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    I walked into my living room, ready to yell at my father for not lowering the volume of the television. He sat hypnotized on the couch as he stared at the CNN News headlines popping up on the screen. Only interested in stories with happy endings, I rolled my eyes at the 100-inch flat screen TV, where news reporters are constantly arguing with each other, debating the news of terrorist attacks, robberies, racism, and political corruption. This frequent bickering and arguing suggests that humans are

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    show his vicious nature. All the boys are capable of evil, and even Ralph and Piggy, the most civilized, participate in the murder of Simon. At first it was Jack and his hunters who had their first taste of bloodlust, then Ralph who participated in a pig hunt. When Jack has all the boys in his tribe, in the middle of their frenzied dancing they brutally murder Simon, “At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, lept on the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no

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    their morals and morality right after the crash. For example Jack and his gang can no longer notice a moral code where killing is wrong (Novels for students 183). Jack and his gang begin to call themselves a tribe and chant, “Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the Pig! Cut his throat!” (Golding 114). This shows their lost of innocence because they officially become savages that enjoy killing. When the boys are stranded on the island, they act like kids. They enjoyed their freedom, but at the same time

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    Sacrifice is indispensable in order to fulfill the needs of the many over the needs of the few (antithesis). Each member of society must play their part successfully in order for a government to prosper. In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a plane crashes into an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. Captive on an isolated island with no adults, the ideas of community and individualism quickly become apparent as the boys slowly adapt to an unfamiliar world. With Ralph elected as

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    The Principles of Scientific Management (1911) by Frederick Winslow Taylor, M.E., Sc. D. CHAPTER II: THE PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT THE writer has found that there are three questions uppermost in the minds of men when they become interested in scientific management. First. Wherein do the principles of scientific management differ essentially from those of ordinary management? Second. Why are better results attained under scientific management than under

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    convince the average manager that any other system is better. It will be upon a series of practical illustrations of the actual working of the two systems that the writer will depend in his efforts to prove that scientific management is so greatly superior to other types. Certain elementary principles, a certain philosophy, will however be recognized as the essence of that which is being illustrated in all of the practical examples which will be given. And the broad principles in which the scientific system

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    my homemade soups. I use chicken or beef with the bone still in place because much of the flavor comes from the bone. I add fresh vegetable, onions, and pearl barley to make it a little hardier. My least favorite foods are okra, sardines, pig feet, pig ears, are disgusting. The thought of eating

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    People often come up with seemingly good ideas. However, they later realize that their ideas are not practical and have trouble implementing them into society. This was precisely the case with the Soviet Union. Although many people thought that Communism would help create a fair and just society, it only led to an increased amount of pain and suffering. In "The Plight of the Proletariat", "The Communist Manifesto", and Major's speech from Animal Farm, the authors make incorrect predictions about

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    Designer Babies, a threat to humanity or a cure to life's worst problems? A new baby is like the beginning of all things Wonder, hope, possibilities Eda J. LeShan (American writer, television host, counselor, educator, and playwright.) Designer babies is a technology that could soon be all around us. Designer babies uses a gene editing tool called CRISPR-Cas9, it allows you to choose what your future child would be like to the finest details. CRISPR-Cas9 can also be used to make more efficient

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    Is Xenotransplantation an ethical solution or disaster?            The audience for this paper is comprised of those readers looking to gain knowledge on the issue of xenotransplantation. This group of people is unaware of the dynamics of the ethical arguments surrounding this current issue. This audience does not have a specific age or belief, reflecting the varied positions of the argument. Due to this hunger for factual information,

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