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    In Benjamin Franklin’s writing “Rules by Which a Great Empire May be Reduced to a Small One”‚ he attempts‚ without success‚ to convince the king and Parliament of Britain to change their control of policies towards the American Colonies. This publishing did very well to highlight the main issues of America caused by the British Government. Franklin’s writing uses excessive rhetorical devices to portray his patriotic opinion towards the British Crown‚ such as Satire‚ Figurative Language‚ and Diction

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    No Pain No Gain

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    to have success in your life. Maybe gain in a substantial form could not be transformed by some mathematical formula to value how happy a person feel. It might be that only through pain‚ do people value what they have gain‚ and feel the pleasure of success.It is just a matter of attitude what we see as gain and - unfortunately - we increasingly tend to substitute social and emotional values by financial and economical ones. And is not only the economical gain that matters. At least‚ no matter what

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    Everything is illuminated

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    Everything is Illuminated-Jonathan Safran Foer Introduction – The consequences of the grandparents’ silence Many people have to bear heavy psychological burdens from the second world war without talking to anybody about their experiences. Because of the terrible war-experiences many of these people have a stubborn point of view‚ a total indifference towards new subjects and an incomprehensible behavior (cf. Bode 18). Moreover many “war-grandchildren” indicate huge problems with their parents

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    Money Is Not Everything

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    Money isn’t everything … or is it? A preliminary research study into money as a motivator in the licensed house sector Karen Meudell Department of Business and Management‚ University of Portsmouth‚ Southsea‚ UK Karen Rodham School of Management Studies for the Service Sector‚ University of Surrey‚ Guildford‚ UK The aims of this paper are to consider the role of money as a motivator for managers and staff in the licensed house sector of the hospitality industry and to consider the implications of

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    Everything Is Possible

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    Everything is possible. Charles F. Kettering said that “Nothing ever built to touch the skies unless some man dreamed that it should‚ some man believed that it could‚ and some man willed that it must.” Everything is possible in each of our lives; we simply have to sense it‚ see it and act upon it. After all‚ where would we be without men like Thomas Edison who believed there could be light‚ saw the vision in his mind and acted upon everything that was possible for him? Emily Dickinson phrased it

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    No Pain No Gain

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    „No pain‚ no gain” It’s completely true that you can’t accomplish anything without going through some sort of pain. Life is brutal. If we dream to be successful and victorious in something that we want to achieve‚ we have to prepare for a lot of hard work and some ups and downs‚ which will bring us some thoughts to give up. Who said that life is going to be easy? No pain‚ no gain. Is this statement totally true? To start with‚ we have to endure much during life nowadays‚ in order to achieve

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    Was It Worth It?

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    Running head: Was It Worth It? Was It Worth It? Marisa Wallace Allied Health Institute According to Albert Camus (as cited by Khalid‚ 2013)‚ "The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and‚ despite himself‚ does evil. The value which supports him is never given to him once and for all -- he must fight to uphold it‚ unceasingly (Khalid‚ 2013)." We all come to that cross in the road where we are faced with choosing between doing right and doing wrong. When we chose to do wrong‚

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    everything in history

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    Attribution Theory Rotter (1956) Precursor to Attribution Theory Locus of Control Varied on two dimensions: internal or external. Attribution Theory Fritz Heider (1958) A means by which we interpret and understand behavior. Behavior remains meaningless until we attribute a cause for that behavior. The causes to which we attribute the behavior of ourselves or others impacts how we behave toward others and influences our future performance. 1 Attribution Theory Kelley’s ANOVA Cube (1967)

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    College Is It Worth It

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    College - Is it Worth it? Right now in our society university education is no longer an option or privilege‚ but rather a necessity. We are practically raised and conditioned to believe that one needs higher education in order to succeed in life. There is a saying that says "if you think education is expensive‚ try ignorance." But as technology is constantly advancing and computers are running almost anything‚ is a college education really necessary? There are people

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    Is Violence Necessary?

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    RUDY YANEZ Professor Dozier English 001A/ 1149 21 March 2011 Is Violence Necessary? We have come to a point where everyone feels unsafe and unsecure because of the countless acts of violence that are happening in our society. There had been so many people in the past who died‚ who became victims‚ who were injured‚ and who suffered because of other people’s violent behaviors. When we open the television‚ we see people killing‚ murdering and abusing other individuals or group of people. We see

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