A tradition is a practice‚ custom‚ or story that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation‚ originally without the need for a writing system. Traditions are often presumed to be ancient‚ unalterable‚ and deeply important‚ though they may sometimes be much less "natural" than is presumed. Some traditions were deliberately invented for one reason or another‚ often to highlight or enhance the importance of a certain institution. Traditions may also be changed to suit the needs of the
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Not too long ago I would have been on the opposite side of this argument. I am the type of person that wouldn’t have any luck at all‚ if it weren’t for bad luck. It’s very easy to sit back and complain that successful people are so lucky; they were in the right place at the right time‚ they had more opportunities‚ they were born into a better family with more money. Unsuccessful people can find a myriad of reasons why they are not successful and other people are. I truly have come to believe there
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Space traveler now Dead?! Space traveler Zach Granger had a tragic death leaving behind his 4 daughters and 2 sons Serenity‚ Allison‚ Harry‚ Jeff‚ and Chloe. His children range from ages 4 months-7 years. Authorities claim he died from the launch of Starship 4.Alonzo and his men: Berry Jones‚ Paul Snider‚ and Benjamin Bender used counterfeit identities to trick Zach. Video tapes revealed that Granger had trusted Alonzo Aznar more than he should have and let him pack his lunch while he got ready
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REACTION PAPER ON THE PHILIPPINE AGENDA Submitted by: Herjane D. Pasuquin BSCE-II Submitted to: Engr. Pericles O. Mabida When our teacher told us that we will be watching a video about political government in the Philippines‚ I thought that it would be about politics only. But as the videos are playing‚ I realize that it was more than politics. It is an eye-opener not only for the government officials but also to all Filipinos. They made a documentation
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Unicorns are fascinating beasts‚ they are seen everywhere. They are seen in movies‚ literature‚ statues‚ and paintings. What distinguishes Unicorns from other fascinating magical beasts is its single horn or alicorn. It was widely believed that the alicorn could heal one from poison and can clean water. The blood of the Unicorn is also believed to have healing properties. Unicorns were first described in the writings of a popular physician‚ Ctesias in the 5th century BCE. On Ctesias description of
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Hate Speech should not be tolerated. Essay No. 3 In his argument "Should This Student Have Been Expelled?" Nat Hentoff is against the expulsion of Doug Hann from Brown University. In the letter to the editor Vartan Gregorian says Brown University has never expelled anyone for free speech‚ nor will it ever do so. Hentoff opposes Gregorian saying that Doug Hann was expelled for the unsavory content of his speech‚ and not for his actions. He used Art Spitzer’s (legal director of the ACLU’s National
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Freedom of speech is frequently referenced as one of the most important and defining attributes of the United States’ system of government. People often tout about how they can say whatever they want to because‚ being in America‚ they are granted freedom of speech‚ but that is certainly not an accurate description of what freedom of speech truly entails. In the U.S.‚ freedom of speech is granted to us by the first amendment of the constitution‚ but free speech is not only an American concept. For
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2 Should hate speech be banned by the government? For banning hate speech- The main argument for banning hate speech is that hate speech leads to violence‚ often against certain groups of people. Against hate speech- The first argument against banning hate speech is that doing so will infringe upon our first ammendment right. The other‚ is that allowing the government to limit speech‚ it opens the door to abuse. I believe that there should be something done about hate speech‚ but banning it
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The freedom of speech is an effective tool for the discovery of truth and the exposure of falsehood. The freedom of speech is also a central importance to a democratic government. The right to cast a vote means nothing if the vote is not informed. Citizens can only make a confident decision when faced with two competing policies if they are certain that they have heard the strongest possible arguments for both positions. Freedom of speech‚ of the press‚ of association‚ of assembly and petition is
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Abstract: Co-channel speech may be defined as a speech that is mixed with another speech. An example of a co-channel speech signal is generated when two or more people are speaking simultaneously (e.g. the cocktail-party. Processing the co-channel signal‚ i.e speaker identification‚ speech recognition‚ etc.. still have problems. Questions like how many speakers are talking together?‚ and if it is possible to decide for sure that a certain speaker is presented among the talking people‚ may need some
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