Music is more than just a source of entertainment for people all over the world. For many‚ many centuries music has been used for reasons other than just entertainment. Take our National Anthem…”The Star Spangled Banner” for example. It was written as a patriotic song and‚ its purpose was to evoke the countries struggles of the past‚ traditions‚ and its history. During the 1800’s when slavery was permitted the seemingly innocent spirituals‚ as the slave songs came to be known‚ were more than simple
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There are several individuals and past experiences that I believe have helped to form the values that I believe in. Specific people that I believe helped foster what I believe in would be my parents‚ grandparents‚ and a few other people that are special to me. First‚ my parents have informed my values because they have always told me to believe in myself and use what I know to help others. My parents have always enforced in me that I could be whatever change I want to see in the world. They told
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To what extent are volcanoes more harmful to our society than earthquakes? Many people may argue that volcanoes are much more dangerous than earthquakes due to the devastating impact it has on people lives and the area it takes place in; however‚ others may solidify that earthquakes are infinitely more catastrophic than volcanoes considering the amount of destruction that it causes. There are two types of plates‚ oceanic and continental. Various types of movement occur along the different types
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Eleanor Roosevelt once said‚ "Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you’ll be criticized anyway." You have one shot at life and doing what others believe is best for you is not the way to live. My dad may not be as sophisticated as Eleanor Roosevelt‚ but they have similar ideas of how you should do what you believe is right no matter what others think. My father once told me‚ "It’s your life‚ live it the way you want to live it and do not let anyone stand in the way of your dreams; always
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Late Smart’ 12. ’every Slution Breeds New Problems’ 13. Essay Paper 2007 14. 1- The more developed a country‚ the more leathly it is armed. 2- Higher Education as an agent of change 3- The future of mankind in a global warming perspective 4- The image of Islam in the western world and responsibilities of the Muslim Ummah 5- A country is backward because it’s people are backward 6- Globalization and electronic media 7- The present system of Education must assume
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other words‚ I respond to what I think you meant by what you said. Such factors as the setting and occasion‚ the language variety or dialect‚ and the interpersonal relationship between speaker and listener influence message interpretation and response’ Complexities exist in the whole communication chain‚ at every level‚ there is bound to be a misunderstanding and a misconception. From the extract above‚ it is very clear that the listener will decide to interpret what he/she thinks the message
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Criminals Need Help More Than Punishment It is always a disputable topic that criminals need help more than punishment. What is my original idea about this? My answer is: I agree that criminals should be offered help rather than be rejected for the rest of their lives. However‚ the premise of my argument is that criminals have been punished for what they had done. I have to make it clear‚ otherwise some people might criticize me for having the idea that criminals should be helped but not punished
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Some people may think that older people enjoy life more than young people do. However in opinion‚ young people enjoy life more than older people do. Young people’ passion and energy are enough to enjoy life more than older people do. The reasons of it are that they do not have to be responsible for numerous tasks‚ that they are much more energetic than the elderly‚ and that they can get familiar with new technologies even faster than old people. First of all‚ young people do not have much responsibility
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"Technology ultimately separates and alienates people more than it serves to bring them together." It is always a controversial issue whether technology separates and alienates people more than it serves to bring them together. From my point of view‚ technology has done more to bring people together than to separate or alienate them. Therefore‚ I disagree with the statement. Here are some reasons why. First of all‚ technology has brought about a revolution in the way we communicate with each other
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There’s More to Life Than Being Happy EMILY ESFAHANI SMITHJAN 9 2013 "It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness." In September 1942‚ Viktor Frankl‚ a prominent Jewish psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna‚ was arrested and transported to a Nazi concentration camp with his wife and parents. Three years later‚ when his camp was liberated‚ most of his family‚ including his pregnant wife‚ had perished -- but he‚ prisoner number 119104‚ had lived. In his bestselling 1946 book‚ Man’s
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