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    "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." This quote is an opinion. The person that said this could have meant a number of things by it. However‚ I believe this quote to be true. Power corrupts. This means‚ to me‚ that when a person has power somehow they are corrupted or that the person with the power‚ corrupts the things they have power over. The next part of the quote is "absolute power corrupts absolutely‚" this means that a person with absolute power will absolutely corrupt

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    How I believe my college education will impact my future.” Many people believe that education stops at the end of a high school career‚ but I believe differently. Going to college is an unbelievable opportunity and will not only further my education‚ but will also further my future. Without a college degree a person cannot live as successfully as they could with one. An education is extremely important to me and will help me make a major difference in the world. One reason a higher education

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    and foremost‚ a theme highly emphasised in this novel is that power corrupts‚ absolute power corrupts absolutely. Orwell has the entire plot of this book revolving around how all the animals want equality and to all be treated the same. One of the pigs; Napoleon‚ becomes more of a dictator figure and all the animals just accept it. Because of Napoleon and the pigs having too much power over the other animals; their power corrupts. After all the problems equality causes‚

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    A Presidential Pardon is important for someone who has committed a crime because the president has the unique ability to override the justice system‚ release anyone he chooses from paying a fine‚ and return a person to the state of innocence he had before he ever committed a crime. The power to pardon is left solely to the discretion of the president‚ and cannot be reviewed or overturned by any of the other branches of government. The President gets to "forgive" people from their crimes‚ or let them

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    Cultural diversity and Cultural shock Variety of behavior found among the people within or far apart from the nation can be termed as cultural diversity. The way they live till the way they think varies‚ within the one from next culture. It can be seen within the community‚ where the people from around the world lives and the way of thinking varies from us. It is one of the great aspects of life too in which we can learn about other cultures and learn the way they see. It not only helps to learn

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    Education has always been a vital part of our history as well as in my family. My family holds the idea of a college education to a very high standard as it is almost a guarantee for success today. Going to college is essentially a necessity in my family. Many successful people in my family have all went to college‚ and through their hard work and much determination‚ they have all completed many of life’s goals and pioneered its hardships with the help of their education. Although part of my

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    I read the section about culture shock. According to Ferris and Stein “Peter Berger describes want kind of a person becomes a sociologist: someone with a passionate interest in the world of human affairs‚ someone who is intense‚ curious‚ and daring in the pursuit of knowledge.”(12) This area of the book helps us endure a sense of sociological perspective. When thrown into unfamiliar environments/cultures as humans‚ we tend to become uncomfortable but learn to adapt. It helps to just sit back

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    We can see that Miss Havisham cannot talk and communicate properly she can only communicate properly in her dreams only there can she be “fluent” but only in kissing which shows she only “talks” love. The enjambment of “love’s… hate” shows how easily love can change into hatred. The red balloon bursting shows her heart break. Red has traditionally been associated with courage and love in Western culture‚ but in China‚ red is the colour of happiness and good fortune. The RED balloon bursting shows

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    Do you really need an education to succeed in life? by Ronald Claiborne Created on: July 01‚ 2009 Education is the key that opens the door to all life has to offer. The benefits of a good education‚ enhanced vision‚ increased motivation‚ and improved performance is crucial to being successful in life. Success belongs to those who acquire a good education. Enhanced vision Getting a good education can help you gain a better view of what you are capable of doing. Education gives a person an enhanced

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    English 49 Professor April 18‚ 2013 Midterm Essay Rewrite College Costs How Much?             Growing up‚ students were taught to get a higher education in order to make a comfortable living for them and their families.  Now‚ those college graduates are crippled with large amounts of debilitating student loans and are unable to start a family of their own.  According to the credit bureau TransUnion‚ the average student loan debt carried by each borrower has risen 30% to $23‚829 in the past

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