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    What does it mean to be human? There are many characteristics that set humans apart from the rest of the species in the world and many qualities which others do not have. A human is one who belongs to the group of primates‚ has great mental development with emotions‚ and interacts with their society. Some of the main things that distinguish humans from other species is their body form‚ spiritualism and their use of tools. To be human‚ one must have similar bodies and physical form to those of

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    “The Tyger” and “The lamb” Constructed Response William Blake was an author‚ painter‚ and printmaker. He created two interesting poems. One was named “The Tyger” and the other “The Lamb”. These poems are about two animals and their creator. The tittle’s of the poems make you automatically think one is nice and one is mean. In one of the poems it is questioned if the tyger is created by God. The poems are alike in various ways. You will notice while reading that the poems rhyme. In “The Tyger”

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    being included on Ozymandias’s statue‚ he is seen as rude and arrogant by constantly looking down upon all who view him. The frown and cold command also do not add to the melody of the poem because they do not rhyme with any other verses. For example‚ the end word of the verse “Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone” (Shelley line 2) does not have a corresponding syllable sound to another verse; “Half sunk a shattered visage lies‚ whose frown‚” (Shelley line 4). Shelley wrote the ballad with

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    William Blake was a great poet‚ and visionary amongst many other things. He was fearless in putting real life situations and debates into his work of art. In his poems he secretly spoke a lot about spirituality. Blake was a rebel who associated with some of the most important radical thinkers of his times. In this paper‚ I will go more in depth on the poems "The Tyger and Lamb"‚ by William Blake. After reading through both poems‚ I realized that these poems are written with a spiritual influence

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    What does paranormal actually means? Paranormal means something is not normal and it is extraordinary such as ghosts‚ aliens‚ illusion of magic and many more. Sensation is a stimulation of an organ sense. Our 5 senses are complex‚ miniaturized‚ living sense organ that spontaneously collect information about our environment. Sensation is meaning-less bits of information. Moreover‚ Perception is meaningful sensory experiences that results after our brain combines hundreds of sensation. Perception is

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    What Does Democracy Mean?

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    freedom to express themselves because the state controlled everything. The writers of the U.S Constitution criticized the idea of democracy because they doubted the ability of ordinary American’s to make informed judgments about what the government should do. (Edwards‚ G. C.‚ III‚ Wattenberg‚ M. P‚ and Lineberry R. L. (2008). Government in America: People‚ politics‚ and policy (brief 9th ed.). New York‚ NY: Pearson Education.) Others believe democracy creates political instability

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    In Descartes’ First MeditationDescartes reasons through the idea of whether he is dreaming or not‚ based off his Criterion of Doubt. Descartes claims that you know something only if you have no reason to doubt it. Descartes beliefs are grounded in a priori truths‚ and he will not take knowledge from experience into consideration when defining knowledge. Descartes considers that the only thing he can know for sure‚ is that he exists. Even though he exists as some form of thinking thing‚ he would

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    in Middle English‚ Latin‚ and Old French‚ all across the same meaning was that perfect means to “bring to completion” (dictionary.com). Perfect is a simple word‚ yet everyone strives for it and many fail. Individuals may be in denial‚ thinking they do not want to be perfect‚ but looking at the media and society can pressure many to be perfect. The concept of being perfect is that it’s just a concept‚ we are human and we will make mistakes. Being perfect doesn’t allow you to make mistakes‚ we have

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    To be able to have a career in which someone can provide for themselves and the people they are responsible for and also to have a prosperous future without worrying about financial struggles‚ that is what means to have in opportunity in America. “The basic things expected by our people of their political and economic systems are simple. They are: Equality of opportunity for youth and for others. Jobs for those who can work.”(Roosevelt

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    If children are to become educated‚ what must they learn‚ and why? Education’s objective is to help people to learn the concepts of socialisation and of citizenship into a society‚ ultimately preparing individuals for entry into the workforce. At the same time education fulfils a purely intrinsic need for edification. On every level the purpose of education is that each and every person—both within the collective whole of humanity and individually as a vitally necessary and fully whole and contributing

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