Surviving “We are so busy making a living that we forgot to make a life.” This statement is one of the best descriptions of Hong Kong dwellers. There are multitudinous researches have stated that Hong Kong is one of the fastest pace of living‚ one of the cities having the most expensive land price in the world‚ one of the most stressful city…etc. I believe these “one of the” can explain why Hong Kong people are so unhappy. In the following paragraph‚ I would like to discuss the contradiction
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considerable impacts you make? Considering just how vital water is to life‚ it is safe to say that humans play a very significant role in the water cycle‚ therefore‚ it’s safe to say that human activity also heavily impacts the water cycle too. We often use the resources of our planet wildly and without thinking about the possible repercussions this might have on us and the planet in the future. But using our resourced wildly is the cultural norm so it makes make sense that we do not think things
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We Can Make a Change - Together Growing up queer in a conservative family‚ is not exactly what I’d call an ‘ideal’ situation. There are a vast number of instances where I have to take a step back and remind myself that there is nothing wrong with me‚ that there’s nothing wrong in wanting to marry a girl someday‚ and absolutely nothing wrong in wanting to be truly happy. I was in History class‚ about a year ago (when I wasn’t out to anyone except for my parents) playing with the rainbow wristband
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The case of Zara: a supposed exception to globalization The article written by Nebath Tokatli is about the case of Zara‚ a fast fashion retailer company supposed to be an exception to the global trend of this sector. The author‚ after a brief introduction in which she declares her purpose to demonstrate this idea to be false‚ starts describing the change in the culture of fashion from “houte couture” and ready-to-wear too fast fashion. Fast fashion retailers do not directly invest in design
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Carl Schmitt defines the “state of exception” as a condition that suspends normal legal norms and influences the increase in the exercise of sovereign power in a state of emergency or crisis. Throughout his writings‚ he uses examples from the Civil War Reconstruction era in the United States to support his argument that in times of crisis or emergency‚ the sovereign has the authority to set aside existing laws and norms in order to preserve the state as a whole. During the Reconstruction era in the
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Are We Free to Make Our Own Choices? Pre-destination can often bring up the question as to whether we as humans control our own actions. Are we free to make our own choices‚ or is everything we do pre-determined by a supernatural being of some sort? Is it safe to say that we are responsible for our own choices? Do we own a free will that allows us to choose our life path‚ or are our actions pre-determined‚ making our exertions useless? In a society that
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that we are irresponsible occupants of this Earth and by polluting the air; we are meticulously working towards our own destruction. According to the World Health Organisation‚ about 2.8 million people each year die due to indoor pollution (over 500‚000 occur in China alone). These data should act as an eye-opener for all of us. Smoke emitting from industries‚ factories‚ vehicles and even cigarettes is a major source of air pollution. It is due to air pollution that a number of diseases have surfaced
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World peace has been developed through the endurance and persistence of several great men throughout history. They have struggled and fought against the social evils and human sufferings in order to materialize the moral values that they carry. Mahatma Gandhi is undeniably one of the most respected‚ influential men. Without the non-violent movement lead by Gandhi‚ the independence of India would’ve taken longer with more bloodshed and destruction to the country. Even after his death‚ his philosophy
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There are six major exceptions to the warrant requirement. 1. Search Incident to Lawful Arrest A search incident to lawful arrest does not require issuance of a warrant. In other words‚ if someone is lawfully arrested‚ the police may search her person and any area surrounding the person that is within reach (within his or her “wingspan”). See Chimel v. California‚ 395 U.S. 752 (1969) EXAMPLE: John is arrested for driving while intoxicated after being pulled over for running a red light.
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‘youtube’ for allowing the video of Muhammad to be uploaded. They argue that they have specific reason for these believe. First of all‚ Muslims do not draw their prophet out of respect. This is because no matter how artistic a person could be‚ they would not be able to draw exactly like Muhammad himself as we have only a limited information of how Muhammad looks and as there was no tools like camera that exist today‚ we got to know his appearance verbally and as words change from time to time and due
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