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    matching his fingerprint with the one of him taken before as the sample. Most of us think that fingerprint recognition is way more secure‚ and accordingly freedom enhancing than using keys or passwords. But does that really fit the reality? To figure out this‚ it is important to determine to what extent does fingerprint recognition enhance or limit our freedom. Because‚ the usage of fingerprint recognition‚ today is growing and growing. For example‚ the time attendance machine with built-in fingerprint recognition

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    the truth. Oedipus’s is so blind that he doesn’t see clearly till the end when it’s all laid out to him. At the beginning of the play Oedipus shows blindness by cursing the murderer without knowing

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    To what extent does Count Dracula fit the traditional image of vampires? It remains unknown how much exactly did Bram Stoker know about the traditional image of vampires when he was lingering in Whitby in the year 1890. It is certain‚ however‚ that it is there where an inspiration for Dracula “bit his neck” for the first time leaving a legacy of a horror-love novel capable of freezing readers’ blood until this day. Vampires‚ along with dragons‚ ghosts and other supernatural beings‚ came to existence

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    the most big and small acts of courage. In this essay I will talk about why I believe she does and why I think courage is important in the ways it comes into this book. The first reason I think Melinda has the most courage is when Melinda finally said no to Heather. When she said no to Heather she found courage to speak up and use her voice. “No‚ I haven’t decided on colors yet. That’s not what I mean‚ I mean no‚ I won’t help you” (Anderson 179). It’s important for her to find courage

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    ‘To what extent does research support a link between stress and illness’ (12 marks) There is proven to be correlation between stress & illness. Stress can cause problems with the circulatory system‚ problems such as high blood pressure‚ coronary heart disease caused by atherosclerosis and stroke. Kiecolt-Glaser et al (1995) supported the link between stress and illness. The study showed the slowing of wound healing in relation to psychological stress (especially how stress damages the immune

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    the point of the blade of Doc’s Joseph Rogers pocket-knife. Around its handle‚ tied with cotton thread‚ was a note.” Additionally‚ he then used his heart to hike to the crystal cave and find the note Doc had written to him before he passed away. (what should I say for the

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    are that he is an elegant‚ formal looking man‚ looks peaceful when he meets Fortunato in street. “My dear Fortunato! I am indeed glad that I have met you. I was just thinking of you” (page 69) Author uses these conversations between two friends to show Montersor’s personality and physical description. Also‚ often he would look really suspicious‚ but from outside he will be nice. In being of the story when Fortunato made fun of Montersor‚ inside Montersor said “I would make him pay‚ Yes; but I would

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    intolerant society or not in the… America was rather intolerant in the 1920’s as in the southern part of USA‚ many blacks were not treated equally‚ as they came under the ‘Jim Crow’ laws‚ meaning that they were segregated from the white people. The black community were also carried on living in poverty‚ even in the Northern areas where even though they were treated a little more equally‚ they were still given the poorest houses and lowest wages. This showed the USA to be a very intolerant society. America

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    escape from the civilized society that he was unwillingly placed into. Huck does not live up to the standards his guardian‚ Widow Douglas‚ sets for him; instead he questions the society he lives in and follows his own moral codes. Considering that society’s standards are too high‚ Huck’s actions and beliefs do not make him an uncivilized person but it does makes society seem very hypocritical. In the novel‚ to be civilized means to have no conscience and follow the rules marked by society. However‚

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    especially despite fatigue‚ stress‚ or other adverse conditions. In Ernest Hemingway’s book‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ an old man named Santiago does just that. Santiago goes through many grueling challenges that make him endure physically and mentally. He not only endures the pressure and stress of catching and bringing the fish back to shore‚ but does so with grace. Santiago endures until the end‚ and he never gives up. Hemingway made Santiago the person he himself strived to be. It is Santiago’s

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