accomplishment‚ and the opportunity to pursue a never-ending challenge. My bestfriends are the same girls I run miles and miles a week with. I will forever cherish the hours we have spent running laps around Centerburg Memorial Park. By running I know what it feels like to be immensely proud of myself. The amazing feeling you get when you bust out a new PR is like no other. Though‚ that PR can always become faster. You can always become stronger‚ run further‚ and learn more.
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The Crucible Even though not all puritans were bad Christians‚ those who broke the puritan beliefs were. In the Crucible‚ two main characters name Abigail Williams‚ and John Proctor broke the three puritan beliefs: Plainness‚ Grace‚ and Divine Mission. Plainness follows the 10 commandments for example‚ “Thou Shall Not Kill‚ and Thou shall not bear false witness against its neighbor”. Grace represents the cleansing of the soul. For instance if you envy someone‚ you would have to be cleansed of
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Therefore‚ in order for society to become perfectly diverse with religion we need to respect others religions. Age is also an important diversity aspect to me‚ because I believe the older the wiser since they have already been through what the younger generations are now doing‚ so they can help us. The younger generation can help the older generation by showing them new things to help the live their lives more efficiently with technology. People say the reason we have history is so that
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The second reading “Land of Smoke and Mirrors: The Meaning of Punishment and Control” explores the educational setting and likens it to a prison by enclosing students and supervising them to produce docile students who are unable to think for themselves. In this sense‚ the school is a training grounds to prepare students for life in prison. The structure and effects of this institution remind me of Bentham’s Panopticon structure of prisons where they focused on controlling the individual by controlling
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Χαίρετε‚ or ¨hello¨ in you mortals English language. My name‚ as you may know‚ is Demeter‚ the goddess of harvest and grain. I am the powerful daughter of Kronos and Rhea. I‚ provide the growth of agriculture each year‚ including wheat‚ plants‚ and many harvestable crops. I have several symbols that are sacred to me including‚ many types of livestock‚ the crane‚ and various flowers. Along with being commonly known as the goddess of harvest and grain‚ I am known as the goddess of the cycle of life/death
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“Greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works.” (Gordo Gecko). Taking this particular belief system into consideration‚ it is evident that from an economic perspective‚ acting according to self-interest within a corporate environment‚ in turn significantly benefits the public. Enron however is a picture-perfect example of excessive greed not bringing about the above stated benefits to employees and society. Immoral behaviour and unethical leadership ultimately resulted in ethical scandals‚ major financial
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my biggest critic. I gave in to conformity. I truly hated the way I looked‚and came to the conclusion that I was worthless. Until this day I never took into consideration how much appearance could truly weigh on someone. Originality is what sets us apart from other people‚which is why Comparison is the thief of joy. It took me a while to grasp the fact that spending time comparing yourself to others is ludicrous. It is as if I was unaware that I am the only “me” this world will
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you can express yourself. I do this with my memorial stone. It is a way for me to express my faith in a way that will not be to noticeable. The reason why I don’t want it to be to noticeable is because of what Mathew 6:4 says‚ “so that your giving may be done in secret. And your Father‚ who sees what is done in secret will reward you.”. This is why I keep it small and never tell anyone about it. That is why my memorial stone is special for me beyond the normal
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PHIL 2200 REVIEW QUESTIONS1) Etymologically‚ what does Philosophy mean? Ancient Greek: Philo – Love‚ Sophia – Wisdom/knowledge. The love of wisdom.2) What is epistemology? Theories of knowledge 3) What is ontology? The study of being.4) What is ethics? A system of moral principles.5) According to Singer‚ what are four things that ethics are not? Particularly concerned with sex An ideal system which is useless in practice Something only intelligible in context with religion Relative or Subjective
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I could never leave this woman I have started a family with‚ but at the same time I can’t stay in this dead end relationship. I want the old Mina‚ the sassy‚ passionate‚ fearless woman she used to be. My dreams have changed‚ what used to be important to me is no longer relevant. How can I share my concerns with Mina without collapsing our false sense of hope‚ and leaving us disheartened? I know I must act‚ and fast. The relationship will not heal on its own‚ we will not come
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