Who Do You Think You Are

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    people on this Earth: those who believe in fate, and those who believe that their actions affect their future. When going through a hard time, do you believe you are in that situation because of the choices you made, or do you believe that fate has put you exactly where you need to be? What is free will? As stated in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, free will is “the ability to choose how to act; the ability to make choices that are not controlled by fate or God.” Are we free? Do we have the brain capacity

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    Author & Professor). Courage, defined as the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear, is one of the traits of any living organism. It enables the mind to stand its ground and say or do what it thinks is right, no matter what consequences or insults it receives. Courage is what makes a change in the world, positive or negative. John A. Shedd's perception of courage is metaphorical. The quote represents how people are meant to take risks to

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    Better For One 's Self

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    Better for one’s self Never does one anyone think that believing in a higher power will ever take so much out of one’s mind, pocket, and energy. Cause when you hear something for religion you never think ok I have to put up twenty dollars or donate five dollars at church and or you would not have to go out and buy things to make sure your higher power would be happier if you do certain things. I will be explain some points in how not believing in a higher power will benefits one self and show some

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    Hi Loc, I agree with you that genre films do reflect reality. If the films do not have any emotional connections with the audiences, it could be difficult to understand specific characters or situations in the movies. I like how you brought up horror movies as an example and agree that horror movies would be based on the real scared moments from the real life. I understand that many parts of the teen movies are exaggerated, but people feel it could happen in reality because many of the stories actually

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    was just recently passed, you are no longer able to make your own decisions. Starting on Monday an app will be added to every phone in the US, if you do not consult with this app before making a decisions it will result in immediate prosecution. How would you feel if you heard this on the news? If you weren't aloud to make your own decisions. Would America really be ¨The Land of The Free? Decisions are the key part of what makes us people, take away our right to think for ourselves and we basically

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    Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Atheism, Islam, etc. In my opinion all human beings have some sort of their own personal philosophy that is guided mainly by their religion, if they have one. Also each individual has gone through certain events that shape you as a person and create their unique personal philosophy. In my case, my personal philosophy mainly revolves around Catholicism. Both of my parents were raised Catholics and have kept their religion until now. They passed it onto my siblings and I.

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    Should every kid get a trophy? Well, I think not every kid should get a trophy. That is because they need to learn you are a winner sometimes and sometimes you are a loser. Just because they showed up that doesn’t mean they deserve a trophy. If they show up and does not try at all they should not get a trophy because they did not do anything to get the trophy.If they get it for showing up next time they will not do anything and not next time and the next and they will of nothing for there team and

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson said - We become what we think about all day long. This couldn't be any truer. What do you think about all day long? Who's going to win on football on Sunday? Do you think about what you're going wear to Sally's party or who Nicole Richie is dating? If you think about trivial things all day long - Don't be surprised if your life turns out trivial. You can't think about ridiculous, trivial things all day and then once in a while when you're in the mood say, "Oh yeah... and I

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    to 18?” and “Do teens need graduated License?” they are arguing over what to do to reduce the amount of car accidents that teens do. So, which one do you think is better to reduce the amount of car accidents raising the age to 18 or have the drivers to have more experience with driving? Well I think that the drivers should have more experience because it is not just teens. It is the adult drivers who cause the teens to have accidents because the adults can’t drive either. So, i think that everyone

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    You can take a person off the bayou, but you cannot take the bayou out of the person. Not everyone is proud of where they come from, but I am. I have been stereotyped many times in my life, but one has to remember that people will think whatever they want and at the end of the day, you should be proud of your culture. Louisianan has always been known for being a melting pot of rich diverse culture, but there are still people who think that we travel by pirogue. Growing up I experienced this kind

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