“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin‚ Memoirs of the life & writings of Benjamin Franklin.What this quote from Benjamin Franklin means to me if you have to work under the King for safety you should just go back to England.At the time Benjamin Franklin said this the colonist had just came over to the Americas and some of the colonist wanted to the new colonies to be recognize as their own land not under the
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Department of the Human Body Corporation is considering firing me. Well‚ I’m writing this to you to explain why I‚ the lungs‚ should not be fired at all. As I mentioned before I am the lungs and I consist of two cone-shaped pink colored lungs that are soft‚ spongy‚ and elastic. I am located in the thoracic cavity. My anterior‚ lateral‚ and posterior surfaces lie in close contact with the ribs and forms the costal surface. The superior tip of me‚ which is called the apex‚ is just deep to the clavicle. My
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were not without sacrifice. Shakespeare moved to London to pursue a career as a writer and actor. When he moved for his career‚ he left his family behind for London theater. During this period‚ he wrote most of his greatest writings. He wrote a number of well-renowned plays and sonnets during this time. He also constructed the famous Globe Theater and bought the Blackfriars theater on his financial success. Shakespeare left Stratford for London in 1586 to join a theater company known as Lord Chamberlain’s
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Throughout Jack London’s life he worked in many different areas and gained many different experiences that most other authors only heard about. He was an active participant in the socialist party. He had his own brand of socialism by combining the thoughts of survival of the fittest with the inevitable triumph of the working class. These ideals were evident in some of his stories. His idea of survival of the fittest came out in "The Law of Life." The story starts off with the narrator talking about
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What does education mean in a person’s life For most of us an education opens doors and gives you opportunities. As a child we do not always understand the importance of education‚ happily drifting through our school years. For some‚ learning is an uphill struggle. This can be for many reasons‚ some of us just aren’t academic and do better with ‘hands on’ subjects. Others may not be able to focus on their school work‚ perhaps because they find it hard to concentrate or because their life outside
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for each individual in America‚ which is why there are many definitions for The American dream . All those dreams have helped make the country what it is today. Both positive and negative historical events have contributed to the accessibility for certain people to achieve their dream. I believe that the American dream is for everybody. Part:2 “...Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement…” This is the definition of
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What do we mean by life chances? There is a belief that depending on where people live‚ their life chances can vary tremendously. The term life chances was first used by sociologist Max Weber in 1948 he believed that people’s life chances were guided by their economic position. This also affected their ability to gain employment or own a property. People’s life chances can therefore be positive or negative depending on their social and economic background. Different life chances are all connected
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What did Socrates mean by ‘the examined life’ In the Apology Socrates opined that the greatest good a man could engage in‚ is continual discussion about virtue and examination of its presence in self and others. Socrates felt that Athenians‚ like a purebred horse that is well fed but seldom exercised‚ had become lazy‚ sluggish and underperforming. He was disturbed by the indulgence which coupled with fixation on wealth was distracting his townsmen from true greatness that would only be achieved
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changes your life and your survival instincts start kicking in. The book Any Means Necessary by Jack Mars is about the struggle of a nuclear crisis and preventing one from happening. What would you do if you were in a nuclear disaster/attack?? I will tell you what I would do in the event of a nuclear disaster/attack. I would find a safe shelter‚ find my family and prepare for more attacks. In order to survive you need to stay on your A-game and be ready for anything and that is what my story is about
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Suddenly‚ it hit me: The choice to quit my full-time job‚ not only affected me‚ but also the family members who were attached to me. I let go of everything‚ and I set sail‚ on the run‚ to get my college degree. No problem‚ right? Of course not‚ happens all the time‚ adult females go to college‚ especially if they want to brush up their workplace skills. I learned that a recent data from the United States Bureau Labor Statistics (2014) reported that‚ “By 27 years of age‚ 32 percent of
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