I selected Alex Jones as the philosophical position found in the film. There are many reasons as to why I selected him. His character starts to rant about how it is the 21st century and we should be concerned with what’s happening in the world. This movie (“Waking Life”) was released 16 years ago in 2001. 16 years later‚ today‚ what Alex Jones said still applies to today’s society. He insinuates that human nature is regarded as “poor” because people are not standing up/fighting for what they believe
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stand up for someone you care about‚ you need courage to stand up. The statement‚ “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight‚ but the size of the fight in the dog”‚ shows an example of courage. In the novel Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry‚ Mildred D Taylor uses Uncle Hammer to show courage. Courage is standing up for something you think is/isn’t right. Uncle Hammer is someone who wants to protect his family & doesn’t think before he acts. He stands up for what he believes in/thinks is right. Uncle Hammer
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“Someone once told me not to bite off more than I can chew. I said I’d rather choke on greatness than nibble on mediocrity.” When you really take a good look around‚ you will realise that most people‚ often including ourselves live average and below par lives. We keep putting away the things we truly wish and dream to do and eventually find ourselves old and unable to fulfil our desires. Entire lifetimes have been wasted in this similar pattern but no one seems to realise what it is that they are
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What does it mean to be a good citizen? A good citizen should be committed to their country and community. Also‚ a good citizen knows that they should use their freedom and education to be successful. They should also know that there is more to citizenship than voting and paying taxes. Citizen should appreciate the Constitution and work hard to be better people. A good citizen is someone who is willing to help other people‚ someone who is informed on what is happening in their community‚ and someone
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Despite our society in these days shows a huge difference between the rich and the poor‚ I decided to compared to developing countries and non-developing countries. The aim of this paper is to compare the Education System; history‚ tuition fees‚ literacy rate‚ problems‚ and international students of the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines. In 1600‚ the settlement of the New England introduced the public education in United States while Philippines is known as one of the
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is that fortune favors the bold. Fortune means wealth‚ favours means prefer‚ and bold means courageous. This precept definitely changes the way the children of the 21st century act. There are many examples of this‚ such as from Jack Will‚ from Wonder‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ and my very own father. Everyone knows that fortune favours the bold. Jack Will is a very good example of this precept. Everyone knows that helping others is brave‚ especially when it means helping the one kid that everybody avoids
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Many claim to be educated people. But what does it mean to become an educated person? An educated person is not the one who has a high GPA or scored advanced on assessment tests. To be educated is to accept the idea that a person does not know anything until he or she opens the door to learning different aspects of life. School is not the only way of seeking knowledge; education derives from different activities like exploring other peoples’ ideas‚ thinking creatively‚ learning from one’s past mistakes
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II 30 August 2016 What America Means to Me America means a lot of things to me‚ like freedom‚ safe‚ brave‚ equal‚ and responsibility. The reason I picked these things is because I think they are all very important to this country. The reason why I picked freedom is because in America‚ you have the right to do and say whatever you want. For example‚ the phrase freedom of speech‚ which means that someone’s right to say something is protected within certain limits. What that means is that someone can
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What does it mean to be an effective teacher? Introduction There are many factors that contribute to what it means to be an effective teacher. They could be someone who has a deep understanding of what they are teaching and skills to create an ideal environment to encourage positive learning outcomes for students regardless of their background or ability (Victorian Department of Education & Training‚ 2005). They will have the ability to develop a variety of strategies and practices to support
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What does it really mean to be a dancer? Anna Pavlova‚ Misty Copeland and Mikhail Fokin are just prominent examples of real dancers. For decades the only way to become a professional dancer was to be a ballerina and stand in a corps de ballet. Also taking the alternate route to do the impossible and be a principal dancer‚ which is better known as a prima ballerina. However in today’s society more jobs have been recently presented for dancers such as being a commercial dancer. The dance world is opening
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