“Why do good people suffer or why do bad things happen to good people?” This question seems to be very common these days. It seems as though good people get the brunt of all suffering‚ while evil-doers enjoy life. But if we observe closely‚ we see that everyone undergoes suffering in some form. Keeping this in mind‚ our question becomes meaningless. Just because a person is good does not mean there would be no suffering in his/her life. But what do we mean by „good‟? In Sanskrit‚ „sadhu‟ is the word
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A Best Friend A Man Can Have In that sense‚ the scenery never really changes when you are riding with your digital wingman. ~David Carr In 1946‚ Motorola invented the first kind of mobile phone. The phone was particularly large. It had a traditional mic and speaker headset with a cord connected to a box- size of a shoebox. Once you charged your phone for 10 hours‚ you were able to get thirty minutes of talk time. Not to mention‚ making calls was very expensive
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station when the first German bombs fell. Szpilman’s family was prosperous and seemingly secure‚ and his immediate reaction was‚ "I’m not going anywhere”. We watch as the Nazi noose tightens. His family takes heart from reports that England and France have declared war; surely the Nazis will soon be defeated and life will return to normal. It does not. The city’s Jews are forced to give up their possessions and move to the Warsaw ghetto‚ and there is a somber shot of a brick wall being built to enclose
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Luisa F. Samayoa Professor Class Date Why do People Lie If you are truthful in a relationship‚ nothing hurts more than hearing a lie from your partner; sometimes knowing the truth may hurt even more‚ yet still‚ in the longer run‚ a lie causes more damage than truth. Mark Twain once said‚ "If you tell the truth‚ you don’t have to remember anything." Lying is not as simple as telling the truth versus falsifying it. It is deeper than that. It may well be about creating a whole new set of
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Parents should not be giving their kids money for doing chores around the house whether they are behaving well or not. Kids should not have to be told to do chores around the house. It should be something they just do. If kids would like to be financially responsible they can get a job during the school year or quit sports. As soon as they grow‚ up they can start buying their own items and then learn how to manage their money and stay financially stable. Kids can find out how to become financially
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Smartphone Addiction As the days continue on and years pass by‚ technology is advancing at a rapid pace‚ smartphones especially. But are smartphones beginning to corrupt individuals? Abby Reid‚ a current teenage owner of a smartphone‚ was my first interviewee. Owning her phone for about two years now‚ Reid has become very tech-savvy when it comes to her iPhone. The main apps she uses on her phone are texting and social media. Kendall Lynott was the second interviewed teenager. As well as Reid‚ Lynott
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Have you ever seemed to be more problematic than your parents because of too much home works to accomplish? Have you also ever stayed up for home works until Mr. Sun bids you a hello? Or have you uttered the lines “I’m too tired‚ I do hate home works! And why are these home works invented?” These experiences probably signify the experiences of a student when it comes to home works. According to Farlex of the free dictionary‚ homework is a work‚ such as schoolwork or piecework that is done at home
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WHY PEOPLE KEEP PETS Today owning a pet is a widespread phenomenon and is also becoming a trend in our society. Pets always have something to offer whether it is companionship or protection. Some people even have pets just for the sake of it. As stated in the dictionary‚ pets are a domesticated or tamed animal or bird kept for companionship or pleasure. The reason why people keep pets is pets can improve your health‚ a source of exercise and provides companionship. There are many benefits from
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Smart Phones Questionnaire Date: ----------------- 1. Please select your Gender Group a. Female b. Male 2. Please select your marital status b. Single b. Married 3. Please select an age group c. <18 b. 18-25 c. 25-35 d. 35-45 e. >45 4. Do you know what a smart phone is? d. Yes b. No 5. Do you own a smart phone? e. Yes b. No 6. Your current phone was recommended by: f. Retailer b. Friend
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Why are people living longer? The fact that people today are living longer than in the past is obvious. A certain number of people can live over a hundred years these days. But why is that? There are many factors contributing to this which I would like to describe in the following paragraphs. It is commonly known that the cause of most deaths is illness. Thanks to technological and scientific advancement‚ we have discovered lots of ways to prevent them. Medicines‚ medical
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