One of my favorite poem is “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy. “Barbie Doll” is a irony poem. A Barbie is beautiful when she is a little girl. But when the Barbie grow up‚ her appearance is changing. People start to judge the adult Barbie does not meet a beautiful standards. The adult Barbie apologize to people people‚ then she cut off her ugly nose and plum legs. The Barbie change a nice nose and a spindly legs. The adult Barbie become a perfect Doll. After I read the poem‚ I think why do I follow people’s
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Stephen Henriquez Mr. Nelson IB TOK 01/24/10 When should we trust our senses to give us truth? Our senses should be trusted in certain circumstances. Our senses can only provide us with raw information‚ but in order to gain knowledge and understanding of the information we need to implicate other ways of knowing. There is a limitation to trusting your senses because our perception will only go as far as our sense organs will allow us‚ but other ways of knowing such
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Institution Affiliation “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” by Patrick Henry Althia Giles 201240 Fall 2012 HIUS 221-D54 LUO Ms. Catherine Hardee November 12‚ 2012 “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” by Patrick Henry Henry’s Speech Was a Call to Action. What Did He Want His Fellow Virginians To Do? What Were His Justifications For The Proposed Action? How Did Henry Address The Concerns Of Those Who Did Not Agree With Him? At the Second Virginia
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Topic #2: When should we trust our senses to give us truth? Word count: 779 words Our senses help us interact with the world. Smell‚ hearing‚ sight‚ taste‚ touch‚ and external stimulus play a major role in shaping our perceptions of the surroundings and the world. To trust our senses means that we have justified belief of what we perceive is “true”. To what extent can our senses give us truth? In order to obtain a better understanding of under what conditions we can rely on our senses‚ we need
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Give me Liberty The theme of liberty is a common value‚ which has always inflamed human’s hearts in all historic events. But what do we mean by liberty? It is a complex concept‚ but in this essay we will sum up this idea as the ability to do no matter when or what without any abusif oppression of someone else. People are always ready to defend this abstract concept with words and‚ if necessary‚ guns. However‚ even if this idea of liberty is common to everyone‚ it does not mean that everybody have
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African Americans began to gain equal standing in politics and were holding positions in office all over the United States. As this happened‚ many white men started to rally against the “Negro Rule”‚ forming white supremacy clans that would soon rise up against all African Americans alike. The largest of these clans was known as the “Old Time Ku Klux Klan” which began to revolt against the Radical Reconstruction of the United States. In many cases the ‘KKK’ killed law abiding black land owners. In
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in the classroom” (Raychelle Cassada Lohmann- teen angst). High school students now-a-days get way too much homework to keep up with all of it with sports‚ other school work‚ and family/friends. The point is- East Jordan High School must give their students less homework due to the negative social‚educational‚ and emotional impact. To begin‚ East Jordan High School must give students less homework because it it can have a negative impact on students socially. Too much homework makes students unable
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The First Americans The settling of the Americas Descended from bands of hunters and fishers Crossed the Bering Strait via land Arrived by sea from Asia or pacific lands 15‚000 to 60‚000 years ago Early inhabitants spread to the tip of south America Food crisis Wooly mammoth and giant bison extinct due to climate warm Near East 9‚000 years ago agriculture developed; corn‚ squash‚ and beans modern day Mexico and Andes Western hemisphere; no agriculture possible because of absence
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During the American revolution‚ Patrick Henry’s cry‚ “Give me liberty or give me death‚” was a philosophy adopted by many as they aimed to separate themselves from the British‚ but this statement is problematic due to the fact that it suggests liberty is something opposing‚ or simply different‚ from death. As a country we continue to value this cry for liberty as a fundamental value‚ but this same liberty was not given to women after the revolution‚ or centuries to come. As a result‚ there were many
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Definition and give an example: 1. Alternative Obligation An alternative obligation is one where out of two or more prestations which may be given or performed; only one is due and the complete performance of one of them extinguishes the obligation. The Obligee or creditor cannot be compelled to receive part of one and part of the other undertaking or prestation (Article 1199‚ Civil Code) . For example‚ A agrees to give B‚ upon a sufficient consideration‚ a horse‚ or one hundred dollars. Usually
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