Knowledge is very powerful. We decide whether we want to know something or not. I disagree with the statement that the lack of knowledge can’t hurt you. The true knowledge often hurts; however it doesn’t mean that lack of it can’t hurt. Why can lack of knowledge be harmful and hurt us? Let’s start from a simple fact like not studying for a test or a quiz may or will result in a bad grade. Not knowing the material that we are studying can and will hurt us. General knowledge in a society is very important
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and ethical thought challenged science and its moral reasoning. Frankenstein could be seen as an illustration of the fear of the power of science due to these social changes; however there is evidence within the text to support other aspects such as society and religion being the focal point of fear. On a basic level‚ it could be argued that Victor’s search for knowledge ultimately leads him to his transgressions and eventual demise; through the medium of science he is able to create a creature
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What is an Artist? Art is a very wonderful thing. A great painting enriches our experience of life‚ just as a great poem does or a great musical composition‚ since great painters make us feel and think a great deal more than the objects before us. They teach us to appreciate the beauty and harmony of colors and light through their eyes. They share their imagination with us and invite us into an exciting world of painting. Once discovered and entered‚ however‚ this world can never be forgotten.
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cinema.Do you agree? Some people think watching movie in a cinema is better. Other think watching movies at home is better. Which do you prefer?Nowadays‚ many people prefer watching movie in a cinema. They believe that the cinema has a better atmosphere to enjoy the movie. However‚ from my perspective‚ people who watch movie at home are indeed happier and freer than people who choose the cinema.In addition‚ people who watch movie at home are more comfortable. Contrary to the fact that you have to
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The founding ideals of Prentisstown have some merit. To what extent do you agree? The establishing motives of most dystopian civilisations is to improve the progress of the race‚ however these objectives are able to unintentionally develop into undesirable environments. Through the Dystopic‚ Science Fiction novel‚ “The Knife of Never Letting Go” the author‚ Patrick Ness‚ intends to convey that although‚ the settlement of Prentisstown has immoral ethics‚ at the time of creation‚ the town had justified
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Do you agree with the view that the Land League was successful in achieving its aims? The instance the Land League was established in 1879 by Michael Davitt‚ its determination and theories about what should happen in Ireland‚ had huge influence in British-Irish politics. Their aims‚ to begin with‚ were somewhat simple‚ redistribution of the land so that the Irish would once again be owners of ‘their own’ land along with their aim of what became known as the 3 F’s‚ free-sale‚ fixed tenancies and
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The natural hazards caused by plate tectonics are more a result of human factors than physical ones. Discuss to what extent do you agree with this statement? [40 marks] A natural hazard is a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on people or the environment. The Earth’s lithosphere (crust) is divided into tectonic plates which are constantly in motion due to the convection currents caused by heat cycles in the mantle‚ driven by radioactive decay in the Earth’s core
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politics is less about institutions and more about people At Swarthmore’s baccalaureate ceremony in June‚ Professor of Religion Mark Wallace mentioned Mathew Louis-Rosenberg in the same breath as College co-founder Lucretia Mott‚ women’s suffragist Alice Paul (Class of 1905)‚ and civil rights worker Ralph Roy ’50. He called them all “religious prophets‚” singular Swarthmoreans who have resisted the evils of American society—slavery‚ male dominance‚ Jim Crow‚ and now mountaintop removal coal mining
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Topic: Some people think reading books is more useful in developing young people’s language skills and imagination than watching TV. To what extent do you agree? Brainstorm: General topic: Reading books is more useful than watching TV in developing young people’s language skills and imagination. Reading books is more useful: (1) The more you read‚ the stronger your imagination becomes. (2) Reading is an active participant‚ but watching is a passive action. They influence our behavior because
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“National boundaries have far less meaning now than they did in the past.” How far do you agree/disagree? A dividing line. This is the most fundamental definition of a boundary‚ but while we often take it to be a physical line in between two areas‚ a boundary is so much more than that. Boundaries can be anything from regional‚ to ethnic‚ to religious‚ to lingual. National boundaries have defined people since the first civilizations thousands of years ago. From the Roman Empire in the BC
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