The Fault in Our Stars by John Green has a multitude of running themes throughout the novel. In my opinion‚ even though this is a fictional book‚ the themes‚ especially those pertaining to the way the universe works‚ are relatable and weigh on my people’s minds. For example‚ one theme is the fear of oblivion. I believe this is a theme in many people’s lives‚ not just in this book. The most prevalent theme‚ in my opinion‚ is the insensitivity of the universe. This theme is supported by the characters
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faint whisper of our subconscious mind sometimes clouds our judgments. How often do we get to take a deep plunge within ourselves and endeavor to answer all the questions that play hide and seek with our consciousness? The true perception of right and wrong has always baffled us. There lies a morbid thin line between right and wrong‚ light and darkness‚ and one shadowy staggering step can lead to our downfall. A decision‚ whether a wise one or a daft one; is a collective output of our brain and the
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Introduction Homelessness is not new to our nation‚ and it has greatly increased over the past ten years. (Hombs‚ 1-4) For growing numbers of people‚ work provides little‚ if any‚ protection against homelessness. Low national un-employment levels do not mean that all working people are well-off. (Blau‚ 21-24) What is homelessness? According to the definition stated by Stewart B. McKinney‚ for purposes of the 1987 McKinney Homeless Assistance Act‚ "a homeless person (homelessness)is one who
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of the lack of gun safety‚ many American children have died and have killed others. In the midst of all these tragedies‚ the parents of these children are held accountable for allowing this to happen. One example of this would be at an Earl Township Farm‚ where a 6 year old finds a shotgun with ammo‚ loads the shotgun and kills his 5 year old cousin‚ Andrew‚ who would probably still be alive if his cousin had been taught proper gun safety (Reilly 1). Children should be taught gun safety so that they
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brought a nightmare called "pollution." In the past decade we’ve become more environmentally conscious of our planet‚ but for almost a century we’ve been a "throw-away" society with an out-of-sight‚ out-of-mind mentality. Industrial smoke has polluted our air‚ whole communities have been built over nuclear waste landfills‚ fish and wildlife have died in our once pristine streams and rivers and our rain forests are being leveled to make room for strip malls and bigger cities. The world’s dependence on
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Crime is increasing in our society. We often ask ourselves „why?”. There are many reasons. Firstly the law isn’t strict enough for criminals‚ so many of them aren’t afraid of punishment. Criminals spend too little time in prison and they have too good conditions there. In many countries‚ as in Poland‚ there isn’t death penalty‚ however it would help us to stop increasing violence and crime and it would be a warning for criminals. Another problem is that often the homeless commit crime to go
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Kyle Hooczko Mr. Lerma English 1A 11/6/2013 Word Count: 1127 “What are the effects of big corporations marketing their products to children? Should consumers be active in changing this?” Food and our Youth Have you ever opened up a box a cereal‚ ate a little bit‚ then you couldn’t stop eating it? This is caused by a natural reaction called the “Bliss Point”. It causes us to crave foods with sugar. With this discovery by Monell‚ many companies today target children’s ‘bliss point’ to sell
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Women in Our Society Hopefully we can all agree that absent exceptional circumstances‚ we should strive for a society that treats men and women fairly. However‚ it would be a mistake to think that the only sort of unfairness that matters is gender inequity. It’s unfair that tall people and pretty people earn more money than average. It’s unfair that more personable individuals are more likely to get hired or promoted even for jobs where these skills are not essentials. Human interactions are rife
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Me Me Me Generation. That’s two more Me’s than the last. Which begs the question: is our generation significantly more selfish than those before us? If so‚ what does that mean for the future? One theory is that although the majority of our generation is self interested we are not selfish; our ideology is to the world’s advantage because thinking about our core identity will be what makes us able to tackle the future. A different viewpoint agrees that it’s not millennials that are selfish‚ but rather
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Our Environment Today Our environment is getting worse day by day‚ and we are suffering for other peoples and our mistakes. It’s getting harder and harder for our families to stay healthy with all the bad things we are around every day. We are affected by our environment‚ and more people are getting sicker and sicker. This could affect our families and our future one day. We might not be able to see all of the bad things in our environment‚ but they are for sure there. “Although certain groups
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