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    Getting Paid for Living Life How would you like to be a stay at home parent and get paid for it? Being paid for doing everyday house work‚ sounds ridiculous doesn’t it‚ because it is. Having a stay at home parent is something families choose to do; while one stays home the other maintains a job. Raising children and keeping up on chores is something that comes along with those responsibilities. As the government isn’t already in enough debt‚ who would pay a parent while they do their housework.

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    Oedipus –Definitely Surprising Sophocles’ masterpiece “Oedipus the King” is a satisfying Tragedy. A relationship between Sophocles’ masterpiece and oxymorons or moronic phrases is apparent‚ but to what extent are the two relatable to one another? Definitely the comparability is surprising. Oxymorons are used throughout the play‚ but the connection is more than innate comprehension. Both are contradictive and provoke intrigue and curiosity. Oxymorons are contradictive; the terms by which they are

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    For one to live their life to the fullest‚ a person must have a purpose to live. One must have a reason to wake up every day and feel the sun shine or the rain fall‚ as cold as ice‚ on your skin. A law of life is necessary for one to have this sense of a calling as to why they walk the earth every solitary twenty-four hour day. A law of life is to surround yourself with people who make you a better person‚ inside and out. This holds accurate because the people your surround yourself with can either

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    because of their fate or their choices or their fate. In the story Oedipus Rex there is a character named Oedipus whom through out the story has things happen to him. Some people say it’s because of his faith. Other people say it’s because of his actions. Most people say it’s because of his actions. For starters‚ Oedipus’s problems are because of his actions. For example Oedipus thinks too highly of himself as a king‚ he believes everyone

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    to irony‚ which may find its origin in ancient Greek playwriting and sustains its prevalence in modern times. (Hutchens) Irony allows us as the audience to collectively comprehend the situation on a level that the characters themselves can not. Oedipus Rex‚ Othello‚ and Death of a Salesman are three tragic and relatively prominent plays‚ all written in different time periods‚ which can be examined comparatively with Aristotle’s philosophy of the tragic hero and may draw certain parallel to one another

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    Is College Worth It?

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    Kempf 1 Allison Kempf Professor Brian Strang English 114 August 28‚ 2012 Is College Worth It? College can provide young adults with a chance to grow both mentally and behaviorally. Though most kids going to a four-year college are not completely self-reliant‚ typically living off their parent’s money‚ it is a time for independence and freedom. It is a chance for young adults to explore a broad range of topics that their high school could never give them. Times may be tough‚ but it’s times

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    Life is Hard‚ Life is Difficult My message today is titled Life is hard” and it’s about how to live a great life despite the fact that life is difficult. Everybody wants to be happy in life. We all want to live a perfect life. We want that great job or a successful business. We want to be married to Mr. Right or Mrs Perfect. We want to have great kids. We want to have friends that stick by us come rain or shine. We want to be able to have all the material things life has to offer and have all

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    Is College Worth It? College is a place for higher education. Many people go there for further study every year. Meanwhile‚ plenty of people skip college or drop out of college. Sort of people believe college is not worth because it cost too much. Most people think college is worth because you will able to get a good job when you holding a degree. Yes‚ because being a college graduate can help you gain more than the money you spent to pay for college. College is worth it because you will have

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    Bounce: Living the Resilient Life Name Institution Bounce: Living the Resilient Life Summary In the book “Bounce: Living the Resilient Life‚” the author‚ Robert J. Wicks‚ argues that the contemporary world is full of stress (2009). However‚ the book asserts that people should not be crushed by the world’s pressure because every individual has a range of resilience. Resilience gives people the ability to meet and learn from the day-to-day challenges and stresses of the current world (Wicks‚

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    consider. I believe that college is worth the cost. There are many reasons why I believe this and one is that your able to further your education and live your life in a good way and that’s due to the job you get accounting on your degree from college. I believe college helps to choose how you want your future to be and you’ll be making money which will help to pay of your debts and maintain a good lifestyle. The first reason I believe college is worth the cost is because if you choose you

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