War. What is it good for? It is within human nature to fight in order to try and make a gain and become more influential. This is demonstrated by the thousands of years that humans have fought in wars. Surprisingly what humans fight for now remains much the same as what was the common motive in prehistoric times; self-defence‚ re-capturing lost possessions and punishing people for what they have done wrong. Most of the time war is tried to be justified yet on many occasions there are examples where
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What is The Meaning of This? A sense of meaning is needed in humans or else we become discouraged and lost and can even end up looking for meaning in harmful ways. People who cannot find in meaning in their life are susceptible to cults and manipulation from others as well as depression. In J.D. Salinger’s novel the catcher in the Rye‚ The main character (Holden) is having difficulty finding the meaning of life. Everyone is bound to spend some
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To what extent do you think Oedipus deserved what happened to him‚ and does he deserve our sympathy? It is debatable as to whether Oedipus deserved what happened to him at the end of the play‚ some would argue that Oedipus did deserve his fate by the end; however‚ in my opinion Oedipus did not deserve what happened to him because he was doing his job as king and trying to save his people from the plague. Firstly‚ Oedipus deserved what happened to him at the end of the play because‚ while it
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I think the “Era of Good Feelings” doesn’t deserve its name because of the many problems during this time period. Although there weren’t any wars during this time‚ there were many political and economic problems‚ such as inflation. The “Era of Good Feelings” also had issues over problems such as slavery and national/state banks. In the spring of 1819‚ for example‚ the national economy crashed‚ causing people to lose their homes and everything overnight. The Panic of 1819 started with the National
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catchy chorus. “Paper Planes” was also used in the preview for the movie “Slumdog Millionaire”‚ making it all the more popular. Many children would walk the streets singing the song‚ unknowing of its true meanings. Parents looked up the lyrics to the song and begin to protest it because of what they thought they meant. Many people believed that the song was showing support for violence and gang activity. M.I.A released a statement explaining her experiences and her intentions for the song. She believed
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the world. Like for instance when someone gets shots or someone gets hurt; sometimes people wonder why these things happen. About how people can party a lot but never really see what’s beyond the partying. They are too focused on the partying to see what is really out there. Alcohol isn’t the answer to everything but then again people drink it to forget their problems. The same as in drugs; people may use them to get away from personal issues. Those are some points that I see Jadakiss trying to
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2013-05-13 Where the meaning lie -In Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Prophet’s Hair’ With a start of a mock-fairy tales or Arabian Night narrator‚ the prophet’s hair varies its meaning through the story. The prophet’s hair‚ which comes out its meaning from the Islamic myth‚ loses its religious meaning and gets secular implication. It is important to note that where it is placed‚ its meaning is changed. Therefore it can be said that the one signifier has various signified and its meaning is arbitrary. When
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resonance with “Anatomy and architecture‚ medicine and geography‚ religion and philosophy‚ politics and the ideology of the empire” (Lester‚651). Parthenon is a good example of showing the ideas represented by a Vitruvian Man. The length of the column was 45 Doric feet‚ 48- common feet‚ and 50-Ionic feet which resembles the the measurements of the drawing on Solomus stone of Doric‚ Ionic and Common. So the Solomus
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"Friend" is an extremely strong word in today’s society. There are many aspects that create a friend and everybody may have a different perspective of what a friend truly is. They may define a friend as a person that’s always there for you and always has your back. Someone that they can sincerely depend on. A person who you know will be there until the very end. A friend is someone your NEVER embarrassed to be around‚ you accept them for who they are. There is always a mutual understanding between
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FMLA/ADA/Affirmative Action What is the meaning of Affirmative Action? An active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women. In the U.S.‚ the effort to improve the employment and educational opportunities of women and members of minority groups through preferential treatment in job hiring‚ college admissions‚ the awarding of government contracts‚ and the allocation of other social benefits. a. Why do we have Affirmative Action?
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