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    cave‚ the slaves‚ the sun and so forth were quite difficult to understand at first‚ but after dissecting it and placing the pieces of the puzzle in the right places‚ the whole picture came together. Socrates explains that everyone shouldn’t live in ignorance of the world that settles for mediocre; he wants us to desire the light--the truth--that the world can offer if we look for our silver lining. Education plays a huge role in my life because I desired to achieve the sun’s truth and I love to learn

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    Unfortunately‚ the sun set on the third day. This meant that Ariel now belonged to Ursula forever. But‚ King Triton stepped in. “To save his daughter‚ King Triton gave Ursula his great powers and became her prisoner” (Musker & Clements 13). I believe that King Triton is the heroic one in this fairytale because he was willing to give up his powers as king of the sea just to save his daughter that betrayed him in the first place. If anything‚ that is true love and not the blinded love Ariel felt for

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    Memories In The Giver

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    In the world of the giver memories were a thing of the distant past‚ lost to the effect of sameness‚ sameness was a choice that the people decided to enact making all equal to avoid potential conflict‚ but in the process the denizens of these communities were stripped of one of the most important human abilities‚ the ability to feel deep emotions. Along with these emotions‚ memories were seen as dangerous to the community’s way of life‚ so they created the position of receiver of memories to hold

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    useful information where the men were not * Women had important clues * No matter what the women said‚ the men did not care even if they women had important and useful clues for them to try and crack the case. * Ignorance is bliss Conclusion: Talk about the changes

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    Literary Analysis of Oedipus

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    that could be construed as unintended is to enjoy the journey of life and do not fear its outcome which is ultimately death. However‚ the main themes that can be taken away from this play is the notions of you cannot control your fate‚ that ignorance is bliss‚ and there ironies. The play of Oedipus the King is about a man who cannot escape fate‚ and lives out of all the prophecies. He was sent to be killed at birth‚ when his parents were told that one day Oedipus would kill his father and marry

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    Would you want people keeping things from you? People may say it is healthy for adolescents to have censorship on certain things‚ but I think differently. Teens should have the right to see and hear about gruesome things. They are too close to being adults and not having anything to shelter them from the crimes of the world we live in. Censorship is not right‚ teens should know about the real world‚ and if schools do decide to censor things‚ people in the community might take it the wrong way. One

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    Self Reliance

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    1.According to the opening statement‚ what does every person realize at some moment in his/her education? That envy is ignorance 2.In the second paragraph‚ what does Emerson say is every person’s destiny? 3.Explain what Emerson believes about society as a whole. (Paragraph 3) he believes society is a conspiracy and everyone is against one another. No one person is trying to help another; they are each trying to rise up against the other. 4.What is self-reliance an aversion to? (Paragraph 3) society

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    A great deal of emphasis is placed on the concept of happiness. Philosophers‚ counselors‚ and greeting card writers have addressed the topic at length. Once they determine what they believe happiness to be‚ they question how happiness can be achieved. In defining happiness‚ it is necessary to decide whether happiness is a subjective experience or an objective condition. These factors significantly impact the perception of happiness and its attainability. I believe happiness is a positive state of

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    leads to rebellion‚ trauma‚ suicide‚ mental illness‚ crime‚ sex trafficking‚ school drop outs‚ drug/alcohol abuse‚ etc. The lack of adequate resources such as shelters that support our youth instead of discriminating against LGBT youth and the ignorance to the issue causes this to be a growing problem. Perhaps a study which investigates the presence of homeless Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgendered youth in America by raising awareness‚ increasing specific resources and valuing all human life

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    customer service‚ demonstrating good behavior‚ respecting confidentiality. Team work is what gives strength to a working force and setting your opinions aside and working together to get the job done. Donald Trump says “For entrepreneurs‚ ignorance is not bliss. It’s fatal. It’s costly. And it’s for losers. You either get organized‚ or get crushed.” Employers‚ consider effective time management and organizational skills as good work habits. Organizational skills are a crucial part of being a successful

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