A memorable speech does not define nor exhaust its possibilities. Do you agree? In your answer‚ you must make reference to the language‚ content‚ construction and context of Faith Bandler’s Faith‚ Hope and Reconciliation‚ 1999 speech and ONE other speech of your own choosing. Memorable speeches have a capacity for reinterpretation within changing contexts‚ and are hence open in their possibilities. Their endurance stems from this flexibility via their use of rhetorical devices to address universal
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The impact of computer technology on our lives Computer technology is such a big factor in everyone’s lives today. In my own life I cannot leave my house without my mobile phone I feel secure when I have my mobile phone with me so I can be contacted or if i was ever to be in trouble I could ring my family. Also social networking is another great form of communication. people who live in different countries and want or need to contact with friends or people from across the world‚ they can just set up
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1. Some people believe that positive freedom is truly valuable. Are they right? Or have they been misled by a mistaken belief in the existence of a ‘higher’ or ‘ideal’ self? In this essay I will argue positive freedom is valuable. This is based on the belief that it is valuable‚ by which I mean something worth having‚ to be able to control ones irrational desires in order to achieve rational goals. An end I will argue is only achievable through adopting the notion of the ‘higher-self’. Given I
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Mankind’s Place In the World: Oedipus Aristotle’s Poetics: Comedy and Epic and Tragedy comments on the reflection of reality by it’s very imitation. As with comedy being an imitation of the inferior and ugly‚ the role of the epic and tragedy follow the roles of characters of great importance. The idea being that only those of importance are even noticeable in the eyes of the gods‚ since mankind is relatively insignificant and are nothing more than an amusement to the gods. As the children
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others in the world do not have. Things like GPS‚ phones‚ credit cards‚ cameras‚ and insulin pumps help us live a qualitative and productive life and NASA has played a very key role in developing many technologies like these. From invisible braces to long-distance communication devices‚ NASA has brought up inventions that we consistently use every day in our lives. A device that many people in the world rely on everyday and something that has made a huge difference in people’s lives is the water
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say that no one can smoke cigarettes in any of their offices. Some Governments have banned smoking in all Public places. Do you Agree or Disagree? Give reasons. Cigarettes are cylindrical rolls of finely cut Tobacco cured for smoking‚ considerably smaller than most cigars and usually wrapped in thin white paper‚ according to Dictionary.com. In our present society‚ Most of the places in our Environment are smoke-free areas by laws implemented in our Government‚ as well as in some Business Facilities
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“Deforestation brings about more harm than benefits to humans.” Using studies you have made‚ explain how far you agree with this statement. Deforestation refers to the clearing of forests‚ usually at such a rapid rate that it is impossible for the forests to regenerate naturally in a short time. Deforestation brings benefits to humans by clearing land that can be used for settlement‚ to make space for a growing population to live in. However‚ it also brings harm to humans because eroded topsoil from
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steady‚ reliable and safe in a confusing world.” It is true‚ that families indeed play an important role in the future of a child. Families nurture a child‚ and mould him or her into who they become in the future. Families are the support and backing of a child‚ and how they are going to identify and pursue their dreams and largely depend on their family of origin. A child is shaped through beliefs and values that his or her family holds about the world and that are based on family member’s experiences
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northeast coast of Japan on 11th March‚ setting off a devastating tsunami that swallowed swaths of coastal territory and fanned out across the Pacific Ocean‚ threatening everything in its path. The 8.9-magnitude earthquake -- the fifth-largest in the world since 1900 and the biggest in Japan in 140 years -- struck at 2:46 p.m. local time‚ shaking buildings violently in Tokyo for several minutes and sending millions fleeing for higher ground. The media keep disaster in the forefront of our minds. TV
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Statement of Purpose “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” By George Eliot [Purpose] In the changing field of Engineering and Technology where each new day sees a spate of new concepts and applications and each passing day makes them obsolete‚ I wish to have the highest level of education and transcend new horizons. My decision to take up Computer Science was a logical culmination to my fascination for Software designs and programming which started as mere curiosity
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