“True heroism is remarkably sober‚ very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost‚ but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” (Arthur Ashe). I agree with Mr. Ashe that to be truly heroic‚ one must not be concerned with glory‚ but focused on self-sacrifice. It is striving‚ without faltering‚ to reach your ultimate objective. I believe that heroism is realizing the needs of you or someone else and trying your hardest to fulfill those needs‚ that it is showing dedication
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THE MEDIA VIOLENCE DEBATE Introduction Television and video games are favorite ways teenagers spend their leisure hours. Parents and teens themselves have wondered about their effects because of numerous concerns raised with regards to the negative influences that these form of entertainment bring. Many of today’s children grow up with a television at home or even in their own rooms and there have been studies dedicated to the analysis
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Gender: Nature Nurture Debate By Liz Noad‚ Kate Lightburn‚ Sammy‚ Kris ( can you lot add your full names ) Nature versus nurture is the argument of whether it is the characteristics that are inherited‚ or those that are learnt through environmental influences‚ which effect how we develop. We are going to look into the different psychological approaches in relation to whether it is nature or nurture that determines gender: ◦ Psychodynamic ◦ Biological ◦ Social Learning ◦ Cognitive Introduction
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Short version Alice part Adaptivity of architecture T: City is something that changes and grows. Cities become inevitably dysfunctional and need maintenance‚ otherwise they will decade or die off. We assume that cities are only about thriving and growth‚ but actually it is more about decade‚ declining and abandon of the cities and the history and memories of them. We like to believe that buildings are permanent‚ totally functional and save‚ however this might be one of the biggest lies that have been told in architecture schools
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associated with the Bolshevik Revolution. In the February revolution Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne and a Provisional Government took control. In the October revolution the Bolsheviks took power by overthrowing the Provisional Government. How did the October revolution become a reality? What factors facilitated the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917? Two important factors were the July event at Taurida Palace‚ and the Kornilov Affair. Richard Pipes describes in detail how Lenin influenced the
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DEBATE: THE DEATH PENALTY “We’re only human‚ we all make mistakes." The death penalty has been the highest form of criminal punishment in the American judicial system since the 13 colonies. There has been many forms of the death penalty like hanging‚ stoning‚ drowning‚ burning‚ beheading‚ gasing‚ electrocution‚ and injection. The taking of a man’s life as punishment for criminal behavior is wrong. The moral injustice of murder‚ the cruelty of execution‚ and the death of innocent men are all
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Michael Brown debate # Perhaps you should first of all read the evidence presented to the Grand Jury. It doesn’t say most of that at all‚ that’s just one particular interpretation of it. The problem is‚ unlike at a trial‚ there was no cross examination. In fact‚ the prosecution didn’t ask ONE SINGLE CRITICAL QUESTION in 4 hours of his testimony. You know‚ such as why On August 15th Wilson and his chief put out a statement saying ’he wasn’t aware of any robbery report’‚ and then in his testimony
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depending in the needs of the person requesting this life changing surgery. While the benefits of plastic surgery are widely accepted‚ patients should consider the positive and negative aspects of plastic surgery before undergoing any treatments. This debate considers only cosmetic surgery carried out purely to improve appearance‚ and does not address plastic surgery for medical reasons‚ for example post-disfigurement reconstruction or remedial surgery. II. Definition of Terms 1. Surgery – the branch
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In this commentary‚ I chose my artefact as a newspaper article on PSLE stress because of many reasons. 1) I had always harbored a strong interest on what everyone is saying about this hot topic and it seemed very interesting‚ stating just one problem that Singapore currently face. 2) Other than that‚ it is a topic that is easy to research‚ unlike some historic things which are little-mentioned (e.g. the banana note‚ the merdeka talks‚etc) 3) Last but not least‚it is a topic that
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<http://www.helium.com/tm/708050/curfew-place-since-child>. "Court Decisions - Juvenile Curfews." MRSC. July 2003. 28 Feb. 2008 <http://www.mrsc.org/mc/courts/appellate/086wnapp/086wnapp0501.htm>. Endersby‚ Alastair. "Child Curfews." International Debate Education Association. 24 Apr. 2001. 28 Feb. 2008 <http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=114>. "Local Child Curfews Guidance Document Working Draft." Crime Reduction. 15 Oct. 2003. 1 Apr. 2008 <http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice
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