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    November 2013 Paper 3 When prompted about a song that was important to me in high school‚ one song in particular comes to mind: “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day. Almost anyone who has contemplated the length and depth of life can relate to this gentle song with its slow‚ almost yearning tone and deep lyrics. To me‚ “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” is a timeless ballad that never fails to comfort me in times of change and confusion. This song should be included in the “History

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    of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia Adventures start from a simple task‚ from tea time with Mr. Tumnus to Frodo’s quest of the One Ring. Two well-known literary works of the twentieth century‚ Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia‚ captivate the imaginations of children and adults alike long after their authors have passed them on (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring ; The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe). Tales of magic‚ both good and evil

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    But most important the portrait has content and iconography because the piece is portraying a woman that is always beautiful even in her simplest form and it also resembles the meaning that a woman has in society as a strong person because it gives life to their children and as the foundation of the family. In my opinion The Portray has the meaning of what a woman is. She is hard as stainless steel because she knows that she always have to be there as an inspiration for her family or her children

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    Martin Luther King Jr. Biography Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. King‚ both a Baptist minister and civil-rights activist‚ had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States‚ beginning in the mid-1950s. Among many efforts‚ King headed the SCLC. Through his activism‚ he played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African-American citizens in the South and other areas of the nation‚ as well as the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the first movie of a series of books written by J. R. R. Tolkien. The movie begins with a background story of the ring and why it was made. The ring was taken from Sauron‚ the Dark Lord who forged the ring‚ after a large battle. The ring was then lost for 2‚500 years but later was found by Gollum. Bilbo Baggins was the next person to find it. The movie then begins with the celebration of Bilbo Baggins 111th birthday. During his party Bilbo makes

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    What is the hedonist view about the good life? Assess one major problem it faces. Hedonists believe that a good life is one that contains the greatest amount of happiness possible and goes well ‘to the extent that it is filled with pleasure and free of pain’. A problem that will be assessed is the idea of ‘false happiness’ where a person believes that they have led a good‚ happiness-filled life‚ unaware that this happiness is based upon false beliefs. Hedonism begins with the premise that there

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    of life. They seek significance and worth in the things they pursue. As conscious beings‚ they evaluate the importance of the life they live and the life they leave behind. People from diverse backgrounds‚ philosophers‚ scientists‚ writers‚ have tried to answer the fundamental question what constitutes a good life. According to Dworkin‚ a good life is not just about living in some pleasurable way; it is about creating a good life in a critical way. It can be argued that living a good life entails

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    While his primary concern was on the happiness gained by accounting for these values‚ he does not say that the happy life means the meaningful. However‚ we can infer that he thought that the good life and the meaningful life are equals. Therefore‚ Aristotle’s plan in order to live a good life is understandable‚ and is a guide to a meaningful life. Aristotle’s beliefs on living a good life start with careful deliberation of the ends and the means. Suppose I want a laptop--the laptop is my goal‚ purpose

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    V. Culper Ring After the War A. Townsend 1. moved away from New York and ended all of his business connections. He moved to a more remote and quite life in Oyster Bay. He never married and moved in with his sister in their family’s home. However‚ it is believed that he had a son‚ Robert Townsend Jr.‚ but speculations tend to be that he had a love affair with Mary Banvard‚ his house keeper because in his will‚ he

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    A hero is someone or something who helps others with an honorable purpose‚ or a person who possesses traits that others could see as the traits of a role model. In my mind‚ Frodo Baggins holds these heroic characteristics and‚ in the end‚ made choices to assist the well-being of his companions. Frodo’s efforts display that he is concerned for the future of all living things and does not act simply based on his own wants. For instance‚ when Gandalf questions Frodo of the Ring’s prospect‚ Frodo chooses

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