apologize more than men because they have a lower threshold of what they constitute as being offensive (Crosley). Sorry softens the blow - "it’s a space filler‚ a hedge‚ a way to politely ask for something without offending" (Bennett). The author of The Curse of the Good Girl‚ Rachel Simmons‚ expanded on this‚ "Women know they have to be likeable to get ahead. Apologizing is one way to make yourself more accessible and less threatening. Apologizing is one way of being deemed more likable" (Bennett). Apologizing
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TERRORISM A CURSE OR BLESSING TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW Executive summary This paper looks into terrorism and the effect it has had on international humanitarian law. Whether it has had a negative impact on the already existing laws that deal with conflict situations or whether it has had a positive impact. It also looks into the situations terrorism has led to and the various ways the fight against terrorism has been used to undermine human rights and given states a leeway to commit
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Anti-Missionary/Anti-Cult Materials Blessing & Curse‚ How Much Is In Our Own Hands? Commentary to Parashat Ki Tavo By Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok Copyright © 2000 by Ariel Bar Tzadok. All rights reserved. In this parasha we read one of the most ominous sections of the entire Torah – the blessings which come along with our observance of the mitzvot and the curses which come about as a result of our rebelliousness. While the blessings are sublime and lofty‚ the curses boggle the mind. How could so many bad
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In John Donne’s poem‚ The Apparition explores the emotions of a jilted lover‚ rejected for someone who‚ in the eyes of the writer‚ is obviously inferior. For convenience‚ I will refer to the "I" of the poem as "he" and the subject as "she". Although many poems have been written about rejection‚ most of them end with the lover pleading with the loved to accept him again. However‚ in this poem‚ that idea has been turned upside down - by the end he is not pleading to be welcomed back into the arms
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Hazel E. Whetstone John Donne’s “The Flea” John Donne’s famous poem “The Flea” is certainly one of the most memorable and effective poems ever written. Few readers who encounter this poem are ever likely to forget it. Many factors help to give this poem a powerful‚ lasting impression‚ including numerous devices of style and multiple themes and ideas. These unforgettable features appear in every single stanza of the poem. [S] One technique that makes the first stanza effective is the way
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searching for answers and the only way they could come up with an explanation was to create a myth that explained the unexplainable. In Greek Mythology the paradox‚ a gift can be a curse‚ consistently appears in the myths. Many people’s greatest strength is also their weakness which can lead to their downfall. Some curses are justified but most aren’t fair at all. In many cases‚ in myths‚ it’s better not to accept a gift because it can turn on you and make everything worse. For example‚ how Hercules’
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John Milton “Paradise Lost” analysis John Milton - one of the greatest poets of England‚ the largest writer and leader of the Great British revolution. Everything written by Milton in half a century‚ the undeniable skill‚ pales next to his masterpiece - the poem "Paradise Lost." As a student‚ poet‚ decided to create an epic piece that would be glorified England and its literature. The poet reflects on the reason of disobedience of the first four people who violated the ban is the only Creator
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Genocides have occurred through out history in even the most “civilized” of countries. Those of which include the Black War in Australia‚ the War of Three Kingdoms in English territory‚ the Greek Genocide by the Ottomans‚ the Holocaust in Germany‚ and the Rwandan Genocide in Africa. Each time genocides occur the people of the world vow never again. But those are just words‚ words that are worthless. Everyone likes feeling safe. By saying that no more genocides will occur is a way to shelter
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Environmentally friendly cars will soon cease to be an option … they will become a necessity. FUJIO CHO The Scales Are Tipping Over Cars are an integral part of society‚ and life is almost unimaginable without them. Most parents drive to work in them‚ drop their children to school in them‚ and even get their groceries home in them! The object of countless boys and girls’ fantasies‚ cars have been pronounced “modern marvels” by the History Channel [1]‚ and the mass produced car one of the
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Hermes brings back Pandora and gives her the gift of a lying tongue and a cheating heart. Then Hera breathed on Pandora making her sit up. Hera told Pandora she had a job to do. Zeus and Hera decided to make Prometheus’s brother‚ Epimetheus bring the curse of Prometheus to the humans. Theus kept asking how the world had turned out the way it was. He said they must sacrifice an ox because the Gods were angry. If Prometheus went to ITMS‚ and had my schedule‚ it would be an interesting day. The day would
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