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    structure‚ customs‚ mores‚ and spiritual beliefs. These things have made them the unique subculture they are. Because they are so different from the norm in society‚ there are many misconceptions of the Romani people. Most of these misunderstandings are due to the media. There have been many television shows claiming to be about the Gypsy subculture. These television shows have somewhat glamorized or dramaticized the Romani way of life. These drastic images have caused people

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    Why Do People Lie?

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    I.- Why do people lie? Everybody lies. It may only be “white” lies‚ but everyone tells lies or “omits the truth” sometimes. We start lying at around age 4 to 5 when children gain an awareness of the use and power of language. This first lying is not malicious‚ but rather to find out‚ or test‚ what can manipulated in a child’s environment. Eventually children begin to use lying to get out of trouble or get something they want. White lies‚ those concocted to protect someone’s feelings‚ are not

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    Why Do I Write

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    Wu Shuang Dr. Menz ENG 291-050 January 20‚ 2013 Why Do I Write? Men have multiple ways to express their thoughts since millions of years ago -- fine art‚ music‚ writing‚ dancing‚ etc -- among them‚ writing is not my first choice. I only write when I have to‚ because writing for me isn’t an easy or fun job. The art form of literature was born after written language‚ which came into being later than other forms mentioned above. Deductively‚ writing might be the most complex

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    Why Do People Moving

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    Essay Have you ever moved before and had that weird feeling? I know we all had. Well this essay will be talking about why people move‚ The stress of moving‚ Good side of moving‚ My personal story‚ Bad parts of my move‚ How did I make it positive‚ And what lesson I learned. There are many reasons why people move‚ And I will tell most of them from my head. One reason they had to move was because they did not pay the rent. If they did not pay the rent on the deadline they would get kicked out

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    Why Do People Lie?

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    Why Do People Lie? I.- Why do people lie? Everybody lies.   It may only be “white” lies‚ but everyone tells lies or “omits the truth” sometimes.  They lie to protect themselves‚ look good‚ gain financially or socially and avoid punishment. Often caught in an awkward situation‚ what do you do? Quick escape. Easy. Lie. But seriously‚ why do we do it? Is it because we’re afraid of the consequences that the truth will bring us? Maybe quick fix is the reason why people lie. People often say they’ve

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    Why Do People Smoke?

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    Why Do People Smoke? Shourav Banik 1111263042 ENG 105: 14 Abdus Selim May 2‚ 2012 Why Do People Smoke? Introduction Smoking is one of the most popular habits among people today. All around the world we see people smoking. Even in Bangladesh the number of smokers is quite high. Especially around the university campus young adults are seen smoking frequently. It can be said that among every friend circle in universities

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    Why Do We Dream?

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    Why Do We Dream? No one knows the true answer as to why we humans dream. Probably no one ever will truly know but there are many theories concerning this topic. One theory brought about by famed psychologist Sigmund Freud is that dreams are secret wish fulfillments of the dreamer. Another is the information-processing theory. A third theory is called the activation-synthesis theory. All three are valid theories that deserved to be looked at and discussed with a little more detail. Sigmund Freud

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    Why Do Marriages Fail?

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    Why Do Marriages Fail? In the world today‚ there are a lot of people wanting to marry the first person they fall in love with. However‚ many married couples realized that this kind of marriage is not what they want‚ so they turn to divorce as an answer. Even though there are many ways to fix the problems that occur in a marriage‚ sometimes‚ nobody wants to use them. It is certain that the causes of divorce vary from couple to couple. The most common reasons marriages fail are communication‚ the

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    why am i black ? why are mixed parentage children black? Contents Page No. Abstract iv Acknowledgements v Abbreviations vii Introduction 1 Chapter One: The Identity of 8 Mixed Parentage Children in British Society Chapter Two: Race as a 19 Social Construct? Chapter Three: The Social 29 Construction of the ‘blackness’ in British Mixed Parentage People? Conclusion 42 Bibliography

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    Why Do Relationships Fail

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    Reasons Why Relationships Fail Paula Irons Daymar College Writing I- Tuesday ENG 211 M. Harris September 6‚ 2011 Reasons Why Relationships Fail Whether you have been married twenty years or have just been dating for several months‚ your relationship is not immune to serious problems (Baby Please Don’t Go‚ p.1). No relationship can be devoid of problems because there exists no such thing as a perfect relationship. Relationships revolve around human nature‚ the depths of which can never be calculated

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