to ask ourselves “what have I been doing” when we ignore those around us who are in need. He makes his audience open their eyes to their own hypocrisy by judging himself; he is not afraid to admit that he is also a perpetrator of this attitude of ignorance. In both the song and his video interview mentioned earlier‚ West mentions that he is just as likely as the average person to turn a blind eye to those around him. “My Own Little World” is an acknowledgement of this fault and finally offers a sense
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“We know better to believe that ignorance is not a bliss. Ignorance is also deadly. This goes for both parents and children. We also know better to accept that even if it is opposed for many reasons‚ proper education or reproductive health and sexuality will do more good than harm”‚ according to PLCPD. This is one of their stands regarding the controversial Reproductive Health Bill. Albay Representative Edcel Lagman and other representatives sponsor the Reproductive Health Bill‚ popularly known
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as well. If it wasn’t perfect we would get points taken off and we would have to re-do the problems we got wrong. Teachers are also unreasonably lenient in high school too. For example‚ the “I left my paper at home‚ can I turn it in next class?” excuse is okay in high school. This is because they will and always will. Teachers know what college is like and want to give students the benefit of the doubt as much as they can before they get crushed in college. College as you would expect‚ is much
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how he treated his local environment since excessive grazing or agriculture could bring ruin to his livelihood. His knowledge was also limited but in the event of a disaster either through ignorance or abuse at least he could resort to moving elsewhere and start again. Now we should have no excuse for ignorance and we should have learnt from our past to avoid misuse. But what is worrying is that the impacts of our behaviour are not just local anymore‚ they are global. If we fail to act in a responsible
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would be about each other’s scent. Rita seems to have a very ’Socratic ’ way of being intelligent since she is perfectly aware of her own ignorance and that gives her the possibility of being able to ask for more ’knowledge ’ in order to achieve what she wants: to succeed in life. She knows that the only way of doing so is by means of fighting against ignorance. Rita is a very clever and strong woman since‚ as far as this scene is concerned‚ she shows a clear awareness of what life is about when
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modern society and pop culture. I understand that although racism has been cut down immensely over the past few decades it is still very alive and its ignorance and hypocrisy is a plague to the developing human race. In John Howard Griffin’s documented experience he clearly proves the ignorance of racist whites in the segregated south of America. The excuse that
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Men’s Rea Mens rea is Latin for "guilty mind".[1] In criminal law‚ it is viewed as one of the necessary elements of some crimes. The standard common law test of criminal liability is usually expressed in the Latin phrase‚ actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea‚ which means "the act is not culpable unless the mind is guilty". Thus‚ in jurisdictions with due process‚ there must be an actus reus‚ or "guilty act‚" accompanied by some level of mens rea to constitute the crime with which the defendant
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to their lack of education of different languages and cultures. The United States is one of the few countries not interested in the diversity of cultures around the world. People are mainly focused on their personal lives rather than the alarming ignorance around this country. Authorities are causing kids to be ignorant by the way they are raising them. Kids are expected to learn about the world and its history without being able to experience these things. In almost every country in Europe‚ children
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for the week and mouth and be highly motivated and followed with a positive attitude towards my education. Always remind myself that though it is hard but can be done and to always set my priority straight. To be successful‚ i should know ignorance is no excuse. Clarifying if instruction‚ questions‚ assignments are not clear ‚ there is need to get clarification if needed from my professor. Team work and been a team player is an essential aspect of been a successful student Ihave to be an important
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as the RH Bill‚ are Philippine bills aiming to guarantee universal access to methods and information on birth control and maternal care. The bills have become the center of a contentious national debate. As to what I see‚ RH Bill could become an excuse for the others to just keep having sex before marriage knowing that they wouldn’t have to be responsible for anything. God gave life to humans as a gift‚ so‚ why and who is the government to control the formation of life? But even if I agree with
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