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    if life takes a different form other than human life, such as the environment that makes human life possible. The talk of global warming and the effects humans have on the environment is talked about a lot in today’s society, but is anything really being done about it? The use of the environment and its resources are taken for granted by humans on a large scale, and although a small number of people are doing things to stop it, there needs to be a bigger change. That’s why in this article…

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    This simulation inspired me that, the balance of power can not simply explain the cause of World War I. By using Waltz’s three levels of analysis, the individual acts and beliefs, the collision of interest between states, as well as the anarchic nature of the international system could explain the outbreak of WWI. On the individual level, important figures significantly affected the possibility of war and the process of history. For example, Garivalo Princie was a Serbian nationalist who…

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    it will stay with him forever. Since Gawain has decided to wear the girdle for as long as he lives he will never be freed from it nor the meaning it bears. The girdle changes from something that was said to be able to keep him alive to now strictly being a reminder of his own sin. This girdle also possesses another symbolic meaning when the people in Arthurs court begin to wear them to, “keep company with their well-loved Gawain” (2518)—not because they, too, need a constant reminder of sin—but…

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    This world has evolved so much that scientists have found a cure for aging and people no longer grow old or die from any natural causes. The short story 2BRO2B by Kurt Vonnegut, is about sacrifice and evolution and reveals that when we, as human beings, evolve it will lead to us making sacrifices we wouldn’t make unless it was the last possible option. Every bad situation has been solved and no one has to worry about dying anymore. Everybody continues to live until they decide that they don’t…

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    unexpected situations that could happen to anyone to show how people make immoral decisions when put into tough situations. As a whole in Lord of the Flies the characters that were faced with tough times which was all of the children ended up not being so mentally tough and reacted by becoming crazed mentally weak children. As soon as the kids end up on the island in Lord of the Flies they are just normal kids who have not had any real problems in their short time they have been on earth. Before…

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    In Of Mice and Men and The Yellow Wallpaper, John Steinbeck and Charlotte Perkins Gilman use strong elements of literary techniques to create and convey the idea of a futile existence. In the texts, hopes and dreams are explored through characterisation, imagery and symbolism to represent the idea of a futile existence. The concept of dreams to show the character’s hope and aspiration, determination for a better future, and to illustrate the difficulties of survival, with unrealised dreams…

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    Analytical essay: Refugees Welcome Movement The rhetoric I have chosen consist of the ongoing humanitarian refugee crisis that Syrian people are going through each and every day, while war cripples the country. The author of the rhetoric shows how the world was woken up to the crisis after a video clips emerged and a picture from the video went viral around the globe. A Syrian child covered in dust and blood sits in an orange ambulance chair, gray and alone. His stunned, mute face has been…

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    wires it was extremely hard for the troops to move and so soldiers’ dreaded going “over the top” as they could barely get past their own barbed wires. However, staying in trenches with corpses and filth lying around would greatly affect any human beings mental and physical health. It also happened that artillery fire was a daily event and there were times where soldiers were shelled by their own side either due to errors or defective shells. Either way, trench warfare was horrendous and as put…

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    "Butch" Weldy is the one that hunts down Minerva (Goddess of Wisdom) and Doctor Meyers is the one that attempts to save her.The poet lets us know that small-town America is very judgmental because you can say that those who were wise were the ones being judged("hunts") by their appearance and their beliefs.But if it were literal, then why would Weldy want to hunt Minerva for no reason? Also why was Doctor Meyers polite and not like the people of the streets?Why is Weldy nicknamed "Butch"? In…

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    Was Hitler seeking a World war in 1939 when he invaded Poland? On the morning of September 1, 1939 the decision was made to invade Poland. The German army attacked Poland. We now know today that this was the beginning of the Second World War. Today there is a lot historians know about what happened but, one thing historians have not come across the answer to and continue to debate about, Did Hitler intend to start the second world war when invading Poland? This is a complicated debate. One…

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