this assignment I did not feel I had enough knowledge about Iran to write a full paper about the subject. I have very general knowledge about the country. My first thoughts were religious extremism‚ oil‚ and links to terrorist groups. They say that ignorance is bliss and I can honestly say that I am guilty of being ignorant. From the very beginning of the book‚ Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ I realized that the story is about more than just a country at war. The story is about a child with ideals.
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The Gift of Life‚ Blessing in Disguise? As we have read we all have learned that chances for an anencephalic baby to live any longer than a few days after birth is very rare and very slim. Just thinking of that idea and fact‚ is truly heartbreaking and I am sure you can all agree with me. However‚ since this fact is well known by doctors and parents of an anencephalic baby the decision by both the doctor and parents should be well thought out with both the positives and negatives. I think that
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Misfortune may be an actual blessing As a Chinese proverb goes‚ “Misfortune may be an actual blessing.” I underwent some events several years ago and I learned from them. My failure in the college entrance examination and the life of university in China was a precious memory as well as a good lesson for me. Finally‚ the chance to study abroad must be the excellent choice for me. I learned from my experience that something happened unsuccessfully might not be the eventual ending‚ and a turning point
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scientific Discovery — Curse Or Blessing New scientific discovery nearly always brings mankind a blessing. Take electricity for example. Since its discovery‚ it has ushered in an era of countless inventions in close connection with it. Nowadays people can read and write by means of lights instead of candles. Fire is another example of discoveries which made human beings survive in ancient times and generates electricity in modern times. Again‚ minerals such as oil or coal discovered by man have long
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Ignorance has always been my first action towards any discussion with regards to the planets sustainability and what can be done to improve such a controversial issue; whether it is a discussion with another person‚ an interview on the television‚ or just an article I have come across in a newspaper or magazine it has always seemed easier to distance myself from the issue rather than come to terms with the fact that the way in which I live my life and how I treat the planet with the things that I
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Mobile phones. A blessing or a curse? Mobile phones have had such a large impact in our modern twenty-first century societies‚ that they have become part and parcel of our daily lives. Nowadays‚ it has become the norm in our towns and villages to see people who are busy tapping on their cell phones. Mobile phones have changed the way people communicate. These devices are carried anywhere people go because they are light and easy to carry around‚ such that everyone is constantly in touch with others
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‘The Mobile Phone: A Blessing or a Curse’ from the eighteen hundreds to the present day‚ mankind has made many inventions: the television‚ radio‚ digital watches‚ and more recently home computers. Now‚ in the twenty first century a new invention has become one of the most widely used forms of communication in the world today. This of course is the mobile phone. Although available in the nineteen eighties and nineteen nineties it did not become as popular as first expected. Mainly due to the fact
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Is Ignorance Really Bliss? The Bittersweet Result of Sugar Big or small‚ wide‚ or short‚ our bodies are temples and are an instrumental piece in our daily lives that are often neglected or taken advantage of. Busy schedules are a very common life event‚ we all run around and often eat on the go which is one of the biggest mistakes in today’s society. Health and nutrition aspects are often overlooked. Statistics show that Americans consume 130 pounds of sugar every year‚ that equals about 1
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Technology has brought tremendous change in our lives. Scientists are continuously working to develop new technologies to provide more useful products in order to make our lives easier. We get up from the bed hearing the sweet fm alarm‚ brush our teeth with electric brush. In the mean time the oven heats up our breakfast. We eat food‚ check the weather in phone‚ and watch the daily news to know the most recent news. Then we take our laptop and head to our workplace by car. That is how we usually
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I‚ Robot Isaac Asimov The following entry presents criticism on Asimov’s short story collection I‚ Robot (1950). See also‚ Isaac Asimov Criticism and CLC‚ Volumes 3‚ 9‚19‚ and 26. INTRODUCTION The author of nearly five hundred books in a wide variety of fields and genres‚ Asimov is renowned for his ground-breaking science fiction and for his ability to popularize or‚ as he called it‚ "translate" science for the lay reader. In I‚ Robot (1950)—a collection of nine short stories linked by key characters
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