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    Antarctica can be seen as the world’s largest laboratory. Science is one of the most important reasons as to why we venture into this barren desert‚ and we have made and continue to make important scientific discoveries in the Antarctic. We have made discoveries like: How the atmosphere and the oceans ‘work’ and how they are linked‚ how much Antarctica has moved etc. Old explorers like made the first journeys across the vast continent and became ingrained into history books for doing so. Captain

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    Why People Join Cults

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    CULTS I. Introduction Thesis: The forces that draw individuals into cults can be explained by psychological doctrine. II. What is a cult A. Brief description B. Types of cults 1. religious 2. psychotherapy or personal growth 3. political 4. popular or faddist III. Popular cult groups A. People’s Temple B. David Koresh C. Heaven’s Gate D. The Family IV. Charismatic group A. Brief desciption B. Characterization V. Sigmund Freud’s beliefs A. Belonging to a group

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    paired with his loved one. Although some people argue that fairy tales are full of stereotypes‚ filled with frightening monsters and promote racism and sexism I believe that they are wrong because fairy tales provide valuable moral lessons to children‚ teach them other countries’ cultures promote the imagination and the cognitive development and therefore they should be read to young children. As a first argument‚ supporting that fairy tales should be read to children‚ it must be mentioned that fairy

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    Reasons Why People Move

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    People move for many reasons. It seems a normal thing that most people experience at least once in there life. So then why is it one of the hardest things to do? I often ask myself that many times. I have moved several times in my life. The hardest move though without a doubt was when I moved from Pasadena‚ Maryland to Casey‚ Illinois. I was originally from the Effingham area‚ I moved to Pasadena when I was six or seven. When lived there for about eight to nine years. When my grandparents moved back

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    Why Do People Conform?

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    best judgement‚ to engage in behaviour which they usually would not engage in‚ even accept and welcome an idea they internally disagree with‚ all in order to not be a deviant from the group. It is thus interesting to look at the factors which cause people to conform‚ to do what they see others doing‚ to rely on the judgements of the group‚ and to ignore their own senses and perceptions. It is the reasons for the individual’s desire to conform that I will be discussing in this paper.

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    People with intellectual disabilities have been subjected to discrimination and persecution throughout history due to ignorance and misconceptions on intellectual disabilities‚ which has resulted in their rights being the last to be recognized. During the middle ages‚ people with intellectual disabilities were considered less of a person and thus undeserving of basic rights because they were believed to not hold a firm grasp on the concept of personhood (Fyson et al.‚ 2013‚ p.1164). Personhood meaning

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    Can people change? This is a question many people ask. My opinion is yes‚ people can change‚ but how? The stories I read and the readers theater I read point to many different things. Let’s take a look at what. First‚ I did the reader’s theater. The readers theater was about a safe cracker who went to a bigger city to crack some more safes and get loads more money. When he was strolling down the street‚ he saw a beautiful girl and fell instantly in love. After seeing her‚ he wanted to change for

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    Why Do People Lie

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    yourself time‚ you did not have to put up with the arguments that might have taken place had you shared the truth. You did not have to hurt the sentiments or trust of the other person by covering up your truth. This is the foremost cause of lying. People lie because they want to avoid confrontation and conflict. Lying becomes the easier route. 2. A matter of habit Often pursuing the first one‚ that is‚ hiding information‚ one gets into the habit of lying. When you repeatedly do the same thing

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    Pleasure is transitory. Pleasure should be sought in moderation. Pleasure must be earned. Pleasure must be achieved naturally.” said David J. Linden‚ professor at Johns Hopkins University. They’re not big things‚ but each simple pleasure is what we for a nice day. Here’re some simple pleasure to brighten your day. You need to start the day by doing something you enjoy. When you wake up in the morning‚ you may have a cup of coffee‚ and sip it slowly to enjoy it fully . Eat a breakfast which gives

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    Why I Should Be Selected

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    Several students my age that are being nominated for this program have a much better chance of success than me‚ but why does that matter? I don’t believe in giving up when the going gets tough. So‚ I feel like that sense of reality can be what I bring to GHP. What do I expect to gain? The knowledge that I have done my best. As well as the chance to prove myself to everyone

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