When examining Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief and the Office of War Information’s poster This Is the Enemy‚ I could not help but to notice many similarities scattered among the two works. The similarities between their settings‚ conflicts‚ and atmospheres are striking‚ leading me to the conclusion that both the novel and poster are relevant to each other‚ despite not being created in the same time period. Within the settings of the two works‚ I noticed how the years and locations corresponded
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Defeating the Enemy Imagine having a teacher your own age. Imagine having to fight that teacher. Lastly‚ imagine living In a world where children rule. For example‚ knowing your enemies. Ender learned that one should learn about the enemy you’re fighting up against‚ and know their strategies to find way to defeat them‚ so he could be more prepared. Also‚ about not fighting alone. Ender also learned that he train the people in his toon‚ to strategize ways to defeat the buggers. Yes
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Belief in a God is necessary for a moral society Religion in the world has always been considered a rather important aspect of society. Although this is true‚ there are still people that question the existence of God. A survey done among 1000 people showed that 65 percent of Americans believe that religion is losing its influence on American life (Sheler‚ 8). Even so‚ Belief in a God is necessary for a moral society because since the beginning of history man has always made up some sort of role
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Was the war against the United States and Mexico necessary? “The war is waged against an unoffending people‚ without just or adequate cause‚ for the purposes of conquest; with the design to extend slavery; in violation of the Constitution‚ against the dictates of justice‚ of humanity‚ the sentiments of age in which we live‚ and the precepts of the religion we profess.” The war between the United States and Mexico had a lot of conflict between each other‚ and their tensions evolved over time. Although
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big enough problem for the cause of a war. However‚ their conflict was immense and if this war never happened then the world would not have the modern systems of government and democracy it has to this day. Obviously‚ The English Civil War is necessary. To begin with‚ it led to the limitation of power. When Charles I called a new Parliament‚ it quickly passed laws to limit his powers‚ asserts The English Civil War and Glorious Revolution. The cause of Charles’ actions made the Parliament angry
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A secondary institution‚ the ultimate source for continuing knowledge and to find things of interests to make a career. In Graeme Woods “Is College Doomed?” and Yo-Yo Ma’s “Necessary Edges: Arts‚ Empathy‚ and Education” they discuss the importance of effective but immersive learning to change the way of teaching. However‚ there are aspects that can only be gained by attending college which is what schools should strive for. The ultimate purposes of higher education should be the globalization‚ and
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#2: Are good intentions a necessary component of moral action? How? Why/Why not? By: Student No: #201347697 According to Aquinas‚ moral action is determined by three components: the object of action‚ the intention of the subject and circumstance or situation (Curran & McCormick p; 221). Good intentions are purposes or goals‚ something a person means to do that is right. According to Kantian ethics‚ good intentions have the most value and are the necessary component for moral action
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100‚000‚000. That is the number of animals being kept in labs being used for animal testing‚ which is not required by law. Animal testing is not necessary. In many cases it does not even benefit people‚ and is not accurate. It only harms the animal‚ and if it happened to a person’s pet‚ it would be considered animal abuse. Animal testing is wrong and only harming animals‚ here is how. In many cases‚ medicines are tested on animals before being used on humans. This is a common argument made by pro-testing
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In the excerpt‚ Surveillance is Necessary the author‚ Dan White is stating an argument that people who have a different ethnic background are more likely to be shoplifters. I disagree with this argument because anyone can be a shoplifter. It shouldn’t matter what race they are. People would agree with white’s argument because in the article “ Racial Profiling- it works” by Anna Amberg‚ states “it’s a rational judgment‚ based on facts‚ that helps us make sense of our would.” (Amberg Paragraph 3)
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Extract A William J Medland‚ Needless or Necessary This source was published in 1988 and is a historian’s view and analysis of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. Medland’s investigation of the crisis is designed to “present a synthesis of the participants and a synthesis of the counterviews of some scholars.” The book is valuable as it provides not only a scholarly perspective on the aforementioned issue but also the views of the people directly involved. Thereby allowing the reader to view personal
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