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    paintings in their caves‚ so the constellation has been up there in the night sky for a little infinity‚ as a silent watcher over the human race while we live and die at a speed that the heavens only experience as mere seconds. Orion’s symbol is that of a hunter and it contains three bright stars that people refer to as the hunter’s belt‚ or Orion’s belt. When we go over to some finer instruments than the human eye‚ one can find Orion’s Nebula south to Orion’s belt. The nebula is still being very

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    although they’ve been living in America for the past ten years. They are not exactly so called American‚ but they have gotten use to the life style in America that they understand nearly perfect English. But my parents still speak to me in Chinese when I call them to ask about their days. They tell me about their work‚ their days‚ their lives in Chinese and they speak to their friends to their native language. One time I got curious and I tried to have a conversation with them in English. They started

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    Discuss psychological explanations of any one eating disorder (24) Anorexia has been found in all countries but the frequency of the disorder increases with the levels of Western influence in society. Hoek et al found that white Caribbean’s had higher rates of anorexia than black Caribbean’s‚ presumably because the white population aspired to a more Western lifestyle than the black population. It can be concluded that socio-cultural factors can help explain anorexia. Social learning theory helps

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    While there are many reasons that women should practice safety when dating‚ there are some common sense reasons for men too. The Internet is still the wild‚ wild west of dating‚ so you should make sure you’re being safe‚ careful and using common sense. 1. Take Your Time When you’re looking for sexy Russian women‚ you need to take your time and weed out the prospects that might not be right for you. This involves taking the time to get to know them before jumping into an offline meeting. 2. Don’t

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    arguments‚ there are different views on many topics‚ as Barack Obama says “ But when all is said and done‚ we will come together as one people and pledge our allegiance” (1). In times of crisis and peril‚ the citizens of America unite. A prime example of this sadly is one of the most devastating things to happen to America‚ 9/11. When the first hijacked plane crashed into the North tower‚ people were confused and scared. When the second hit‚ the public realized it wasn’t an accident.

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    “I’ll tell you what real love is … I’ll give you a good example. And then you can draw your own conclusions” (Carver 144). Addressing the constant fear of existential nothingness‚ Margaret Atwood’s “Happy Endings” and Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” explore how the actions of characters‚ however useless they may appear to be‚ can impact happiness. Both stories begin at a point of ignorance‚ and develop their messages as the characters have to face the real but distressing

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    demand. The factors affect the supply/demand‚ and therefore shift the supply and demand curves. This obviously will have an effect on the price of the good. Choose one of the factors you have said affect supply and demand‚ then analyse what happens when that factor changes. c. Assess whether the product in question is likely to be price elastic or inelastic at the current market price. Following this assessment describe the likely impact on the supplying company’s revenue following an increase

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    Examine some of the ways in which Marxists explain crime (12 marks) Marxists idea of crime is strongly linked to capitalism and the way it creates conditions for crime through exploitation and competition. There are two branches of Marxism; traditional and Neo-Marxism. They both focus on the idea of criminogenic state‚ however Neo-Marxist theory links in with the labelling theory to explain crime. Traditional Marxists such as David Gordon (1976) argues that crime is a conscious‚ rational response

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    Are we or are we not the prisoner or our own conceptions? In the cave allegory‚ Plato describes the human condition as a type of blissful ignorance. I agree with Plato that we are prisoners of our own belief. In this essay‚ I describe my own opinions and issues to answer some of the questions. The first question that I would like to discuss is‚ Are we prisoners to our own beliefs and notions of truth? I believe that we are prisoners to our own beliefs because since childhood different beliefs

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    so it has a longer life spam and hence goes on ’forever’.  I chatter over stony ways‚ In little sharps and trebles‚ -As the brook flows it chatters (makes a interesting and musical sound) over a stony creek bed.  I bubble into eddying bays‚ -When the brook flows backward it ’pushes’ the air and makes bubbles.  I babble on the pebbles‚ -As the brook moves it makes sound because of the pebbles.  With many a curve my banks I fret-The brook flows curvily because at one point the path curves

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