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    Crimes in our society

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    increasing in our society. We often ask ourselves „why?”. There are many reasons. Firstly the law isn’t strict enough for criminals‚ so many of them aren’t afraid of punishment. Criminals spend too little time in prison and they have too good conditions there. In many countries‚ as in Poland‚ there isn’t death penalty‚ however it would help us to stop increasing violence and crime and it would be a warning for criminals. Another problem is that often the homeless commit crime to go to prison because

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    Our Casuarina Tree

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    and can no longer afford the luxury of mediocrity if we are to forge ahead. This rapidly changing nuclear age requires our youth to be intellectually far more alert and competent than their predecessors‚ and therefore every young man and woman today studying in schools‚ colleges and universities must aim at academic ability of the highest order. In a developing nation like ours‚ where large numbers are still unable to acquire even primary education‚ those undergoing higher education constitute a

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    From the Mind to the Body‚ Self Comes to Mind The mind emerged from the body through the originations of conscious thoughts in an introspective manner that is accessible to the self. A connection between mind and body eventually developed a proprietor within the thinking mind. The neuropsychologist Antonio Damasio believes that a mind with subjectivity is a conscious mind‚ otherwise one would not know of his existence‚ who he is‚ and what he thinks (Damasio‚ 2010). At some point in time‚ the

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    Our Culture Today

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    Ashton Lockwood Professor Aro English 101 20 April 2013 Our culture today Personal Beliefs‚ Attitudes‚ Values‚ Basic Assumptions‚ these values are universal to every human being living today‚ in the past and in our future. These values shaping our behavior relate to cultural context. Today our Societal attitudes toward homosexuality widely range in different cultures‚ historical periods‚ and locations‚ as do attitudes toward sexual desire‚ activity and relationships in general. In general

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    Descartes’ Mind-Body Dualism It can be very simple. Just look at the world and ask yourself‚ “Is everything material? Or are there things in the world that are not material‚ but I still know actually exist?” Then‚ ask yourself a second question‚ “How can I reach at a definition so that the two cannot be mistaken for one another other?” Descartes defined every material thing as having an extension‚ which is another way of saying it occupies space. Furthermore‚ those material things cannot share that

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    A healthy body and mind is very subjective and it depends on each person on how they determine a healthy body and mind. Each and everyone are unique in their own way. Therefore‚ each and everyone have their own perspective on the health of body and mind. A healthy body and mind means having a happy and fulfilled life. There are strong connections between the health of body and mind‚ and a happy life. A healthy mind can lead to a healthy body‚ which automatically lead to a happier life. Generally

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    Flags of Our Fathers

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    Memories of Flags and of Our Fathers In James Bradley’s bestselling book Flags Of Our Fathers‚ Bradley pays homage to his late father John Henry Bradley. John (also nicknamed “Jack” and “Doc”)‚ was one of six men who raised the American Flag on top of Mount Suribachi during World War II. Mount Suribachi was located upon the small island of Iwo Jima‚ Japan. The photo of these heroic flagraisers quickly “became the most recognized‚ the most reproduced‚ in the history of photography

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    Transparency in Our Government Government secrecy has occurred over time from the 1960’s to the present. Government secrecy is harmful to all citizens in the United States because it has been a reoccurring theme for a far too long time‚ citizens have the right to know the information the government is withholding about their country‚ and be aware of the choices our government is making to fix this problem. Since the Cold War the lack of transparency in our government has effected the population

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    Our Country's Good

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    Final reflection on ‘ Our Country’s Good’ For our last unit this year we were to discover and investigate how theater change us as both person and actors through reading “ Our Country’s Good”‚ analyzing the text looking for clues of how theater change people and how it’s presented and also through numerous activities and exercises. We went further to how the race and sex of people can affect its superiority towards the play and also through their daily lives. In other words‚ we were to examine

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    learn things. Music can improve our daily lives and our well-being. It can affect our blood pressure and body organs. Music is a very powerful entity that can drive people’s emotions. Our body experiences something similar to a chain reaction when listening to music therefore; the psychological relationship between music and the mind is very powerful. The auditory cortex in the temporal lobe of the brain connects directly or indirectly to other major nerves of the body. These connections include the

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