Topic 2: “Money cannot buy happiness” it is often claimed. But with money you can buy most of the things that are necessary for happiness: good food‚ accommodation‚ entertainment‚ travel‚ quality health care. No wonder most people want to make as money as possible. To what extent do you agree or disagree? “Whenever you get money at your own disposal You can change your state of mind easily” In the past‚ in his tale of Kieu‚ Nguyen Du‚ a famous poet definitely affirmed tremendous power
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.html it is the woman who is the keeper of history. Not its outward shows of wars‚ Kings‚ famines and politics‚ but family lineages‚ the changing internal fabric of the village and the praise songs of children. A child returning home from afar would be greeted by the cries of a woman‚ singing his or her praises‚ capturing the essence of the son or daughter that has returned. The voices of women have always held the power of our collective history‚ and are a tangible link to our divine origins
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Why I Cannot Write? Why do I question myself with this – why I cannot write? Where in fact‚ writing is taught since kindergarten and even before I was sent in formal schooling. I have complete fingers; my hands aren’t paralyzed or disjointed; I don’t even have muscle spasms. And I’m not sightless‚ deaf‚ dumb‚ one armed or a person with disabilities. So of course I know how to write! I can write the ABC’s or the alphabet‚ words‚ numbers and yes‚ my name‚ I bet I could even write yours too. But
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If that idea is going out to eat dinner more often‚ then money can buy you happiness. But‚ if happiness is truly living one’s life to the fullest‚ then money cannot buy happiness. People know that this idea of happiness is materialistic and shallow‚ and they are quick to point it out in others‚ but cannot see it in themselves. Money cannot buy happiness‚ unless happiness is measured by possessions. Happiness from money is very short lived. While the happiness of people who receive large sums of
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In the book‚ All the Light We Cannot See‚ by Anthony Doerr‚ many of the characters stories can seem fascinating to the modern reader. Marie’s story deals with her blindness‚ and how her father attempts to assist her by making a model of the neighborhood they used to live in‚ making puzzle boxes for her to solve on her birthdays‚ and even traveling with her on his back through the French countryside to Saint-Malo when the Germans attacked their town. Werner’s story‚ which is quite fascinating‚ deals
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If the impulse to create art is a defining sign of humanity‚ the body may well have been the first canvas. Alongside paintings on cave walls visited by early people over 30‚000 years ago‚ we find handprints‚ ochre deposits‚ and ornaments. And because the dead were often buried with valuable possessions and provisions for the afterlife‚ ancient burials reveal that people have been tattooing‚ piercing‚ painting‚ and shaping their bodies for millennia. All of the major forms of body art known today
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today • Loving what you do today • Accepting your past as a filled with experiences that are of benefit to you today Of course we should always strive for being a better person‚ evolving in our careers‚ and reaching for bigger dreams but if you cannot say you are happy with yourself now‚ you can very easily fall into the belief that the grass is always greener on the other side. This creates a vicious circle of trying to achieve what you think will make things better‚ getting it and then discovering
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Daniel Fudge’s And the bond cannot be broken is a short story that conveys the concept of journey by encompassing powerful imagery to depict the harsh reality of the negative outcomes of journeys. The text explores this rather pessimistic journey by employing the use of rich and varied literary techniques and depicting the entire journey as purposeless. A vast range of literary techniques is employed in the text‚ all of which contribute to exploring the negative outcome of journeys. Imagery is
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there cannot be change" Conflict is very much existent in society and alway has been. There are many types of conflict that can be small and trivial‚ and some that are extreme and lead to injury or death. Conflict usually can involve ones inner-self‚ two or more people‚ different social classes or cultures or two groups of people. In the result or end of conflict‚ the outcome is often a change in the society in which the conflict concerns. In many cases without the conflict there cannot be change
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democracy and also highlighting specific human right violations in certain areas of the world‚ this paper attempts to show why a Western style Democracy cannot flourish when human rights are being violated. In order to know why a Western style Democracy works for some countries and not others‚ I will be comparing and contrasting the democratic systems between countries. During the course of this paper‚ I shall use certain key terms like “Western-style democracy” and “human rights”. This is why I feel the
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