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    Why do we study Shakespeare’s plays and poems? One of the reasons why we study Shakespeare plays and poems is because he was such a great poet and play script writer of all times. In all his plays‚ they had a hidden theme‚ which would certainly confuse the audience but almost make them curious about what the play was actually trying to make the people watching it think. His plays are always meaningful and can be related back to times significant to others‚ which are still relevant today. Another

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    Why do we need leaders? What is it that we expect from our leaders? I frequently ask participants in classes and seminars to think of several characteristics that define a good leader. Depending on the size of the group I may get as many as a hundred different responses. Defining leadership characteristics is quite difficult. Is there something that sets good leaders apart from others? Very often we find that the one thing that all leaders seem to have in common is Vision; they have a clear

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    1. Single Parenting http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14653813‚ Singer Jamelia: Why do we still vilify single mothers?‚ people look down upon single mothers‚ but they are really strong enough to raise children by themselves. People who are single‚ are susually widowed‚ divorced‚ or never married. The kids raisied by single mothers always wish they had a father but end up being perfectly well off since they were raised by a single mother. pg. 185 “ When I was a child I had a set of paper dolls. THey

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    Do we have a right to be forgotten digitally? This question cannot be answered by a simple yes or no. I believe there are different circumstances in which certain people should have the right while others should not. Minor crimes and crimes committed by minors should be able to be forgotten if it will not cause harm to anyone in the future. Major crimes like murder or rape should not be forgotten though. Other reasons we should not have the right to be forgotten is because‚ we still need history

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    Odysseus and Oedipus Reflection #3 The Odyssey and Oedipus the King are two examples of epic poems in Greek literature. The main characters in both epic poems confront many obstacles in their destiny and overcome them with great effort. They both face their destiny with hardships and courage. The Odyssey was written by Greek poet‚ Homer. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus fought a war against the city of Troy and was victorious. He was then held captive by the nymph Calypso for twenty years. During the

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    Humans compare many things like‚ how tall they are or how much they weigh. World literature generally gives us many ways to compare on work from another as for example‚ Odysseus in the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer‚ and Oedipus in the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles. These two men may have one thing in common‚ their pride. However‚ their relationships‚ self-control‚ and motivations are totally different from each other. Pride is a funny thing‚ too much or too little of it can hurt you‚ however

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    We still face racism in today’s society. William Du Bois mentions “color-coding‚” which means if you are not white‚ then you face discrimination and harassment. Constant protests for “Black Lives Matter” are occurring. The media exploit and over exaggerate the constant race problem in society. Frantz Fanon speaks of the stigmas for people of color; how “otherness” is being “less than human.” America is the land of free and yet inequality still exists. Despite what the media says‚ race discrimination

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    because I didn’t know about Thanksgiving. I knew it was the reason why my teacher spent the days leading up to it having us make hand turkeys and watch the Charlie Brown special in class‚ but my family never celebrated it. I never realized how strange that was until I shared it with a friend the week before. “What do you mean you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving?!” he exclaimed. I recall the awkward predicament this put me in‚

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    As humans of the twenty first century‚ it is in our nature that we tend turn away from bees due to their “annoyance” and inconvenience of their stinging manner. It is time that our generation faces reality‚ because this needs to be put to an end. In fact‚ these pesky pests are actually considered to be one of the most significant species‚ thus‚ bees being vital to our survival. One out of every three bites of food you consume‚ that one piece depended on a pollinator. There is a countless number of

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    Summary In the article‚ “Why Do We Still Have an Embargo of Cuba?” Patrick Haney explores the history of the embargo and the different factors which have maintained and tightened its restrictions over the past fifty years. The embargo consists of a ban on trade and commercial activity‚ a ban on travel‚ a policy on how Cuban exiles can enter the U.S.‚ and media broadcasting to the island. These once-executive orders now codified into law by the Helms-Burton Act‚ have become a politically charged

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