Candide is that of optimistic vs. pessimistic views of the world. The optimistic viewpoint of world is related to the Christianity which Voltaire critiques throughout the whole story. Voltaire satirizes religion by means of a series of corrupt‚ hypocritical religious leaders but he does not condemn the everyday religious believer. Candide grew up being taught by Pangloss that this is the best world and that things happen for a reason. This Pangloss’ viewpoint‚ which is optimistic view of world that
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circumstances -- can be both a bully or a victim simply depending on the conditions. But‚ deny as you might‚ a frank evaluation of life will reveal a startling conclusion‚ that many many situations boil down to these basics: bully‚ victim‚ bystander. Now why is that? Well‚ you -- like every other living thing on this planet -- are just a big carbon-based (instead of silicon-based) computer. You are a painstakingly intricate vessel meant to accomplish one thing and one thing alone. You are to carry a code
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Why did the USA reject the League of Nations? The USA rejected the League of Nations because it was heavily linked to the treaty of Versailles which many Americans disagreed with‚ therefore this led the USA to reject joining the League of Nations because it was created to support the treaty of Versailles and to enforce its terms. The USA rejected it mainly because some were worried about the financial cost of joining. For example‚ many people feared that American money would be spent on keeping
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Role of the Youth in Nation Building I once heard a song by Cock Sparrer‚ and in that song are the lines‚ “Because you’re young‚ you’re torn between a world of hate‚ and a world of dreams; so much to lose‚ so much to gain; so much to fight for‚ so much to change.”. I then realized that the youth has so much potential to make a difference‚ we have the power to make a change. We have the capability of raising the status of our country. It all depends on how we want our future to be. Decide if you
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Why you need to ask the question After reading through all previous chapters‚ you probably understand how important it is to know why you’re going to college. However‚ you might still be unconvinced. Why go through so much trouble? Can’t I just go to college and hope for the best? Even if I don’t have a clear cut plan or reason‚ isn’t it okay to go anyways? You wouldn’t do anything else that matters with no plan To go or not to go to college. This question can be a big turning point for your
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I HOLD THE FUTURE: PRESERVING THE PHILIPPINES BIODIVERSITY The sum of all the different species of animals‚ plants‚ fungi‚ and microbial organisms living on Earth and the variety of habitats in which they live is called Biological Diversity or also known as the Biodiversity. Scientists estimate that upwards of 10 million—and some suggest more than 100 million—different species inhabit the Earth. Each species is adapted to its unique niche in the environment‚ from the peaks of mountains to the depths
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Could that world become our future? Sometimes in life‚ things cross your mind that really makes you wonder. This science-fiction novel‚ Brave New World‚ is definitely a book to make you ponder. The author‚ Aldous Huxley‚ presented an idea of nearly 600 years into the future in which the society lived peculiarly. He displayed a concept throughout the novel where the characters would develop a drug rage‚ known as Soma‚ every time they had a feeling of melancholy. Also‚ in this world‚ there was no
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“Why I am in college” There are several reasons why I am currently attending college. In my opinion‚ education is always an important topic in any society because it determines our future and helps us achieve our goals. My three main reasons for being in school would have to be increase knowledge‚ to obtain new experiences‚ and to prepare for a better career for my future. To begin with‚ I’m attending school to increase my knowledge and understanding in the field that I am studying. I’m
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The Economics of M‐PESA1 WILLIAM JACK 2 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY AND TAVNEET SURI 3 MIT SLOAN First version: October‚ 2009 This version: August‚ 2010 We gratefully acknowledge the support and collaboration of Pauline Vaughan and Susie Lonie‚ and other staff of Safaricom and Vodafone. The survey whose results are reported here was commissioned by the Central Bank of Kenya‚ managed by Financial Sector Deepening
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advised‚ “The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people.” In addition to party‚ America has increasingly divided itself in multiple forms. Some of these include‚ but are not limited to‚ socioeconomic status‚ race‚ occupation‚ sexual orientation‚ and religious beliefs. My hope for the future of America is that we stop labeling ourselves and unify as the Americans that we are. It seems like people forget why our ancestors originally came to America;
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