realities. A man of fact and calculations. A man who proceeds upon the principle that two and two are four‚ and nothing over‚ and who is not to be talked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind‚ sir -- peremptorily Thomas -- Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales‚ and the multiplication table always in his pocket‚ sir‚ ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature‚ and tell you exactly what it comes to. It is a mere question of figures‚ a case simple arithmetic. You might
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Despite everyone around me telling me how they envy me for my looks‚ I am not beautiful. I’ve told myself that so many times that it’s not an opinion anymore‚ it’s a fact‚ but how do I tell someone that their compliment is completely wrong? How do I say something like that without coming off rude or arrogant? All I can do is smile and thank them‚ but how can I accept something that I don’t believe‚ that I don’t understand? See‚ I’ve always thought beauty was what you see when you look in the mirror
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Obviously it’s not. The definition of conformity is‚ “compliance with standards‚ rules‚ or laws” while the definition of nonconformity is‚ “failure or refusal to conform to a prevailing rule or practice”. They cannot compare. Nonconformity is when someone refuses to obey a rule or when somebody refuses to obey a certain practice or belief. Conforming is the complete opposite. Say for example you were to conform to something. That means you are obeying a certain rule or practice. What if your mother set
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The Definition of Beauty When do we say “beauty” what comes to your mind first? Actually‚ beauty is a combined with qualities‚ such as shape‚ color‚ or form that pleases the aesthetic senses‚ especially the sight. However‚ I bet most will not say outer beauty‚ how a person looks‚ dresses and smells. For me‚ beauty is all on the inner side‚ which is specifically having a good heart and integrity of the spirit. That is what many people look at once they see Oprah Winfrey. There is still the fact
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of such conflict The techniques and procedures of war Warring parties usually hold territory‚ which they can win or lose. Each has a leading person or organization which can surrender or collapse‚ thus ending the war. Military campaings between two or more opposing sides involving a disupute over‚ amongst other issues‚sovereingty‚territory‚resources‚ religion or ideology. A war to liberate an ocuupied country is called a "war of liberation". Organization and structure has since been central
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of emotions and feelings within one’s self is a particularly hard thing to measure. A person cannot sit and say that they are 5 happy or 11 angry. It is a more variable and subjective thing to concisely express. Humans are also changed depending on what such feelings may amount to. One may be very happy‚ and will be moved to do an act of charity‚ whereas one who is feeling a large summation of anger will be moved to injure or put down another. The levity that emotions and feelings have on human action
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smile goes a mile! What is a smile? Genuine To greet and say farewell to others A smile while your helping others A smile for someone sick or lost or down A smile is for your loved ones throughout the day A smile to say Thank you and Please A smile when your giving What a smile isn’t! To act as if you are ok To smile to make the other person smile Smiling to make out your life is amazing Smiling as a mask Smiling to get someone’s attention (flirt) A smile because isn’t that what someone told you
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Michael Pastrano Melinda Zepeda English 1301 November 26‚ 2012 Definition Essay Draft Living‚ the feeling of just having air in your lungs and blood pumping through your veins. Not only does living define a human being it also can resemble nature. I think living can have many different definitions‚ such as having a very good day or the best time of your life‚ enjoying the little things. When were talking about living I’m not talking about something from the movie the Hangover or anything
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Definition Paragraph Football Football is a sport defined by its field‚ equipment‚ players‚ and uniforms. Football is a sport with the objective to gain possession of a ball and advance it in running or passing plays across the opponent’s goal line or kick it through the air between the opponent’s goalposts. Football is played on a 360 by 160 yard rectangle defined as a field. The players of football are another trait being that each game played consist of 11 players‚ there is always an offense
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I have spent a lot of time trying to identify leadership and pinpointing an exact definition for the purpose of writing this essay. I discovered that leadership is a very complex idea and is not easily define. I did however come up with a phrase I personally believe to be true with regard to leadership in general; leadership is proven when it is needed most‚ in the face of adversity. When asked about someone who I consider to exude leadership‚ the name John Scott immediately comes to my mind. Six
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