Perspective Today’s the day that I have been dreading to come and I cannot believe that it is finally here. Being out with Katniss is just about the only thing to calm me down and hide my nerves. Walking around the district today just has me realize how horrible everything has truly become. After being with Katniss this afternoon I started really begin freaking out. I told her that she would be fine and that she had nothing to worry about but on a day like this that isn’t possible‚ nobody is in the
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Today the rest of the world has become the new model. In Fareed Zakaria’s article‚ “The Rise of the Rest‚” He explains how America is falling behind as the rest of the world is exceeding‚ leaving us in the dust. Barbara Ehrenreich‚ helps us understand Zakaria’s thesis‚ in her article “Your Local News - Dateline Delhi‚” by describing the outsourcing of many jobs. Outsourcing has created cheap economic opportunities for American’s‚ at the cost of them falling off their throne‚ allowing the rest of the
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During King Richard’s reign as king in England‚ he became one of the most important figures of the 12th century. Perhaps Richard’s most prolific moment while in power was the Third Crusade. Along with with Philip II of France and Germany’s King‚ Emperor Frederick I‚ Richard fought against Saladin and his army in an attempt to reconquer the Holy Land. Saladin was the leader of the Muslim Army and led the resistance against the Crusaders. Although they were not able to capture Jerusalem‚ the crusade
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What would the world be like without contacts and glasses? Without the lenses that make binoculars‚ scopes‚ lasers‚ and magnifying glasses‚ would the world still be progressing at the same astonishing rate? Thomas Hobbes influenced the fields of his study‚ as well as the culture that he found himself in; so much so that there are still vestiges of his ideas that are seen in modern-day philosophy‚ government‚ religion‚ and science. Thomas Hobbes inevitably shaped the very way the world is seen today
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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT AND THE DAMAGES OF SPANKING ON CHILDREN You have probably heard the expression‚ "spare the rod‚ and spoil the child." Do you agree with it? Perhaps you were spanked as a kid. Was it appropriate? Some people see spanking as an outdated method of punishment or even child abuse‚ while others view a swat on the bottom as a parent ’s prerogative. People differ a lot on their views when it comes to administering corporal punishment on children. While some view it as being barbaric
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In the Doris Lessing’s passage‚ “You Are Damned‚ We Are Saved‚” she tells us that she was raised in a country where the white minority dominated the black majority. According to Lessing‚ if anyone disagrees with the white‚ he or she would be considered as a demon and would suffer from ostracism. Also‚ Lessing describes a long miner’s strike in Britain‚ during which a miner chose to return to work because he felt that the strike leader had led the strike badly. And because of this‚ the miner was beaten
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Jean Claude Colin Jean Claude Colin was a Marist missionary who brought Christ into the lives of many with his work. He was born in 1790 in St. Bonnet le-Troncy. Jean Claude’s initial upbringing was very suitable. When his mother gave birth to him he was the eighth child of a large loving family. Colin’s parents owned a piece of land which they farmed during the warm months. During winter they made ends meet by weaving. All was well at the beginning of Colin’s life‚ especially when taking
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The Review of All’s Well That Ends Well 周申晴 20124238 All’s Well that Ends Well is one of the representing pieces of William Shakespeare in his second period of literature‚ which is usually called “problem play” among his literature works. In the former half of this semester‚ we have had a systematic study of the excerpts of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet‚ two universally acknowledged tragedies‚ which represent the peak of his literature. Among his collection of 38 plays‚ four great Shakespearean tragedies
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Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl (2006)‚ The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi (1988)‚ and “Out of Despair” by Ellie Wiesel (1990) draw attention to the importance of human dignity during the Holocaust. Human dignity‚ a basic need that everyone is entitled to‚ is the sense of self worth and empowerment; the ethical and moral sense humans have. During the Holocaust‚ many people were stripped of their dignity so they can deteriorate‚ mediating the actuality of their identity. The he removal
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Corporal Punishment --- Is it an effective means of discipline For years‚ corporal punishment has been a way to punish misbehaving children in schools across the country. This subject has been full of controversy within the child development ans psychological communities. In the article‚ “Is Corporal Punishment an effective means of punishment”‚ published by the American Pyschological Association (apa.org)‚ June 2002. In a large-scale meta-analysis of 88 studies‚ psychologist Elizabeth
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