to living in a compassionate way. If we practice it‚ we teach ourselves to become more aware of not only our own experiences but to also be sensitive to the circumstances of others while continuing to observe any suffering that is currently present. It is only then where we can see past the suffering to begin a healing process. Responding to other beings in a compassionate manner means acknowledging that the general human condition can be a bit of a mess. We must take notice of our judgmental thoughts
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without general knowledge among the people.” Knowledge is defined as having a familiarity or awareness due to education or experience. We know‚ because of our ancestors have the knowledge and access to education to maintain our liberty. However‚ are we preserving that liberty? In 1940‚ only seven percent of African Americans 25 years or older had completed high school (We the Americans: Blacks‚ 1993) and slavery was abolished in 1865. This was primarily because after slavery African Americans were left
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Technology is a ubiquitous part of children’s lives. It is transparent. Most homes have connected computers or Internet-enabled devices. As prices of technology drop computers and other digital devices may replace television as we know it. When pioneering educational technology advocate Jan Hawkins wrote an essay for Edutopia in 1997‚ "The World at Your Fingertips: Education Technology Opens Doors" about how technology brings the tools of empowerment into the hands and minds of those who use them
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while most of students live in countryside or poor places. Therefore‚ they live far away with their families when becoming students. They must take care of themselves. They face and overcome many obstacles in strange places. In some cases‚ the students do part time jobs to earn extra money for hired room or tuition. Without family next them‚ they learn how to mature and overcome difficulties. Secondly‚ the students can make friends and open their relationship in university. There are many kinds of people
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We have the same question that ‘why do we have to do homework every day?’. Most people explain about the harms of homework‚ but why don’t they explain about the goods too? I think we have to change our way of thinking because homework does more good than harm. Firstly‚ homework helps us to allocate our time because of our research; we have to find more extra knowledge in order to do our homework. When we do homework‚ we can’t waste the time with the ridiculous things‚ and homework motivates us to
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“Why does America needs its nerds”? In the passage “America need it nerds”‚ author Leonid Fridman expresses his fear and concerns on why Americans needs their nerds. Fridman emphasizes his argument by comparing and contrasting American’s on-going social beliefs and misperceptions of nerds and the actual role taken on by the nerds and why the role that they play is so vital to society. Friedman begins with‚ “bringing to our attention”‚ the type of terms our society uses to describe the “intellectually
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This is a reality we may soon have to face‚ however‚ due to an increased use of pesticides and deadly parasites that are invading bee colonies. The scary truth is that‚ without bees‚ human’s diets would suffer tremendously because products such as almonds‚ apples‚ cherries
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Where will I ever need algebra? Where do you need square roots? When will I ever use the Pythagorean Theorem? Will algebra even be ’relevant ’ in the future? These are a few of the many questions that one asks when they have to take an algebra course. This is a required subject in most colleges to further ones education. The first year of algebra is a prerequisite for all higher-level math: geometry‚ algebra II‚ trigonometry‚ and calculus. It is quite true‚ while many people get by without an education
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government funding. Also a need for much less consumption by the American civilians was crucial. Propaganda was a technique that is known as a type of transfer. The propagandist wants to transfer the importance‚ power‚ or approval of something that we respect and accept to something else that they want us to endorse. Posters and speeches were the easiest and most successful way to get the word out the people. Posters saying “Avenge Pearl Harbor!
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screenwriters incorporated unexpected humor into every scene‚ using both long-standing jokes and new material. The show also appealed to a wide range of viewers‚ as the characters’ daily struggles are relatable to the lives of many. There are numerous reasons why this hilarious series has become a timeless sitcom that is still celebrated twenty years after its conception. One of the major aspects of Friends that sets it apart from other television shows is that it is does not have one main character‚ but instead
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