Do Words Matter? Words are very powerful‚ and sometimes the words we use offend people. Freedom of speech is highly valued but what happens when your freedom becomes hurtful or disrespectful to someone else? There are so many different kinds of people and different things that offend each person. In this day where we are more inclined to say whatever we want‚ we see more and more offense being taken to the words that get said. It’s hard to understand why certain words can be insulting to someone
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Shady Bahsoun Amst 276 December 8‚2009 Research Paper #2 “Tell me what you eat‚ and I’ll tell you who you are” “Tell me what you eat‚ and I’ll tell you who you are” once said French lawyer and gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. With the growth of food import/export around the world and the opportunities of expansion in foreign coutries: Could Brillat-Savarin’s statement still be possible today or has it completely lost ground? Food is one of the fields in which globalization has
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Love can change the world. Not the romantic‚ head-over-heels kind of love‚ but selfless love. Selfless love is giving of yourself‚ your time‚ and your resources for the benefit of others. It is caring about others’ quality of life and helping those in need. Changing the world will not happen by introducing people to a formula or giving them ten steps to make their lives better‚ but by showing them our love. What makes us human is our capacity to love. Love is that quality that erases prejudice
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Douglas Kleinsmith Lisa Rochford 8:00- 9:20 MW 18 March 2013 What Can You See? For many‚ you have to see something to believe it. However‚ when looking at the beliefs of a blind person‚ we discover that seeing may actually distort our beliefs. In Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral”‚ an unnamed narrator tells a story of meeting a blind man for the first time in his life. Before meeting Robert‚ the narrator tells us of how uncomfortable he is about him. If it had not been for his obligation
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Words can Heal and Words can Harm Words are very important. Words can heal and words can harm. Words can hurt grievously and for a long time. The tongue can bless and the tongue can curse. It is very important for us to control our words and tame our tongue when we are angry. Many times‚ when we are angry we say the most atrocious things. We forget ourselves and become indifferent to what we say. We blast the other person without mercy‚ although we may not mean those words. But words once
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That One Man Can Change the World “I don’t understand. One man caused all this trouble?” this is quoted from the book‚ The Boy in Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne‚ in reference to Hitler. Good Evening chairperson‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ the previous statement shows clearly how a single being can alter the world. ‘One man can change the world’ is the philosophical and important topic that we are discussing tonight. As the affirmative team we will be proving to you that this is indeed true and that
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Is Anybody Listening? In “College Lectures: Is Anybody Listening?” David Daniels points out how lecture system affects a large number of college students‚ making students lack basic skills‚ general knowledge‚ and creativity as well. According to Daniels‚ lecture system‚ this traditional aspect of education has several inadequacies. But the solution- having smaller class demands “energy‚ imagination‚ and commitment from professors‚” Daniels indicates. However‚ they force students to “share responsibility
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What Matters Most To You? Why? What matters most to me is making meaningful improvements in my native Iran. Although my short-term dream is to form a successful Internet business‚ my long-term aspiration is to graduate from business to politics. I take my cue from America‚ where industry leaders like Michael Bloomberg have revitalized communities and made great people leaders. Iran has been ravaged by several decades of “ivory tower” politics‚ corruption‚ unemployment and caste divide. For
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What matters most to you and why? I must confess that‚ until I read this application question‚ I had never given much thought to determining exactly what I consider most important in my life. I believe I am one of many applicants who confront this question without a ready-made answer‚ and I am astonished by the realization that so many of us lead our lives without reflecting on our roles. That is all the more perplexing when we consider that many of these individuals are businesspeople‚ that is
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What contribution can you make to the learning environment? Every educational institution aims to provide a quality‚ effective and engaging learning experience for all its students. This aim has always been central to every institution’s objective to achieve a significant success. And in this learning experience‚ the learning environment is one of its critical components. Those superior-quality services to support learning depend on effective collaboration between the academic staff responsible
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