The Elder Sister When people are the youngest child‚ they may hold disdain for their eldest siblings because they experience life first and are noticed more for what occurs in their life. Because the eldest child goes head-first into life‚ they are the ones who receive the most reactions and effects. Sharon Olds communicates this theme in the poem “The Elder Sister.” The speaker of the poem is the younger sibling sharing her feelings and thoughts toward her elder sister. She feels jealousy toward
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Change can be intimidating‚ and though humans evolve‚ we can see ourselves in the past and the future. People enjoy being different. Everyone believes they stand out from their peers‚ but we can find ourselves in our pasts‚ and more broadly‚ in the history of humanity. This urge to understand and explore one’s soul is what led to humans standing on the moon‚ sailing across oceans‚ and writing thousands of years worth of life down. The confused‚ write to comprehend; the unable‚ attentively watch.
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What should we do to protect our planet? Since ancient times Nature has served Man‚ being the source of his life. For thousands of years people lived in harmony with environment and it seemed to them that natural riches were unlimited. But with the development of civilization man’s interference in nature began to increase. Large cities with thousands of smoky industrial enterprises appear all over the world today. The by-products of their activity pollute the air we breathe‚ the water we drink
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Should We Blame Television? The amount of violence shown in the media has posed a lot of controversy. Many video games‚ television programs‚ adverts‚ films and music lyrics depict different forms of violence. Some people feel that there is too much violence exposed in the media. Many studies have made the claim that the media is responsible for much of the violence seen in the world we live in. However‚ people have choices and responsibilities‚ we cannot allow ourselves to blame the violence in
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Should we or Should we Not Write Essays in Science class? A Science class is not an appropriate course for a student to consume their needs of time into an assigned essay‚ as an English class would purposely cover. It is not a place where a student should be assigned to write an essay. For that matter‚ students essentially have an English class. Science class is a course where students learn science related topics through observation and experimentation. Purposely‚ time for a science class is
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refute the statement that there is natural duty to obey the law even in reasonably decent democratic societies in order to rescue others from the dangerous conditions of the state of nature. To do this‚ I will explore a world in which there is a natural duty to obey the law to evaluate if it is the best way to protect us from the dangerous conditions. Next‚ I will explore the ambiguity in the natural theory to sufficiently justified a duty to obey the law simply because it is a law. Through these
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older population in Ireland is increasing and this has brought about many social challenges. The most disturbing being that of elder abuse. Although elder abuse has always existed in society‚ it is only in the past 30 years or so that is has been recognised as a problem that requires committed action. The first reported case of elder abuse in Ireland was in 1987. Elder abuse is the abuse of someone aged 65 or over and it occurs within a relationship where there is an expectation of trust. It is
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Henriquez Mr. Nelson IB TOK 01/24/10 When should we trust our senses to give us truth? Our senses should be trusted in certain circumstances. Our senses can only provide us with raw information‚ but in order to gain knowledge and understanding of the information we need to implicate other ways of knowing. There is a limitation to trusting your senses because our perception will only go as far as our sense organs will allow us‚ but other ways of knowing such as but not
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lawful orders should be obeyed. These orders are given for a variety of reasons‚ and should be followed whether or not you understand or agree with them. Orders are sometimes given simply to keep soldiers to maintain their military bearing and display a proper image of the United States Armed Forces. Other times they are given to protect the soldier or to protect the soldiers around him/her. No matter what‚ an order should be carried out without question‚ because if you question orders that
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How will our life go on without internet? It’s hard to imagine that we live in a world without internet which plays an important role in many aspects of our lives. Thus‚ it’s worth discussing how our life will go on without internet to see what benefits and disadvantages it brings to us. It’s beyond question that our life will be inconvenient if we’re not available to internet. For one thing‚ we students surf the internet for information frequently in order to write papers‚ find materials for self-study
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