falls ill. Nowadays‚ a disease can spread very quickly between people in the same community and even across national borders. If a single patient is not diagnosed and treated in time‚ many more people will be affected. In addition‚ the high cost of medical treatment a patient requires is usually paid by the government and society. A smoker who suffers from lung cancer‚ for example‚ is making other taxpayers pay for his habit. For these reasons‚ health is more than just a personal matter. In the
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International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge #5 Can literature “tell the truth” better than other Arts or Areas of Knowledge? Even as children‚ people are on a never-ending quest for “the truth.” Anyone who has witnessed a toddler incessantly ask his mother “Why?” can attest to that. Writers‚ artists‚ and scientists all have methods of finding “truth” and telling it to others. While the standards for what truth can be vary between Areas of Knowledge‚ no Area of Knowledge is significantly more capable
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resulted in more problems than benefits” In cases throughout the beginning of the 20th century‚ Imperialism has proven to result in dominantly more problems than benefits. Imperialism essentially describes the acquisition‚ administration and exploitation of an area of land and its youthful resources for the benefit of the power/s that control it. Usually the dominance of powerful empires using other countries for their productions ended in disaster and death. They tried to benefit from the gains of imperialism
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Can literature “tell the truth” better than other arts or other areas of knowledge? John Stuart Mill once proclaimed that there are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home. This means that one cannot perceive the truth without understanding it. For example one cannot know the truth of Pythagoras’s theorem being that a right angled triangle’s hypotenuse’s square value is equal to the squares of both its other sides. This is because
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is very important for this particular subject. Educators today realized that students need to be involved in practical work to understand the subject better. Media studies are normally associated with the English subject. However the difference is rather apparent and media studies courses uses economic and political perspectives are their main ways to understand the media as well as
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What Benefits Can Traveling Give? Leisure traveling has many benefits. It is no wonder that many people love to travel. It is very common‚ nowadays‚ for people to just get away on a vacation trip any time. Some even consider traveling as part of their routine lifestyle. Perhaps‚ the reason for its popularity is because more people have come to realize the benefits of traveling. People from all walks of life‚ both young and old‚ enjoy traveling. Most of the younger travelers tend to seek for
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The benefits of expanding your knowledge In her back to school message‚ Martha Nussbaum emphasizes the value of education. In her opinion‚ students should widen their horizons using various resources in order to prevent their minds from becoming narrow and too routinized (Nussbaum 2009). If the problems of narrow-mindedness and the advantages of education are taken into consideration‚ this statement can be deemed accurate. Expanding one’s knowledge is highly important‚ because it helps people to
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use phrases rather than words. Teachers should have the ability to use phrases to help students “understand and interpret the content of spoken English and in different types of texts” (Skolverket‚ 2011a‚ p. 32). The concepts behind using phrases rather than words are to help the students develop knowledge of the English language‚ increase their confidence and their ability to use the English language in different situations. To start with that‚ teachers have to develop the knowledge of the English
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The Air Can Be Cleaner Than It Is Now There are people who believe that “fresh air” is an unlimited source. I personally used to think like that when I was a young. As I grew older‚ I learned that a simple thing‚ such as fresh air is infinitely available‚ is not true. The fact is‚ the troposphere‚ which is like a wall that covers the earth‚ is the only air that is available to us. No fresh air comes in‚ and no polluted air escapes (Harris‚ par. 3). Ironically‚ a giant thing like spaceship could
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in safe and clean environment in the countryside while others argue that children should be exposed to more interaction to modern amenities in the city. However‚ in my opinion‚ I think it would be better for children to grow up in the big city rather than the countryside. This essay will consider arguments and put forward reasons to support my view. One of the main reasons why children should grow up in the city is because of the suitable growing environment for the children provided in the city
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