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    at we are i An individual’s existing social class often results in a desire to move into a new world. Rita fights against the distinctly working class culture of being a stay at home mum‚ and wants to ‘be the kind of woman who knows the difference between Jane Austen and Tracy Austin’. Again‚ Russel draws on the dichotomy between the upper class culture of classical literature in Jane Austen‚ and the lower class sporting culture in the reference to tennis player Tracy Austin. Therefore‚ we see

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    about what people see‚ taste and experience in general about food. According to “The Name Game from Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think” through senses such as sight‚ taste‚ and the sound of brand names can alter your willingness to consume certain foods and beverages. First of all‚ Brian Wansink discusses how the look of food someone is about to consume is somewhat how we‚ as observes‚ tell whether or not the person consuming the food is actually enjoying it. In the beginning of his article

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    time when our opinions and beliefs begin to differentiate from those around us. During this time‚ some people may discover where they belong‚ whereas many others do not. It is not solely one stage of our lives when we are confronted with an identity crisis‚ but a continuous challenge throughout our lives as we encounter new experiences that will alter our thoughts‚ emotions and perspective on ourselves. Most of us are following the “norms”‚ society expectations but deep down inside‚ we desire for

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    things throughout our lives and the learning phase never ends. In my opinion‚ the best way of learning about life is through personal experience. Some people‚ on the contrary‚ believe that we can learn about life by listening to the advice of family and friends. Below are the reasons that support my point of view. To begin with‚ I think learning and experience are intertwined with each other. We learn by our past experiences which help us making the right decisions. The end results of our actions always

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    Do We Learn from our Mistakes? Architecturally speaking‚ I think we learn very little from our mistakes‚ as there are so many thousands of mistakes to make in architecture without repeating a single one. A child may learn not to touch a hot stove‚ but that is because the child receives an immediate response for doing so. This is not true with the mistakes we make as architects. Sometimes years go by before we learn the results of our errors; mostly our ethical errors. Most of the time this

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    In the movie GATTACA‚ the audience is shown a new‚ futuristic world‚ in which the genetics of any offspring can be changed and altered to create a genetically perfect child‚ known as a "valid". In this new society‚ having an embryo genetically altered‚ and then inserted into the uterus of the mother‚ much like IVF‚ is seen as the "normal" way to conceive‚ and the previously normal‚ now atypical "faith birth" wherein intercourse is the cause of conception‚ is frowned upon‚ as it produces genetically

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    Second‚ water pollution is very serious and that concerns whether our economy can achieve sustainable growth. Due to bad quality of water‚ some very high quality products cannot be produced. This is just one kind of restrictions caused by water pollution. To make polluted water useful‚ people have to spend a lot of money and energy to clean it. Thus to prevent water pollution is very important. How? Factories and business must take their social responsibilities. Whatever they produce‚ they must

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    Summary Of “The Men We Carry In Our Minds” In his essay “The Men We Carry In Our Minds” Scott Russell Sanders explores the relationship between gender roles and social classes in both men and women. Sanders disputes that‚ the personal experiences of individuals within our society‚ lead to conflicting perspectives about the gender roles for men and women. The varied social classifications of both male and female citizens allows for different opinions and prejudices’ to arise. Throughout the essay

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    ARE WE THE PRISONERS OF THE PROGRESS/TECHNOLOGY IN OUR COUNTRY? In general terms‚ technology is a point of view that produces solutions to the problems about the world. Also‚ it is a process that moving very fast to meet people’s needs in daily life. In today’s world‚ technology expand so much that we became a part of the technology‚ but I think that being a part of the technological progress should not be considered as we are the prisoners of the progress. Yet‚ there are some objections

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    Bashir Muttawa Ecology essay Nov 16 Should we burn our food for fuel? Contents Introduction 3 Why do we do this 3 Conclusion 4 Bibliography 4 Why do we burn fossil fuels Introduction   The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 mandates that by 2022 36 billion gallons of biofuels will be produced in the United States.  15 billion gallons of this biofuel is expected to come from corn. (1) This will require the sacrifice of enough food to feed 166‚000‚000 people--over half

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