Thoreau's "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" depicts an explanation of the world's current desire to move quickly through life without taking time to truly view the world. ... The question asks, "Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life?... There are several scenarios of everyday human life that show the communication of news holds as a benefit. ... It seems to be that Thoreau should have taken the time to stop and appreciate the way humans choose to live even if he does not choose to reciprocate it....

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We live in America and there are still many crazy people out there who cause chaos everyday, so is Steve Jobs saying it's okay to do that because you're following your heart? ... When issuing money to value a life, Ripley sparks out. ... In her report, What is a Life Worth? ... Life is way to precious to be handled with money. You can't put value on life. ...

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A philosophy of life usually discusses the and why of life. What is life, what are the elements of life? ... As well we should try to live a relatively simple life and we shouldn't floss or try to live too lavishly. ... To live a complete and fulfilling life all of the above should be implemented. ... Life should be lived to the fullest but an individual should realize the consequences of each action and learn from his mistakes only then can they become a better person....

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They are made insecure by the speaker challenging the way their lives are lived because he lives his life differently, and is content with it when he says "The shame I win for singing is all mine/ The gold I miss for dreaming is all yours."" ... Richard Cory met all society's expectations for him because that is what he lived for. ... Richard Cory is unable to find meaning because he is unable to live for himself. He is forced to live for others due to his position and status in the world. ... In other words, her family, the people that care for her, bring her to the epiphany that her ...

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The world we live in is thousand years old. ... Life is not same for every person. ... He may live in a slum in a small hut and there is filth and dirt everywhere at the same time another person may be sleeping, or playing with his friends, or riding a luxurious car and live in a big house. There is so much difference between the lives of these two persons but still they live. ... This proves the greatness of life. ...

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Are we to live good and decent lives, abiding by the laws of our religion, or our government. ... For me, to believe that there is a higher meaning in life other than to strictly procreate, I must believe there is a god. ... Plato believes that we live in a world of shadows, that our senses are not to be trusted, instead we should trust our minds. ... Plato lived in a much different world than we do today; he never knew what we knew. ... We will always strive for such a life, and in time I believe we will create such a place. ...

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Compare and contrast life nowadays and life fifty years ago. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- We are all born small and grow up, so as everything in our life. ... Normally any one would choose to live in that age rather than our age. ... No one can imagine how life was without computers. ... Pollution has increased through the last decades making the world a difficult place to live in. ... Well, I am still waiting fir the time machine to be invented and get back in time and live my grandparent's life....

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Hopes And Dreams: Overcoming Adversity After watching the movie "Suggestions On How To Live A Happy And Rewarding Personal and Professional Life" two quotes stuck out in which I thought were basic necessities and a fundamental component in establishing a successful life. ... If someone believes they can live their life, filled with hope, and try and become successful then no one can take away the sense of pride, the understanding of security, and their overall happiness. ... King of his hope, and because of that he succeeded in life. ... No matter how tough life may seem at sometimes or how...

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I acknowledge the fact that life is meant for us to be lived, to be enjoyed and like a philosopher may say," this is just a resting place." Nevertheless the analogy from nature is not relevant to human life. ... As a student, I have faced many hurdles in life both at school and at home. ... They, too, undoubtedly have tasted the bitterness of life but have succeeded in surmounting it. ... In other words living life monotonously. ...

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Religion, of course, provides every follower with a reason for existence, mainly to be good to others and live a happy life. ... Tolstoy observed that faith and religion existed so that man can live. ... Faith is the power of life." ... If a person did not believe he lived for a purpose, he would not choose to live. ... One argument brought up by Tolstoy is that if life had no meaning, no one would live it. ...

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I think the life in the future won't be very different by now. The technology will change everything- life in space, transport and the most important thing- the life on the earth and the life of the ordinary men. ... As a result of the scientists" study about the human body, the human being will be able to live more the usual. ... For the richer families life will be more pleased. ... Many people think that life will be something like that, but my opinion is that the life won't have been changed a lot by the time I"m alive. ...

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Pi says, "Life goes on and you don't touch tigers" (Martel p.25). ... This keeps him alive because if it weren't for Richard Parker, Pi would have an easy leeway to give up on life. ... Also in the book, Pi goes on about different species learning to live together in the zoo, he talks about what they need to do in order to survive. ... Throughout his day, Pi was very busy with keeping everything in order and ensuring the survival his and Richard Parkers life. ... Animals do have affects on how humans live. ...

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Human life on this planet is an extremely complex concept, making it a difficult trend to observe and understand. ... With completely unique personal goals, it seems that people should be walking down their own separate paths in life; but something is drawing them all together as one. ... According to Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1998), society is defined as "the persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period." ... But perhaps these unique beings are not a lower form of life than us - could this possibly be? ... All of the sudden, life seems...

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Life is often referred to as a roller coaster. ... "My father imagined a life more satisfying than the one he managed to lead.... When you look at examples of Social Class and despair such as a poor town in a city, it's a safe assumption to believe Race may also play a role in the way these people live their lives. ... The character in "Greed" provides a superlative and our only example of someone remaining optimistic no matter how short lived it may be. ... Our individual rollercoasters of life will always have drops, but it is our attitude and outlook on life that decide...

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Women from all around the world, if you want to protect your country and your children, don't join the army, be nurses instead, and protect human life. ... Women create life, they don't take it away. Women are creatures that live to be caring and loving with others. Women are meant to be good mothers, symbols of family and life. ... For the sake of human life and the dignity of protecting it. ...

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Biotechnology is used every day to change life, as we know it. ... Biotechnology has been a very important part in many ways to human life, but most people do not realize that Biotechnology may extend human life and create a better world of organisms. ... People need food to survive and Green biotechnology is allowing for plants to live longer and for farmers to harvest more. Green biotechnology is very important part in prolonging human life. ... Biotechnology has led to many discoveries that give a better life to people with disorders and diseases. ...

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UK Pro-Life Campaign activists believe that: "Since human life begin at conception i.e. fertilisation, and since all human life should be equally protected by the law from conception to natural death, whether or not human being concerned is wanted or handicapped it follows that destruction of unborn life is always wrong." According to the UK Pro-Life Campaign after conception a foetus is a living thing and its right to life should not be taken away by anyone, especially by its mother. ... Pain is not always the issue - quality of life is one too. ... How can people be expected to live the...

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To be born is to live. To live is to fear. ... If one follows the philosophy that to be born is to live and to live is to die, skips out on life. But to live and then to really live is when one finds his true meaning. ... This is shown by the career with which He lived the majority of His adult life. ...

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As Macbeth commits transgressions he becomes numb to the world, realizes the brevity of life, and ultimately loses his desire to live. ... Macbeth loses the will to live "or rather no longer fears death "because he recognizes the brevity of life. He comes to terms with his eventual death because he can no longer live with the crimes he has committed. ... Because life has lost meaning for Macbeth "as he is no longer the man he once was," he cannot live with himself, and is no longer accepted by society. ... He insists that he cannot live a proper life after the partaking in th...

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Is the purpose of life to reach another post-physical life, an afterlife? Does life have a cosmic purpose, or is my life really futile? ... These are all questions that people pose about the meaningless world they live in and they use many excuses to justify their being here. ... Everyone lives to satisfy what they think is their meaning on earth even though there is no real meaning to live. ... I believe that people are going to do whatever makes them happy in life because if they are happy then they believe they have a meaning to live. ...

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In our everyday life we make decisions, and these decisions are made with law in mind. ... In our everyday life we set guidelines and rules to live by. ... Rules can be viewed as the most important thing in your life, but what are rules if no one follows them. ... The reason that we can live the way we live, without fear is due to laws being enforced daily. ... Due to the lack of enforcement would ruin the way we live our lives. ...

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Sinking into Dillard's Essay Throughout "Living like Weasels", Annie Dillard uses visual imagery and anecdotes to show the difference between the life of human beings and that of weasels, and to express her desire to live like weasels. ... Consequently, the different living environment causes the different life between humans and weasels. ... From the story of eagle, we can see that "weasels live in necessity". ... Dillard thinks that this kind of life is so pure, and it's what she desires. However, can human apply this way to live as weasels? ...

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This ties into humanities true hypocritical nature towards the society they live in. ... Life, once again, can be regarded as a race track where everyone intends to reach the first place. Individuals also live in a state of continuous fear. ... Life is a race track with various racers, each one having advantages and disadvantages, and the goal is to arrive first. ... Individuals live in a continuous state of fear and perpetual war from a subconcious viewpoint. ...

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Hence, logotherapy is a therapy that helps people find meaning in life and life situations. ... It is man's search for meaning that motivates his life and gives reason to live on. Humans are only able to live authentically when they live and die by the ideals and values that make meaning to them. In order to find a meaning in his life, to be saved from psychological and spiritual collapse, Frankl recalled Nietzche's words: "He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how", which so aptly summarized his own philosophy of life, and which could be the guiding motto for all man...

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Thoreau wrote that he went to live in the woods in order to fully understand life and live freely from social constraints. ... Thoreau details his experience; "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like...

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