A Critique of “We Should Cherish Our Children’s Freedom to Think” Kie Ho‚ in his article‚ tried to prove that American education is better than any other even though it doesn’t have high standards in basic skills. He sustained his thesis by saying that “[American] children are able to experiment freely with ideas”(Ho‚ 1996‚ p.126)‚ while children in many other countries are demanded to practice mathematics or language skills. However‚ I don’t agree with his stance; he defined education in other
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Trust is the very thing that everybody in this world desires‚ or at least should desire from one another. Who wants to have a friendship or relationship without trust? Nobody does. Without trust‚ there is no friendship‚ and without friendship‚ there is no love. I believe that trust is an even greater compliment than to be loved! I believe George Macdonald said it best when he stated "To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved." When I read this quote for the first time‚ I thought to myself
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CREDIBILITY has to do with the words we speak. In a sentence we might say‚ “I can trust what she says about intellectual property; she’s very credible on the subject.” RELIABILITY has to do with actions. We might say‚ “If he says he’ll deliver the product tomorrow‚ I trust him‚ because he’s dependable.” INTIMACY refers to the safety or security that we feel when entrusting someone with something. We might say‚ “I can trust her with that information; she’s never violated my confidentiality
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Descartes argues throughout the meditations‚ that we should be sceptical of our perception of the external world‚ due to his belief that all of our perceptions of physical things are perceived by the senses. This is the case‚ Descartes argues‚ as our senses of the physical things in the external world can be deceived. Properties which physical things possess‚ can be lost‚ or changed. Descartes demonstrates this with a piece of hard wax‚ which aroused his senses in a variety of ways‚ including: smell‚ taste
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Vital Vaccines Ian Henschke‚ author of the article “Why We Should Vaccinate Ourselves and Our Children‚” had a very personal reason to ensure his children are vaccinated. Whenever his first child was born‚ Henschke’s mother revealed to him that he actually had an older brother‚ Bill‚ he had never met. His mother told him the story of Bill as she pulled out a picture of him taking his first steps in the Botanical Gardens‚ which happened to be taken the day before he passed away from Influenza type
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Social relationship is part of our life and everyone would have their own social circle‚ but why we are attracted to somebody but not to others? When we are building our relationship with others‚ “attraction” has played an important role‚ so that we could choose our friends or our partner. In theory we have the freedom to choose who would be our friends‚ but in the reality‚ it is limited by where we live‚ the people we know and also our socio-economic background. There will have 5 theories that
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We should not preserve the past‚ we should look to the future. We are living in the modern era‚ where people are practical and realistic‚ optimistic that new inventions and discoveries will improve their lives. For most‚ it would be plain foolishness if one were to be so mindful about the past‚ when instead‚ one should invest his time and thought into building a better and more meaningful life in the future. Ironically‚ in the midst of their “pragmatic” judgement of keeping the past alive‚ these
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We Want Our MTV (International) 1) I agree with what Philippe Dauman says about an international business of MTV. International business presents firm with a new market opportunities. And these new market opportunities provide expansion‚ more customers‚ increased revenue‚ and lots of profit. Especially for the TV channels‚ it has to be more focused on different types of customers‚ based on their lifestyle‚ age‚ culture‚ political view and religious conviction. It is not an easy job to attract
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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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When we change how we communicate‚ we change who we are. Communication can be used to alter a persona‚ depending on how they carry themselves by the language they use. Language can be easily manipulated by concealment or exaggeration‚ to create an ideal character. Similarly‚ words that wield power have a great effect on the user when used in appropriate contexts. On the other hand‚ those who are limited by language are incapable of modifying their identity. When used to your benefit‚ communication
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