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    What We Do for Love “Rapunzel’s life turned around the day a prince climbed up her hair and into her stairless tower” (Weitz). Rose Weitz talk of things women do for love‚ and believe it or not‚ hair is actually a big factor in how women live their lives. When I first started reading this I thought how bizarre this was‚ and how on earth do women use their hair to get what they want. Then I just realized‚ before I even sat down to start reading this essay‚ my boyfriend was in the room. Funny

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    a major affect in our society today. Prisons are suppose to be the location we send our criminals to pay for their actions toward society. Many people have argued the goal of these prisons. To some the goal of prisons is to punish the criminals for the actions they committed. To others the goal of prison is to rehabilitate the offenders and allow them to change to become socially acceptable. Corrections has been a key aspect of civilization since its integration to society. In our modern age‚ the

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    emergencies or any other type of situation you’re in. using your phone is fine but using it a lot does affect the way you see the world‚ once you do let go of that phone you should notice things more. Many teens and very few adults use phones a lot but mostly the young adults use it more often. Cell phones creates us humans to struggle in particular occasions because we don’t pay attention to what were supposed to be doing‚ phones makes us talk to our friends more by texting but less by a face-to-face conversation

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    It has become common for adults to dismiss school dress codes as somewhat inconvenient‚ but otherwise not important to society in general. Though I agree that school dress codes are inconvenient for students - school is a place to focus on learning‚ not what you are wearing - I cannot agree that they do not impact society. Dress codes are not only a distraction to students‚ but also sexist against young women. Most school age girls argue against dress codes by saying that they interfere with their

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    are here: Status check: Live-in relationships Oct 18‚ 2012‚ 12.00AM IST Nona Walia‚ TNN Tags: Test drive | taboo | pooja bhatt | Pooja Bedi | journey | Freida Pinto | dev patel | Brad Pitt | Angelina Jolie | Abhay Deol They may have started off as a bold alternative to the institution of marriage‚ but live-ins these days are mostly a test drive for couples before they tie the knot. Nona Walia finds out why. The poster-couple for live-in relationships‚ Angelina Jolie

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    Different Starting Points Namit Arora‚ “What Do We Deserve”. He portrays the discussion on societal success and achievements. Society’s perspective on success is not measured by hard work it is measured through wealth attained. People of our society do not deserve exactly what they obtain just because they are diligent and hardworking throughout their life. Arora supports his belief by interpreting Michael Sandel’s book “Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?” which discussed the three major approaches

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    Do we really need to celebrate Valentine’s Day? I am sitting here watching all my friends express their love for their better half all over Facebook and I am wondering‚ do we really need to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Is it necessary for everyone to share one given day of the year with everyone else to express their love and to spend a considerable amount of money confirming that love? It is not that I do not take heed about other people’s affections towards their companions‚ I just would like

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    Why do we need a criminal justice system? Essentially this paper aims to support the notion the Australian criminal justice system forms the backbone of law and order in society today‚ rather society wouldn’t function in an orderly or just manner‚ as we know it today without such a system. Six main arguments are raised‚ supporting the notion of the importance of a criminal justice system (hereafter referred to as ‘criminal justice system’ or ‘the system’) in Australian society today. Firstly

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    the president came on T.V. and announced that there were no more rules‚ if it became legal to do whatever you want‚ would you break those rules? What if the general opinion was that you should follow the old rule? Would you still break those rules? Opinions can make all the difference when it comes to how well a society runs. I feel that rules don’t determine a society’s actions and lifestyle‚ opinions do. “‘—and then‚ the beast might try to come in. You remember how he crawled—’ The semicircle

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    How We Became a Throw-away Society To throw away something means to get rid of something‚ to dispose of something that you do not need or want. It means that you do not keep something. Everyday we throw things away‚ things such as candy wrappers after we have eaten the candy or Styrofoam cups after we have drank our coffee. Or‚ we might throw something away which is broken and cannot be repaired. (Helium) So‚ what does a throw away society mean? Well‚ id does

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