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    The paradox of tolerance was created by Karl Popper‚ on whether or not people should tolerate the intolerable. His main reason for this concern of toleration is as states‚ “Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance.” Practically stating that‚ tolerance will no longer exist if people are tolerant to the intolerant. He believes and states‚ “We should therefore claim‚ in the name of tolerance‚ the right not to tolerate the intolerable.” So‚ from his statement he is saying that

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    Rolling Stone

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    A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss “A rolling stone gathers no moss” is a well-known proverbial saying. It means that a man who behaves like a rolling stone and does not stick to one place cannot prosper. Success everywhere requires patience and perseverance. Ficklemindedness brings about failure. Once upon a time a large number of birds and animals held a meeting in the forest to choose a king for themselves. The birds wanted to make king out of themselves and animals wanted to make

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    Green Stones

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    experiences make the protagonist evolve in Doreen Baingana ’s short story “Green Stones”. The short story subject to study is “Green Stones”written by Doreen Baingana‚ an Ugandan writer. “Green Stones” relates the story of a whole Ugandan family seen through the eyes of the youngest member of the family‚ Christine. Baingana portrays through the protagonist how perspectives change as people evolve and grow up. “Green Stones” is related in first person‚ and as said before‚ the narrator is the main

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    Stone boy

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    Stone boy “Arnold presses down the bottom wire‚ thrust a leg through and leaned forward to bring the other leg after. His rifle caught on the wire and he jerked at it. The air was rocked by the sound of the shot. Feeling foolish he lifted his face‚ expecting to see his brother laughing at him. He fell to his knees and pitched forward onto his face. Arnold squatted beside his brother “Eugie?” Then Arnold saw it‚ at the nape of the neck – a slow rise of bright blood.” The stone boy is happening on

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    Stone Cold

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    Stone cold is a book written by Robert Swindells‚ the plot of the story is set on two people‚ one who is homeless (Link) and one who kills because he believes that the homeless ruin the place (Shelter). Robert Swindells is clever at writing the story‚ as he switches between the two characters link and shelter‚ the characters in the story are all different and lead very different lives‚ Shelter who used to be in the army left after problems‚ now he believes that he is still in the army and is on

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    Hamlet's Paradox of Man

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    every one of his plays‚ most notably Hamlet‚ with eternal truths concerning human emotions. Shakespeare develops the paradox of man and contradictions of humanity with imagery‚ ironic siloques‚ and philosophical rants by Hamlet and Claudius. No one has ever returned from the dead. Nobody knows exactly what life after death is like. This is the thesis of Hamlet’s first paradox. The saying that "grass is always greener on the other side of the fence" does not hold true when dealing with human

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    The Stone Angel

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    The Stone Angel Introduction: The Stone Angel‚ first published in 1964 by McClelland and Stewart‚ is perhaps the best-known of Margaret Laurence’s series of novels set in the fictitious town of Manawaka‚ Manitoba. In parallel narratives set in the past and the present-day (early 1960s)‚ The Stone Angel tells the story of Hagar Currie Shipley. In the present-day narrative‚ 90-year-old Hagar is struggling against being put in a nursing home‚ which she sees as a symbol of death. The present-day narrative

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    Water Diamond Paradox

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    EXPLAINING THE WATER-DIAMOND PARADOX One of the most famous puzzles in economic theory is why Diamonds are more expensive than water. In our case we consider GOLD in case of DIAMONDS. Water is essential for life; it is so useful that without its consumption one cannot live or survive. On the other hand‚ diamonds‚ though attractive and beautiful‚ satisfy less human important needs than water. Then‚ how it can be that in the market a less useful commodity like diamonds is so expensive and a useful

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    Stone Soup

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    Rose Wanyutu ENG 111-110 Stephanie Whetstone 9 SEPT 2013 STONE SOUP The article‚ “Stone Soup” by Barbara Kingsolver is about the certain types of marriages and how it is okay for families to be different. Then the outline of the “Dad‚ Mom‚ Sis‚ and Junior”. She shows an example of a non-nuclear family at a soccer game cheering on a member of the family that has just scored a winning goal and she states‚ “I

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    Stone Temple

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    PHL-230 24 March‚ 2013 Stone Temple Erected at Urfa - New Way of Life in the Mesolithic What is this new way of life? The province of Urfa in southeastern Turkey has come to be known as the cradle of human civilization. It has been discovered that nearly 12‚000 years ago‚ people banded together and built this magnificent complex of a Stone Temple (Göbekli Tepe). This structure is the world’s oldest known religious structure. It is not the size or the depth of these structures that is remarkable

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