Some people say that an uncomfortable truth is better than a comfortable lie. People do not want to live a life that is false‚ phony or somehow an illusion. This concept is explored in Peter Weir’s 1998 film The Truman Show and Arthur Miller’s classic play Death of a Salesman. The Truman Show explores one man’s struggle to uncover the truth about the world he lives in. In Death of a Salesman‚ the responder witnesses the unfolding of one man’s struggle as he comes to terms with an uncomfortable truth
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Example 4-3: If the time today is 1PM‚ what was the time 7 hours ago? Solution: First‚ we need to consider that 1PM has passed 12 o’clock. Therefore‚ we need to add 1 hour to 12 hours. This means that 1PM is actually 13 hours. Second‚ we also need to subtract 7 from 13. As such13-7=6. But six has not reached 12 o’clock‚ thus it is still in the morning. Hence‚ the time is 6 in the morning or 6AM. The aforementioned examples illustrate time-of-the-day arithmetic. Similarly‚ we can also apply the same
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exercise fatigue and exhaustion. Water may also contribute to body temperature. Drinking a cold beverage during exercising is tend to reduce your body temperature. Water hydrates better than any other liquid before and after an exercise. On the other hand many athletes prefer sport drinks which are meant to taste better. All living cells need energy to function correctly for chemical reactions can occur. The energy in the human body is obtained by breaking down organic molecular level. Bonds breaking
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Which is better—Coke or Pepsi? Chocolate or Vanilla? Conventional food or Organic food? Wait‚ what? It’s easy for us to form answers from our own opinions‚ but not from scientific research. Your best friend might love Pepsi‚ but you could be an adamant supporter of Coke. There is no true evidence that chocolate is better than vanilla. The same applies to food. No one can prove scientifically that organic food is better than conventional food. That’s not to say that regular food is unhealthier or
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Dogs Make Better Pets Than Cats Before getting a cat or dog there are some things everyone should know. Dogs and cats both love to cuddle. Also‚ they like to play and chase things. They both like to make messes and knock things over. Those are ways they are similar. However it is important to know their differences before choosing a pet. Dogs make better pets because they protect you‚ you can train them‚ and they are easy to bathe. Dogs make great guard dogs because they will bark and let you know
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Is Texting Better Than Talking? Because texting provides an easier and less personal way of communication‚ people often use it to avoid awkward phone conversations or personal interaction. Although texting has not been around long enough to study how it affects communication long-term‚ there is a great amount of proof that shows how quickly it alters the way we communicate in person or through text. It can be beneficial in many aspects‚ but some argue that it discourages traditional methods of communication
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education has been developed since 1636. Quantity of student involved in college increases every year. Even though‚ college graduates have some trouble to find a job recently. Education is a permanent process. College and university are steps within this process. It gives a better job‚ the opportunity of being a better person and making more money. First‚ a college degree helps you to find a better job. It is due to big companies are looking for people to assign activities. These activities sometimes
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Hybrid cars are better than traditional cars because they are environmentally safe. Sandra Ariskan explains that “Hybrid car will generate much less gasoline combustion and emission of CO2 is therefore significantly minimized ” (Hybrid Car‚ an Effort to Safe the Planet par. 4). Basically Sandra Ariskan is saying that by minimizing the CO2 from the air than your protecting everything that is going extinct and safer for everyone and for the future. This means that the engine that comes with a hybrid
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The Chinese proverb‚ "It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness"‚ has a lot of meaning that should be put on practice in life and that should be valued and followed by others. It purports that it is better do something‚ no matter how small the action is about a problem‚ rather than complaint about it and aggravate the situation. The candle in the proverb is a small answer to a large problem‚ it can be a laudable choice in the right way to solving it than just worsening the problem (darkness)
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simply on a different level than any other current‚ or indeed recent‚ player. They have both dominated an era of football drawing comparisons to the very greats of the game such as Pelé and Diego Maradona - but which one is a better player? Messi had a golden year in 2012‚ breaking all sorts of records and is widely considered the best player in the world and perhaps ever. However‚ Ronaldo‚ for me‚ seems to be the more complete and superior player. He is more complete than Messi and possesses a vastly
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