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    the way we lie

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    People tell lies everyday‚whether it is a simple white lire or a more complex lie. In article "the way we lie" written by Stephanie Ericsson she explains the different forms of lying‚ and how life is harder when we don’t lie to authority figures‚ people we love.In the short story " shooting an elephant" the narrator is guilty of lying to the Native people in the village he is in. The narrator puts up a facade that he is like any other white man and can kill anything. A facade is an illusion‚ we put

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    The Foods We Eat

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    told us that we were eating food poison with each bite we take? What would our reactions be? Of course we don’t cook our food in a pan of poison‚ or spice our foods with poison salts. But‚ we do eat poison everyday with some of the foods we eat. We need to start taking a look at the food we are feeding our kids‚ our families‚ and ourselves. Eating this “poison” will have serious health issues later on in life. As a society‚ we all are exposed to the worst kinds of chemicals in the foods we eat

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    We - Yevgeny Zamyatin

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    We Yevgeny Zamyatin Introduction We played a fateful role in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s life. An epitome of his philosophy‚ the novel prefigured his own future and that of his country with astonishing accuracy. Zamyatin’s credo is best expressed in the words of the heroine of We: "There is no final revolution. Revolutions are infinite‚" and‚ ’I do not want anyone to want for me—I want to want for myself." These two principles—eternal change‚ and freedom of the individual to choose‚ to want‚ tocreate

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    The Other Wes Moore

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    The Other Wes Moore In the book‚ The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore‚ there are issues of institutionalized oppression‚ internalized oppression‚ power and privilege‚ race‚ human rights‚ social justice and economic justice. All throughout this book each and every one of these topics were portrayed at one point or another. These issues shaped the two Wes Moore ’s as well as their family and friends which made them into the people they are today. Oppression usually comes from individuals that are

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    Running Head: Issues We Face The Issues We Face About Science‚ Health‚ and the Environment Eng 122: Comp II Instructor: Anna Wheatley July 22‚ 2013 Issues We Face I have decided to do my research on the Science‚ Health‚ and Environment Issues. I have always had a strong opinion about these issues‚ so I wanted to research more and help others to understand them. I have been looking at a lot of different resources and I have been noticing that all

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    The World That We Live in

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    “The world that we live in”: an appeal Not long ago the law of the jungle prevailed “kill or be killed”. Barbarism was at its heinous best. Darwin’s theory of “survival of the fittest” was apt for those times. The smaller animals were at the mercy of the bigger ones and the latter were at the mercy of the biggest and so on. Evolution continued and finally we are today at a position of being called the ultramodern man who has lots and lots of knowledge and education‚ robots and gadgets to assist

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    program. They are many important and the newest news happened in the world. So the advertisement of the iPhone 5S and be put before or during the news time so that those people can know the information about 5S. 2) The comedies are also good for those people. Like 《 Mr. Bean 》‚ I think he is well known and people love the stories about him that his a funny and lovely guy. There may be huge stress from the work bring to these people‚ so the comedies can reduce the stress from the work. Also‚ apple

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    Yes we can

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    own family‚ among those specifically appointed by him‚ or among Imams appointed by God Himself. Shia Muslims believe that following the Prophet Muhammad’s death‚ leadership should have passed directly to his cousin/son-in-law‚ Ali. Throughout history‚ Shia Muslims have not recognized the authority of elected Muslim leaders‚ choosing instead to follow a line of Imams which they believe have been appointed by the Prophet Muhammad or God Himself. The word "Shia" in Arabic means a group or supportive party

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    If We Must Die

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    If we must die : A summary At the beginning when I started reading the poem “If we must die” I spent a long time thinking what does this poem mean and then I had to read it a couple of times to understand every sense of each word. Various question started running in my mind I became more interested in the poem as well as the writer. I tried to find out more information about the writer and different meanings for the poem. Indirectly‚ the poem clarify how black people were suffering from the way they were treated and how

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    Why Do We Hurt the Ones We Love? “You love each other but can’t manage to communicate without arguing‚ fighting and ending up exhausted‚ each one in his corner‚ trying to lick his wounds and thinking of how to protect oneself against a new attack. And in spite of that..you love each other?” (Westt‚ James) Lorraine Hansberry’s acclaimed play A Raisin in the Sun‚ tells the story of the Youngers‚ a poor African American family in the 1950s. There are four of them‚ all living in a cramped and tiny apartment

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