War in America was the involvement of the state of Texas in the Confederacy. Although it was once its own Republic separate from the United States of America through annexation‚ Texas was not entirely unique when it came to the institution of slavery. Just like in all other southern states‚ slavery‚ and the use of slave labor‚ was a major factor of the states agricultural economy. During the years around and through the Civil War‚ Texas became a home for many transient southerners in search
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Tennessee Williams‚ an American playwright‚ once claimed that “hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person.” This beautiful quotation emphasizes the requirements that need to be met for one to redeem himself- focusing on someone else. However‚ is it possible that someone can do too much bad for there to be any redemption? Khaled Hosseini explores this topic in his first novel The Kite Runner. Edward Howel notes that The Kite Runner
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prepared to do that deed in his youth. After all it is the foundations which determine the rigidity and strength of the edifice to be built on them. Likewise‚ if youth of a nation is not prepared and groomed well in time ‚ the nation is destined to doom .It is the youth that holds the reigns of any country and steers it either to stellar heights or an abysmal failure. "The duty of youth is to challenge corruption".(Kurt Cobain) The countries where the youth are agile and pay their proper
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YOUTH AND GANGSTERISM Gangs are an international phenomenon and it as impacted on many countries across the globe. The growth and development of gangs are linked to questions of security‚ housing‚ health‚ resources‚ jobs‚ poverty and above all‚ solidarity. Asalam-u-Alaikum to my teacher and fellow class mates‚ today my topic is youth and gangsterism. There are two types of gangs; street gangs and organised gangs. Street gangs are small-loosely gangs made up of youngsters‚ who encourage on
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Investigating The Causal Natures of Chance and Spontaneity. After introducing the principle causes (efficient‚ formal‚ material‚ final)‚ Aristotle talks about chance and spontaneity in Book II‚ (Physics) for the purpose of investigating their place among the said causes. Aristotle bases his enquiry on the observation that in history‚ these terms are conflictive in their interpretation. Some people say that everything that we consider luck or spontaneity really has some underlying definite cause
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usually is the younger generation that are viewed as criminals not only because of where they live and who they associate themselves with‚ or with what is seen on the media but also because some young people come from a family history of criminals. The issue here is that not all young people are criminals; but when living in an area that is known for high crime rates‚ and viewed solemnly on their skin color to determine whether they are criminals‚ it’s not easy for them to live each day fearing for
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A collective responsibility: The youth is the hope of our motherland But for the youth‚ Rizal has left generations that succeeded‚ a challenge that has forever been echoed by the older ones‚ that “the youth is the hope of our motherland.” I will not try to enumerate how many times past young generations have failed to live up to this promise‚ nor will I try to over magnify the extent of their failure‚ but instead‚ pass on something more to those who burden us with that thought. Has the older
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” said the ghost of Jacob Marley. Error and redemption was a main theme expressed by Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol. Through Scrooge‚ Charles Dickens portrayed the redemption of a miserly moneylender in an attempt to revive the Christmas Spirit. Through the Christmas Carol‚ Dickens clearly expressed the idea that humankind should be everyone’s business‚ and that those without the Christmas Spirit should recognize their errors and achieve redemption. In the Story‚ Ebenezer Scrooge transformed
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Youth unemployment The youth unemployment problem has become a major problem in our country. The youth represents more than half of the total population of Bhutan and is considered as a major workforce. The youth are considered as the most energetic class of people who can make either constructive or destructive contribution to the society. If they are not monitored well and remained unemployed‚ both social and economic problems are inevitable. The need is felt to address the social and economic
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A look at the world media landscape for children and youth immediately presents two opposing themes: opportunities and risks. For example‚ globalization of media brings opportunities to broaden children’s outlooks and provide more equal access to information‚ but it also threatens cultural identification and values. Technological advances bring the promise of new skills and greater youth participation in society‚ but also increase the risk of child exploitation and informational divides. There
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