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    Teachings: Its application in our world today The catholic social teachings‚ a collection of written documents that help shape our world into what it is today. These catholic social teachings are a part of history because they played a very important role in shaping our world to what it is today. These documents were written by popes and the church as a solution to maintain peace‚ order‚ and equality in our society. They were a call to action to have justice and equality in our society. Through these

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    silence strong enough To carry back the music to its source In the fifth stanza he seems to be talking about music that his grandmother used to play on the piano (long fingers‚ keys)‚ but if you read it carefully he is actually talking about a silence (echoes‚ strong silence). Silence = loneliness? And back to you again As though to her?” Yet I would lead my grandmother by the hand Through much of what she would not understand; And so I stumble. And the rain continues on the roof With such a sound

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    Our world today is a crazy one‚ in many ways. It is so different to what it used to be. The advancement of technology‚ coupled with such things as HIV/AIDS or terrorism and America’s retaliation (and the Iraq War)‚ combines to form a mind boggling‚ and somewhat depressing environment for one to live in. With DVD’s and DVD players‚ Playstations 1s and 2’s‚ and even ’old fashioned’ things such as videos‚ cd’s‚ and computers‚ technology easily confuses the innocent bystander. Then there is the bad

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    Words Shape Our World Taking a good look at life experiences‚ one could come up with over a thousand reasons to build fences around their little world. While some people build physical walls‚ others build with words. A critical analysis of August Wilsons 1987 play called “Fences” shows a theme of the average American dream‚ the damaging impact of segregation and other forms of racism‚ and when freedom comes with responsibility. Firstly‚ envisioning a good life is the birth right of an American‚

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    judged based off of your skin color? How many of you witnessed someone getting put down do to their ethnicity? Why is it okay to racially profile someone based off their skin tone ? Today I am here to make you; my audience‚ aware of the Racism in our world and how we can encourage others to promote equality. Racism has grown to high levels‚ especially after the election of Trump for president. For example‚ according to a reuters news article‚ in the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency‚ U.S

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    Puritan Ideals of Work and Play in Our World Today When Columbus landed in the New World in 1492‚ he changed the world forever. When the Puritans landed in the same New World‚ they changed the tides of America’s future everlastingly as well. They brought with them many ideas that are still being used today. The Puritan work ethic was a huge portion of the beliefs carried by the community; it was the idea that all members should strive to do as much as they could for the community‚ and all should

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    or drinking out in the evenings with their so-called “best friends”‚ I believe that true happiness is somewhere beneath those mercantile signs of gaiety and has more of a spiritual rather than material form. There is one simple thing that can make our happiness complete and prevent us from becoming reckless spendthrifts who try to fill an emptiness which we barely know about‚ exactly as I used to be – this is a person to love and cherish. To begin with‚ a great number of my acquaintances and

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    Adira 1 Adira F. McNally Ms. Leah Lutz Humane Letters 16 September 2014 How Did the Greeks Influence Our World Today? The events of the past always have an effect on the present. The impact of the Ancient Greeks on our world today is certainly no exception. Through their architecture‚ sports‚ and arts‚ the Greeks maintain an influence on society‚ even up to modern times. Grecian architecture what is one of the most obvious and lasting features of Greek society

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    body shapes that nearly ever person in the world idolizes. Because people place so much emphasis on the way others look‚ many people will do whatever is necessary to have the perfect body. Each individual is expected to behave and dress a certain way because of their race‚ social class‚ and even sex. At one period of times‚ only females were known for caring excessively about how they looked. This disease has also started to affect many males around the world as well‚ which proves to us that the situation

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    wasn’t too excited about going with his grandmother. Niki was certain that this summer was going to be so boring. But he obviously underestimated his grandmother in ways more that one. Forensic‚ he claimed that there wasn’t any televisions to watch or devices to play on. Another example of this is when Nikki claimed there wasn’t anyone to play with‚ referencing how bored he thought he was going to be. This evidence shows that Niki was wrong about his grandmother. Nikki thought they if there

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