People volunteer for many motives. Studies indicate that there is always a mix of altruism and pure self-service. From serving a meal at a homeless shelter‚ to enlisting in the military‚ this force has become an instrumental tool for the healthy growth of society. The question is: Why do some individuals do it...? A volunteer is defined as a person that offers him or herself for a service or activity. Altruism is basically the most studied element of spontaneous help when facing situations of
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Prison is a long and lonely road to go down and with some of the craziest laws in the country‚ it’s not always clear why people go to prison or if the reasoning is even valid. The best thing that you could do to help pass the time is to write a letter to someone that desperately needs it. Things You’ll Need: * pen * paper * envelope * stamp * photos Step 1: There are a lot of things to remember when writing to a prisoner. The first thing is that you cannot talk about anything that
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Why do people work? Think about the reading and your own knowledge of human nature. In his essay “Work and Labour” Igor Shchegolev referred to Daniel Yankelovich’s three conceptions of work (described in “The Work Ethic Is Underemployed”). “First‚ as labour‚ as a way to exist; second‚ as a way to improve one’s level of life; and third‚ as a moral necessity”‚ paraphrased Igor. These conceptions closely resonate with an ancient orthodox perception of three stages Christian might act in: stages
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Jewish people especially and anyone else who he believed would ruin his idea of a perfect society because of this he forced horrible actions on these people and millions were killed. Even though these actions were inhumane and horrific many people still conformed to Hitler’s beliefs and helped him carry out these actions. There are many reasons as to why people might have conformed to Hitler and why people conform to society in general. In a society there are always commands produced by people who are
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WHY PEOPLE KEEP PETS Today owning a pet is a widespread phenomenon and is also becoming a trend in our society. Pets always have something to offer whether it is companionship or protection. Some people even have pets just for the sake of it. As stated in the dictionary‚ pets are a domesticated or tamed animal or bird kept for companionship or pleasure. The reason why people keep pets is pets can improve your health‚ a source of exercise and provides companionship. There are many benefits from
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Taking Risks What I Already Known/What I Want to Know While reading Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air‚ I began to wonder why individuals take extreme risks. Over the course of this novel‚ a team of highly trained mountain climbers attempts to climb Mount Everest in 1996. Several die‚ get injured‚ and go missing. Death becomes very familiar to the team of climbers. In the book‚ Hall and Hansen get stranded‚ Hansen runs out of supplemental oxygen and cannot continue; Fischer also gets stranded‚ Hansen
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What is Shark Finning? Why is it such a vicious practice and why do people do it? Shark Finning is an atrocious practice of cutting off the shark’s fins and tossing the shark‚ still alive‚ back to the water; this practice is illegal but it is practiced anyways and it’s quite serious as some shark are in the edge of extinction. Once the fins have been cut off‚ the shark is thrown back to the water and it slowly dies. The shark may either drown‚ bleed to death or be eaten by other creatures
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3 May 2012 Why People Hate Musicals There are many different reasons why people could hate musicals. Maybe they had a bad time at the theatre once and that scarred their outlook on musicals forever. Many people think that musicals are “gay” and they don’t want to see guys “prancing” around on stage. Some people cannot stand the fact that people are singing instead of talking. Whatever their reason for disliking musicals is‚ they’re wrong. I’m only joking. Everyone has the right to his or
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Most of the rich countries are industrialized nations. They are trying to construct many industries and factories to improve their economies. Many fossil fuel are used to run these industries .Emission of carbon dioxide from burning of fossil fuel can seriously damage the environment. Pollutants given off by various industries and factories are often considered to be one of the prime factors contributing to air‚ water and soil pollution. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)‚ it
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Phuong Thao Topic 1 Why do people go to university? In our developed world today university education is no more a too-high-to-reach goal. Our higher education system is year after year offering a host of more places as well as support in diverse ways to assist those who crave university experience and whose circumstances make it difficult for them to enter university gates. Given the fact that university education is aggrandizing its attraction to more and more people from different backgrounds
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