lived a simple life in the bustling castle city. On the weekdays she would teach history to a sea of angsty teenagers at Farina high school and on the weekend she spent her days huddled on the couch in her living room with a mug of piping coffee grading homework and reading of the numerous adventures of legendary heroes. She was content with her simple life. Once‚ a long time ago‚ she used to dream of going one of these magical adventures but now after growing up and facing the trials of life‚ she was
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degree rape‚ which could warrant anywhere up to a life time in prison‚ to a simple charge of unlawful fondling of a child. Instead of doing 5 years in prison‚ he got out in 2 months and a year of probation. The attorney who defended this man in court was none other than Hillary Rodham‚ who of course would later become Hillary Clinton. Hillary did not only defend this man‚ but she lied about the circumstances under which she did so. In her book Living History‚ Hillary wrote the following: “[Prosecuting
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In Steven Herrick’s novel the simple gift the central character billy survives only because of the support of those around him. –Disagree Steven Herrick’s novel ‘The Simple Gift’‚ tells the story of Billy‚ a 16 year old boy who trades his father’s brutal home for a life of no address. Throughout the novel we learn that Billy does not survive because of the support of those around him. He instead survives with his independence as he was able to make a living of himself without anyone’s help. Belonging
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Laroza‚ Elaine Andrea D. November 23‚ 2013 Pre-Dental 2A Exercise No. 1 SIMPLE KEYS TO A FULLER LIFE DIVINE GUIDANCE Many Meanings for Divine. Guidance can come from many sources. Yet by opening to guidance from the divine‚ we open to the support of powerful forces greater than ourselves. The divine has different meanings for different people‚ whether it be God‚ Creator‚ Jehovah‚ Allah‚ or Great Spirit. Yet even if you don’t believe in any of these‚ consider the possibility
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A Life Worth Living After being sentenced to death for his controversial views and teachings of politics and religion to the youth of Ancient Athens‚ the historical philosopher Socrates was given an ultimatum to spend the remainder of his in exile. To this‚ Socrates stated “the unexamined life is not worth living”. [i] Like the subjective nature of philosophy itself‚ this quote from one of the most famous philosophers of all time can come in an array of interpretations. What Socrates
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Bounce: Living the Resilient Life Name Institution Bounce: Living the Resilient Life Summary In the book “Bounce: Living the Resilient Life‚” the author‚ Robert J. Wicks‚ argues that the contemporary world is full of stress (2009). However‚ the book asserts that people should not be crushed by the world’s pressure because every individual has a range of resilience. Resilience gives people the ability to meet and learn from the day-to-day challenges and stresses of the current world (Wicks‚
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In Philosophy this far‚ we’ve covered many topics. In highlighting Philosophy‚ Wisdom‚ and the quote‚ “ The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living”‚ I will express the knowledge and insight I’ve taken away from Unit 1. This embodies one of the many examples of the concepts I will explain: “Too often‚ we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of the thought” (JFK). Philosophy is the rational analysis of the truths and principles of being‚ knowledge‚ or conduct; the pursuit of happiness
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with life; why things were; what they were; and how things were. Socrates had many (philosophical) teachers throughout his youth‚ although it is said that he was not satisfied with many of them and this is how he had come about to create his own unique methods for the search of knowledge. Socrates once said “The unexamined life is not worth living”. This quote‚ from the son of a sculptor‚ and his profound thoughts‚ is one of many that modern-day philosophy is based on. He lived his life on the
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LIVING LIFE WITHOUT AN ARM OR LEG The metaphor “cost an arm and a leg” is an expensive and bold statement. The subtext of this idiom is that the price may be exorbitant and nobody knows exactly how life would be without our limbs‚ unless they were tragically removed. The life change without limbs would make us realize the value and purpose of each limb. The reflection now changes to those born handicapped or without limbs in order to make the healing transition less devastating. The overall
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------------------------------------------------- What makes life worth living? ------------------------------------------------- At the point of hearing this‚ numerous started popping in my head! I live because of a lot of things. At first‚ I couldn’t quite get my thoughts together. So‚ I did some research. I must tell you that these words - “growing‚ creating‚ helping‚ realizing‚ playing and relating” are not my own‚ but from my research. Although that is the case‚ it fits perfectly for me
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