his novel Animal Farm that “All animals are equal‚ but some animals are more equal than others”. Initially I struggled to grasp the true meaning of Orwell’s quotation. It was not until I viewed that quote again‚ with a more worldly perspective did I realize another interpretation: the animals were not representative of animals but rather of human beings. What did Orwell mean when he said that some animals were more equal than others? John Locke argued in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding that
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Dr. Elizabeth Gershoff listed many negative effects of spanking in her article “More Harm than Good: A Summary of Scientific Research on the Intended and Unintended Effects of Corporal Punishment on Children”. Spanking leads to aggressive behavior. Spanking sets the example for children that violence is an acceptable. Children who are spanked are more likely to resort to violence when in difficult situations because it is what they have seen their parents do. Catherine
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‘Mobile phones are more of a nuisance than a benefit.’ Discuss The mobile phone is a device which has revolutionized the world of technology. In fact the mobile phone started with the keypad buttons and has now attained the ‘touch screen’ system. Nowadays three persons out of five possess a mobile phone. It is a tool which is used everyday and is sometimes essential for someone depending on the type of job‚ one does. For instance‚ businessmen use their mobile phones much for transactions or for
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Debate: An Oppressive government is more desirable than no government at all Argument: An oppressive government provides safety and asylum while man in a natural state without government is not assured these things‚ and is also therefore denied peace. A government‚ however oppressive‚ provides safety and justice. Man is in a natural state of war and‚ as Hobbes said‚ "In a state of nature there are continual fear and danger of violent death‚ and the life of man solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and
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Everyone is Equal but Some Are More Equal than Others Given the opportunity to ultimate power‚ even a good man can become bad. The novel Animal Farm is written by George Orwell published in 1949; this type of novel is called a fable. Animal Farm is written about the Russian revolution and how Joseph Stalin committed sins against Russia when he gained power. The main character‚ Napoleon‚ is based on Stalin‚ and is the leader of Animal farm who sins against the farm. Too much power corrupts those
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THE INTERNET BRINGS MORE HARM THAN GOOD Points against: The Internet has increased economic and creative prosperity in a leveled way POINT The Internet has brought greater prosperity‚ allowing not only established business more distribution channels over a wider geographical area but it has also allowed individuals through e-bay‚ for example‚ and small independent businesses to flourish. This has brought a lot more choice to ordinary people‚ and also driven down prices as people find it easier
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Title: "Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think" Evaluate the extent to which the characteristics Sartre claims for words affect - negatively or positively - different Areas of Knowledge. The limits of knowledge that the topic implies are the limits of language and how well it approaches truth. There are a number of definitions of language. Everybody has there own term of what language stands for. For example‚ Chomsky says that language is a system of sounds put together to form
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willing to see the students are doing so. They believe that studying hard is more important for success in the future. Although studying hard is very essential for students‚ the more imperative thing modern children should acquire is the ability to keep a good relationship with others. Relating well and cooperating with others contributes remarkably to students’ success in the future job market. It is become more and more difficult for a single person to deal with the complex issue. In the past
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“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity‚ it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid‚ poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.” Are words of wisdom from Nelson Mandela comprises the cause of poverty. It is a man – made action that it was caused by and a man-made action can solve it. When we look at the cases of poverty in the world Almost all the hungry people‚ ‚ live in developing countries‚ There are 16 million
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commentators is to accept that the problem exists and to then work out why people are more antisocial today. The ’collapse of communities’ is often seen as a key influence in the rise of antisocial behaviour‚ with young people growing up without positive role models and a framework within which to develop into sociable adults. This idea of the loss of a sense of community - or indeed of ’society’ - rings true. We are indeed more atomised and
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