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    that by giving it a bit more time he might be able to convince the people of Athens of their faulty thinking as he had spent his entire life doing before? Didn’t Socrates himself believe that helping others to see the errors in their thinking was a kindness? If he truly believed himself to be innocent than not giving up the quest to convince others of that innocence’s would be a just cause. I find it hard to believe that Socrates would not be able to find a just reason to escape, even…

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    Amelie Character Analysis

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    him company and putting together clips of random movies that he could watch for entertainment. And to her other neighbor, the grocery owner, she would make mischievous acts in his apartment as revenge for how he treated one of his employees. As mentioned earlier, her mischievousness did not go away. Lastly, she returns Nino’s photo album. After several encounters, she returns the album back to him- a prized possession of his. These small acts of kindness built more and more satisfaction to…

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    people do not choose any random one because dating and marriage affect the quality of life of individuals according to their choice of spouse. “The top three categories of adjective/descriptions listed by the males for what characteristics they wanted in a partner were looks/attractiveness, caring/loving, and intelligence. For…

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    A year ago, my 40-year-old aunt passed away after a long battle with various forms of cancer. During her treatment, she found that often the chemotherapy’s symptoms were more painful than those of cancer. She was constantly cold, unrelenting dry skin, and chronic metallic taste. After her death, I recognized that nobody should have to struggle with chemotherapy symptoms like my aunt. For this reason, I began ChemoComforts Baskets, a 501(c)(3) that creates and delivers bags full of care items…

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    The Death Of Ivan Ilych

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    Sometimes it’s the little things that get to you. There are random acts of kindness and hatred everyday, and some of them just seem wrong and stick with us longer than they should. Terrible grammar on facebook and dumb status updates lower our standards on social media, and current wars and riots lower our faith in human kindness. In fact, these ideas are decaying our society, causing a lost faith in humanity. At least, this is what Leo Tolstoy thought This russian writer grew up in a…

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    Almighty", Evan does not want to build an ark for God because he would rather want to focus on his life. God laughs at him when he wants to focus on his life because it is not God’s plan. God tells him to change the world he needs to do one act of random kindness at a time. So by persuasion from God, Evan decides to build the ark for God. In this scene the representation of God is also as a human like us and is calling upon Evan to complete the task of building the ark for him. In the scene…

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    There 's a difference between doing charity to make a difference and doing charity to feel good about you. If you can combine the two, only then can you truly feel the joys of reaching out to those in need of your random acts of kindness. Moderation - Leading a life in moderation means to achieve a balance in life. Knowing where to stop and when is enough is to create balance as overdoing may lead you away from the joys that you started with. The secret to a happy and abundant…

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the New Deal in response to the beginning of the Great Depression, the Great Depression started on October 29, 1929. The Stock Market crashed and millions of Americans lost their jobs and had to live on the streets desperately searching for jobs with little hope of being accepted into a new job. Nearly 15 million Americans were unemployed and almost half of the country’s banks have failed. Franklin D. Roosevelt helped ease the matter of the Great Depression in…

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    at least when it comes to violence common sense is not that common. The core of this book is about using your intuition. If you feel something “ain’t” right assume it is not right. Humans, like all thinking animals, have learned to perceive and act. The humans being are the top of the food chain regarding this this bility to perceive. Unfortunately, for humans, we have the ability to use judgment. This is our downfall when it comes to perception. A typical example would be a woman who…

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    Happiness is an emotion that is typically explored by psychologists. This can be studied by sociologists too. Sociologists have developed theories that explain responses based on group dynamics. Karl Marx and C. Wright Mills both have a view on society based on the class system. Marx developed his theory based on power within the capitalist system. He believed classes existed and there were disparities in society and those inequalities deprived lower classes of materials and resources…

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