Knowledge is very powerful. We decide whether we want to know something or not. I disagree with the statement that the lack of knowledge can’t hurt you. The true knowledge often hurts; however it doesn’t mean that lack of it can’t hurt. Why can lack of knowledge be harmful and hurt us? Let’s start from a simple fact like not studying for a test or a quiz may or will result in a bad grade. Not knowing the material that we are studying can and will hurt us. General knowledge in a society is very important
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#6:Treasure Chest Problem: Someone offers to give you a million dollars($1‚000‚000) in one-dollar ($1) bills. To receive the money‚ you must lie down; the million one-dollar bills will be placed on your stomach. If you keep them on your stomach for 10 minutes‚ the money is yours! Do you accept the offer? Solution: Each dollar bill weighs 1 gram‚ if we multiply 1gram by 1‚000‚000 dollars we get a weight of 1‚000‚000 grams. If there are 454 grams in a pound then $1‚000‚000 will equal 2202 pounds
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Why do you think people attend college or university Education is a very important part for human life‚ that is why people spend their time in educational field‚ which starts from Kindergarten to College. When students finished high school‚ they need to make an important decision either to continue studying‚ which means attending college‚ or to start working and planning for their life right away. However‚ many students choose to go to college because some of them think that they can increase their
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relationship with their kids instead of disciplining them for bad behavior. Some parents think that they should not be held responsible for their children’s action. Most children today are so free-willed and independent‚ that their parents cannot control them. If a parent has lack of control over their kids to an extent‚ I think parents should be criminally responsible for their actions. Many people think that parents are to blame for their children’s behavior and that they should be punished‚
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1. Do you think that New Mexico is a desirable tourist destination? Why or Why not? I feel for some individuals depending on where they live it a desirable tourist destination. I feel New Mexico is a desirable tourist destination for some because our weather is very different from other states. We have a lot of hiking trails so people who love to be outdoors and explore would love it here. I feel this might not be a desirable tourist destination because
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Do you agree watching television is waste of time? Most people agree that television is one of the most important inventions of the past century. Opinions vary as to its value‚ but no one can deny the great effect that television has on society. Many people in the world cannot live a day without the television. I think watching television can be beneficial if we do not abuse using it. Firstly‚ television is one of the greatest educational tools of all time. Documentary programmes about foreign
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Do you think that foreigners are the reason for unemployment in the UK? (6m) In this essay I will discuss whether foreigners are the reason for the rise in unemployment in the UK or are the youth to blame. Unemployment has risen from 7.8% up to 8% from 2011 to 2012. This is determined by the adolescence becoming too particular in what occupations they take up. Also not as many students are not getting enough A*-C grades for GCSE’s; therefore not enough qualifications for jobs. Also‚ recession plays
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I’d first like to address Group 4’s question which questions‚ “Why do you think that the majority of people who have a disability have always been poor‚ powerless‚ and degraded?” Disabled persons are part of the biggest minority in the world‚ and naturally the minorities get less benefits than the majority. United Nations Enable states that “Persons with disabilities are routinely denied these basic rights: Receiving an education‚ Living independently in the community‚ getting jobs‚ even when well
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6. What do you think is the biggest problem facing the world today? I would say greed and ignorance is the biggest problem facing the world today. It is an aspect of human nature and seemingly intractable. I don’t expect the mass of humanity to undergo spiritual transformation to amend these aspects. However I do think that in order for problems to be solved such as objective conditions e.g. war and poverty‚ there has to be a change in social ethos- that of which is generally considered desirable
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ten people. In the movie Crash‚ the characters were all very racist to each other. There were two African American men who did not like white people. They did to the white people exactly what the white couple was stereotyping them as. They proved their stereotype to be true just because they saw the white woman hold on to her husband. The white woman should not have been scared because they most likely would not have done anything. They are people just like her‚ and it was wrong of her to stereotype
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