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    Sophie's World

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    Introduction Sophie ’s World was a strange‚ unique and unpredictable novel. This was a combination of a story and lecture about the History of Philosophy. The Author of the book is Jostein Gaarner‚ a Norwegian Intellectual. He was born into a pedagogical family. He taught high school philosophy for eleven years‚ so he must have been mastered the history of Philosophy. He often writes from the perspective of children‚ exploring their sense of wonder about the world. His best known work is this novel‚ Sophie

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    Top of the World

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    Janize Frausto Dr. Shawn Hellman WRT 102 CRN 21683 25 February 2013 Relating to Depression The song “Top of the World” spoke to me in different ways‚ but all connecting to one idea‚ Depression. Depression is a pervasive part of life in America. So pervasive‚ that its presence can be observed in popular art and culture. Obvious sadness is often portrayed in America following watershed moments in United States history‚ like the abolition of slavery and the Great Depression. For example‚ symptoms

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    War in the world

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    War (Attracting the reader)Do you think there is a” just war” in the history of world? Do you think it is the only way to solve problem by war? (Providing background) Different people have different opinion. Herbert hover‚ who is the 31st President of the United States have ever said:” Whether you have to fight for justice or not‚ war is a crime! “In his opinion‚ whether the war is just or unjust‚ it is cruel‚ and the death is inevitable. Marxist thought‚ making clear the nature of war is the necessary

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    The Unipolar World

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    The Unipolar World Within the confines of post-Westphalian time there is probably a near consensus amongst realists that the international system can be periodized as multipolar up to 1945‚ and then bipolar up to 1989. Unfortunately the assessment of polarity has become problematic since the end of the Cold War (Buzan and Little‚ 2000:391). Understanding the polarity of the international system may help us to have a better understanding the power distribution and the states’ behavior in the international

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    The World House

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    Theodonia Marshall November 6‚ 2012 The World House The World House‚ a piece of literature written by Martin Luther King Jr‚ A great civil rights activist/leader‚ writer‚ and philosopher. In the passage‚ he talks about an idea from a famous novelist who died which was “A widely separated family inherits a house which they have to live together.” (J. L. Judith Nadell 597) (J. L. Judith Nadell 597)" \s "A widely separated family inherits a house which they have to live together.\"<>" \c 1

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    the home and the world

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    THE HOME AND THE WORLD The Home and the World 1916 (in the original Bengali‚ ঘরে বাইরে Ghôre Baire‚ lit. "At home [and] outside") is a 1916 novel by Rabindranath Tagore. The book illustrates the battle Tagore had with himself‚ between the ideas of Western culture and revolution against the Western culture. These two ideas are portrayed in two of the main characters‚ Nikhil‚ who is rational and opposes violence‚ and Sandip‚ who will let nothing stand in his way from reaching his goals. These two

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    The World of Warcraft

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    The World in 2050

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    The World in 2050 Futurism is an Italian fine arts movement that was founded in 1909. Poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti began the movement to celebrate modern technology and to free Italian art from the psychology of the past. Futurism influenced the 20th century’s art and design‚ which opened doors for the movements related to sculpture‚ theater‚ architecture‚ fashion‚ and music. Futurist principles value the science of computer programming; they believe that computers will make a significant

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    World Systems

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    WORLD SYSTEMS The world history does not always go in the same route. Change in the balance of power all around the world and existence of big events such as the foundation of press are effective in the conversion of the way it goes. With the effect of these rotations‚ systems are also changing. The world system between 600 and 1500 is not same with the system after 1500. This differentiation in system at that time was related to the exploration of America. After the big geographical explorations

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    Is the World Flat?

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    Thomas Friedman’s idea that the world is flattening is based on recent observations that the global economic “playing field” is becoming increasingly easier to enter and to compete in. Friedman notes ten events that have played a significant role in this phenomenon. Friedman noted some very interesting events that helped lead to the flattening of the world‚ such as outsourcing‚ offshoring‚ supply chaining and “insourcing”. The two events of Friedman’s ten that I found to be most interesting

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