Winston Churchill said that democracy was not perfect but that it was the best political system available. Was he right? Democracy first appeared in Ancient Greek civilisations‚ before being wiped out entirely and not returning to western civilisations only until approximately a hundred years ago. One definition given for democracy is a political system that allows the constituents and citizens of a country the right to fairly vote and contribute to the decision of which individuals are ruling
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I was lucky to be alive.That was the first thing that struck me when I stirred and started to regain my consciousness.The realization that I am indeed alive was wondrous.My entire being was bursting with happiness and deep relief.A swarm of worried looking faces swirled around me as I dared to open my eyes to steal a glance of where I am.My head was throbbing in pain as I feel the weight of the bandage crushing on my head.I tried to get myself up but apparently it was impossible.Mum was sobbing and
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Mr. Todd 12 September 2011 “A Word Is Only a Word” The word friend means exactly what it is‚ just a word. The pure substance behind the word no longer bares any true meaning and feeling behind it. I have learned to limit the use of the word and can only call a select few a true friend. Growing up I thought I was popular because I had so many friends. However little did I know that instead of calling these people friends‚ I should have substituted the word for acquaintances‚ or in the future
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“heroes”. Andrew Carnegie‚ a man you could use as the definition of “multi-millionaire”‚ was indeed a hero . He became one of the most successful businessmen not only by renovating the American steel industry through a process called vertical integration or creating jobs for millions of people‚ but also by being an indulgent philanthropist. He was a true hero. ! Andrew Carnegie didn’t come from a rich family; he was born into a poor family in 1835 Dunfermline‚ Scotland. As soon as he immigrated to
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shooting. These were all caused by the same weapon‚ a handgun. It took the lives of many innocent people and they didn’t deserve this to happen. Not only are there big events like this happens‚ but there is also many little crimes that happen every day. Every time you flip the channel to the news‚ you hear of someone being shot and injured or killed. This is what our society has become out to be and we need it to stop before it only gets worse. These little small events add up and there still lives
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“I was never an American. I was immediately a New Yorker.” How is Changez’s sense of identity altered over the course of the novel? Identity is as much about public perception as it is self-perception. In Mohsin Hamid’s novel The Reluctant Fundamentalist the reader is confronted with this fact in a bid to understand what it means to be American and Pakistani. The narrator Changez is unsure of who he is‚ and whilst certain personality traits remain‚ his sense of identity is changed significantly
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States Edward: Said “States‚” by Edward Said is an essay written by a Palestinian man with first-hand accounts of daily life in that region of the Middle-East. Said was renowned in the literary community as one of the most “distinguished literary critics and scholars...” Born in Jerusalem in 1935‚ Said‚ at the age of twelve‚ fled with his family to Cairo during the establishment of Israel as a Jewish state. In his essay‚ Said begins to discuss the state of the Palestinian people. The content
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picture’s worth a thousand words. Despite however cliché‚ cheesy‚ or over-used that phrase may seem‚ I learned it to be very true a few months ago. In March I went on a school trip to New York City with my high school and I had an incredible experience. We all took a lot of pictures throughout the trip but none of those pictures can sum up the entire week by itself‚ much more would need to be said before someone could at least faintly understand the significance of that week. I learned that the phrase
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culture of the society they are in. If I had been born a boy I would have been raised to be a manly man. I would have rough house‚ get dirty‚ strive to be a leader‚ and lost my temper. I would have been told to walk it off and don’t cry because it makes you weak. I would have played every sport possible‚ and been pushed to be number. In school‚ I would have been expected to excel in classes like math and science and pushed and challenged more by teachers. I would have been in fights and suspended
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Everyone. Today‚ I am going to tell you a little bit about myself and the year I was born. My name is Jack‚ 27 years old and I am extremely terrified right now. I was born in July 7th 1984. It seems like I am the oldest student in this class. As I am an international student‚ I grew up in Korea until 21 and went to a Korean army as a gunner and came to the U.S. I studied in Seattle for 3 years and moved to Corvallis three month ago. I am a senior student and majoring in Finance. That was pretty much
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