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    Why people choose to live near volcanoes There are a number of different reasons why people choose to live near Volcanoes but here are just 5 of them: Cost of Moving The first and most important reason is that it is expensive to move away from volcanoes. There are people who cannot afford to move away and most of them are in denial and hope that these volcanoes nearby them will not erupt again. After all‚ when a volcano has long been dormant‚ it is easy to assume and hope that it will not erupt

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    ‘Relativist theories give no convincing reason why people should be good.’ Discuss [10] This essay will justify that relativist theories give no convincing reason why people should be good. The main problem with relativism is that what is good and what is bad can always change depending on the person so you can never reach a final answer. There are also arguments where absolutes are necessary. Some people believe that relativism does give a convincing argument why people should be good. Relativism is teleological;

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    These words‚ written by Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ are strong and wise‚ but so many people choose not to follow them. In today’s society‚ as well as in the past‚ people have defaulted to conformity. Society has created this ideal image for all people to follow. There are few people who choose to go against what society wants and choose‚ instead‚ to be individuals. Being an individual separates a person from society‚ and these people will set their own path‚ will have no regret and will be happy. In “Self-Reliance”

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    PEOPLE’S SETTINGS. 1.1. Identify the different reasons people communicate. Communication is a way of exchanging information either verbally‚ in written or non-verbally. As early years practitioners we need to make an effective communication. It may be to a child‚ to a parent‚ to a staff or to visitors. Communication takes many different forms‚ from talking through letters and memos. There are many different reasons as to why people communicate in the setting: * To give and receive

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    Suicide is a very touchy topic in young adult literature; people often debate that the book is inappropriate for the targeted audience. The book Thirteen Reasons Why‚ By: Jay Asher‚ is about a young man‚ Clay Jensen‚ who returns home from school one day to find mysterious box with his name on it sitting on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes with thirteen reasons why his school crush‚ Hannah Baker‚ committed suicide and he’s one of them. Parents‚ and teachers complain that a book containing

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    the importance of establishing “a social state in which all have equal rights” and that the rule of the majority is always the best. However‚ constitutions on the other hand‚ “are codes of rules which aspire to regulate the allocation of powers…among…government”. This conflicts with the concept of democracy as it places restrictions on what the government; elected “by the people‚ for the people”; can do. Surprisingly‚ the country that is often perceived as the closest definition to perfect democracy

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    Sal Palumbo 11/6/13 Forensic psych Prof. Jenkins What Causes A Person To Murder? Some people are able to control anger or frustration and channel these feelings to nondestructive outlets. Others‚ like the man who killed all the elementary school children at Sandy Hook Elementary school‚ exhibit a frightening lack of control. People are often confronted with feelings of disappointment‚ frustration and anger as they interact with government officials‚ co-workers‚ family and even fellow

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    Why People Cheat? People enter into a relationship to get to know the other person‚ they enter into a commitment based on their love‚ and they seek happiness in life. Whether happiness revolves around marriage and kids or a significant other to spend life with. All relationships have problems. A couple married for 35 years did’t hit several bumps in the road. What makes their relationship last while others don’t? That is a tough question to answer because there are a lot of factors. Cheating on your

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    Thirteen Reasons Why‚ a new high school student is a victim of this type of gossip that started complicating her whole life. In high school‚ many people suffer from bullying‚ but the bullies themselves don’t realize the effect of their words. These stories may not be based on a true story‚ but may be written upon true events. Fiction has a way of shaping perspective in our everyday lives‚ especially for teens. Which can also have the same impact as non-fiction. The Thirteen Reasons Why gives the

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    to the majority was long considered as an immutable rule to regulate various of society. Undoubtedly‚ there were a group of philosophers and scientists who maintained an opposite belief to the public‚ eventually fell victim to this fatuous rule and even suffered the death due to their mental conviction in the truth. Socrates‚ as one of the greatest philosophers in ancient Grace‚ still could not avoid this fate being hated among those unwise people. Although it is reasonable to understand why Socrates

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