A world war is said to take place when all the countries in the world‚ or most of them‚ are directly involved. So far‚ the world has seen two devastating world wars‚ World War I and World War II. Both of them were begun by Germany in an attempt to expand her borders. Following this was the cold war between the US and Russia. Over the last fifty years‚ or so‚ there have been a few times when these two superpowers headed towards conflict‚ but good sense prevailed in the end and the much feared war
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‘FANTASY STORIES AND FANTASY FILMS MERELY SERVE AS A MEANS OF ESCAPISM.’ DO YOU AGREE? Q: Do you agree? T: Arts (literary/media) K: Fantasy stories & films; merely; escapism Introduction: Imagine getting whisked away into Neverland where you never have to grow up. Or envision getting transported into an extraordinary land called Pandora where you fly with pointy-eared archers who live in harmony with nature on Mountain Banshees. Indeed‚ fantasy stories and films have the power to transport
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6. What do you think is the biggest problem facing the world today? I would say greed and ignorance is the biggest problem facing the world today. It is an aspect of human nature and seemingly intractable. I don’t expect the mass of humanity to undergo spiritual transformation to amend these aspects. However I do think that in order for problems to be solved such as objective conditions e.g. war and poverty‚ there has to be a change in social ethos- that of which is generally considered desirable
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The article “Solve That Problem with Humor” by William D. Ellis discusses the importance of humor. He begins by pointing out that being funny is a better way to win arguments. Ellis further argues that humor can be used to solve many other everyday complicated situations that we face in relationships‚ for example‚ giving constructive feedback. Later in the article‚ Ellis talks about how a funny joke is the greatest way to reduce conflict and help to let the people guard down. By the end of the
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What could you live without? Walking down the hallway‚ I was thinking about the topic “What could you live without” and I couldn’t think of many things. Things that we used in our life basically charge an important role of a human society. For example‚ foods‚ water‚ shelter‚ smart phone‚ clothes‚ computers and etc. As I was reading “What could you live without?” by Nicholas Kristof‚ it prompted a lot of ideas. I looked around my house and all the stuffs that I have is the stuff that we need it
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able to understand the humility of the school workers when they have to clear up other people’s messes in the toilets. This job is looked down upon and considered one of the lowest. "They will also be able to respect the cleaners because he is able to do the necessary job‚ regardless of the low status it accords him. Another advantage of this proposal is that the students will try to keep the toilets cleaner as their friends will be the ones forced to clean up any mess they create. On the other hand
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Cement overcapacity is a major problem in the cement industry to be solved at present. Our country banned blind investment impulse in cement industry in 2013 and also launched several centralized control of overcapacity of the iron and steel‚ cement and electrolytic aluminum. However‚ centralized control is still hard to ease the situation of cement overcapacity. In September this year‚ after the release of Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan‚ the backward capacity elimination task
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Traditional games are more useful than modern games in developing children’s abilities. To what extent do you agree? It is commonly deemed that games play an increasingly pivotal role for children’s growth‚ which bestows marked benefits upon the future life of our next generation. Yet whether conventional games are more useful than modern ones in youngsters’ physical‚ mental‚ intellectual development has sparked spirited debate. From my perspective‚ the boons brought about by conventional games
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these issues. Please be sure to answer ALL of the following questions: •Some propose that these concerns could be alleviated if our use of cars was limited by increased gasoline taxes--if gas is more expensive‚ we will use less of it and‚ as a beneficial by-product‚ improve the environment. What do you think of this proposal and what theory would support your position? Are there injustices built into such measures? If so‚ is there any practical way to avoid them? •What about the possibility that
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Urban problems are the same the world over and require the same solution to what extent do you agree with this view All Urban areas have problems‚ which can all be sorted into the categories economic‚ social‚ and environmental. These problems are faced by all urban areas all over the world‚ in both MEDC’s and LEDC’s. however the problems can seem larger in certain parts of the world such as LEDC’s as they are poorer and les able to deal with the problems‚ while in countries such as England we
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