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    Developement ‚ 414-418. Freed‚ C. (2007). Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry in America: The Impact of Physicians in Recovery on the Medical Treatment of Addiction. Contemporary Drug Problems ‚ 111-135. Harvard Health Publication . (2011). Why is Breaking Free of Addiction so Tough? Retrieved 12 2012‚ from helpguide.org: http://www. health.harvard.edu/special_health_reports/overcoming-addiction-paths-toward-recovery Leshner‚ A Melemis‚ D. S. (2012‚ March 26). The Genetics of Addiction . Retrieved

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    Ignorance was such a bliss. As days passed by‚ I smiled with joy and not a care in the world. Chasing after hares that peeked through the tall green grass while colorful kites flew so high that they seem to touch the white clouds. Everything was calm and quiet like the crystal blue lake‚ Not once did I see the dark clouds brewing with thunder. The sun hid behind the layers of clouds like the hidden emotions behind a masked smile. The thunder could not silence the echoes of the two fighting voices

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    Most people have been told that “Ignorance is bliss” but has any one ever questioned if it actually is? It is not‚ ignorance is never as blissful as it seems. Ignorance can be compared to being trapped in a prison of someone’s own mind where no man is ever truly free; he will always be imprisoned either by ignorance or by education. Authors such as Plato‚ Fredric Douglass‚ and Sherry Turkle all have faced bouts of ignorance but have overcome them through the want and drive to learn. Throughout Plato’s

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    Deconstruction or Reconstruction? Fox introduced a TV show called Glee in 2009 to showcase the typical high school experience with a little twist. Every week there is a new theme the show tries to tackle and focus that is a prominent social issue such as “self acceptance” or “sexuality”. It was intended for youth audiences but has grown to be loved by all ages. It is a show on television that we as Americans have never had or experienced before. It is in your face about social issues that need

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    Running Head: IGNORANCE WHILE DRIVING 1 Ignorance while Driving Nicole Vanross Strayer University Savannah‚GA IGNORANCE WHILE DRIVING 2 Many of today’s accidents occur because people tend to act ignorant‚ and do things they are not suppose to do while driving. Driving is a special privilege and skill‚ which includes

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    The novel Blindness presents the traits of ignorance of people. Ignorance is a reflection of people’s selfishness. As relating to the Hamlet‚ King Claudius is so greedy towards the throne which selfishness the main reason for the invasion of Denmark‚ which causes the destroy of the country. When we see the hoodlums‚ their greedy and selfishness towards money and women makes the readers get angry. Greedy is the main reason for the end of everyone’s life‚ we can see it at the beginning of the story

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    Interestingly‚ nothing changed at all regarding the reality of Wilson’s life. Myrtle was always having the affair‚ and Wilson was always ridiculed by her. In fact‚ only Wilson’s view of reality has changed; his ignorance toward Myrtle’s secret life no longer tricked him. Wilson’s ignorance protected him‚ and showed him the world he would have rather lived in. If he would have remained ignorant‚ not only would he have remained happy‚ but Myrtle would never have ran into the street at all. Simple knowledge

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    ignorant‚ unable to or choosing not to see the atrocities they commit. In Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness‚ the “small sketch in oils‚ on a panel” embodies the atrocities the Europeans are committing‚ but are unaware of. The phenomenon of willful ignorance Conrad explores is exemplified by the the shading and details of the painting. Typically‚ conquerers would invade a nation or area and force the people to submit to their beliefs‚ government‚ and customs. In Heart of Darkness‚ this tendency is portrayed

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    a given subject causes their opinions and actions to rely strictly on stereotypes created by the masses. This affliction is commonly known as ignorance. This is curable but people have to become open-minded and leave their reliance on society’s viewpoints behind them. In the novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ the ignorance of society becomes extremely evident at many parts of the book. Society forms ideals for all walks of life and then lets them become like stone

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    In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 092‚ the speaker has great ignorance of the term love. He is ignorance to believe that nothing shall go wrong with his relationship. Having the audacity to say that he will take his life if his lover rejects him with a bold demeanor. This way of seeing perfect love can be considered bliss. The way Shakespeare formatted the poem and his choice of words suggest that with love‚ there is ignorance. With ignorance‚ there comes bliss. At the beginning of the sonnet‚ the speaker

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