The first Monitor article I read was called “Does marriage make us happy?” According to Daniel Gilbert‚ PhD‚ married people are happier than unmarried people. It isn’t marriage that makes us happy‚ but a happy marriage that makes us happy. Gilbert also says that money can buy happiness. The happier people make between $40‚000 and $70‚000. The reason for this‚ according to Gilbert‚ is that people with money enjoy better nutrition‚ can go places with loved ones‚ worry less about their children and
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I think that modern inventions make people lazy beacuse they make everything easier. The car‚ for instance‚ allows people to travel long distances without having any physical strain on their body. The television is something that people sit in front of for hours on end until they have made an imprint of their butt on their couch and 7 hours a day of channel 35 is second nature. The fact that people can now watch TV shows in high definition and record‚ pause‚ rewind‚ or fast forward through their
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What makes the perfect human? This has been the topic of countless debates across history. The truth is that there can be no perfect human. This is because humans are created with flaws. Therefore‚ to be human one must be flawed which leaves no possibility of being perfect. Being ideal‚ however‚ is something one can strive for. In the past century‚ the United States has become a world power. With the responsibility that comes with being a world power‚ the United States has had to adopt certain characteristics
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What is assessment and what makes it “good?” Assessment is gathering information to ensure teachers make informed decisions about student progress. Five key components of good assessment are: classroom assessment‚ authenticity‚ formative‚ special needs intervention‚ and benchmarking. These enhance and improve student learning‚ and are outlined below. Good classroom assessment involves ‘of‚ for and as’ of learning. This practice involves teachers using inference and evidence‚ while students
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The principles & the definition of Islamic production A companion who had observed this ran back to the messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: “I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah‚” and told the Prophet (peace be upon him) of the incident. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) then comments: “A person may do good deeds‚ or so it seems to the people‚ although he is one of the people of Hell‚ and a person may commit sins‚ or so it seems to the people‚ although he is
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Girly Tambeagbor Per 3 09/06/14 1 What would the world be like if we were not able to express our thoughts and feelings? Communication is not the key‚ Language is. Language is key to Communication‚ Success and Peace. The phrase “Communication is key” has been going around our world for some time now. I disagree with that phrase‚ because‚ although Communication is a very powerful tool‚ it is nothing without Language. Language is the key‚ It is the key to Communication. It allows you to
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What makes me tick ? The question “What makes me tick?”‚ seemed a simple one at first‚ as we were just told to write about our hobbies and passions which I found illogical as this was meant to be a creative task. After some deeper thought and deliberation the idea hurtled toward me! It sent me into an uncontrollable spin‚ head first‚ down an endless well of alien self reflection. I have never pondered about the question of what makes me tick. I had to contemplate me‚ down to my core and all its
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Materially‚ things can make me happy but it really can’t suffice my craving for the real happiness. As a person‚ some of us wake up each and every day that whatever they have is what make them happy. Lucky to those who are rich‚ for they have fame and wealth that they can use for their everyday living. Lucky some of those who are poor that some of them can still eat at least three times a day. Ironically‚ we humans sometimes seek and find happiness on material things. And more so‚ we forgot the real
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What makes the story of Gilgamesh an epic? Gilgamesh‚ the hero of this epic‚ achieves many feats of skill‚ which makes him famous‚ but that is not the reason it is an epic. The epic of Gilgamesh fulfills the requirements of an epic by being consistently relevant to a human society and has specific themes of immortality‚ friendship‚ grief‚ ect. Looking at literature throughout history‚ one can come to the conclusion that these theme are constantly passed on from one generation to another of humans
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What it Means to be human. The notion of humanity has been around as long as man itself. Throughout history this idea has been attributed with certain values and concepts that define it. But at what point‚ if ever‚ does someone truly lose his or her humanity? To answer this question we must first start with addressing what it means to be human‚ and what separates our race from the fauna and flora of this Earth. Is it our ability to think‚ to reason or to take pity on all species‚ not just our
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