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    How can a criminal record affect your life? What is a criminal record? A criminal record is a document that lists a person’s criminal and penal convictions pronounced by the courts of Canada in accordance with federal laws such as the Criminal Code of Canada. However‚ violating a traffic rule of the Quebec Highway Safety Code is not a criminal offence and would not result in a criminal record. In fact‚ offences to provincial penal laws do not result in criminal records. When you are convicted

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    guilt. That is until we read the short article by Peter Singer‚ The Life You Can Save. The philosopher‚ Peter Singer from Princeton University demonstrated different aids for controversy and boasting. But first let me start with‚ if you are one that others would call “weak”‚ why this would make you feel uncomfortable. The article begins by asking you a simple question; would you sacrifice the money and even time to save a stranger’s life? If yes‚ why do you not give more of your money away to charity

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    and the beast. In A Christmas Carol‚ Belle quotes: "another idol has displaced me; and if it can cheer and comfort you in time to come‚ as I would have tried to do‚ I have no just cause to grieve" and then Scrooge says "what idol has displaced you?" and belle says "a golden one". Ebenezer Scrooge learned the same lesson from the three spirits.  From all of them‚ he learned that he needed to turn his life around and be a happier. More caring person than he was at the beginning of the story.  Each

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    is its ability to be understood by the masses. Many believe that the true greatness of art is not necessarily understood by the contemporary population‚ and instead its greatness is later discovered in the future beyond the current generation. There are those that believe that if art will never be great if it is not accepted by a particular population. After analyzing both sides of this argument‚ it seems art can be considered great even if at one time it was not understood by the greater population

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    preventable causes‚ how much should individual countries and global organizations like the United Nations (UN) step in to give much needed aid to countries who struggle? In ‘The Life You Can Save’ by Peter Singer and ‘Domination and Destitution in an Unjust World’ by Ryoa Chung‚ both philosophers propose two different options on how we can address our obligation to the global poor.

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    separate schools or not is a complex and controversial issue. Some people think attending separate schools is benefit for boys and girls to put their heart into studies. On the other hand‚ other people argue that boys and girls would be benefit from not only studies but also social skills if they are put together in the same schools. In the final analysis‚ I prefer the latter one to the former one. In the following discussion‚ I would like to have evidence to support my view. First of all‚ the disadvantage

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    CAN CAR Essay Keaton Mertz Simms-D The goal of the can car lab was to create a rubber band-powered car that demonstrates Newton’s laws‚ and conservation of energy. The advantages of having a heavy rolling can is that I would have a lot of rotational energy and momentum‚ the disadvantage is the car has more static inertia. If the car has more static inertia‚ then it will be harder for the can to roll backwards at the end of its run. The factors affecting the can’s net force (once the rubber band

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    ‘I hate war as only a soldier who has live it canonly as one who has seen its brutality‚ its futility‚ its stupidity’ Through a critical commentary‚ explore your chosen poet’s portrayal of the brutality and futility of war in the Twentieth Century. How typical is the poem of the other poetry that you have read from the Penguin book of First World War poetry in terms of these themes’ In Counter-Attack‚ Siegfried Sassoon vividly conveys the brutality of war and the tragic experience that soldiers

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    of man people have dreamed of the ideal society. A vision that speaks to the hopes of mankind. Numerous men and women have written about their ideal world; Plato when writing his Republic‚ Thomas Moore in his Utopia‚ and Edward Bellamy in Looking Backwards are just a few examples of perfect worlds that have been dreamed by man. Humans are naturally curious beings with an uncanny desire to explore and create. We are each‚ in a sense‚ pioneers that are sent to explore the vastness of time and space.

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