Something that is ordinary is generally accepted by the majority of the public to be ordinary. In other words when most people say that something is ordinary it makes it so because ordinary is really all about how you perceive something. If everyone says that a stop sign put at an intersection is ordinary than that's how people perceive that stop sign. ... There are always areas of people or objects that can fit the description of being normal, but if you look at the whole story about that person or object then it's not ordinary. ... When a person's life isn't how we exp...

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What exactly makes a world and it's people ordinary? In the spellbinding novel Ordinary People, Judith Guest gives readers a taste of life after having to deal with a terrible crisis, and introduces us to an ordinary family living in an ordinary world. The novel's descriptive nature highlights the main character, Conrad's, struggle in maintaining sanity in an ordinary world. ... Even though the content might require a mature audience, it is not limited to particular types of people. Everyone ages sixteen and up should read this book in which one can realize that a so-called ...

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What exactly makes a world and it's people ordinary? In the spellbinding novel Ordinary People, Judith Guest gives readers a taste of life after having to deal with a terrible crisis, and introduces us to an ordinary family living in an ordinary world. The novel's descriptive nature highlights the main character, Conrad's, struggle in maintaining sanity in an ordinary world. ... Even though the content might require a mature audience, it is not limited to particular types of people. Everyone ages sixteen and up should read this book in which one can realize that a so-called o...

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Ordinary People is the novel read in 10th grade English class. ... Then, they suggest that Ordinary People should be banned. ... Ordinary People is offensive to parents. ... Parents said Ordinary People gives children the wrong information that "ordinary" families are falling apart these days. ... Therefore, Ordinary People should not be banned. ...

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The novel, Ordinary People, written by Judith Guest, is a story about a teenager named Conrad Jarret going from being a young boy to an adult within a year. ... People were, you know, turned on all the time. ... This quote is trying to say that at the hospital people were like machines. ... Berger even told con that, "People do not change on command for other people." ...

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Comparing Crow Lake and Ordinary People In the novels Crow Lake and Ordinary People two comparable characters are established: Kate Morrisson and Conrad Jarrett. ... In Ordinary People, Conrad Jarrett idolizes his older brother, Buck Jarrett, in the same way that Kate idolizes her older brother, Matt. ... People are constantly remembering great times they had with Buck, and how he always made people laugh. ... In Ordinary People, one event in Conrad's life, as in Kate's, changes his entire life. ...

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In the movie "Ordinary People", one of the main characters, Conrad, has many problems communicating with people and having relationships with them. ... I think this also caused him to have problems communicating with people effectively. ... So many people in his life expect him to remain unchanged despite the death of his brother, and as a result he has trouble communicating with people and expressing his feelings, because he IS changed. ... Berger's advice, and to forget about what other people expect from him. ... If they are unable to see their own good qualities, how can they exp...

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In the novel "Ordinary People"," Conrad experiences a number of events that contribute to his recovery. ... This is crucial to the novel because it shows Conrad that he shouldn't worry about what other people think of him, he should do what makes him happy. ... In the novel "Ordinary People"," Calvin finds himself caught in the middle between Conrad and Beth. ...

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Ordinary Courage The travels of Joseph Plumb Martin's enlistment during the Revolutionary War are very well depicted throughout his book. ... Throughout history only famous leaders are remembered and viewed as icons, but Martin shows the hard work that had to be accomplished by every ordinary soldier for the great leaders be remembered. For every single leader remembered there stand thousands of soldiers that had the ordinary courage to stand up and fight. ... This one word means so many things to so many people across the world. ... In conclusion, sacrifice, growth, and freedom r...

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In the novel Ordinary People, by Judith Guest, she uses the theme courage and lack of it continuously to show how the characters are unable to achieve greatness because of it. ... Most people who commit suicide try it again, and Conrad has to live everyday with the pressure of not attempting to kill himself again. ...

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How most of ordinary people in various nations and from every stratum of society come to act in a concrete situation such as the Milgram experiment, -which its first series was done by Stanley Milgram in 1961-are quite similar to each other. How church was possibly able to dominate the power over ordinary people, demanding them orders of the God and how people as absolute followers would simply take action of the given celestial task, no matter how hard or harsh the tasks were, is relatively equivalent to the situation that Milgram had provided for his subjects in his psychological experiment...

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ORDINARY MEN In the book Ordinary Men I will be attempting to give my viewpoints on what the book conveys about the Holocaust in Poland and how the Nazis organized and carried out the destruction of Poland's Jewish population, and where they found the manpower necessary to carry out the murders. ... I agree with the author about how a group of "Ordinary Men" could become mass murderers. ... The only downfall here is some inaccuracy of information because it does give sources in personal testimony of people being accused of war crimes. ...

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For a farmer it is the work he does to grow healthy crops, for a student it is the time and efforts he puts to get good results and for a sportsperson it is the time he spends and the energy he uses to do his daily practice but unfortunately hard work is bitter to most people. ... Abraham Lincon was an ordinary man who met repeated failures but perseverance and self-confidence eventually made him one of the greatest presidents of America. ...

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But little do people know he too was an ordinary shy boy with a dream. ... Many people, who don't like Howard Stern, stand by their views because they don't know much about him. ... The people against Stern, are also the people who came up with the name of "shock jock" for him. ... Many of the people who do give Stern a listen, turn into Stern-a-holics. ... It became a hit because of the people he met along the way and worked with him to start the show. ...

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But little do people know he too was an ordinary shy boy with a dream. ... Many people, who don't like Howard Stern, stand by their views because they don't know much about him. ... The people against Stern, are also the people who came up with the name of "shock jock" for him. ... Many of the people who do give Stern a listen, turn into Stern-a-holics. ... It became a hit because of the people he met along the way and worked with him to start the show. ...

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From the heavy, time-worn matter of collaged mixed media compositions, her concept of the painting surface as a weathered, graffiti - scarred facade transforms her work into a wall of contemplation, a lingering memory of people and places. ... She excludes human beings to take your mind out of the ordinary and into a world where your mind is free to wander. ...

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Now that I put more thought into ordinary objects, one specific object stands out among the rest. ... Most people don't actually appreciate objects, I never took my time to recognize the value of them. ...

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It doesn't take many minutes of screen time for us to be aware that Hans is no ordinary terrorist. ... John McClane plays the hero character, as he single-handedly defeats the terrorists and escapes the building alive being the saviour to the people of the Nakatomi plaza and his wife Holly. ...

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On a typical Sunday afternoon, the Brandon Mall food court is packed with hungry people and the stores are crowded with customers anxious to spend their hard-earned money. The mall is full of people in all shapes and sizes, young and old, beautiful and ordinary. ... So many people, each with a different history and story to tell. ... While at the Brandon Mall (or anyplace there's a crowd), people watchers can discover a lot about those who live in their communities - and maybe something about ourselves. ...

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The story begins in a very common and routine neighborhood of lower class people. ... The revelation of an ordinary place with ordinary people and ordinary things. This setting is reflective of the message of the story because of this very ordinary place. All made of the same ordinary things in his life. All which can be made up to be great wonderful things, but which in reality are still ordinary. ...

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The portioning of petrol from 1940 meant only 26 kilometres of driving could be made by the Japanese people, in an attempt to refrain from depleting necessary resources. Petrol rationing did not only affect Japan, as it extended to Australia where people used large gas burners instead of the ordinary petrol. ... The fact that some ordinary people even praised the system of rationing shows helpful tips such as cooking columns in newspapers were effectively relieving the stress of needing scarce resources. The initiative of ordinary women during the war was advantageous for people who felt ...

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A hero is a special person that is admired by the people because he or she done extraordinary job to help other individuals. ... Love brings many people closer and experience that special bond between each other. ... What make heroes so special from an ordinary person? Well they dedicate their lives to save the innocent souls in a trouble situation and they have much stronger faith than a ordinary person. ... When an ordinary person don't have faith he or she may be lost through their Lifetime. ...

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Within the play Iago is no ordinary villain but a Machiavellian villain. ... The great difference of a Machiavellian villain compared to an ordinary is the fact the villain will accomplish the task by any means. ... Three people were killed just because he did not get a position under Othello as he thought it was rightfully his. The ordinary villain many times would have given up in this long task and tried different ways to accomplish the task. ... Iago is no ordinary villain and he proves it by is actions....

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The Philosopher King will know what is the best for his or her people because of the desire and love for knowledge. The Philosopher King can view things that ordinary people do not see. ... In Oct. 7, 1950 she received permission to start her own order called "The Missionaries of Charity," the primary goal was to love and care for those people that one cares about. ... "I choose the poverty of our poor people. But I am graceful to receive (the Nobel) in the name of the hungry, the naked, the homeless, of the crippled, of the blind, of the lepers, of all those people who feel unwanted, unl...

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If a song tells a story and it concerns ordinary people in everyday life does that make it a country song? The key to that question is the word ordinary. What is ordinary in the life of Americans? It is ordinary for people to work for a living. ... It will remain popular Americans can turn to country music to renew their spirits, and the lyrics continue to tell stories about ordinary peoples lives like you and me....

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