Why Santa Doesn’t Exist Its winter and holiday season is upon us. For most people this means last minute shopping for gifts‚ unless you are a child and believe it’s actually Santa Clause who will deliver the presents to your Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Those of us‚ who know better‚ that Santa doesn’t exist‚ try not to spoil the fun for little kids. The question still arises as to whether Santa still exists or not. A child would definitely say yes‚ but those of us who say no‚ don’t know the
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Utopia to exist? The answer to that would have to be no. Utopian societies cannot exist in the real world because of human nature‚ government and authoritative figures‚ and the failure of past Utopias. Human nature is a very important part of you‚ it is what makes you who you are and defines what you do. Many people would argue that a Utopia can exist because a person’s personality can be changed‚ which isn’t completely false. A person will change throughout their life‚ but they will still follow their
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Why God Does Not Exist! According to the dictionary God refers to the one Supreme Being‚ the creator and the ruler of the universe. Many people believe in God‚ with blind faith‚ hoping and believing that there is a life after ours expires. Humanity would rather believe that there is a safe haven and to be “forgiven” for the wrong’s that they have done‚ then to question the existence of the supreme being that they put so much faith in. Fortunately‚ there are people such as myself who question
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the environment in various ways such as soil‚ weathering of rocks‚ volcanoes‚ mining coal combustion‚ power plants‚ municipal waste and even the products used in the household or for health. Since mercury naturally occurs in the environment‚ it can exist in several forms and there are three main forms it takes on; there is Elemental mercury‚ organic mercury and inorganic mercury and each carry on different characteristics within that form. Elemental mercury is a silver metal but is liquid when set
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In Richard Rodriguez’s essay‚ “The Lonely‚ Good Company of Books”‚ his purpose seems to be a mixture of an analytical‚ persuasive‚ and entertaining view on reading books. This is achieved by the author sharing bits of his life which were intertwined with reading. For example‚ his first opinions on reading where formed by watching his parents read. Because of this‚ Mr. Rodriguez considered the context of reading to be more about educating people on a subject‚ rather than being entertaining. The author
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studies by the Huffington Post‚ by 2042 the racial minorities will become the majorities of the United States population. In Richard Rodriguez’s article‚ “Blaxicans and Other Reinvented Americans”‚ he states how immigrants aren’t getting the credit for what they deserve. In addition‚ he describes how the younger generations are changing and forming the cultures in America. I agree with Rodriguez’s claim that assimilation happens slowly because it’s only natural to gradually assimilate the cultures
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Does True Altruism Exist? "Altruism describes a motive that makes people help because of genuine concern for others‚ to increase the welfare of others" (Fiske‚ 2010‚ p. 321). Altruism is when individuals are motivated to help others around them without expecting anything back in return; altruism comes from someone doing a good deed without having to be recognized for doing it. So the big question is "Does true altruism exist?" I think altruism does still exist‚ we can clearly see that it does
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In Richard Rodriguez’s autobiography‚ Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez‚ Rodriguez recounts his own life growing up as a bilingual student in Sacramento‚ California. His autobiography addresses a multitude of different subjects‚ ranging from the discomfort of adjusting to American culture‚ to alienation due to his ethnic background‚ to the difficulties of the American education system. Rodriguez’s use of first person narration helps embody his feelings and outlooks at the moment
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society. The reason why I decided to choose to do this report was because of the huge impact that the internet has had on our lives during recent years‚ in particular social media and social networking websites. Many people believe that privacy doesn’t exist anymore and that the internet has allowed peoples’ lives to be an open book and be viewed by anyone and anywhere. Although some people would disagree on this‚ others focus on Social networking sites being the main cause of privacy not existing anymore
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Do Myth Exist Anymore Do myth exist today? After reading the first three chapters of The Power of Myth and remembering a class that I took several years ago‚ I think they still exist or should I say that we are all part of some future mythology. It will require a careful eye or a creative ear to point them out because of the direction our society has went with the machine. My understanding is that a myth is a type of speech. Speech of this kind has a message to share but by no means is
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