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    The Lakota Way

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    Rachel Hansen The Lakota Way The Lakota tribe introduced many values in this book. Humility (unsiiciyapi)‚ perseverance (wowacintanka)‚ respect (wawoohola)‚ honor (wayuoniban)‚ love (cantognake)‚ sacrifice (incicupi)‚ truth (wowicake)‚ compassion (waunsilapi)‚ bravery (woohitike)‚ fortitude (cantewasake)‚ generosity (camteyuke)‚ and wisdom (woksape) were among the lessons learned throughout this book in the stories told. These stories have been told by grandmothers and grandfathers to their kin

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    In the Last Week Tonight segment “Trump vs. Truth”‚ host John Oliver details the sources of Donald Trump’s blatant lies and how they are then widely believed by the American public. In doing this‚ he attempts to show the faulty methods by which Trump uses to obtain information‚ and why believing Trump and using him as a source is in turn unreliable. In doing so‚ the program attempts to bring awareness to its audience of the unreliability of Trump’s news sources‚ and in turn use more scrutinizing

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    I have intended to write about “Islam and Violence” for some time‚ something I should have addressed a long time ago; I only hope that it is not too late.  Before asking you to carefully read all of this‚ I want to be sure that you do not conclude that I am making any moral judgment or that‚ even more importantly‚ I am holding myself above others.  I see what I believe is an unacceptable situation and I refuse to sit silently anymore and endorse it with my silence.  I am also not going to debate

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    The Wingfield Way Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie gives readers a look into a truly dysfunctional family. At first it could seem as if their lives are anything but normal‚ but Amanda’s “impulse to preserve her single-parent family seems as familiar as the morning newspaper” (Presley 53). The Wingfields are a typical family just struggling to get by. Their problems‚ however‚ stem from their inability to effectively communicate with each other. Instead of talking out

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    ways of seeing

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    John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing” John Berger’s “Ways of Seeing” is an in depth look on art‚ the way people view it and the influences that traditional oil painting has had on society and modern day publicity. The beginning of the book goes into the issue of how people now look at art versus how people in the past look at art and how reproduction has effected this. The relationship between social status and the subjects of oil painting‚ particularly the female nude is discussed as well. Berger turns

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    (National Park Service- Sojourner Truth)... this small passage was taken from a speech that has been repeated throughout time. The woman who spoke these words was known as Sojourner Truth. Truth’s speeches about the equality between women and men gave not only a powerful message‚ but it also intensified her fight for women and civil rights. After being released from slavery‚ she made it her mission to fight for her vision of equality within gender and races. Truth goes on to speak at numerous conventions

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    Satyamev Jayate (Truth Alone Triumphs) has had a positive influence on Indian society to understand the sensitive social issues. “Hai junoon hai junoon hai Tere ishq ka ye junoon hai Rag rag mein ishq tera daudta Yeh bawraa sa khoon hai Tune hi sikhaya sachchaiyon ka matlab Tere paas aake jaana maine zindagi ka maqsad Satyamev… satyamev… satyamev jayate Sachcha hai pyaar tera‚ satyamev jayate” In the year of 2014 this song was on the lips of every Indian. This Hindi song is very inspirational and

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    The Way of Communication)

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    Nowadays the way many people interact with each other has changed because of technology. In what ways has technology affected the types of relationships people make? Has this become a positive or negative development? 1. In the 21st century‚ technology‚ the main driving force behind the productivity‚ has played a pivotal role in transforming the ways in which we interact. Thus‚ a spirited debate has risen whether technological development is a blessing or a curse to people’s relationships. In

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    The Truth About Physics and Religion Many people believe that physics and religion are separate entities. They claim that physics deals only with the objective‚ material world‚ while religion deals only with the world of values. It is obvious‚ from these‚ and from many other comparisons‚ that conflicts have arisen between physics and religion. Many are convinced that the two fields completely oppose each other‚ and are not related in any ways. Many people‚ who follow a particular religion

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    has your understanding of the concept of ‘Telling the Truth’ been enhanced by your study of the film Atonement and at least two poems that have been studied in class. The concept of telling the truth is a complex idea. The truth can vary based on an individual’s perspective and may be distorted by experience and misunderstanding. It is a creeping assumption of the modern world that there are things more important that the truth. The truth may also be covered up because it is difficult for people

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