The Other side of the Postcard More often than not tourists come to Oahu thinking of a tropical setting in Waikiki sitting on the beach sipping a cold beverage isolated from the problems of the rest of the world. The reality is that Waikiki may not seem as pleasant as is portrayed to be in postcards and travel advertisements. The once royal surfing grounds reserved only for the highest ali’i(chiefs) has become plagued with worn down drunks splayed out on the benches in the park and card board
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Then the question of the ethical use of the bomb emerged. Many scholars agreed that “it is clear that alternatives to the bomb existed and that Truman and his advisers knew it.” Men like Barton J. Bernstein began to counter many arguments for the use of the atomic bomb‚ including using the bomb to intimidate Russia. https://www.nps.gov/articles/trumanatomicbomb.htmHowever‚ the Truman was given four alternatives which included conventional bombing of the Japanese home islands‚ ground invasion of
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(Reflective Observation – RO) Feeling (Concrete Experience – CE) Accommodating (CE/AE) Diverging – (CE/RO) Thinking (Abstract Conceptualization – AC) Converging (AC/AE) Assimilating – (AC/RO) Diverging – these are people that prefer to watch rather than do. They prefer to work in groups as well and listen with an open mind. Accommodating – these people are hands on; they use other people’s analysis and prefer to make a practical approach to solving problems and learning. Assimilating
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1‚ 2013 Reprehensibility of the White Lie White lies seem to have so many facades nowadays. There are used wisely but you would never know that they are in use. “Do you like this dress on me? Of Course. Did you enjoy the party? It was a blast. Did you break this vase? It wasn’t me!” (206) White lies may seem innocent but are they truly as innocent as we see them? Is it truly okay to tell these lies? As much as the lies can seem to be having no value in telling they can be of help. They help
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romantic comedy movie‚ “Love and other drugs”. Not exactly sure on the criteria to write about‚ I just want to cover a few points and lessons I learned from this movie‚ our health care and relationship. This movie is about the relationship between Jamie‚ a pharmaceutical sales rep and Maggie‚ an artist woman with Parkinson’s disease. The story presents these two characters with extreme passion for life and sexual desire. At first they hides their personal issues from each other‚ but is also which increases
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welcomed for its own sake‚ indicating that the act of justice is done as an end in itself rather than to achieve some other purpose and that justice there unfolds the highest degree of happiness in one’s life. It draws attention to proving that the Republic should be studied as being thoroughly eudaimonistic. Since reading the article‚ I can confirm that I stand convinced by Butler’s claim in the intentions of the “Republic.” As I absorbed his thoroughly explained and persuasive arguments‚
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Do you agree or disagree that America has its own "unique" food and celebrations. Use specific examples to support your opinion. Throughout history‚ America has been a land of immigrants. American has been influenced by many cultures from all over the world. This is why America has no set language or culture. I disagree‚ because America has its own unique food and celebrations‚ but rather it obtained it from other countries. Some examples of food is shown in Soul Food by Amiri Baraka “Deep fat
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Hunter 4.25.13 Dr. Garnes ENC1122 Controversy: Light Skin vs. Dark Skin within the Black Race There is a deep‚ dark secret that some blacks have tried to keep hidden for years. It is that prejudice exists within the race. In our society‚ dark skin is devalued while lighter skin is valued. Some dark-skinned blacks‚ on the other hand‚ feel that light-skinned blacks receive preferential treatment from the white power structure and thus are able to get ahead much more easily. This
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he writes them‚ a good example of this is when Clarkson uses inappropriate sarcasm to belittle the sensitive issue. I begin to realize that he thinks any publicity is good publicity as has a passion for pontificating on subjects that he knows absolutely nothing about. He begins to patronize the tigers by trying to be humorous. He first uses this with the title‚ where he uses an innuendo. Clarkson claims that 600 million people in China use animal bones and penises in medicine‚ however‚ this is a
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Explain three arguments against the use of referendums (10) A referendum is a general vote on a singular political question which requires a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote on the particular issue. The first argument against referendums consists of the idea that unless there is a high overall turnout‚ the results are dubious and do not represent the whole community or country. The 2011 Wales referendum on the issue of giving the Welsh Assembly primary legislative powers only gained a 35% turnout. The effect of
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