BEING A FRATERNITY MEMBER: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES By: Arsenio Unajan Baquilid Prologue I am a founding member of a fraternity. As such‚ I can consider myself having adequate exposures on the life of this type of organization. To begin with‚ let me emphasize that a fraternity or sorority is a choice of a lifestyle for a lifetime. It has a strong influence on one’s personality. It can make or unmake a person. I have heard of many arguments against being a fraternity/sorority member. Some are
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Eastern Orthodoxy Through Uneducated Eyes A Review of Donald Fairbairn’s "Eastern Orthodoxy Through Western Eyes" "Our calling is not to blaze a trail‚ for Christ has done that for us. Rather‚ our task is to join the many who have walked and are walking the path‚ to follow the footprints leading to eternity and to God." -Donald Fairbairn In Donald Fairbairn’s "Eastern Orthodoxy Through Western Eyes"‚ Fairbairn takes the basic beliefs of Orthodoxy and explains them from a Western
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against another gladiator or against exotic animals who will be fighting for their life just as much them. The Roman Gladiators were the toughest and most brutal fighters of their time. The early times of being a gladiator is different than what people think it would be. The whole concept of being a gladiator and the coliseum
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some property‚ and you want to rent that property out‚ you have to decide if you want to manage the property as a private landlord or allow a property management company to take care of the rental for you. Here are a few of the risks that come with being a private landlords. #1 Bad Tenants Sometimes Seek Out Private Landlords Bad tenants who have poor recommendations or spotty job histories often look for private rental listings where they will deal with a private landlord instead of properties
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Being a famous sportsman is the biggest dream of many young people. We watch a championships on TV and we dream to be like our sports idols. Firstly‚ young people want to be a famous sportsperson to have a lot of money. If you are the best you can earn a lot of money. You can build a big nice house and have everything you want. What is more when you win competitions and championships you became a famous person. In public places like discos and restaurants other people treat you like VIP. When
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media was more interested in evoking a response in the interviewed rather than probing issues th at really mattered to the audiences. They would infact be more interested in impressing their peers with the questions they asked‚ rather than being interested in the answers. They ask questions like "Do you think Mr. Clinton will be re-elected? How do you plan to handle Newt’s new tax bill?" rather than "How is your
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Although some may see it as a disadvantage‚ I believe that Paine had neither an advantage or disadvantage to being born in the colonies. He spoke from the heart and addressed issues that all colonists could relate to. What made him the most successful was the way he wrote to people‚ not where he was born. Maybe the perspective he had as an immigrant gave him a slight advantage‚ but that’s it. In Common Sense‚ the language is common and normal‚ using strong connotations instead of fancy words. It
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stigmatized statuses that are presented in the world that they start to become normal in everyday life. By normal‚ I mean that stigmas such of race‚ gender‚ and sexuality are generalized in ways that people forget the hurt behind these oppressed groups. Being an African American woman‚ I have two stigmas against me from the beginning. Without even getting to know who I am as a person‚ I am judged by the stereotypes that have been presented towards my race and gender from the past. The population that I
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if it has been used for unlawful purposes and if the funds are used or property applied in an unlawful manner or for an unlawful purpose not authorized b its constitution. After registration the union becomes a body corporate capable of suing or being sued in its own name as stipulated under section 19(1) of the Trade Unions and Employers’ Organizations Act. For a trade union to represent the employees it must be recognized at the workplace where a union represents
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working to support myself and my sister financially. I would’ve totally do that as my do-over in life if I had the choice. Although there are some pros and cons in these two choices‚ if I have the choice for a do-over‚ I would still pick the choice of being a full-time student. As a half working student‚ I missed out many aspects of college life. My major was Biochemistry and my minor was Education. Biochemistry required to fully commit to pre-medical. Since I was having multiple jobs at that time‚
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