hold more power than weapons. One reason why words are more powerful than weapons is that if words can hurt‚ they can also heal. Another‚ it serves as a mean of cooperation and compromise. Lastly‚ with words‚ we can influence someone into thinking something that they are not going to do‚ or cause someone to make a mistake. “If words can hurt‚ they can also heal. Think of the four words‚ ‘I have a dream.’ The moment they enter your mind‚ you know who said them -- and
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Traveling is more important than reading books to understand people and the world. A book about another country tells you about things such as the country’s history‚ its people and its culture in a very general way. When meeting foreigners‚ I found that books can’t be trusted totally. For example‚ when I was visiting Wisconsin University‚ many people were rigid‚ uneducated‚ had no sense of humor‚ and they all wore blue suits. Even the picture in some people’s minds was that Chinese still wore pigtails
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Did worldwide decolonisation after 1945 create more problems than it solved?‚ Decolonization after World War 2 created a whole new era of human history. Colonizers had drawn borders for the first time in places like Africa‚ created and promoted the idea of a state and national identity‚ as well as new technologies and ways of life. Independence would therefore create many problems. Conflict over disputed territories leading to ethnic violence‚ power struggles among the educated and a mass exodus
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Amelia Earhart More Than A Flier Ever wonder if someone would ever fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? Well in 1928 one woman did. Flying a plane was far from easy. It took practice‚ determination‚ and focus to do what she desired. She became a great role model for women and children. Publishing a book and having a husband who arranged all her flights was pretty great. While struggling with a tough childhood she still believed she could follow her dreams. Remaining a symbol of power and perseverance
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internet can be a dangerous place for you‚ your computer and your children. It is extremely important to be aware of the fact that not everyone on the internet is as honest about themselves that you are about yourself. Undoubtedly the Internet brings more harm than good. Predators‚ they are everywhere waiting for you and your child. Sexual predators do exist and are a real threat. They target both girls and boys of all ages and use the anonymity of the internet to their advantage since they can meet whoever
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as an argument goes‚ it is more important to be a good student than to have good teachers. Others‚ on the other hand‚ think differently. Certainly‚ each of these views has its own merits. There are plausible arguments in favour of the student’s decisive role. First and fore‚ good students are more strongly motivated and more fully committed to study. Studies have shown that greater benefits will be gained when students are highly motivated. Admittedly‚ able students have better academic ability such
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from the bus stop to my house‚ should I? Or should I not? When would I have the time? What would other people think of it? Why should I fight for it without help? I was so confused about what I wanted to do. I pondered these questions for hours. I didn’t know what I should choose. I felt like the wind was howling “CHOOSE! CHOOSE!” I didn’t know what to do and I felt like a predator trying to choose a sweet but hard to catch prey or easy but bitter prey to catch. Should I just forget about my idea and
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Cited Blais‚ Marie-Claire. Mad Shadows. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Inc.‚ 1959. More Than Skin Deep Mad Shadows is a French Canadian novella written by Marie-Claire Blais and was published in 1959. This novella illustrates a dysfunctional family‚ where outer beauty reflects status and is deemed more significant than inner beauty. Louise is a mother who loves her son Patrice solely based on his flawless physical beauty‚ which in essence portrays
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There’s More to Life Than Being Happy EMILY ESFAHANI SMITHJAN 9 2013 "It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness." In September 1942‚ Viktor Frankl‚ a prominent Jewish psychiatrist and neurologist in Vienna‚ was arrested and transported to a Nazi concentration camp with his wife and parents. Three years later‚ when his camp was liberated‚ most of his family‚ including his pregnant wife‚ had perished -- but he‚ prisoner number 119104‚ had lived. In his bestselling 1946 book‚ Man’s
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Williams 1 Brittany Williams It is More Than Just a Game Gaderick 2162015 It is More Than Just a Game…... For anyone that plays basketball knows that it is more than just a sport‚ more than just a hobby‚ and more than just a passion that people have. The blood‚ the sweat‚ the tears‚ and the twisted ankles are just the little things that people face while playing the game. The emotions that are associated with the game of basketball make it my favorite past time. I hate when people say “It is just a game”
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