Why Should We Study the Past? Pearl S. Buck once said‚ “If you want to understand today‚ you have to search yesterday.” In order for us as a people to know where we are going in life‚ we must study the past of our ancestors to find out where we have been. The human animal by its very nature is curious. We must know the answers to‚ who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why and how. We cannot help ourselves from asking these questions‚ and we cannot stop ourselves from going in search of the answers. We have
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Should We Bring Back Flogging? In the article “Bring Back Flogging”‚ Jeff Jacoby talks about why he feels that flogging should be brought back into the court system. He gives enough facts to peek the interest of a person to look into bringing back this form of punishment for crimes that are not as severe as murder. His argument is that our justice system chooses to incarcerate one-time offenders instead of other forms of punishment and it is costing the states government a lot of money and
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consciousness is dawning upon us as a nation. Incredible India campaign has just released a television advertisement that shows Amir Khan urging Indians not to litter the public places‚ not to spit on roads and not to pee in public places. This is a welcome‚ timely and much needed initiative. As we travel from Kashmir to Kanyakumari or Gandhinagar to Guwahati‚ we find the roadsides or public places littered with garbage‚ people spitting and peeing in public places. This leaves us with a feeling that the
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Lord Byron When We Two Parted he write about a love affair between two loves. Secrets and lies only leave to betrayal and loneness. The poem starts off with their leave‚ the two lovers now nothing‚ but allusions. They both left with "half broken - heart[s]". They "love" each other and leave in tears "pale...cheeks". They use imagery to describe the "morning dew" and how it reminds him of the "shame" he is in. His tone is shameful and his conscious is already getting to him‚ for when he hears her
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generations‚ many historians and common people have questioned the decisions and ideals of our nation’s involvement in the war and the causes leading up to United States action. The Vietnam War is a largely debated topic‚ especially over the many factors that contributed to our decision to join in the war‚ such as the spread of communism‚ the use of presidential power and execution‚ and the choice to assist our allies in South Vietnam. These linked
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Topic: Why should we attend university? For people who have already finished high school‚ one of the choices they will have to make is whether to continue to higher education‚ which means going to college or university‚ or to start working and planning their life right away. Different people will have different choices of their own‚ but for me‚ I think there are two main reasons why we should attend college or university. The first thing that perhaps anyone would think about going to college
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What (and How) We Should Eat It is no surprise that with the increased popularity in fast food chains‚ America’s obesity rate has dramatically increased. In a survey done by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)‚ obesity is the number two cause of preventable death‚ with approximately sixty-two percent of American adults overweight‚ up from thirty- two percent in 1994 (Profiling Food Consumption in America). In Susan Brink and Elizabeth Querna’s article “Eat This Now”‚ they discuss
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Shannon Prof. English 102 10/12/14 Should Richer Countries Help Poorer Countries? Some people live in a country where every minute of everyday they are hungry‚ under clothed‚ and at risk for death because they are poor. Other people wake up and their biggest problem is which shirt to wear with which jeans. Both are scenarios that occur on a daily basis in our countries‚ some more extreme than others. With that in mind a question of whether or not rich nations have an obligation to help
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Telling the truth. It is true that Lies are so much more interesting and the truth is boring. Well so they say. What do you think‚ isn’t it so much more creative to tell lies? Let’s say for example‚ I could tell you I caught the bus to School this morning as usual‚ and no one would be interested. However if I told I was driven to school on a fire engine and I got to work the sirens‚ this would be so much more interesting. So why tell the truth‚ let’s all create a fantasy world and live in in
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ups and downs. All of us learn new things throughout our lives and the learning phase never ends. In my opinion‚ the best way of learning about life is through personal experience. Some people‚ on the contrary‚ believe that we can learn about life by listening to the advice of family and friends. Below are the reasons that support my point of view. To begin with‚ I think learning and experience are intertwined with each other. We learn by our past experiences which help us making the right decisions
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