English Language and Composition Because many important people have died for what they believe to make the world a better place the claim that “It is better to die for what you believe in rather than to lie to save your life” is the right thing to do. Martyr: a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief‚ principle‚ or cause. The person that comes to mind for a lot of people when you read the definition of martyr is probably Jesus Christ. Jesus spread the word
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What is a window 8 and how successful do you think it will be? In this assignment I will be focusing on the major differences between the two OS; windows 7 and windows 8. I will also be identifying‚ based on my own views how successful windows 8 will be. Windows 8 is the latest version of Microsoft operating system. For some years now we’ve had windows 7 which was and still is a fantastic operating system. Many years have passed by and it’s only now Microsoft have finally decided to release their
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ANGELA TAN ENGLISH SPEECH DRAFT “What goes around comes around” If I said to you‚ “think about your childhood right now”. I bet most of the people will think of their families‚ their houses‚ or their “little boyfriends or girlfriends”‚ but perhaps one more thing they will think of‚ which is the fairy tales that they were once get so addicted to. For hundreds of years‚ people tell fair tales or bedtime stories to their children for variety of reasons‚ but for one main reason‚ is by telling
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Final: What Kind of Thinker Are You? HUM/111 August 5‚ 2012 Jennifer Summers‚ ESQ. Final: What Kind of Thinker Are You? What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is that mode of thinking about any subject‚ content‚ or problem in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully imposing intellectual standards upon his or her thoughts. (Paul & Elder‚ 2008) The three most significant things I learned about critical thinking are: how to broaden my perspective
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There are four groups that you can categorize the average shopper in: Hesitant‚ Looker‚ Impulsive and Bargain. Hesitant buyers are alternatively known as reluctant buyers and can be described as smart‚ although at times may miss out on good items. When it comes to aggressive shoppers‚ they will often go out of their way to get any product they want. Impulsive shoppers keep buying things that they sometimes don’t need; and go over their budget. The Bargain shopper often goes to stores that have bargains(Hence
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‘WHAT GOES AROUND COME AROUND’ Personally‚ l I believe this is true. The cliché‚ "What goes around‚ comes around‚" is the American definition for Karma. Karma deals with causality. A specific action leads to a specific result. A positive act will lead to a positive result‚ hence‚ to the experience of positive events‚ may it be in this life or in future ones. On the other hand‚ negative acts will unavoidably sooner or later lead to suffering. This is the Law of Cause and Effect of itself‚ because
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person‚ some of us wake up each and every day that whatever they have is what make them happy. Lucky to those who are rich‚ for they have fame and wealth that they can use for their everyday living. Lucky some of those who are poor that some of them can still eat at least three times a day. Ironically‚ we humans sometimes seek and find happiness on material things. And more so‚ we forgot the real meaning of happiness in which that case‚ we thirst for what is our real happiness. What makes me
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strange man. MARCEOUS Socrates‚ we have some things to discuss‚ dear friend. SOCRATES And what might that be‚ Marceous? MARCEOUS I have watched you spread your wisdom to many. The young‚ the old‚ the rich‚ and the poor. You claim not to be the wisest man alive‚ but that is what truly makes you the wisest of any. You know when you do not. You teach others about things that you‚ yourself‚ do not even know. I told you I would return to you one day‚ to acquire some assistance‚ and that is why I am here
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A majority of democracies around the world have a unitary system of government‚ wherein power is centered around the national government. In federalism‚ there is a written constitution which formulates this power sharing arrangement between the state and its units. These units‚ referred to as the provincial or regional governments‚ have the power to act independently in certain areas of governance. In the United States too‚ the power is shared between the national and regional or state governments
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WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND My grandparents would always say “What goes around surely does come back around.” Looking back on my life I see that I have made many mistakes and majority due to my lack of patience and never listening to what my elders told me. If I had only listened to their words of wisdom and took into consideration what was being told to me‚ I would have saved myself a lot of trouble. Coming The first valuable lesson I learned was my ninth grade year of high school‚ when
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