“Everything you want is on the other side of fear” (Jack Canfield). Throughout the novel By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept by Paulo Coelho‚ the theme of fear is illustrated through the main character‚ Pilar. The novel‚ which is narrated in first person‚ follows Pilar through her journey towards accepting love‚ letting go of fear/the Other‚ and not allowing it to control her life and keep her from doing the things she desires. Pilar is a cautious girl‚ she lets fear rule her live and in doing
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Buying a car is an important decision to make life. Some might choose to get the more expensive and extravagant car which would put them in a financial disability but they don’t care because they want to be known and seen as having this car. But some might use ther conscience and know that the better decision is to buy the more normal and less extravagant car in order to make sure their financial disability is stable even though they want that other crazy expensive car. Many people in this world
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for capital punishment are hanging by the neck and electric chair. Should capital punishment be abolished? I disagree because from my opinion‚ capital punishment brings more advantages to the society. That includes the safety of people‚ I will explain in detail on the given paragraphs below. There is a difference between a country with and without capital punishment. To countries that have abolished their capital punishment‚ there is an increase in the crime rate level‚ this is because people are
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The Trans-Atlantic slave trade which began in the early 16th century‚ gained ground in the following three centuries and was eventually abolished in the 1800s. By the late 18th century‚ the British population began to find the slave trade both morally and financially disagreeable. The four main factors which contributed to the abolition of the slave trade were the campaigns of the white middle class‚ the mass support from the white working class‚ the protestations by the black slaves and the economic
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Applicants’ SAT Scores “Why did they reject me? I thought I could get in since I have lots of awards and projects related to my major. I just did not do well in my SAT test. But how could they reject me simply because SAT score was not high? That’s so unfair!” As a tutor working in New Oriental‚ an agency that provides SAT test preparation services‚ I hear this sort of complain all the time. I have seen tons and tons of my students cannot get into their dream schools simply because of their SAT score
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Notes for debate~ Lee Kuan Yew insists that bilingualism is impossible and that English must take precedence over Chinese. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said Mandarin is important but it remains a second language in Singapore. So parents must be realistic in their expectations. Mr Lee was alluding to the furore which erupted after media reports that the Education Ministry was looking at whether to reduce the weighting of the Mother Tongue Language‚ reports that have since been debunked. Speaking
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Around the world there are more than 190 million children that are working under the age of 15. Children are dealing with brutal working conditions that they shouldn’t have to go through at such a young age. These children have to put up with consequences and long hours that can harm them even though they don’t deserve to have this done to them. The jobs that the companies put the children through is hazardous and unsafe for their health‚ also themselves as well. There should be child labor laws
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Although modern enhancements have made our lives easier‚ they have not improved the quality of our lives‚ especially in the field of technology. With the influx of new technology that’s claiming to make our lives "better" it isn’t too difficult to see that those claims are false. From smart phones to new gadgets that claim to make our lives "better"‚ evidence to this claim is closer to home than one might think. Recently‚ I read a Reader’s Digest article that showed the lack of communication between
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Whether it is Christmas or birthdays‚ every growing lass wishes to have a Barbie because owning it and its cute little dresses is like a crowing glory to her. Without a doubt‚ Barbie plays a huge role on girls’ childhood. However‚ Barbie should be abolished globally because this perfect‚ fantastic‚ plastic doll shows an unrealistic body image‚ gives higher expectation on girls‚ and contributes to lower one’s self-esteem. First‚ Barbie dolls have an unrealistic physical appearance that creates psychological
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At the beginning of the 20th century there wasn’t much discussion about the dress code in schools. During that time students weren’t dressing so provocatively. There is a big discussion between the students and the schools about the dress code and what they are going to do about it. Should dress codes stay or be removed completely? Schools been debating this topic for years‚ and many students have strong opinions when it comes to the school dress code and why it should be taken away. Girls and boys
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