Advertising - a necessary evil? By Brigitte Heyer "Advertising is the art of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it." Stephen Leacock Every business needs advertising‚ like it or lump it. Although there are some geniuses around who have the knack to get it right‚ for most people effective advertising is a long‚ and often costly‚ learning experience. You soon learn what does and doesn’t work‚ and try bravely to withstand the lure of clever‚ well-trained reps working under
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heroic story‚ translated by Burton Raffel‚ tells of a hero’s journey to conquer the evil in his land. The creature that Beowulf is called to destroy is a monstrosity that goes by the name of Grendal. Beowulf fakes sleeping and waits for the beast to snatch at him. He surprises the monster when he grabs his claws and puts him into submission. Beowulf’s abyss is when he is battling the demon Grendal. “That of evil‚ guardian of crime‚ knew at once that nowhere on Earth had he met a man who’s hands
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A Dreadful Evil--Dowry As soon as I opened my eyes I saw the big and bold headline on the newspaper‚ “Dowry tales: Woman set on fire by husband‚ in-laws.” According to reports‚ “24-year-old Jyoti died after she was allegedly set on fire by her husband and in-laws on Sunday as her parents could not meet dowry demand of 10000 dollars.” (live). Day by day this dreadful evil is taking away so many lives. One dowry death is reported every 77 minutes.(Sinha) Reading the Newspaper I remembered
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Studying the human psychology is an unresolved mystery. There is a huge debate on whether people are born good or evil. Psychologists‚ philosophers and scientists try to reach a crucial point in this issue. However‚ it is still highly debatable. Especially in the modern times‚ there are some people claiming that there is some evidence shows that we are born evil. This evidence includes scientific research‚ psychological studies‚ and the Christian idea of original sin. On the other hand‚ there is
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else the devil will make a grandsire of you.” In this he talks about Othello will having a baby with Desdemona‚ he refers to Othello as the devil applying that black people are evil and that Othello having a child with Desdemona is a bad thing. He dehumanizes Othello throughout the play mostly portraying him as half human and half horse “Lead to the Sagittary” and also refers to him as the moor “To the gross clasps of a lascivious
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The Evils of Animal Testing Imagine your pet‚ whether it’s a dog‚ cat‚ bird‚ or rodent‚ huddled in the corner of a small cage‚ eyes wide with fear‚ waiting for the next routine experiment to be performed on it. Will the creature be cut open and exposed to a potentially poisonous substance this time‚ or sprayed in the eyes with some foul smelling perfume? Just because its not your pet‚ doesn’t mean you shouldn’t care. You wouldn’t want experiments preformed on your dog‚ why should other animals
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some at the time of birth‚ some die due to ill health and some due to poor nutritional status. Only a few numbers of girls are able to survive till their 15th birthday. Female feticide and infanticide are the most popular social evils prevailing in the country. This evil is the outcome of poverty‚ illiteracy and gender discrimination. The country fails to understand‚ how a mother can be so ruthless and vulnerable. It is said that God created mothers because He could not be present everywhere. Its
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Just what is "evil" in Shakespeare’s play? Iagos will for "revenge" on Cassio‚ who has been promoted to a higher army rank than himself? Is Iago evil? Essentially‚ Iago could be described as the central trouble-making‚ ill-willed character of the play; he leads a lot of the characters into a state of confusion‚ convincing them to think poorly and wrong of other figures in ’Othello’ that are in fact innocent of their accused crimes. But does this make him an "evil" individual? Let us begin by defining
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In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth presented a very ambitious but evil character. Macbeth went after what he wanted even if it meant hurting others. He made many bad choices just to protect himself. Not only did Macbeth care about King but also Lady Macbeth was ambition to become Queen. The evil three witches told Macbeth that he should beware of Macduff. The witches filled Macbeth head up with the thought that Macduff would try to become King. Macbeth wanted to learn more about
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perish the darkness? The answer is no‚ it does not. With everything light is casted upon‚ darkness looms in its shadows. It is just one of nature’s many ways of balancing the universe out; black matches white‚ light goes with dark and good balances evil. Nature has many ways of neutralizing the world so that it is forced to harmonize together in order to create an aesthetically interesting environment. Ever notice how on a blazing sunny day‚ there is always a shadow lurking behind every tree to help
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