English 221 21 February 2013 Caution: Take your eyes off the screen We have become a nation of distracted individuals‚ individuals with little interest of the outside world. We no longer pay attention to our surroundings. We walk the streets with our heads down tapping a text to someone from another time zone‚ and our ears plugged in to loud music. A quote from the article “Enough about you” from Brian Williams says‚ “Intimacies that were once whispered into the phone are now announced unabashedly
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Which Is Fairer to People? Yang Diane Dang November 13‚ 2014 Nowadays‚ people are willing to discuss which type of form of government is fairer to people. I really do not think there is an absolutely best form out of these three: dictatorship‚ socialism‚ and democracy. Every coin has two sides. In the same way‚ each form of government has both advantages and disadvantages. Dictatorship is an extreme management‚ which means political authority is monopolized by a single person or political entity
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knowledge Topic no. 9 Discuss the claim that some areas of knowledge are discovered and others are invented. Knowledge can be defined as something which is achieved through experience. Knowledge can be segregated into different areas like art‚ mathematics‚ human sciences‚ etc. All areas of knowledge are based on knowledge claims. Every area of knowledge is different from the other. Some of them are discovered while some are invented. Art is an area of knowledge which is invented. We can
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Nowadays‚ what should be the real function of a university is an ongoing controversy. Some place the focus on requirements of students’ future work‚ while others focus on students’ own sake. Yet people’s beliefs in the purpose of university education lie at the heart of their teaching behaviors. In this essay‚ I will compare and contrast the two typical opinions regarding this issue. It is reasonable for some people to argue that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge and skills
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whether we should keep the Olympics or should not keep the Olympics. To some people we should keep the Olympics‚ to other people we should not keep the Olympics. I believe we should keep the Olympics because it is a fantastic way for the best athletes in the world to show what they can do. Also‚ it is a good way to keep athletes healthy. People are saying we should not keep the Olympics because the Olympics do not have all the sports. Yes they do not have all sports‚ but the Olympics keep growing so
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you think that students should be paid for satisfying grades?” A student asks her parents. “Well‚ probably not‚ because it can be used as bribery‚ and students would care more about the accolades than their education.” The parents respond. Paying students may be an exceptional idea‚ but the outcome may not be a good one. It can cause many dilemmas. It can also cause many controversies all around the school. Parents might not approve of this while students definitely will. Paying students money for
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spin one is learnt something new according to age‚ experiences of own or of others or education. But it’s better to have teacher for basic level studies for any subject. In modern education system‚ students are provided with some group work like projects‚ thesis and presentation. This sort of experience gives opportunity to the pupils to develop their interpersonal skills. Because in this way‚ they can learn better by discuss the topics with one another. In such situations teachers serve as a problem
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Taking Care of Your Money (Budgeting) Assignment # 1 Many people are confused when it comes to budgeting. Budgeting is about studying the past and planning for the future. In order to create a reasonable budget for the coming academic year‚ you should understand where your money comes from and where it’s being spent now. For the next two weeks ‚ record your income and spending and fill out weeks 1 & 2 in chart A. For the next two weeks (3&4)‚ try to estimate a realistic budget amount for
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“Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer” When this country began we wanted our freedom‚ freedom from powers who would use us as slaves to there every whim. We fought for our rights as human beings‚ to have the pursuit of life‚ liberty and happiness. Over time the fight for this freedom widened to not only Americans but to all countries that fight against the clutching grip of imperialists and communism. To help out those who needed help the people of the government‚ who we give the power
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The most important aspect of a job is the money a person earns There is a statement that “The most important aspect of a job is the money a person earns.“ I think it is definitely correct. In my opinion‚ money is everything; people can’t live in the world without money. People can’t do anything without money. Money is motive power of life. With a lot of money‚ people can live a better life. Lets think about it‚ what’s the reason for studying? I thought the answer must be having a good
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