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    statement‚ “In Les Miserables‚ Victor Hugo is trying to say that human nature is basically good”. Victor Hugo is doing this by having his book consist of many characters who symbolize human nature’s goodness within the story. This is because he creates goodness within the characters by making them be forgiving‚ thankful‚ become morally righteous‚ and possess good intentions towards helping others therefore‚ Hugo’s message is to tell people that human nature is good but society is what makes them sometimes

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    The Effects Our Dependency on Technology Has on Us In the struggle to keep up with today’s ever-changing technology‚ is society paying too high a price? People seem to want things now. The internet is one of the most widely used technological advancements available‚ but are the consequences of the internet outweighing the benefits? Technology is changing the way people think‚ process information and even the way they act. People tend to want to take the easiest‚ fastest way to communicate‚ instead

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    a new way of life. They were all tired of such strict rules and wanted to have more freedom. Americans were starting to realize how awful it was to live during Puritan times and they knew they wanted something else. This anti-Puritanism time was a turning point in American literature and American society. Many people wanted to get away from the Puritan way of life to establish America as it’s own country‚ and not just a replication of England. Their anti-Puritan argument is a very good way of expressing

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    “Europe as a Way of Life” is the last chapter in highly acclaimed book named “Postwar: A History of Europe since 1945” written by Tony Judt‚ a British historian and university professor specialized in European history particular in modern French history. He was a Marxist with Jewish background. He also was the author who wrote over fifteen books and was a frequent contributor to the several journal including the New York Review of Books many other journals in Europe. The article describes a way of life

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    We are part of the global generation known for our entitlement and narcissism. This is because everyone is for themselves and will do whatever it takes to make it to the top. Attorneys Gloria Allred and Lisa Bloom have stated‚ “If each of us recognized a moral responsibility to come to the aid of others we would all gain the benefits of a stronger community.” In their article If Decency Doesn’t‚ Law Should Make Us Good Samaritans they advocate for this idea. Allred and Bloom’s statement is legitimate

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    Lamira Herrera Anth 121 5/12/15 Question Set 10: Chapter 17-19 1. (p. 459-61) What was an Aztec calpulli (plural calpultin)? What role did the calpulli play in the larger Aztec state? -Calpulli or calputin are small family units that owned land together; means “Great House”. The calputin played a smaller role in the larger Aztecan state because they did not own the same land and food producing powers but were used for trade and collection. The Templo Mayor (p. 462) was the main pyramid in the ceremonial

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    The question of what is real and what makes us real has been a philosophical question with many different answers. Aristotle’s theory of Hylomorphism explains the reality of the universe‚ objects‚ and people in a materialistic way. Hylomorphism is the depiction that every physical thing is composed of two things: Matter and Form. Matter is the potency‚ or the potential of the physical object or being and the Form is its essence. Aristotle describes substance or Form as the truest and primary sense

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    An ion is an atom or molecule in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons‚ giving it a net positive or negative electrical charge. The name was given by physicist Michael Faraday for the substances that allow a current to pass ("go") between electrodes in a solution‚ when an electric field is applied. It is from Greek ιον‚ meaning "going." The word ion also is responsible for electrical current being symbolized by the letter i in chemistry and physics. An anion

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    fulfill his desires on time? Should he stop dreaming? No‚ because there is solution for these queries. Loans are available for these purposes only. Loans are provided to people for such critical circumstances which may occur at any time. In anyone’s life a situation may come when all of sudden you require cash. A moment when you do not want to borrow cash from your relatives. There may occur any kind of emergency when you need huge amount of money. There are various types of loans like home loans

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    Technology Make Us More Alone Nowadays‚ technology has become part of our life. People spend greater time on using technology such as television‚ smartphone‚ computer‚ and Internet. People use technology with reasons to be more comfortable in their life. They use technology whether to entertain‚ communicate‚ studying‚ or doing job. This show that technology brings a lot of benefits to our life however not only benefit it also bring outcomes such as loneliness. Nowadays people are more likely to use

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