. In fact‚ the century we are living in has been called the machine age. We feel the presence of
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Status of women in society As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman‚ my country is the whole world.” Virginia Woolf God has created every thing in pair. He has blessed man with physical erudite and women with the spirutal power. Which make women more emotionally strong caring loving and whizz full person. One must not forget that every legend
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Foundation Fortnight Objective: The foundation course aims at: o Helping students acquire basic prerequisite knowledge of subjects such as statistics ‚ accounting etc o Bring students from diverse background to a common level of preparedness o Build team spirit. o Provide opportunity understand themselves o Unlearn narrow structured thinking and open up them to system thinking / critical thinking necessary for design. o Un shackle them from inhibitions & thrive up their spirit
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U-571: Historically Accurate? U-571 was a movie released in April 2000 and directed by Johnathan Mostow. This movie depicted the capture of the Enigma cipher machine and other cryptographic documentation from a German U-boat by American forces disguised as Germans during spring 1942. According to the film makers‚ this film promised to be thrilling and exciting. Although the movie did live up to its promise‚ it fell short in the historical accuracy department. This film was split in terms of
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WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY For me there are many things that can make people happy in the world. Making someone happy is a matter of being sensitive to one’s needs. Many pursue the common approach of knowing what the other wants in order to bring them happiness‚ but the truth however is that we don’t need to know what they want. Instead‚ we should be observant to the delicate of their aspirations. An effective method to know what can make people happy is to be sensitive to their concerns. If we truly
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There are many values which have been instilled in me from playing football and that will always be a part of me‚ specifically effort. I believe effort is timeless‚ it’s something that you learn at some point‚ and used for the rest of your life. Last football season was a trying time for me. After putting in countless hours of training over the preceding spring and summer I found out I finished third in a three way quarterback competition for the starting job‚ 6 days before the first game. I had
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For as long as I can remember‚ books have played a major role in my life‚ and a recent move between apartments revealed little has changed. Thank God‚ and a competitive market‚ for e-readers and digital versions from here on in. My mother used to laugh about the story of The Brave Little Tailor‚ which apparently I couldn’t get enough of as a child. If you’ve not read it‚ it is strange as far as fairytales go. My best summation of the moral of the story is “shoot your mouth off‚ and maybe it’ll
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her not to care for people on a deep level‚ but rather what they are to her and only her. The morning after she spent time with her friend at the mall‚ Connie reflects on what happened. When she thinks about the boys she met last night‚ “...all the boys fell back and dissolved into a single face that was not even a face‚” (657). We see here that Connie‚ without a second thought‚ removes the individuality and personality from these boys. Connie doesn’t care for who these people are; she doesn’t even
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