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    Ignorance is defined as a state of being uniformed‚ lack of knowledge. Meaning you are unaware and have disregard for important information or facts.To my understanding its described as a world where prisoners were living chained in a cave and are a forced to watch shadows on a wall of different objects and animals. Living in a cave cuts you off from the world. You have no learning no education and you really don’t have knowledge to whats even going on around you. Shadows are casted onto a wall

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    serious lawyer that is presented with an intense rape case. Scout and Jem are tasked with the process of growing up. The most important messages in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ are growing up‚ individual Vs society‚ and the dangers of ignorance. Growing up is one of the hardest things in anyone’s life. Losing that childhood joy‚ carelessness‚

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    Ignorance is a poison that kills love‚ friendship‚ and all the good feelings.” ~unknown. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet ‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ a pair of star crossed lovers take their life. Romeo and Juliet take their own lives because of the man they trusted the most‚ Friar Lawrence. Lawrence’s carelessness and ignorance in his actions cause the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence’s carelessness was very evident when he was trying to help the lovers get back together but

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    Who would you seek comfort from if no one in your surroundings welcomes you? Alienation and ignorance are two terms that are inseparable when it comes to understanding the real reasons behind the alarming success that ISIS and other religious extremist groups have had when it comes to recruitment. For the Islamic State‚ ignorance from Western societies is a tool they wield in order to create the situations (through their attacks) needed to generate alienation against the target groups that they see

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    Simpler Times In the Movie Pleasantville‚ two teenagers are taken from a crazy lifestyle; they are teleported to a faraway place called Pleasantville. Where everything is picture perfect‚ the town where everybody is friendly and there are no dangerous things to be found. But a place where everything is perfect isn’t always the case. Things may seem perfect on the outside but are totally different on the inside of Pleasantville. Being perfect still has it drawback even in place where things seem

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    Indictments upon Ignorance in The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is Nick Carraway’s narrative of his experiences with Jay Gatsby‚ his wealthy and mysterious neighbor in West Egg‚ Long Island. Set in 1922‚ a turbulent time in American history‚ Nick is a veteran of World War One who moved from his native Midwest to New York City to sell bonds. This novel focuses on Nick’s intense admiration for Gatsby who befriends Nick and leads him through a strange new world. In their travels

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    People’s Ignorance towards Fracking New Zealanders are all about the land. After all‚ is it not the thing that we are known for? New Zealand: clean‚ green and beautiful. So it is right to object when another country comes in and wants to exploit our oil via means of fracking‚ isn’t it? How much do people really know about fracking? How much do you know about fracking? The truth is‚ not much. Adjudicator‚ members of the audience‚ facking is apparently becoming a big problem in New Zealand. Major

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    Ignorance is the root cause of fear. The Webster dictionary defines fear as "the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger". We fear whatever we perceive as potentially threatening our physical or psychological well-being. With almost no conscious thought‚ we constantly categorize things‚ either as safe or as threatening‚ based on our knowledge of the world and previous experiences. Our judgment is far from infallible‚ though. More often than not‚ the anxiety we feel is irrational

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    Negligence Disguised As Ignorance ‘A child suffering the consequences for a crime he/she willfully committed? Oh no!’ This is what I hear whenever someone speaks against trying children as adults for the extremely terrible crimes they commit. It is illogical and immoral to allow young murderers to have an advantage over the justice system simply because of their age. If a child can learn right from wrong and take freedom into their own hands by willfully committing heinous crimes‚ then

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    Birth Order Bliss Many people believe that a child’s placement in the family‚ such as oldest‚ youngest‚ or middle kid‚ influences the character traits of the child. The youngest child is usually the most easily spoiled and is more likely to be the popular kid or the lead clown in a group of kids. The only child tends too have problems with sharing‚ the oldest is always bossy‚ the youngest is always spoiled‚ and the middle kid is just stuck in the middle. I like to think of it there were right and

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