The passage explains what is altruism by giving specific examples. Altruism is the act of giving. Moreover‚ it is a behavior in which the animal sacrifices its own interest for others. Explaining this behavior it gives example of meerkat by‚ a mammal that dwells in the burrows in grassland area of Africa and humans who donate the parts of their body. The passage states certain points explainig the act of altruism shown by animals. The professor‚ however‚ contradicts with these claims stating their
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3. It has been said‚ "Not everything that is learned is contained in books." Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion‚ which source is more important? Why? Knowledge is the key to strive excellence in our life. We gain our knowledge about our lives and the world around us from two channels which are books and experience. These two sources are indeed both important. However‚ most of our knowledge is based on our participation in real
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for that phenomenon is simple: Watching TV is informing but also entertaining. Even in young ages children spend time in front of the television because they learn from it and it’s also fun. But is it really that important in our everyday lives? My opinion is yes. Nearly in every family at least one member switches on the television one time a day. But that’s understandable. First of all‚ we have a wide variety of TV programs and they offer the viewers nearly everything and every time something fitting
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first month by lunar calendar when the Tet holidays finish and everybody goes back to work. There are various customs practiced during Tet such as ancestral worshipping‚ visiting a person’s house on the first day of the new year‚ wishing Tet wishes‚ giving lucky money to young children and old people‚ wishing longevity to the oldest people‚ opening rice paddies or opening a shop. Mid-Autumn Festival Tet Trung Thu is formerly autumn festival‚ and then becomes tet trong trang (moon looking festival)
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don’t know where I would be without them right now. My parents have helped me in so many ways‚ good and bad. I‚ being an only child‚ have a lucky advantage because there is only one of me to take care of. My parents see to giving me anything that I need and sometimes want. Giving me a plate full of food whenever I’m hungry or scolding me for doing something wrong. My parents are always forgiving‚ even for big mistakes when they should disown me. The second aspect I am most thankful for is having
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you are in a restaurant if you have to breathe another person’s cigarette smoke beside you instead of delicious meal fragrances‚ it affects you negatively and you can not enjoy your meal. Therefore‚ smoking ban in restaurants is a good policy in my opinion. On the other hand‚ if you stay in an indoor space where people smoke‚ a little bit later you realize that your clothes and your hair (if you have a long one) smells awful. Especially‚ women are so sensitive about it‚ because they ever
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skills‚ values‚ believing’s and habits of people are being transferred from one generation to the next through stories‚ discussions‚ teaching‚ training‚ and researching. But with time education changes‚ it is developing through technology. In my opinion the future education will be all about the cloud (Wi-Fi)‚ it will especially develop in 3 factors of education. Even nowadays most schools are using the cloud very often. Teachers are using the cloud to set‚ collect and grade their students homework
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meeting others‚ or knowing new friends‚ people might be getting used to merely caring those who they often keep in touch and their selves things. In addition‚ website criminals might grow rampantly while people depend on the computers too much. For example‚ those online transactions‚ social networks‚ or cloud computing drives which require users leaving their personal information might be in the risk of being stolen by hacker attack. Furthermore‚ there are also some criminals getting advantage of being
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Love is meant to be not arranged Some people believe in love at first sight‚ while others believe it takes time to love someone. In life having a companion is very important factor. It’s hard to form a good relationship right when you meet that someone. If a relationship goes well‚ it could eventually end in marriage. Some cultures in the world however don’t allow their children to meet that special someone on their own. Parents in many cultures disapprove of love for their children. Would you
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Public Opinion on Gun Control The twentieth century was a time of many political assassinations and violent shootings. A nation in shock mourned the deaths of President John Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King‚ Jr. At the end of the twentieth century the nation endured rising rates of violent crime‚ with young people frequently involved as victims and perpetrators and often armed with guns. Between July 1992‚ and June 30‚ 1999‚ there were 358 school-associated violent deaths in the
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