Do things have to be equal to be fair? Well‚ yes‚ they do. If things weren’t fair‚ they wouldn’t be equal‚ simple. People hear the saying all the time‚ “Life isn’t fair‚ so just deal with it.” But life should be fair‚ for many reasons‚ especially our history. First‚ an example is the schools of London in the 1900s. The boys and girls were taught differently. The girls would learn how to keep house‚ and the boys would learn labor‚ and how to pay bills and such. True‚ that is what most people would
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The word revolution holds many connotations and implications‚ for it has been continuously evolving in a political sense since the beginning of societal structures and governments. However‚ in its more modern sense‚ revolution suggests dramatic episodes of political change‚ where a collective force recognizes the need for a change and is able to take action to create this in order to remove what they consider to be the impurities of the system‚ and replace it with what is presumed to be necessary
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Throughout short story “By Any Other Name‚” Santha Rama Rau suggests that identity plays a big role on the way people are treated‚ and the impact on others. Premila and Santha have just arrived at their new school. They have just been introduced to the the head mistress. She’s just decided to change their names because she hasn’t bothered to learn India’s language. The head mistress states‚ “Oh‚ my dears‚ those are much too hard for me. Suppose we give you pretty English names”(p.1). This reveals
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person that grows up in the city would most likely see killing an animal as something you shouldn’t do. Someone that grows up in the “country” would see it as a normal thing‚ thats his/her next supper. Another example would be fashion‚ in the modern day people dress flashy and purchase expensive brand name items. But people from certain cultures see that as stupid and don’t think it makes sense. By Any Other Name By Santha Rama Rau is a great example of how culture greatly influences the way they view
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11 million people were killed‚ and countless people lost their rights and freedom for over four years. More than 20 countries were involved in this bloody war. The Nazi’s merciless actions towards the Jewish people captivated the attention of the whole world. The Nazis took the lives of more than six million Jews‚ including newborn babies and children. This was obviously a cruel operation. However‚ according to Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl‚ even in this horrific situation‚ she still thought
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To claim that the Civil War was unlike any other war since is to dispute the claims of countless historians who view it as a prelude or prototype for the type of wars that followed‚ “Library shelves groan with works pointing to the Civil War as a harbinger of “total war” in its modern form.” This claim‚ as well as overlooking strategies and tactics that have been applied and evolved through subsequent wars‚ overlooks the significance of ideological warfare and policies of a central government such
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minutes had passed since Chief Parker dragged me into the police station though to the rest of the officers‚ it looked like I was there of my own free will. He grabbed my phone from my jacket pocket before leaving me alone in the small interrogation room: four blank concrete walls with a metal table‚ three uncomfortable chairs that were plucked from Hell itself‚ a two way mirror‚ and a table lamp that shined brightly on my face. ’ A camera was perched high in the left corner of the room and the sweltering
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Making owls from egg shells Get wise to these birds made from egg shells. Pencil holder from eggshell You need: translucent plastic egg carton‚ CD‚ toilet roll and torn strips of newspaper and magazine pages Eggshell 2 translucent plastic egg-carton cups Toilet roll Newspaper strips Magazine pages CD Scrap paper – 2.5cm x 4cm PVA and UHU glue Pencil Black marker Acrylic paint Brush Scissors Piercing tool Making the owl pencil-holder 1. Gently tap a small hole on the
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How many people believe in conspiracy theories? According to multiple surveys done by J. Eric Oliver and Thomas J. Wood‚ writers in the American Journal of Political Science‚ over fifty percent of the American public believe in at least one conspiracy theory‚ which is over one-hundred sixty million people. Though so many believe in them‚ some theories stand more considered than others. Theories like aliens existing become much more commonly accepted‚ as twenty-nine percent of people surveyed believe
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Do the Right Thing Essay Youth violence and drug abuse has become a major issue in our society today. 1 in 7 teens said they have been in a fight on school property this past year. More and more teens are doing drugs because they see people doing on television or are influenced by their friends. I have seen and heard of situations that have involved drug abuse and violence that have affected my life. It may not have happened directly to me‚ but I have seen and heard of some of the things teens
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