In “ What Should We Worry About‚” Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner talk about how humans beings are more afraid of the known instead of being scared of the important risks that are unknown. I understand Levitt and Dubner’s point but I disagree. I do not consider the known risks to be scary. I do fear the unknown‚ things like breast cancer‚ heart disease‚ and any form of viruses that can lead to severe sickness or death. These are things that could cause my loved ones and me great pain and
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Should we always tell the truth? Have you already told a lie to somebody? Everybody has already lied to someone. After that‚ most of the time people have felt guilty or bad if they expressed their own opinion. But sometimes‚ people don’t tell the truth just to avoid hurting others because they act like that for the good of others. However‚ always telling the truth is necessary for us in everyday life in order to feel good about ourselves‚ to be trusted by everybody and to be able to support our
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Why Do We Read Literature? First‚ Literature Defined: * "The creation of literature is a uniquely human activity‚ born of man’s timeless desire to understand‚ express‚ and finally share experiences." * Literature is "a concrete artifact -- a story‚ a poem‚ or a play" * "The medium of translation‚ of course‚ is language‚ the written and spoken word." * "When we speak of literature‚ however‚ we have in mind a special kind of language that differs from the ordinary discourse with
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pm topic: should we always tell the truth? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topic: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Always telling the truth is the most important consideration in any relationship. essay: Truth be told‚ a good relationship always bases on belief and tolerant‚ and in order to make others believe in us‚ we always have to become honest in our lives. However‚ whether we some time should tell lie or
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In the book “How should we then live?”‚ Francis Schaeffer comments that Rome did not fall because of external forces‚ but it fell because it did not have a sufficient inward base. Thought‚ the external forces‚ such as the barbarians did bring Rome to ruins‚ I do agree that Rome did not have a sufficient inward base. The few reasons for Rome’s fall are as follow. Rome was always worshipping false gods and they were cruel. Rome did not believe in having an infinite God. Many of their emperors ruled
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Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Marijuana is a very prominent and controversial subject in our society today. There have been many slanderous claims about how cannabis is horrendous‚ however the truths are starting to surface. I strongly believe that marijuana should be legalized for all purposes. If the government cannot stop us from harming our bodies by overeating or skydiving‚ why should they be able to stop us from using drugs? The use of marijuana for medical purposes dates back thousands
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"From the most ancient times justice has been a two-part concept: virtue triumphs and vice is punished." Francis A. Schaeffer from How Should We Then Live. In advance to the establishment of this composition‚ ’virtue’ will be defined. Taken from Merriam-Webster.com‚ ’virtue’ is defined as a particular moral excellence‚ something that is keenly chosen in order to achieve. Ransom became terrified by the detail that he was a sacrifice to the Sorns by his two acquaintances‚ Weston and Devine‚ and consequently
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Issue 1 Should We Drill for Offshore Oil? The yes argument for offshore drill has increased due to skyrocketing fuel prices‚ continued wars‚ and rising unemploy- ment as shown from a Gallop poll that was conducted in May of 2008. The political landscape is also changing in favor of offshore drilling. The environmental concerns Americans less because of the increasing financial strain being realized by a majority of the American public. If we had increased offshore drilling it could help lower
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How Should We Treat the Homeless? I think that to treat all homeless people in one certain way would be hard for me to do because there are many reasons for a person to be homeless‚ and some of them should be treated differently from others. I feel that the runaways and drug addicts don’t deserve as much as the unemployed and war veteran types. But I feel in my heart that all people with no homes‚ or lives for that matter‚ should get some sort of help to survive and get back on their feet so
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Why Should We Care about Child Poverty in the UK? Poverty is a disease often associated with Third World and developing countries‚ where the outcome is often death from starvation or disease. Although this extreme form of poverty is rarely seen in the UK‚ there is a more discreet form of poverty which is taking hold at home in the UK; one which can be attributed to having less money and lower living standards than others in the same society (European Anti-Poverty Network‚ 2009). Child poverty is
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