Deeds are a lot more important than words. The little saying ‘easier said than done’ proves that point. A lot of the characters in The Iliad say a lot of things‚ just to say them. Only a few actually go about their words. They usually are bluffing throughout their speeches that they give or conversations they have with other humans or gods. Achilles bluffed through a lot of his words. In Book 1‚ he tried playing it cool by helping Chryses get his daughter back from Agamemnon. “Just how‚ Agamemnon
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danger. The black community as a whole have suffered far more casualties than police have when it comes to protests. They have constant weights on their shoulder; they are always having constant reminders of what their ancestors have been through and what they’re going through now. On the off chance‚ the police are in danger‚ it’s not during a peaceful protest. The police force is not in danger during protests because the black community has more to deal with constant fear‚ always looking over their
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compared to being in prison. Just like there is a punishment for children when they do something wrong there is also a disciplinary action for adults that don’t follow the rules‚ in this case break the law. Even though being grounded is less serious than going to prison there are still many similarities and some differences between the two of them.
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FROM THE OCTOBER 1992 ISSUE The Arrow of Disease When Columbus and his successors invaded the Americas‚ the most potent weapon they carried was their germs. But why didn’t deadly disease flow in the other direction‚ from the New World to the Old? By Jared Diamond|Thursday‚ October 01‚ 1992 The three people talking in the hospital room were already stressed out from having to cope with a mysterious illness‚ and it didn’t help at all that they were having trouble communicating. One of them was the
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When you look at yourself in the mirror‚ what do you see? Do you think you’re beautiful? What is beauty anyway and according to whom? It has never been harder for people to feel good about themselves. Ironically‚ we have more “things” to help us in the process—technologically advanced makeup‚ an abundance of expert advice about nutrition and exercise‚ and even drastic medical procedures such as elective cosmetic surgery. But still‚ many people in our society feel unattractive and unworthy.
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internet can be a dangerous place for you‚ your computer and your children. It is extremely important to be aware of the fact that not everyone on the internet is as honest about themselves that you are about yourself. Undoubtedly the Internet brings more harm than good. Predators‚ they are everywhere waiting for you and your child. Sexual predators do exist and are a real threat. They target both girls and boys of all ages and use the anonymity of the internet to their advantage since they can meet whoever
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Television does more harm than good When the TV was invented‚ it impressed the whole world‚ so everyone since then seeks to buy a one. In the past TV was only has less than ten channels and it were locked in the latest hours of night. But now there is thousands or millions of satellite channels are broadcasted on TV. As a result the number of TV owners has risen until 98% of American households have a TV set and the same is true of most developed countries. In fact‚ television channels
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Cited Blais‚ Marie-Claire. Mad Shadows. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Inc.‚ 1959. More Than Skin Deep Mad Shadows is a French Canadian novella written by Marie-Claire Blais and was published in 1959. This novella illustrates a dysfunctional family‚ where outer beauty reflects status and is deemed more significant than inner beauty. Louise is a mother who loves her son Patrice solely based on his flawless physical beauty‚ which in essence portrays
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Traveling is more important than reading books to understand people and the world. A book about another country tells you about things such as the country’s history‚ its people and its culture in a very general way. When meeting foreigners‚ I found that books can’t be trusted totally. For example‚ when I was visiting Wisconsin University‚ many people were rigid‚ uneducated‚ had no sense of humor‚ and they all wore blue suits. Even the picture in some people’s minds was that Chinese still wore pigtails
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Ethnicities are More Than Just Costumes ‘We’re a culture‚ not a costume” this Halloween was an impactful article and gave me a different view of how racism still exists in our society. The main goal of the campaign is to simply raise awareness of racist stereotypes that are included in Halloween. I believe that this is a significant issue that we still must deal with today‚ and it should be understood to be accepted. If everyone in the world reads this article‚ I feel that it would greatly improve
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