I recently read your article ’Live lazy‚ live long - look at Britain’s oldest man’ that was published in ’The Guardian’ on 5th November 2012. After reading your article‚ I felt it was important to write to you explaining why I disagree with the message within your article. My first criticism is that initially you stated‚ “It seems to make sense that slow lives‚ as well as being enjoyable‚ are long lives.” I would like to point out that there is no proof that
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Goals‚ Values‚ and Citizens. My perfect utopia would be similar to a nation state‚ with the only difference that it would have people from all over the world sharing the same goals‚ values‚ and concepts. The main focus for my utopia would be choosing the citizens. As I said before‚ race or skin color is not a priority for the citizens‚ we want people understanding each other and following the same fundamental values and goals. One fundamental value of my utopia would be freedom equals responsibility
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Imperfection Makes Perfect ‘It’s these little imperfections that make them perfect for you.’ -- a Singapore public service advertisement Perfection is unattainable. This is one of the greatest and simplest truths of life. Imperfection is what makes us human. To strive for perfection beyond the human and the recognition is fatal‚ which is well manifested in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Birthmark. Throughout the story‚ Alymer tries to perfect his wife Georgiana
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Ian Overholt Week 7 Assignment HUMN-424 Virginia Fontana 15 October 2011 Is There a Perfect Future? “Most people regard genetic engineering as something that will happen tomorrow. They are wrong. Biotechnology is here today” (Mann‚ 1999‚ p. 113). Some people may laugh at the idea that genetic engineer like the type seen in Gattaca is possible‚ but already “genetically engineered crops cover an estimated one-quarter of all cropland in this country” (Maafo‚ 2001‚ p. 84). While genetic engineering
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There’s a sense of calmness that is incomparable to this sensation. For me‚ this sensation is one of the main reasons that the beach is my favorite place. The beach is one of the most peaceful and relaxing places there are‚ and the beach comes along with the quite a few possible adventures‚ which is what truly makes the beach the most spectacular place. The smell of salt and freshness make it so all you want to do is sit there embracing the scent for months. It’s amazing to be so intensely amused
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No day is perfect as something always seems to go wrong. Little or big there is always a flaw. That is what I have always believed in and probably always will. Anyone that says something is perfect is either lying through their teeth or overlooking a bunch of things. Some days do come close though. Some days just are so wonderful they seem perfect. They seem like the best day you’ve ever had. That doesn’t mean they are but they do come very close. For me a nice summer day always is the start of
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The Perfect Club Sandwich When I think of the best club sandwich‚ I remember a place my father took me as a child. The sandwich was as big as the plate it was served on. It was lightly toasted‚ filled with garden fresh vegetables and deli fresh meat. Leaving the establishment with an extremely full stomach was an exciting feeling I looked forward to every time we drove in the parking lot. Below I will guide you on a fun filled adventure I call making the perfect club sandwich
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The struggle to belong and find one’s place is significant in the lives of some people. In what ways is this represented in your prescribed text and ORT? PHOEBE ATKINSON A person’s basic human need to belong to people‚ places and circumstances can fuel many of their actions throughout their life. For some people a sense of belonging can be difficult to obtain. The struggle to belong is represented in many ways in the 1998 memoir‚ ‘Romulus‚ My Father’ by Raimond Gaita. Through Gaita’s employment
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What Is A Perfect Life? In life‚ the reality that we face on a normal basis is depressing‚ disappointing and lifeless. A perfect life is a life without hate‚ jealousy and pride. A creation or thought of emptiness to which only myths or legends originate from. But if a dimension of omnipotent peace was resurrected this is what it would be like. Hate‚ a feeling of demonic control of anger. A bitter rotting corpse of emotion balled into a pale‚ cold‚ burnt of flesh smelled dough‚ waiting to
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A Peaceful Place As she sits in the soft sand‚ meditating‚ I can only imagine what’s going through her mind: nothing. She has no worries‚ she’s carefree. To just get away from everything and just go on a vacation to a sunny beach and relax is something I yearn for. So to see her calm‚ poised‚ and just blankly staring out into the neverending blue sky makes me want to buy a flight ticket and go out to the Caribbean in hopes of forgetting every worry I have
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