Picture you as a young child. Day by day you are beaten with a cord‚ by your father‚ often being told "I wish you’d never been born‚ you stupid child!" You wonder if you really are the bad person‚ feeling ashamed of yourself. You hide your pain deep inside where no one can see it and cover the bruises and scars inside and out. You isolate yourself from your family and friends. Hating and blaming yourself truly wishing you’d never been born. Today‚ more than 7‚906 children are physically abused
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‘Snowball would have made a better leader than Napoleon.’ Do you agree? ‘Animal Farm’ is a novel based on the Russian Revolution‚ about a group of animals wanting to rebel against man. Snowball a smart‚ fair and strong leader gets ruled over by Napoleon‚ an unfair and selfish leader. This was the first error in the rebellion. Snowball would have defiantly made a better leader than Napoleon. The reasons for this are that he educated the animals‚ had future economic plans and knew how to keep a
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How far do sociologists agree that education benefits the ruling class? The debate outlined above suggests that some sociologists believe that education benefits the ruling class‚ however other sociologists may argue that education benefits everyone or just men. To address this issue I will be looking at both sides of the argument and I will assess to what extent sociologists agree that education benefits the ruling class. Some sociologists; such as Marxist agree with the statement above
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There’s a cheesy motivational poster on the wall – “If You Can Dream It‚ You Can Achieve It.” Margaret‚ early 50’s‚ stands by the door while Stevie‚ her manager‚ late 20’s gets a file from a cabinet.) MARGARET Did she ever tell you the ham story? Up at Flanagan’s? STEVIE No. MARGARET When I worked up there‚ and she came in? She never told you that story? STEVIE (goes to his desk) I don’t think so. MARGARET She was pregnant with you. No‚ Jimmy actually – she was pregnant with Jimmy - because
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controversial nowadays. There are many people who advocate for replacing them with sanctuaries as they believe money spent on keeping wild animals captive might have been better used for conserving them in wild. Others think that zoos serve not only for people’s pleasure but for preserving and keeping populations that otherwise would go extinct. There are a lot of arguments for both points of view‚ and a great number of articles are dedicated to this significant topic. “Do elephants belong in zoos?” by Jeffrey
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To what extent do you agree or disagree that corporations can (or should) try to change consumer behaviour? Base your argument on your reading as well your own knowledge/experience/opinions. As the modern world is becoming more and more complex and competitive‚ money and profitability are key words for most companies. The main role of companies is to make money but I think that they should also make consumer behaviour change if this is for good causes. This is a quite idealistic situation but
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"Young Goodman Brown"‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ is a symbolic description which leaves us in skepticism because he does not let us to realize if Brown’s whole trip with the Devil is a nightmare or reality. Therefore‚ the story try’s to give us a lesson and it‚ in fact‚ seems to explain what happens when a man loses his faith in God‚ faith in himself‚ and most of all in others. The story describes that both good and bad occurs‚ and it is ridiculous that only one stands on its own. Goodman Brown demonstrates
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What do you think of Mythology? Myth means many things. To some people it means little more than a “lie”. To others it has no truth value‚ but refers to a type of story. To some it’s an ancient story that holds some importance in their life. It is an anonymous‚ traditional story that explains a belief‚ a custom‚ or a mysterious natural phenomenon. The term Myth originated from the Greek word ‘Mythos’ which means story. As time passed these narratives were believed by many people and considered
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What are some of characteristics that you would associate with the American people and their society? Why? The United States of America - country which is home and shelter for almost 300 millions of people‚ divided into 50 states�. The larges population of many different nations undeniably has many features which are considered as characteristic ones‚ like obesity‚ patriotism‚ mainstream and race diversity. These features are unique for Americans‚ even though they are present in every other country
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humanity? Do you think people are good? Do you think that they are bad? Well‚ Anne Frank‚ a Jewish teenage girl who lived during the Nazi invasion of World War II‚ thinks people are naturally good. This is shown in one of Anne’s famous quotes‚ "In spite of everything‚ I still believe that people are really good at heart." The quote was written in Anne’s diary during her time in hiding from the Nazis. Alone‚ the quote shows that Anne is a good person herself‚ hopeful and is innocent and young. This
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