The Welfare System Must Remain Public Welfare is an important support system of the United States government. Welfare has its benefits‚ but the system has pitfalls. Instead of abolishing welfare as critics of the system suggest‚ reforms can be made to correct the problems while government‚ either on the state or federal level‚ can continue to assist the impoverished. The term welfare is used to describe a variety of programs that provide income support and create a safety net for poor individuals
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Effects on Language The Indians adopted the English language as their main form of communication and national language. The missionaries who went to India during the early colonial days introduced this language. In addition‚ most of the educated Indians preferred to communicate in English. This was to portray their civilization level and also help them catch up with the English ways‚ which they all pursued passionately. For example‚ we are told that some of them like Lola’s daughter‚ Pixie‚ have
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Everything is Illuminated In the book Everything Is Illuminated is about a young Jewish-American writer who attempt to research his grandfather’s life in Ukraine. Jonathan is attempting to find his grandfather’s shtetl‚ Trachimbrod. He only has a map and a photograph of a woman named Augustine‚ who is said to have saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Jonathan’s guide on his trip is Alex‚ a young Ukrainian man. They are both twenty-one. Their driver is Alex’s grandfather‚ who claims to be blind
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talk to him and Joe never takes advantage of Pip. After Pip inherits the money‚ he becomes pompous and insensible towards those who have always loved him and who were loyal to him. To react like Pip does‚ hurt his relationships with everyone and everything around him. When Pip looks back‚ he realizes how awful he acted towards others and later becomes humble again. Pip also has expectations in life. His original expectations to follow in Joe’s footsteps and become a blacksmith changed unexpectedly
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Edgar Allen Poe uses many examples of irony to help enhance his short story‚ “Cask of Amontillado” to build a story. Poe does not directly state what is going to happen‚ but indirectly implies what is going to happen using irony. The story starts off with Montresor wanting vengeance against Fortunato. In order to get Montresor’s satisfactory with his revenge‚ Fortunato must know what’s happening to him‚ and Montresor must not get caught. Fortunato is at a carnival when he catches a glimpse of Montresor
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are many examples of irony. The three main examples of irony in the novel are Baba living a humble life in the United States of America‚ Assef joining and being one of the leaders of the Taliban and finally Hassan being able to see the flaws in stories that Amir writes. Irony could be considered one of the main topics of the book. Throughout the book certain stories come true and people from Amir’s childhood come back to affect his life forever. The first example of irony is one that you do not
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Contrast and Irony in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn During the 19th century in Southern society‚ it was uncommon to find a white person who saw racism negatively or even dared to criticize its ways. Society was integrated with the feelings of racism and discrimination of blacks who most whites almost automatically saw as inferior. Rather than conform to these ways of society‚ Mark Twain‚ in his novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ instead criticizes the racist nature he viewed in southern
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Legislative History Must be used When the wording of a statute is not clear and explicit‚ then it is difficult to know how a particular statute should be applied. Supreme Court Justice Scalia wrongly clams that legislative history should not be used when interpreting an ambiguous statute’s meaning. He is wrong to state that it is undemocratic to use legislative history because legislators‚ staffers‚ and lobbyists are all a part of the process of the creation of statutes. Legislators often intentionally
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Discipline is a must at home and in school. Discipline is the training of the mind and character; the exercise‚ development and control of the character‚ intended to produce obedience and orderly behavior. The definition above is apt enough for the type of discipline intended for the young people at school. The need for disciplining young people cannot be over-emphasized. A wise saying goes “Spare the rod and spoilt the child”. An undisciplined child becomes a spoil child. The disciplining does
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Aristotle : The Irony of Guilt The foundation upon which Aristotle rests his fundamental element of anagnorisis‚ in the Greek Tragedy‚ seems to always come back to human guilt‚ and the chosen actions by the hero forms the consequences of that guilt‚ which thereby determines the resolution. This sets an empathetic hook between audience and hero. It is the emotion that sets forth every action that will determine the hero’s endgame. Aristotle‚ in his formula for Greek Tragedy‚ sets up the central
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