We look after our own by Kath Walker What is the purpose of introducing the nun into the story? The purpose of setting the nun into the story is to reveal the prevalent attitude of local white people towards the descendants of the black labourers in Australia – seemingly polite‚ responsive‚ helpful‚ yet deadly prejudiced and horrifyingly cold-hearted. It serves as a contrast to Mr. Knight‚ who symbolizes the rare group of white who truly view the white and black equally and care for their well-being
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What do we want from our government? One answer is that we want a great deal more than we did several decades ago. The role of government has expanded dramatically in the last 75+ years. In 1929 (the year the Commerce Department began keeping annual data on macroeconomic performance in the United States)‚ government expenditures at all levels (state‚ local‚ and federal) were less than 10% of the nation’s total output‚ which is called gross domestic product (GDP). In the current century‚ that share
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Claim: Can we have knowledge independent of our culture? Counterclaim: All knowledge is based on our culture‚ without culture there is no knowledge. Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people‚ defined by everything from language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ social habits‚ music and arts. Since we come into the world‚ we become part of a culture. Our parents and guardians slowly push us into it‚ they teach us about values‚ traditions‚ religion and everything else that can be called culture
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answer to the question of whether or not we are morally responsible for our beliefs. Clifford explains the immoral act of believing things based on insufficient evidence when he states‚ “Not only does it deceive ourselves by giving us a sense of power which we do not really possess‚ but it is sinful‚ because it is stolen in defiance of our duty to mankind” (4). In other words‚ Clifford suggests that we do have a moral duty or responsibility to mankind to base our beliefs on evidence. To support this
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How do our roots in optimism affect who we are today? We did not just spontaneously appear and start giving life lessons when we first came into this world. No‚ we built our understanding of the world from the knowledge that was surrounded around us. The ones who taught the goods and the evils of this world‚ along with teaching us the rights and wrongs‚ those are our roots. In your life and mine‚ the roots of optimism are instilled through the people that are around us. To understand our roots
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once said‚ “The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. On Veteran’s Day‚ we gather to honor those who have served our country‚ whether it was five years ago‚ or fifty. Whether they served in the Persian Gulf‚ or Bosnia‚ we gather to revere them and give them the respect and the thanks that they deserve. We thank them for protecting us from those who mean to do us harm
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I looked out the window of our car and across the 15 acre pasture and back to the old creaky barn where we kept our horses. The sun was shining on the windows of the barn‚ reflecting our large yard and garden. We pulled up and Cherry‚ my red roan Quarter Horse mare‚ raised her head up out of the long grass. Still chomping on the grass she had in her mouth‚ she nickered and came cantering up to the barn. JoBey and Billy‚ my sister’s and my mom’s horses‚ were in their own pasture and came running
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What can we change in our schools in this world today students aren’t do as much work as they are supposed to‚ or passing all their classes as they are supposed to. Students these days don’t even care how their grades are doing because they think they can’t do anything once they get in middle school kids just give up just because the work gets harder. And the teachers don’t care as much they aren’t taking as much time to work the problem out more or explain the work better they are making learning
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Are We Training Our Kids to Kill H.J. Cummins talks about a lot of really interesting‚ viable information that explains his belief that games with killing in them increase violence in children. Although the facts in the article make sense have reasonable support I think that his claims are over-exaggerated. I do not think that video games significantly increase violence in children enough to cause them to take another human’s life. I believe that these video games are purely for fun and kids can
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The choice we make and the actions we take result in consequences we have to live with for the rest of our lives. The decisions we make in the present will decide what the future holds for us. Today young adults are pushed to make better grades and excel in extracurricular activities so as to get into a good college. The motto "the more high quality education the better the future"� has been taken as gospel for today’s youth. This often makes me wonder whether our goals are contorted and out of
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