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    What preparations are taken in our country to save people and wealth during natural calamities? Bangladesh is a disaster-prone country of an area of about 1‚ 47‚570 sq. km. with population nearing 140 million. Bangladesh becomes the worst victim of natural calamities causing colossal loss of lives and properties. Most of the people of this country are very poor. It is predominantly an agricultural country. The economy largely depends on weather. Major disasters that occur in Bangladesh are: tropical

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    About The Brand History 7 For All Mankind is one of the first luxury denim labels in the market‚ the name is based on the idea that the average person owns 7 pairs of jeans at any given time (often referred to simply as Seven‚ Seven Jeans or 7FAM)‚ was created by two denim designers‚ Dahan and Glasser‚ who had worked in the apparel industry for years. The company was created in response to what they saw as a void in the contemporary denim market. Focusing on women’s denim lovers‚ the company’s

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    Bernard Malamud’s The Natural follows Roy Hobbs’ baseball career. Roy’s talents give him great success in the game‚ but they are consistently overshadowed by his failures. He tries hard‚ but still cannot accomplish many of his goals. Famed author Joyce Carol Oates says that art should arouse emotions and expand sympathies. The novel makes the reader remember their past‚ and the times when they too were unable to succeed. The reader constantly empathizes with Roy‚ since failure is a part of life‚

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    Reflections on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind “Reflections on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind” was written by Johann Gottfried Herder. He starts of by stating the simple fact that no two things are alike. Whether he is talking about leaves off the same tree‚ or humans‚ everything is slightly different in appearance. Although items may closely resemble each other‚ they have characteristics that make them different in one way or another. Herder goes on to argue no person is the

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    The Evils of Mankind Throughout human history‚ the issue of power has been the source of countless wars and violence‚ and so has it sparked inspiration in many philosophers to develop potentially better systems of government. The Age of Enlightenment saw many philosophers sprout with new ideas on forms of government to replace or refine the archaic norm of absolute monarchy; one such controversial thinker was Thomas Hobbes. In his widely-recognized book‚ The Leviathan‚ he claimed that‚ because

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    from the fruit. Proving their natural evilness‚ they listened and faced the punishment of God. On the other hand‚ people say that humans are inherently good. Their point of views makes sense because young people‚ before they are corrupted by society‚ are called “naïve‚” or “unrealistic‚” when they are trying to see the good in the world or in our race ("Are Human Beings Inherently Evil?" Debate.org. N.p.‚ n.d.). However‚ they would have no one to be corrupt by if mankind were not evil in the first

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    G. Aaron Rangel Saltoun-Ebin 2/6/13 5863410 328 words What is Machiavelli’s attitude toward mankind? Does his view of man’s relation to fortune reflect optimism or pessimism? Machiavelli‚ a 15th ce writer and philosopher‚ had a negative and distrustful attitude towards mankind as he writes in his book “The Prince” about how to be the most effective ruler. His writing style throughout the book reflects that he was pessimistic towards man’s fortune. In Machiavelli’s most famous book‚ he

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    The Treasure in her Misery Nothing good can come from that which is known to be evil‚ right? In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne paints the picture that what is generally known as evil and sinful‚ can blossom into something much greater. The puritans in this book do not agree with this logic very well‚ as they show many times through their public acts of hate towards Hester. The story about Hester and her sin’s impact on the naïve puritan town shows that good can‚ in fact‚ come from bad

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    War is a horrible medium‚ which has been used for hundreds of thousands of years‚ to achieve certain goals through the use of force. The major causes for war are resources‚ which can be territory‚ water‚ gold‚ minerals or animals; and ideologies: political beliefs‚ religion‚ philosophical differences. In other words‚ brutal outrageous kings‚ rulers‚ commanders and emperors possessed the purpose of having power and control over the whole world. But do these egoistic goals really bring benefit to humanity

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    The Natural Review The Natural is a fantasy like story of a middle-aged pitcher trying to make one last comeback as a right fielder for the New York Knights. Directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs‚ The Natural is a feel good movie that is hardly believable at times‚ but does a lot to provide a worthwhile movie experience. In today’s movie review I will illustrate what I think this movie does well in terms of viewer enjoyment‚ while analyzing specific themes such as the

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