a young person who are below the age of 18 accused. Based on some cases‚ they should also be considered as an adult. In June 25‚ 2012; the Supreme Court has made a ruling that juveniles who commit murders cannot be given life in prison. Four justices strongly disagree to this ruling saying how juveniles should always be punished for their crimes from how heinous they are. In my opinion‚ I believe that juveniles should not receive life in prison under certain circumstances. A family’s background
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It’s funny how things always turn out different than how we expect or want them to. It becomes funny eventually but for the most part‚ it’s hard. In some cases‚ painful at first. I am always caught saying “we can never can tell”. Sometimes‚ it’s just my excuse and sometimes‚ I just like saying it because it sounds nice but there is truth to it. Whoever knows what will happen next? Whatever is “next” – the next time‚ next person‚ next tragedy‚ next tear‚ next smile. We can plan‚ predict‚ speculate
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#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 to compare
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In the poem‚ Tell all the truth but ell it slant by Emily Dickinson makes the reader ponder on the meaning of the so-called “truth” that she is suggesting and refers to how the “truth” will be blinding any man if told in its purest form. Additionally‚ symbolic definition of her utilization of “circumference” is vital because Dickinson does not utilize the word in its conventional meaning; however‚ rather uses the words to paint a picture poetically to manifest a metaphysical principle. Correspondingly
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parents.So should we always obey them? From ages‚ obedience been thought to us. It is followed by many people from all around the world. It is a way to say to our parents that we respect them. However‚ people still argue that children shouldn’t obey their parents. Firstly‚ most people believe that if children listened to their parents they wouldn’t be in independent. However‚ I strongly disagree on that because parents would never think anything bad for their children. They would always think their
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and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons” –Johan Schiller. When we are born into a family‚ we inherit a blood relationship that ties us to our relatives but there is something else that creates a real family. Though blood is what initially unites a child to their ancestors‚ it is the people who raise‚ love and care for us as children that become our true family. In Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth‚ Janice was born into a native family but at only a year old‚ she was torn away
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Truth has been debated since the begging of time and may be debated forever‚ but one thing is certain‚ that there is truth. There is a universal truth and reality of how things are‚ but it is hard for people to agree and come to a consensus of it because of backgrounds and beliefs. What we can do to help find truth is interact with others in such a way that we learn from them and show each other different perspectives of truth‚ one day we all might what find it. I think that this is very unlikely
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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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To make a film have reflexivity‚ we first need to know what that means. A film that is reflexive is when the viewers know of how the film is made. It can simply be understood as making a movie about another movie. Stories We Tell‚ made by Sarah Polley‚ is an example of reflexivity; her documentary explores her families’ life. Her story is in a way an adventure through telling her mother’s life and how she was conceived. I think Sarah makes the movie as a way to get to know her mom. Sarah’s mother
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friend is on the verge of suicide. You need to tell someone‚ anyone‚ but can’t because the feeling of losing their trust is too overwhelming. Your friend ended up dying because you remained silent. If it’s your best friend’s life at stake‚ why was keeping their misery private an option? This issue is becoming more and more common. Our youth is dealing with self-conflict about whether to speak up or not. Although some readers of “To Tell or Not to Tell” by Mary Kate Frank may believe that it’s superior
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