“The only constant thing in life is change”. I would always wonder if this statement was really true‚ and yes‚ nothing remains the same. Everybody faces changes in life. Change of class in school‚ moving house‚ progressing from a primary student to a secondary student‚ and the loss of loved ones. When you ask someone‚ “Is Change a Good Thing?”‚ many people would say “no.” As humans‚ we tend to focus on all the negative changes that have happened to us. We do not go deep into these changes and
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Is a gun a good thing or not? In fact‚ a gun itself cannot do anything good or bad. A gun can see on different angles‚ everything depends on how the owner of a gun uses it. Some people get their guns in order to terrorize or to do horrific stuff while others have theirs to protect people’s life or their family. So it is essential for the government to have a system of control on gun owners including regular tests on the following aspects‚ mental illness‚ utilization of a gun‚ and the ability to own
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Epiphany in A Small Good Thing In the story A Small Good Thing by Raymond Carver there are many epiphanies the three main characters have. The one that stood out to me was the one that happened to the baker. Early in the story the baker had a small relationship with the mother‚ Ann. He was supposed to just be making a birthday cake for Scotty‚ Ann’s son. While Scotty was in the hospital the cake was made but never picked up. The baker had every right to be mad that the cake would go to waste
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How would you feel when everything you have worked for are suddenly swept away by just a single storm? Imagine ten years of work and investment‚ saving money to afford all the good vanities in the world then you wake up one day realizing that you have lost everything. December 16‚ 2011 when typhoon Sendong brought a horrible tragedy that marked the lives of many Kagay-anons. Homes were shattered‚ livelihoods were flooded‚ and vanities were lost. What’s worse? Lives were taken away. Hundreds of
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Dreams or goals? To me they are both the same thing. In life in order to reach our goals we have to be willing to consistently go after them. There are company goals‚ personal goals‚ career goals‚ family goals or health goals‚ they all must be pursued with passion and purpose. The challenges of life can sometimes try to choke out our goals (dreams) and many people lose track of what it is they really want. I personally refuse to stand by and watch this happen. So I think that dreams role is that
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There is only one word that comes to mind when asked to describe H.G. Well’s version of the future in‚ The Shape of Things to come‚ and that is‚ in simplest form‚ Utopia. Well’s describes a world in which all it’s people are completely unified on every level of existence. The natural instinct humans feel in our present day to achieve money‚ power‚ and status does exist in this Well’s future. The people of 2106 are a universally educated population whose main focus and purpose is taking care of one
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illustrate the crisis gay students are facing at Christian universities. It is then plain to see that this issue deserves the utmost attention from university attendees. Understandably‚ many students who identify themselves as homosexuals are not all in the same condition. Some students are angry‚ isolated‚ or hiding their emotions because of their fear of being targeted‚ made fun of‚ or cast out of their university’s society. Still‚ other students have gone public with their identity‚ refusing
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November 4th‚ 2013 “All These Things I’ve Done” Over the summer there was not much to do and The Freshmen class had to read‚ “All These Things I’ve Done” along with another book for summer reading. In the next few paragraphs there will be information about the characters‚ setting‚ plot‚ and literary element of choice in this specific story. There are lots of plot twists and unexpected things that happen and will be explained in the following paragraphs. In “All These Things I’ve Done‚” The main
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All Things Work Together Bethany Hamilton was a teenager who lived in Hawaii. Her dream was to become a pro surfer. She lived with her family and was training to win Hawaii regional. Bethany and her friends one day decided to go out surfing in “the tunnel” which caused her life to change. Bethany got attacked by a shark and lost her arm as well as 60% of her blood. This delayed her time in practicing and discouraged her from surfing. Thinking that she wouldn’t be able to make it‚ Bethany went on
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As those familiar with the “actual” discipline of Philosophy can attest‚ there is a vast disconnect between what philosophy means‚ what philosophy does‚ and the questions philosophy asks. The usually pretentious divide between labels of “Continental” and “Analytical” pervade the presentation of any project towards groupings so labeled. Honestly‚ have you read Kant? Are you familiar with Rawls? Similarly‚ can you understand Heidegger? How about Nietzsche viz.‚ are you sure you know what the latter
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