...World Wars, bombings, mass murders, and everyday discrimination; however, the world also contains a lot of good, such as adoption, helping the homeless, and even countries supporting each other during a war. In the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Death sees all the good that humans are capable of doing, but he also sees all the bad that they have. While Death is reading Liesel's book, he reads a lot about the good that humans have done, such as how the Hubermann family kept Max in their basement. He also reads the bad that has happened to them, such as how Hans was punished when he went to help the Jew in the Jew Parade. Due to of all these examples, Death is left unsure of how he feels...
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... Thursday January 10, 2012 i. Introduction: a. We all know we shouldn't smoke, but why is smoking bad for you? Instead of just taking it at face value let's break down the specific reasons why smoking is bad for you and, if you are a smoker, why you should stop smoking as soon as possible. b. Yes, smoking is bad for your health. c. There is health, cosmetic, and financial reasons why smoking is bad for you. ii. BP 1- 2nd best argument a. First of all, smoking can cause many risks in your health. b. First and foremost, smoking is horrible for your health and leads to numerous diseases and disorders. c. “Smoking leads to cancer, heart diseases, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD alone kills thousands of smokers yearly. From the first breath of smoke the damage begins and the longer a smoker continues smoking the worse the damage becomes.” d. Basically it explains how smoking is bad for you, and affects your health. Just by smoking it leads to many risk factors. Lots of damages go towards your lungs, respiratory system, but also to other parts of the body. e. Smoking could change your life dramatically. iii. BP 2- least effective argument a. Second of all, smoking has many unpleasant cosmetic on the smoker. b. Smoking gives you bad breath. Continuous smoking also leads to yellow teeth. A smoker is three times more likely than a non smoker to lose their teeth...
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...College Essay Most college scholarships ask you to write a 500+ word essay, which isn’t that bad, but what is the reason behind it? Do most people that require an essay ever read them? Seriously, who has time to read a 1000+ word essay and chose from the best. Personally, that doesn’t seem to be fair because most people have trouble writing a paragraph, and then we are expected to write a huge essay telling about something in our life or respond to a weird question with a topic that most people won’t even think about. With topics such as, “Explain how your life changed with a death of a parent,”or “How would college affect your career,” or even “Why I deserve this scholarship.” Well, I’m going to explain everything I possibly can. The death of any parent would make anyone change, because no one is the same; we are all unique. With my dad’s death I didn’t know how to act for the longest time, and I still don’t; I say this because the day my father died, the doctor called all of my family back where he lay, hooked up to life support, lifeless. Just looking at his body, I didn't feel anything; however, I looked at the situation as is he wasn’t really dead because I was 12 and didn’t know...
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...shines a new light on how death is perceived. The book tells the story of Liesl, a young girl in Germany, who loves to read. As her family keeps a Jew in their basement during World War II, she finds herself stealing books and reading them during the bombings on her home street. Death’s narration of the book is the best way to tell Liesel’s story because he is unbiased, knows everything, and connects with Liesel. Death’s narration shows the true story of a little girl on Himmel Street, without any exaggeration. Death is an unbiased narrator for The Book Thief. For starters Death is not narrating about himself, so he can be blunt and honest. Death is not human, he can’t completely relate to humans and...
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...Written assignment 5 Life as a teenager isn’t always as easy as it seems. Actually it is the most difficult part in life for many people which we get to see in Anna Hope’s short story “A gap of sky”. Some choose to focus on education whereas other choose alcohol and partying. Whatever path people would choose they all will be lead to the right path in the end no matter what has happened in the past. It just takes time. The short story shows us that even when you have had a rough time in the past you can always come out to be a beautiful and great person however you have to do the right things when the time comes. Furthermore even though you feel lonely or sad you just have to make some adjustments in your life which is manageable if you have the right attitude. The short story takes place in London where Ellie wakes up feeling sick because she had been partying last night, but she has to get up to write her assignment. In between a problem occurs due to she has to go to the store and buy some ink. If she weren’t to deliver the assignment she would get kicked out of the literature school. On her way to the store she notices a glove which has it middle finger pointed at the sky, and also she visits a museum that has an exhibition about life and death. The longer she walks the more clear she‘s starting to see how bad of a life she has been living and at the end of the story we get to see that she ends up writing her assignment because she knows it is the right thing to...
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...as he does the Baptist preacher. He teaches love, tolerance, healing and help. To me, the healthcare field has incorporated these teaching that I have grown up with into an area of practice I can work. For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to be in the medical field, a veterinarian to be exact. As I grew up and no longer saw the world though the innocent eyes of a child I began to see the major bias the world held. For every “pro animal” project I’d see far less for humans. I began to see that people were more concerned with protecting animals than children. Our society places animals on a pedestal that is equal to humans if not higher. I knew wanted to stay in the medical but began to shift my sight on helping people, that’s why I became a nurse. Heather is fantastic. Being from a conservative background my parents sheltered me from most of the “evils” of this generation. I never did drugs, snuck out, stolen from my parents or tried to hurt anyone just because I can. I have always been taught and still fully believe life begins at...
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...Here you go. Be warned...it's long: Ok, so here’s the argument: Let’s begin with the traditional narrative: At Muhammad’s death, there is a power struggle between Abu Bakr and Ali. The supporters of Abu Bakr’s claim are the Sunnis, the supporters of Ali’s claim are the Shi’ite. The Sunnis believe that leadership should be elected from those who deserve it, the Shi’ite believe it should be passed down Muhammad’s bloodline. The Sunnis win out and Abu Bakr takes power. Over time, these two groups have various fights resulting in the civil war termed the Fitnah. There are major theological which are a direct result of differences on where spiritual authority rests. My response: None of this makes sense. Let’s start at the beginning. At Muhammad’s death, there is supposedly a struggle between Abu Bakr and Ali over who should be the leader. This doesn’t make sense. Ali is far too young to be a contender for leadership. Remember, this is still in the early stages of Islam, so everyone is used to the pre-Islamic leadership structure. The leader is traditionally the sheikh, an elder of the tribe who brings wisdom and experience to the table. Abu Bakr, at 61 years old, fits that bill. Ali? He’s in his early 30’s. No one will take his leadership seriously. And that’s something that is very important because whoever takes leadership is going to face rebellion. What happens when you have an extremely strong leader and he dies? People start rebelling. They test how much power the successor...
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...of view. I agree with Wolf’s decision in the end, her father lived a full life and did not want to die a slow painful, torturing death. If I were ever put in the position to give advice or even assist with a suicide or euthanasia, I would weigh the outcome for the family member or friend that I am acting for. If this person were as bad off as Wolf’s father, yes I would do everything in my power to help them stay comfortable. I would want them to live long and I would probably be a bit selfish about the decision at first. If I knew it was what my loved one wished for, I think I would do anything in my power to help them get their “dying” wish. If a person is in that bad of shape and cannot eat on their own or perform most daily task, isn’t it almost like being comatose? If the life will never have any real value and they will end up in pain for the rest of their time on earth, isn’t that the same as being cruel to animals and making them suffer? Why would any loved one want to see someone they love suffer through any more pain than they have to? If the quality of life has been diminished and the real ability to do almost anything is gone, would you want to be kept alive in pain? In my personal will, it states that if I am comatose with less than 40% brain activity, unplug the machine. If I have cancer and they cannot cure it, if I am in so much pain I can no longer enjoy any of my life or loved ones in it. I am to be left alone for my own suicide. My husband will have...
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...legalised for a number of reasons, one of which is because people think that it would lead to bigger things, like Cocaine and Heroin. They also believe that it warps your mind when taking it, and making you change in a bad way. Also it has been proven that if it used a sufficient amount of times, it will lead to dementia, schizophrenia, and other ailments that mean you will forget past memories and have shorter brain capacities. Another reason is that it is perceived to be highly addictive, meaning you would end up spending all your money on it, and if you couldn’t stop you could maybe end up homeless or worse. One of the other reasons that it is illegal just now is because it is associated with unfashionable lifestyles, because it is thought to be a drug for hippies and rock stars, and basically just ‘’junkies’’. On the other hand, a lot of people want to see it get made legal. They believe that it helps relief pain when someone is in a lot of pain, this has been proven by a study at the University of Freiburg in 2008, when the drug was given to 31 people with things like the flu, and diarrhoea and everyone one showed that they felt a lot better and there mind had been taking of the thought of pain. Also it is been proven that there have only been two deaths related to...
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...Some decisions are hard to make and to sign something that may bring good or bad is a tough decision, but should be signed for the greater good. This novel Lyddie by Katherine Paterson is about a farmgirl in Vermont named Lyddie who travels to Lowell to become a factory girl to earn money and pay off debts. After awhile of working in the factory Lyddie is given the option to sign a petition for better working conditions and has a tough time deciding whether if she should sign or not. While some people believe that Lyddie should not work at the factory at Lowell because she'd be far from home as well as family, she should because it would be a great way of making money to pay off debts and to help create a better life for herself and possibly...
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...In a lot of stories, there is a protagonist and antagonist, one is the villain while the other is the hero. Prince Hamlet is the protagonist. At the beginning of the story, he is around 30 years old. He comes back home to Denmark after his studies in Germany. When he came home he learned that his father has died. If this isn't bad enough his mother becomes close to a man and decide to marry him. Queen Gertrude marries Claudius, who is Hamlet's uncle but now Claudius is the King of Denmark.This shifted the power of the country, this made things change with Hamlet.The shift of power in the country as well as him grieving over his father made Hamlet a man of thinking rather than logic. Hamlet does not understand why the court is so hell-bent on...
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...This may be the last you ever hear of me, so I figured that I might as well write to you about my experiences of life in the trenches. Basically it’s a living hell, everyday I go through the constant fear of disease and death. Never knowing when the enemy will attack. Never knowing when my life would end. I’ve seen it happen to, too many already. The weather conditions here only enforce death. It’s below freezing, and when the night strikes, it gets so cold that even our clothes and blankets freeze solid. Many of us have actually suffered from frostbite, which has caused some of us to lose our fingers. The dreadful rain, it would flood the trenches and leave everything muddy, and as a result, leave us with a delightful gift called trench foot....
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...Yes, I believe in the death penalty. Criminals that have spent years in prison sometimes can turn very heartless and some will never change. I think the death penalty should be reinstated in the U.K. Sure there are several reasons to why people would be against it, like the fact that an inmate can spend several years on death row and receive trials to try and get them off during their waiting time. And, yes, innocent people could be executed, but it’s not as a big of a number as people make it out to be. The death penalty does deteriorate crime, specifically homicide rates, but when a convicted murderer is released from prison there is a 90%+ chance they will re-commit, only because they have been deprived from the outside world for such a long time and there are new things for them to introduced to, which may intimidate them. But at least when you execute the inmate, it’s one less person regular society has to worry about. People like them that are serving time just don’t change. Just put them to death so they cant terrorize society anymore. Surely, it would be a win win situation anyway, because their suffering would cease as well. The medieval philosopher, Thomas Aquinas made this point very clear: “Therefore, if any man is dangerous to the community and is subverting it by some sin, the treatment to be commended in his execution in order to preserve the common good… Therefore to kill a man who retains his natural worthiness is intrinsically evil, although it may be justifiable...
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...FRATERNITY PROBLEM AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS IN TAGUM CITY Research Paper Presented to Prof. Esterlita Pacal English 201, 7:30 Caser, Novy Jane H. Tambis,Jennel Calledo, Jappet John S. September1,2014 Acknowledgement Every project big or small is successful largely due to the effort of wonderful people who have always given their valuable advice or lent a helping hand. We sincerely appreciate the inspiration; support and guidance of all those people who have been instrumental in making this term paper a success. We, Novy Jane H. Caser, Jennel Tambis, and Jappet John S. Calledo, the students of University of Mindanao Tagum College (UMTC), we extremely thankful to our beloved advicer Mrs. Esterlita Pacal for his exemplary guidance, monitoring and constant encouragement throughout the course of this termpaper. The blessing, help and guidance given by her time to time shall carry us a long way in the journey of our life. Besides our adviser, we would like to thank our Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Antonio P. Caser, Jr, Mr. & Mrs. Joselito R. Calledo for supporting our studies financially and emotionally.We also thank them for their unconditional love and trust even though they’re not always in our side. We would like to thank also these following persons : Ms. Rheabel Kaye Hernandez for helping us and guiding us to make this term paper, without her we never complete it successfully; Ms. Marissa Doylabo for lending her laptop ; and Ms. Marjorie...
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...prison because it has better living conditions, much better security, and punishment isn't as bad. In Anthem, There are many things that Modern Prison is better than Anthem Prison. There are 3 great ways why Modern jail is better. The 3 ways are Living conditions, security, and punishment. Living conditions in Anthem are very poor compared to Modern day. Anthem Living conditions in prison are very...
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