Should We Study the Past? Pearl S. Buck once said‚ “If you want to understand today‚ you have to search yesterday.” In order for us as a people to know where we are going in life‚ we must study the past of our ancestors to find out where we have been. The human animal by its very nature is curious. We must know the answers to‚ who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why and how. We cannot help ourselves from asking these questions‚ and we cannot stop ourselves from going in search of the answers. We have an
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maternity leave from work. Though in the United States it is often not paid‚ in a number of countries such as Australia or the Czech Republic mothers receive payments of up to 100% of their wages. At the same time‚ women after childbirth require as much attention as newborns‚ and this is when men are most needed. Young fathers would also like to have free time to dedicate to their families and especially children. However‚ typically‚ governments provide men with a short paternity leave or none at
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Senator McCain is an approachable and nice person was not as strong as Obama’s smile during his “Yes We Can” speech. Throughout the speeches‚ Senator Obama appeared as a more thankful and appreciative person compared to Senator McCain. Senator McCain briefly glossed over his thankfulness of what his voters have done. He only thanked them briefly‚ while Senator Obama spent a long portion of his “Yes We Can” speech on thanking his supporters and showing them how thankful he is for their support. This causes
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This is a proposal for a national paid parental leave law in the United States‚ a law guaranteeing both mothers and fathers time off from their employment to care for a newborn or adopted child. Parental leave is an issue which lack adversely affects the present of our society and if it continues to be so‚ can damage our future. As everyone are well aware‚ the children are the future of a country. The way they are raised impacts the type of citizens they will become. A country’s social policies play
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to features in the play. And then it claims that the play is actually a picture of these people‚ places and things. In its extreme form this is fallacy because it does not consider that playwrights use their imagination when they write and that they can imagine improbable or even impossible things. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_fallacy The Hobbit by John Tolkien This is a very good example of biographical criticism and deeply compares the lives of John Tolkien and his main character
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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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Roberts‚ Mark D. Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John: Crossway Books 2007. Pp.202 Taking exception to the words of Christ could only be in blatant disagreement with Jesus the Christ himself‚ a spirit of anti-Christ. Is this an over statement as to the importance of the words of Christ? The answer to this question is found in how you respond to another question: How can the words of Jesus ever be down played as anything other
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If Winter Comes Can Spring be far behind? – Essay Day is followed by night and night by day. Similarly‚ in life every period of sorrow and despair has at last to come to end. It is followed by a period of peace‚ comfort and joy. We must have a firm belief in the goodness of things and have a strong self-confidence. There is no occasion for feeling dismayed. “If hopes are dupes‚ fears may be liars.” Life is full of tears and smiles‚ tears predominate. Sufferings and misfortunes may loom large
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post and formed a progressive group known as the Forward Block. The Second World War broke out in 1939 and Bose launched a campaign of mass civil disobedience to protest against the Viceroy’s decision to declare war on India ’s behalf. Bose was put behind the bars but because of his hunger strike he was later placed under house arrest. Taking advantage of the laxity of the house guards and aided by his cousin Sishir Bose‚ Subhash
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Can We Say "NO" To Recycling Dr. Nadia El-Kholy. English 113. Tamer Wadid Shalaby. Final Draft Paper. Lately the earth’s capacity to tolerate exploitation and absorb solid wastes disposal has diminished‚ due to excess trashing. People dispose lots of stuff‚ and simply do not care. Therefore scientists found out a way to reuse things and that process was called "recycling". This new approach seemed quite successful at the beginning‚ until its true identity appeared. Recycling first started as man’s
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