To be civilized means to be humane‚ organized‚ and refined. In order for a society to be civilized it must show compassion and benevolence‚ it must maintain organized practices and customs‚ and it must be free of impurities and undesired elements. The western world often possesses the stigma of Africa remaining an uncivilized population. However‚ in Chinua Achebe’s traditional novel Things Fall Apart Achebe dares to break this stigma by depicting the civilized society of the Igbo people; The Igbo
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but what it entailed and meant for the soldiers and those they served for. “This is a State above the Law. The State exists for the State alone.” (Lines 1-2) Due to the importance the war carried in regards to politics and other affairs‚ the United States or the “State” as Kipling referred to it‚ cared little about the troops it had to sacrifice (Kratsas Web). As a master or craft through words‚ Kipling’s intellect allowed him to distinguish between the true intentions of the state and what it disguised
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to know as “home.” Whatever people associate the word with‚ it holds some specific meaning to each member of the human race. Every individual is different‚ so there will be disagreements. However‚ there is some common ground amongst society for what it thinks of as “home.” This is also true in my particular group. There are variations‚ but there are similarities as well. Everyone holds somewhat of a different connotation for the word “home.” To me‚ home is much more than a place or an address
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Women have been judged and told that they “couldn’t do” certain things for hundreds of years‚ especially female athletes. Whether it was for the “emotional level of a woman”‚ or just their supposed “inability to play”‚ they have been unappreciated for what they can do by sexist‚ misogynistic men like Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He claims that‚ “you know‚ the girls‚ they are more unstable emotionally than us [men]”. I am glad that this idea of female athletes has faded over the years‚ and that women are finally
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My So-Called Life What is the underlying meaning of the title of the series? The title of the show‚ My So-Called Life‚ suggests the understanding of meaninglessness that many teenagers experience. It shows us how it is to feel judged by others and it encapsulates the main theme of the series. The show depicts the teenage years as being difficult and confusing rather than a light‚ fun-filled time. This series deals with the expectations that people have of teenagers. The
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INTRODUCTION “A true relationship is someone who accepts your past‚ supports your present‚ loves you and encourages your future.” This research discuss about the effects on students having a relationship or affair to opposite sex while studying. This research will figure out many effects that may lead to a positive or negative outcome that is useful to the students themselves. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary‚ relationship is a romantic or sexual relationship between two people. A lot
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Accountability- Being answerable to others Concillum Plebus- The “common-people” assembly which helped give the citizens more political power Empire- A dominating nation with extensive territories and a powerful ruler Laws of the 12 Tables- Guidelines for citizen’s behavior; a list of Roman customs about property and punishment Mercenary- A soldier who is hired for service in a foreign country Patrician- Member of Rome’s richest and most important families who served on the Senate for life
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the help of the early adopters. However‚ Moore demonstrated that‚ in the curve‚ there are gaps between each group in the accepting the new product if it showed the same way as it was to the group that it left. Therefore‚ the “chasm” in this book means the gap between the early adopters and the pragmatists. And the “crossing” refers to the ways to get rid of this gap in order to sell the product to the pragmatists. To cross the chasm‚ Moore suggested that the companies have to (1) Target the point
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Does The End Justify The Means? by Mortimer J. Adler‚ Ph.D. Does the end justify the means? Can it sometimes be right to use a bad means to achieve a good end? Don’t the conditions of human life require some shadiness and deceit to achieve security and success? First‚ let’s try to understand the sense in which the word "justifies" is used in the familiar statement that "the end justifies the means." After that we can consider the problem you raise about whether it is all right to employ
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We often ask ourselves if our lifestyle is healthy. Whether we live long and happily very much depends on how we live and how we treat our bodies. The most obvious health safe-guarding steps are the following: regular checkups‚ exercising every day‚ quitting smoking‚ shedding excessive weight‚ controlling daily stress‚ relaxing and sleeping enough. Also eating well is a very important thing. As far as a diet is concerned‚ we should always give priority to simple wholefood over richer and meatier
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