The text “Our Selfies‚ Ourselves”‚ by Sarah Hampson‚ highlights the issues shaped by selfies. From celebrities cunningly self-promoting themselves‚ to politicians trying to reveal their hidden identities (Sarah Hampson. Our Selfies‚ Ourselves)‚ selfies currently occupy a vast chunk of society’s interests and concerns. With the aid of smart phones‚ selfies have become the most used technique in self-portraiture. In short‚ selfies are just another way of expressing what’s going on in someone’s mind
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Studies show junk foods change brain chemistry and are addictive like cocaine Saturday‚ December 24‚ 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff‚ staff writer (NaturalNews) Is gorging on a bag of nacho cheese-flavored corn chips‚ for instance‚ the same as snorting a line of cocaine? A number of scientific studies‚ many of which were conducted within the past year‚ have found that junk food addiction is essentially the same as cocaine addiction‚ at least as far as the brain is concerned. Bloomberg Businessweek reports
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Under the race ethnicity and communication section of the chapter I didn’t like how the author said we communicated more with people like ourselves. Granted that it may be true for some‚ the wording seems off to me. " people like ourselves " can mean a lot more than race‚ social status and ethnic groups (as the author mentioned). By limiting " people like ourselves " to those three categories i feel as though she is saying those are the main categories that link people‚ which I disagree with. I feel
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that kindness seems to be one of the most neglected character traits people choose to cultivate in their everyday lives. Kindness is listed by Paul as one of the Fruits of the Holy Spirit -- the nine visual traits that distinguish authentic Christian living -- in Chapter 5 of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Confucius instructed his followers to "recompense kindness with kindness." One of the Ten Perfections in Buddhism is Metta‚ or "loving-kindness." According to the Talmud‚ "deeds of kindness are
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Revka’s remark reminded me of a quote stating‚ “Sometimes kindness can hurt more than the harsh reality.” It is questionable in how true the two statements – Revka’s and the quote I recall – are‚ but the two are undoubtedly related to the current situation between Yael and the Man from the North. In essence‚ Revka’s comment may be a possible foreshadowing of what may happen to the Man from the North‚ eventually setting “his body aflame.” Already‚ we can see signs of affection the Man from the North
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Are We Guilty of Making Ourselves Ill? I want to make an article I have many points but can someone help me in framing it and cutting out the unnecessary stuff. I also wanted to mention both pros and cons in my article. Here are the points: 1. Yes: Over-eating‚ eating only junk food‚ smoking‚ drug use/abuse‚ taking medicines wrongly. No: Can catch diseases‚ can inherit some diseases from a parent‚ may not be able to afford good food‚ may not understand what makes us ill‚ mental health problems
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have the potential to turn a life around.” (Leo F. Buscaglia) A simple act of kindness can ease one’s fears‚ touch one’s heart‚ and rekindle one’s faith in humanity. Kind behavior is among one of the most significant features a human can possess‚ however‚ as our lives become cluttered with all the burdens of our society‚ it becomes easy to lose track of what we live for. When my teacher presented the three acts of kindness project to us‚ I started to question whether I have been selfish or selfless
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Critical Report: P.R. Foot‚ ‘Killing and Letting Die Philippa Foot’s calculated article entitled‚ ‘Killing and Letting Die’ is one which provides arguments through hypothetical situation’s‚ discrediting opinions and beliefs of other modern philosophers. Its main cause is to locate moral differentiation between the active taking of life versus allowing death to occur by means of not producing assistance. Afterwards Foot applies these beliefs onto the sub-topic of abortion‚ highlighting flawed examples
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“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” - Aristotle What is happiness? The word happiness in the Ethics is a translation of the Greek term eudaimonia‚ which carries connotations of success and fulfillment. For Aristotle‚ this” happiness” is our highest goal. But the real question is‚ how do we achieve this goal? Happiness well always depend upon ourselves. Every single soul on the face of this planet sees happiness differently. While one mind might think happiness is the accomplishment of finishing
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Our Daughters‚ Ourselves – Analysis In this short piece‚ “Our Daughters‚ Ourselves” by Stevie Cameron the many feats that woman have overcome in recent years are highlighted‚ as are the many setbacks. This piece is basically a summation of a daughters life from an over-cautious parents point of view. Although this is a short piece of writing‚ it does indeed touch on some of the sexual differences that still exist in our society today such as male-dominated post-secondary fields like engineering
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