Some people say that an uncomfortable truth is better than a comfortable lie. People do not want to live a life that is false‚ phony or somehow an illusion. This concept is explored in Peter Weir’s 1998 film The Truman Show and Arthur Miller’s classic play Death of a Salesman. The Truman Show explores one man’s struggle to uncover the truth about the world he lives in. In Death of a Salesman‚ the responder witnesses the unfolding of one man’s struggle as he comes to terms with an uncomfortable truth
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The Chinese proverb‚ "It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness"‚ has a lot of meaning that should be put on practice in life and that should be valued and followed by others. It purports that it is better do something‚ no matter how small the action is about a problem‚ rather than complaint about it and aggravate the situation. The candle in the proverb is a small answer to a large problem‚ it can be a laudable choice in the right way to solving it than just worsening the problem (darkness)
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Which is better—Coke or Pepsi? Chocolate or Vanilla? Conventional food or Organic food? Wait‚ what? It’s easy for us to form answers from our own opinions‚ but not from scientific research. Your best friend might love Pepsi‚ but you could be an adamant supporter of Coke. There is no true evidence that chocolate is better than vanilla. The same applies to food. No one can prove scientifically that organic food is better than conventional food. That’s not to say that regular food is unhealthier or
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Glaucon‚ then‚ picks Thrasymachos’ argument‚ that is better to live an unjust life than just life. In this dialogue‚ Glaucon challenges Plato to proof why be just is better than being unjust. For Glaucon human being is by nature competitive‚ for Plato human nature is either good or bad. In real life‚ real world some people are born bad and other are born good by nature. In Plato’s idealistic world‚ with proper training this nature could be turned good. I would have to disagree with Plato’s teaching. Take
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Yanxiang Zhu English 015 Alethea Kidd 02/23/15 Comparing and Contrasting Good and Bad Driver In principle‚ technological advances in the transport industry have led to the development of various types of cars. Many people across the world own cars and as a result they require drivers for moving from one place to next. On the other hand‚ those without cars use public means where give their safety to a stranger hoping that he or she would get them to their destinations safely. On the same note‚ despite
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daily but they never state facts Until today there was a way to decide which company is better. Therefore Apple is better than Samsung. Apple has a number of pros that Samsung does not‚ like Apple gives so much back‚ and helps the US economy area. Apple also has a better reputation with repair companies‚ and a better rating for repairability then the Samsung. These reasons all add up with why Samsung is better. With people constantly breaking their phones not wanting to pay the any company’s overpriced
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Love Marriage is Better Than Arrange Marriage. Just as we all know‚ life is not a bed of roses. Things do not work as smoothly as we expect them to. Sometime‚ we often change ways‚ make compromises‚ stand stubbornly and let things fall apart. Marriage is the most beautiful relationship that happens to everyone at some point of time. Life is the way we make it to be. Peoples get married because they love each other. They want each of them close for the rest of their life. Due to this statement
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College is better than high school because it gives the student a baby step out into the real world. It also provides them with a since of security while they are adjusting in to the real world. It gives them a chance to be on there own. College lets the student step into adulthood by allowing them to make their own decisions and by letting them deal with them and there consequences. Unlike high school in college the student will have to learn to manage his or her money and provide payment
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to study alone. Others prefer to study with a group of students. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. In my view studying in a group is a better method than studying on your own. Even many research studies have proved that students who engage in group study perform better in both class performance and at the exams. Studying on your own is effective when you have to memorize facts. However as you grow‚ especially in the secondary and tertiary levels of
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There is often debate about whether God is actually existent. People claim that God’s existence can be proved by revelations‚ both special and general. However‚ there is also a problem of which type of revelation is better than the other. I believe that special revelation is better than general revelation. Firstly‚ special revelation is direct intervention of God that really makes an impact. A general revelation which is supported and believed by lots of people is indirect and a person’s life often
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