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    October 19‚ 2013 Paper#4‚ So this paper is going to be about happiness and how I personally feel about it. I liked Switzerland and its utopian lifestyle. In Bhutan‚ it is required for one to be happy. I would like to live in Qatar‚ I find their luxurious lifestyle to be tempting‚ but I am afraid if I go there‚ I would lose my sense of self. Iceland is too cold‚ and I do not agree with their try‚ try‚ fail‚ and that are ok stich. Without success‚ one cannot have the drive to move forward

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    society of today and how books are lacking. Books are being taken away in Fahrenheit 451 because their government does not want its people to have the knowledge that the books provide. This same situation occurs in modern day societies‚ causing ignorance among

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    Jane Austen’s Emma is brilliantly constructed of a series of character’s misunderstandings and complex subtexts that weave together to tell many stories at once. Each character’s knowledge and ignorance in various situations offers insight into their personalities and affects the way they interact with other characters‚ often resulting in comedic exchanges. One of the best examples of this amusing writing style of Austen’s is Mr. Elton’s proposal to Emma Woodhouse. The proposal scene is the

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    References: Cooks‚ Alexandra P. & Cooks‚ Noble D. “Good Faith and Truthful Ignorance”. Duke Printing Press: 1991. Schwaller‚ John F. The Church in Colonial Latin America. Wilmington (Delaware): Scholarly Resources‚ 2000.

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    "envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide"‚ This quote comes from Self-reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ and in Self-reliance he talks about how a person should always be himself ‚and that a person should not conform to what society wants them to be‚ also that if someone wants to be great he will be misunderstood by a lot of peoples opinions. I personally agree with most of his views‚ with the first point I mostly do agree with that if a person is trying to be someone else then they’re not going

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    If you lose one of your senses‚ such as sight‚ you become more ignorant. That ignorance could make a situation in which you are in a panic even worse‚ which could drive you to do things you wouldn’t normally do in order to survive. In “Lord of the Flies is still a blueprint for savagery” by Eleanor Learmonth and Jenny Tabakoff‚ the

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    The fact the she is ignorance to the risks of burying her brother‚ reflects the age of Antigone. She is very ignorant and actually scarifies her own life to burry her brothers. Another example of her age is expressed is by her resistance in the male dominated world. Although her sister admits that there is nothing a woman can do in the male dominated world‚ she refuses what her sister says and starts arguing that her actions were reasonable because of her loyalty to her family. In fact‚ she is a

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    Abstract Bradbury explores the idea of ignorance and its possible consequences in his novel‚ "Fahrenheit 451". To emphasize the theme of ignorance versus knowledge‚ the writer points out how Bradbury fuses this notion with conformity. These two themes operate together to illustrate how society can be manipulated into becoming passive to the point of stupidity. It explains how Bradbury utilizes symbols of mirrors and fire to prompt Montag’s character into becoming something other than a mindless

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    David is known as an ordinary Australian. Steady job as a carpenter‚ married with 2 kids and lives in the city. David Smith is recognized by his mates as a ‘racist’ as his knowledge on other cultures is low and has carried morals from the generation before him who were also racist. After a hard day of work David arrives home to realize the ‘For sale’ advertisement next to his house was removed. Entering his house he is greeted with his two children James Smith and Destiny Smith James: “Dad

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    2013 2nd Block The Danger of Ignorance “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” (Mandela) Mandela says that education is a best weapon but I also believe that it is the best defense. In George Orwell’s novella “Animal Farm”‚ a pig named Napoleon takes over and does as he pleases. There are so many animals that they could easily overthrow him if they were educated and united. Orwell warns his readers of the danger of ignorance and blindly following someone

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