shades of narrow lanes and alleys emerged a gaily clad humanity. Some walked‚ some rode on horses‚ others sat‚ being carried in bamboo and bullock carts. One little boy ran between his father’s legs‚ brimming over with life and laughter. 1. The Lost Child A child goes to a fair with his parents. He is happy and excited and wants the sweets and toys displayed there. But his parents don’t buy them for him. Why then does he refuse when someone else offers them to him? 2 / Moments “Come‚ child
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Should We Stand By Or Stand Firm? Stephanie Carlin The bystander’s effect highlights that when other people are present an individual will not offer any means of help to a victim. It would be great if we all could step in however‚ that is not always the case. Do we stand by and hold self-protection above the aid and help of another or do we stand firm and step in even though it may bring the attention and anger of the individual onto ourselves
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the cliterodectomies and oophorectomies (removal of clitoris and ovaries respectively) of the Victorian era. These last two were procedures routinely performed to remedy such illnesses as masturbation‚ adultery‚ or just plain uppitiness. These days‚ we see the rise of cosmetic surgery to the vulva
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The Day I Lost My Temper “Ring......”‚ the shrill ringing of the school bell pierced the air‚ bringing to an end the silence that reigned the class for the past fourty minutes. As the stalwart figure of the Mathematics teacher stepped out of the class‚ there was a sense of relief for Mr. Siva was a strict disciplinarian who would not tolerate any of our pranks. There were squeals and peals of laughter amidst the din of conversation. It was at this moment that Seng Chye bustled to the front of
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Should We Celebrate Columbus Day? When I was younger I was taught in school that Christopher Columbus was a brave and determined man who set sail in 1492 in search of a water route to Asia‚ resulting in him being the first man to discover the Americas. Since then I’ve come to realize that is he anything but that. Higher education schooling has taught me that he in fact did not discover the Americas‚ and instead was a ruthless ethnocentric man who’s greed led to slavery‚ torture‚ and mass decline
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towards a certain race‚ gender‚ music genre‚ what a person wears‚ and so forth. Biases are formed for almost everything you could possibly think of. So can someone truly understand a person by making quick judgments? Must we not first analyze and truly understand a person before we make a judgment about something like their personality or character. Thesis It is my belief that‚ in society today‚ everyone has the tendency to judge people. These judgments‚ whether rational or irrational‚ are‚ more
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Topic: The Separate Vote Count Mechanism in the Hong Kong Legislative Council In Hong Kong Legislative Council (Legco)‚ the decision rule is difference for the bills by government and the bills by the legislative council members. There are different views about the Separate Vote Count Mechanism in the decision rule of Legco. Some people think that it cannot reveal public interest and some people think it has its function on resisting so called “unreasonable” or “nonsense” bills by the legco members
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that it has been centuries since his time and yet we still haven’t changed the harsh and cruel acts that people do to animals. It’s saddening how‚ man still hasn’t changed their ways and tried to adopt a better method to deal with such a controversial and attention seeking topic. We have given rights to many people since then and now would be a great time for us to give animals their rights too. Testing on animals for medical or cosmetic research should be illegal because it violates animal rights‚ it
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reason many Indigenous people refer to it as “Invasion Day” or “Survival Day.” As Professor Dodson agrees “We have to have a date that’s more inclusive than January 26.” The changing of the date of Australia Day would broadcast our sincerity and hope for reconciliation for what the first settlers committed. To many Australians‚ Australia Day is just another day off. Therefore‚ Australia Day should be changed to a more appropriate date that truly represents Australians at our finest. The First Fleet
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States‚ 60% of high school teachers feel that school should go year round with intermediate breaks. When school starts again in mid August‚ students have just gotten back from summer vacation‚ and have forgotten the material learned the year before. This a problem for teachers when they begin to teach new things that students need last year’s information for. Some teachers have suggested that summer break should be shortened and other breaks should be longer so that students have less time to forget
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