The meaning of life is to give your gift away". ... It gives us a deeper understanding into why we have certain beliefs and gives us knowledge about such beliefs. ... This gives them power over the general civilians, which they are capable of exploiting. ... Consequently, knowledge of religion (Buddhism), can give purpose to a large group of people by giving them a common goal to work towards. The four truths of Buddhism also give them a better understanding of life , thereby giving meaning to their social lives. ...

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Wilfred Owen uses language in Dulce Et Decorum Est to give the reader the impression that war is horrible and that dying for one's country is not all the glory and honour that it seems, and that in reality, dying in a war, no matter for what cause, can be both painful and full of suffering, while Rupert Brooke on the other hand, uses language in The Soldier, to give the reader the impression that dying in war for one's country, is very honourable, and glorious. ... As for imagery, Rupert Brooke uses calm and peaceful images, to give the reader the image of pastoral and idyllic En...

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When a student in a monastery would have a question what was needed to reach enlightenment, the master would not give a direct answer. ... Whenever one gives a name to something, he is giving that object an identity, but according to the emptiness of objects, it should not have an identity. ... When there is no longer the need to use words to give identities to objects in the world, then the act of meditation can then be perfected. ... In return, whenever an individual gives an object an identity, by calling it by a name, it reflects his own personal perception of it, and not the actual identi...

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He devotes most of his time to explaining the basics of the banking concept of education, and fails to give a concrete example of a student in the problem posing education. ... However, there is a serious lack of information on the problem posing style of education; he gives you bits and pieces of the puzzle but never really puts them all together. He spends so much of his time describing, in his mind, the fundamentally unconcerning banking concept of education, he never really gives a clear view of what his ideal form of education consists of. ... He is giving his audience a way to participat...

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If you viewed trust as a person and put a uniform on it, a coaches jacket, or a wedding band on it, how difficult would it be accepting that not everybody can be trusted; however, if we went through out life without trusting each other, and neglecting family and friends such as family reunions, cook outs, Sunday dinners, sweet sixteen, and the birth of a new family member, or friends child we might as well give up on life itself and hand over the keys to the White House to global terrorism, but we don't give up. We hold on to the value of trust regardless of different beliefs, narrow mind...

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The author then gives examples of stupidity in America and leads the reader to believe this is the general behavior. ... For example, Pizza Hut gives away pizzas as a reward for students that read certain amounts of books. ... However, this doesn't mean that the entire educational system fails to give students the fundamental skills that they need to be competent in both society and the work force. ... Schools give students the opportunity to expand their horizons by offering them a variety of courses, each of which aims to give the student insight of that particular field. ... Moore give...

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The adopting parent must know that it is a long process and some of this process can be sad and unfortunately canceled because in the course of the process the birth mother can change her decision to give her baby in adoption. ... This shows that adoption gives a lot of options that people can take and at the same time is helping them because in some cases birth parents do not need to be separated from their child; they have the option for making a strong relationship with their baby and the adopting parents. ... "Adoption can be an enormously unselfish gift to a baby, not only as a way ...

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It's giving your time to make another's day just a little bit better and showing them there are people who care. ... Its teaching are supposed to be not only heartwarming, but give you the feeling that doing things for others is so helpful, and improving their situations brings hope to their lives. ... Giving kids the concept that they can make a difference, that brings on a whole new mentality in life. ... "This gives a sense of pride when they've done something that is actually helping others and that is actually does make a difference"(12 Reasons). ... All of these amazing b...

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" This makes the girls seem as though they are possessed and are under the influence of the Devil " once again giving the audience a feel of the madness in Salem by building up a mad atmosphere.  ... This is followed by Proctor "moving menacingly toward her " which gives the audience an instant insight on Proctor's anger. ... Miller is able to use this forcefulness to give the audience a taste of how things have progressed from illogical thoughts to outright madness in not just the Proctor household but the whole of Salem. ... Imagery of burning in Hell and the damnation of himsel...

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The NGOs get their support from the public and corporations etc. who positively "vote" for them by becoming a member of the organization or by in other ways giving financial support. ... This can be achieved by making trans-national campaigns and happenings, and by the media coverage these events will give the NGO. ... The educational function of explaining difficult matters so the public can understand them is without a doubt very rewarding, since it gives the public a better opportunity to show interest and take part in environmental policies. ... On balance, the conclusion must be, that the...

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"That gives peace when people feel that they are living the symbolic life, that they are actors in the divine drama. That gives the only meaning to human life; everything else is banal and you can dismiss it," (Jung). ... Aside from the importance of consciousness, Moore also suggests the importance of the unconscious that takes place in dreams, and gives acknowledgement to Freud's famous quote dreams are, "the royal road to the soul." ... Our dreams have the ability to give us intuition of ourselves when we return to waking life, much like an email or text give us information, although...

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In many cases, altruism is directed towards kin or it can also be mutual in both the recipient and the giver. ... The bottom line is that the genes for altruism expand by giving aid to copies of themselves. ... In Goldberg's (1995) study, he wanted to find out if giving money to the homeless could be viewed as a way of attracting the opposite sex. He discovered that men who are alone are most likely to help out female beggars and are also most likely to give than those who are accompanied by a woman. ... This tells us that men are very conscious when it comes to giving to the less f...

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The story is told through diary entries written by Sean Condon, the author and proud "generation X-er" which give details regarding Sean's thoughts about where they are, who they've met and any experiences along the road worth noting. ... The style in which he writes also has an effect on the reader as it gives the impression that Sean is a friend, somebody who can be trusted, giving the information he writes down more credibility. ... (pg 51) Sean's description of the desert is one which gives the outback a negative image, essentially saying that there is no point in travelling...

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In chapter 11 Postman gives examples of people who resist the American Technopoly. ... When language gives something a name it gives it control, by transforming unknown to known. ... In Technopoly, Postman gives readers historical and detailed information about how society became so dependent on technology and how it has been molding our culture. ... A narrative is a story of human history that gives meaning to the past, explains the present, and gives advice for the future. ... He gives the definition of interdisciplinary for those readers who may not know what the word means. ...

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However, on the other hand if we start to give the domestic partners all benefits in the work place then we are saying to people that it is ok to have domestic relationships because one will receive the same creditable benefits as a married couple would. ... According to Lisa Schiffren, who wrote an article in the New York Times stated that, "The Government gives tax benefits, inheritance rights and employee benefits only to the married- (258). ... In a way AT&T is right not to give benefits to unmarried couples because the legal marriage had not taken place. ... The policies of many compan...

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These may include; leaking examination questions to potential female students, giving them higher grades to improve their degree classifications or even allocating marks to female students who have not actually sat for the said paper. ... The lecturer could frustrate such an intelligent student by failing her in the exams unless the student gives in and offers herself for sex. For example if a lecturer says ,will give a student an A, if he/she go out with me or will fail you in this class, if you don't have sex with me". ... Here too, a lecturer may award marks which are not merited ...

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We are literally giving them a license to fail. ... Opponents of laws giving driver's licenses to illegal aliens claim that the cost and resources to enact these laws outweigh the potential benefits (Kozak). To contrast this popular misconception, many claim that giving illegal immigrants licenses will not burden a state, in fact, will pay for themselves. ... The mere fact of being considered "illegal" in the United States, then being told that your state will recognize you and give you the ability to drive throughout the state, may be confusing. ... The United States will not j...

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Our tasks give completion priority because they have to make a decision on a restaurant and finally, we evaluate our tasks based on the communicative outcome they aim to achieve. For this reason, our activities give priority to the process rather than the content which meant a stress on the flow of the communication rather than the grammatical mistakes produced. ... We did not have a dominant role in the classroom except for giving instructions for the tasks and encouraging them to notice the new linguistic elements. ... After the sixth step, we decided to give them homework as a follow-up ac...

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Lago then convinces Cassio to talk to Desdemona about asking Othello to give him his job back which was all apart of Lagos plan to plant the seed in Othello that Desdemona was cheating on him. ... When Othello sees Desdemona later that evening he demands the handkerchief, but she tells him she doesn't have it and tries to change the subject by trying to talk to him about giving Cassio his job back this enrages Othello and he storms out of the room. ... Bianca then enters angry with Cassio for giving her a Handkerchief that belonged to another woman. ... Othello demands Lago to tell him wh...

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This can be seen in his book "Nations and Nationalism since 1870" as Hobsbawm gives no definition of what constitutes a nation. This would seem to definitely give weight to the argument that it may not be possible to define a nation or at least give a credible or substantial definition to which would be accepted. ... From reading Hobsbawm book he seems to be unsure of his position on whether it is or is not possible to define a nation as he argues that definitions are not satisfactory but also gives the reader loose definitions of "nation". ... So can we give the nation a permanent definiti...

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Although they have different ideas of what the social contract is, both Locke and Rousseau agree that in giving up the state of nature, we submit ourselves to a form on social contract and by giving up some of our freedoms we gain security and respect amongst the civilization. ... However in giving themselves up to the social contract and giving up their freedoms they are obliged to adopt morals that allow everyone to live in harmony. ... Rousseau argues that even though in the state of nature people are much more free to do what they please, eventually that state can get too hostile and peopl...

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There is also still an element of worry among virtual tourists about online privacy and when booking hotels or holidays online they are concerned about giving out credit card details and other personal information. ... The information and experience is not sufficient to give a person particularly from another country confidence in visiting a destination. ... Virtual London - www.vrLondon.com (Fig5) This website definitely give you a sense of place as it allow you to look around London as if you were already there and allows you to walk around the famous sites of London. ... The website ...

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF), as said in their official website, claims to promote macroeconomic stability and to reduce poverty by giving aid to country members, especially developing nations, facing economic difficulties. ... Basically, it gives room for governments officials to be corrupt. Moreover, "some critics point out that the IMF might give misguided policy advice (such as premature capital account liberation), which might in fact increase the risk of crises"" (Dreher and Walter, 3). ... Instead of being able to consider the advices the IMF gives and then later on deciding,...

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The doctors at John Hopkins, specifically Richard TeLinde and George Gey, exploited Henrietta by taking her cells, growing them, and giving them away without letting her give informed consent. ... There are many reasons that Henrietta Lacks did not give informed consent. ... Second, because of her racial and socio-economic status, Henrietta was vulnerable and may have felt she didn't have much of a choice when it came to giving consent. ... For example, once Gey recognized how special the HeLa cells were, and without acknowledging where the cells came from, he started to give them away...

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For example a patient is admitted with multiple impairments by using sign language the care giver can determine the patients' needs and emotions. ... When communicating with patients, who come from a different background or ethnic group, it is imperative to familiarise yourself (as a care giver) with the important cultural values and religious beliefs. ... Whereas when caring for a patient in a mental institution a care giver would need to keep their distance for safety reasons as the behaviour of mental health patient can be erratic. ... She did not apply the communication cycle by- not ...

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