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    W131 10 October 2014Do Whatever You Are Told Theodore Dalrymple attempts to find a reasonable balance between blind disobedience to authority and blind obedience‚ that some think determined opposition to authority is “principled and romantic” (120). Children often do what they are told; teens on the other hand‚ like to disobey authority. When they do they think of themselves as rebels or more romantic. He does an excellent job of pointing out how short sided many people are and how they would

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    In the essay “The Starving Criminal” which written by Theodore Dalrymple illustrates the rise of the malnourish criminals numbers‚ the food poverty and the lack of authority which are the two reasons cause the tendency of the malnourish youth. Dalrymple emphasizes the lacks of self restrain which’s referring to the view of humanism on Conservatives through three main points: family relation‚ positive traditions and self discipline. Conservatism is often defined as the ideology that base on this

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    Moral Poverty In "What is Poverty?" Theodore Dalrymple argues that the poverty in England is not economic‚ it is moral and spiritual. In the text "The City by the Sea" by Shiva Naipaul discusses the poverty in Bombay and its economic and moral connections. Theodore Dalrymple also argues that the poverty his situation in England is worse than poverty in Third World countries. I agree with Dalrymple’s first thesis‚ but in Naipaul’s essay the life conditions are more miserable than England. That’s

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    On April 10‚ 1899‚ Theodore Roosevelt was giving his speech about ‘’The Strenuous Life.’’ Roosevelt was an American politician‚ soldier‚ and nationalist‚ born and raised in New York City‚ who later became the 26th President of the U.S from 1901 to 1909. Before that‚ Roosevelt was the assistant secretary of the Navy from 1899 to 1900‚ known as the hero of the Spanish-American War. For Roosevelt the term ‘’strenuous life’’ was broad and it had many different meanings. Inspired by his personal experiences

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    Theodore

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    Theodore Gericault turned a tragic event‚ into a visual display of government incompetence. In 1816‚ the French government exercised poor judgment‚ by authorizing the unstable Medusa to set sail. The vessel crashed; leaving survivors to turn to cannibalistic means of survival. Gericault captured the tragedy‚ titled “The Raft of the ‘Medusa’” in Romantic style‚ along with compositional structure. The lifelike figures in the painting show detailed anguish and grief; which‚ invokes despair in those

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    glorious triumphs‚ even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much‚ because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” In the words of Theodore Roosevelt‚ it is better to experience the sufferings and joys of life than to live without knowing both victory and defeat‚ it can relate to all of us‚ each and every one. Stating that all of life’s battles are checkered with many failures‚ and in order to triumph‚ we must first

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    PLANT LIFE IN SOFT BOTTOM COMMUNITIES 1. INTRODUCTION This paper deals with plants that are found in soft bottom communities that are either found in freshwater or marine environment. These plants are submerged therefore having different adaptation for this environment. These different adaptations were tackled in this paper as well as the physico-chemical parameters present in their environment. These plants have changes in their morphology to be able to cope with the environment. For example

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    Our 26th president‚ Theodore Roosevelt was the definition of a man. He was rugged; he was decisive but most of all‚ he was fair. He was a multi-talented man and had many different occupations over his lifetime. He had a rough childhood as he was plagued by a persistent illness which nearly took his life‚ that wasn’t the only thing which plagued Theodore’s life however as death seemed to follow him wherever he went and whisked away his loved ones until it seemed he had nothing left to live for; for

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    Theodore Robert Cowell was born in a Vermont home on 24 November 1946. . He was raised in a middle class family environment. His mother was a department store clerk. During Bundy’s early childhood‚ he and his mother resided with his psychologically challenged grandfather in Philadelphia. He was raised initially by his grandparents. Teddy‚ as he was known‚ believed that his grandparents were his parents‚ and that his mother was his elder sister. When his mother married Johnnie Bundy in 1951‚ her son

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    Bottom Trawling

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    Bottom Trawling Imagine a coral reef‚ filled with life‚ being demolished to just bits and pieces. Unfortunantly‚ this is what happens with bottom trawling. Bottom trawling is a major issue because it damages the eco-system and it kills much more than needed. To begin‚ the destruction of bottom trawling is severe. In the process‚ a 5 ton net with weights is trailed along the ocean floor; destroying everything in its path. Fish are swept into this net and coral is completely turned into dust

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