ESSAY ON PEACE Throughout time, people have been searching for a sense of comfort and the feeling of belonging.

In certain situations, he/she aims to look beyond inane events in order to achieve something. This is approached by actions taken and words used in every day life. In these environments it is inevitable, desired, and essential for people to make peace. In order to achieve peace, people must have an understanding of society, discover who they are, and form their inner being. As time progresses, people will always be engaged in conflict. It seems as if there is no possible way to resolve wars between groups. Individuals may be insecure about issues that they face, such as the construction of reality, progress, and individuality. There may also be differences that they cannot accept including social inequalities, race, gender, cultures, and ideas of ethnocentrism. In order for people to truly be at peace, they first must come to terms with the environment, acknowledge and be open to others. They must also stand up and take action. This is the first step in working together to form, Peace, Love and Empathy. Once a person finds compassion and concern for matters on the greater scale, he/she can begin to work to find peace in simpler things around them. There is escapism from reality where peaceful dreams would come. A lake, which is seemingly just a big hole filled with water, could be a serene pool of mystery and bliss, becoming a symbol of peace. As an exchange of words, Peace be with you, it would seem true that the individual does need peace to be with him or herself first. This can help form the person that they become. If an individual were fighting with himself or herself, it would be hard to find a state of well-being or satisfaction. Emotional and mental violence could cause the individual to go crazy. It seems hard enough to live in a world of conflict, let alone living with the own self. The individual could look within and choose to continue to be at war, or find different alternatives and support. Once the inner person has come out, they are at peace. In the world that has been given, it is sought out to find meaning and to come across peace. Efforts and actions have to take place in the situations in order to attain such harmony. Individuals must work with humanity, the person they are and want to be in order to achieve peace. Then peace has taken over.

Essay on Change This article I downloaded from the web. The text of this is only part of a long article on the for and the against of the debate "Should Australia Change The Flag?" I have only included the one paragraph and a picture of the Australian flag. I believe this is enough to add strength to my argument that people are objectionable to change. The composer argues that we should not change the flag. He feels by changing the flag is the same as changing the name of our country. The composer Shaun Grossman arguments are blunt, short to the point, using extremities that to my mind on the side of the ridiculous. Grossman does not go into detail or explanation to his opinions outlined in this article. He is simply black mailing peoples thoughts by saying if we change the flag we should want also to change the name Australia. "Changing the symbol of a nation is like change the name of a nation." The intended audience for this article is mostly for people old enough to vote. Those considered to know what is best for our nation. The text is told directly from the composers point of view, no reference from other articles are given in support to his opinion. It is Shaun's personal view of the situation. He uses strong words such as "admit hate of one's nation" and implies that those arguing for the change are really saying we as a nation have no uniqueness. Attempts to use scare tactics to convince his reader of his point of view. His purpose from the text is to get the message to people that changing our unique original Australian flag is a change that is wrong. He obviously does not want it changed and is trying to convince other people from making a huge mistake. Even though the article is referring to a physical change it also addresses change in the same way as Bob Dylan in his song "The Times They Are A Changin", and the type of change Chuck Palahniuk narrates in his film Fight Club. By changing the flag Australians are being asked to change themselves. This change, not the physical is probably the main reason to the resistance. We oppose change. People are reluctant to except change. They are under a belief that things should stay the same and they will manage to continue the way they have lived without the need for change. Whether the change is or is not inevitable we must learn to accept others may chose different feelings towards change. I personally believe that our flag will change one day as once change is spoken of, it is usually certain that it will happen.

ESSAY ABOUT CHANGE

"There is nothing permanent in life except change," said philosopher Heraclitus. Others have called change or variety as 'the spice of life'. So, changes (shuffle or reshuffle) in the government from time to time should come as no surprise to anyone, though changes in the political arena are often viewed with suspicion. Change is in the very nature of being. Every new day is different from the previous day. Body metabolism is one such process as also growth of trees and revolving of planets. Tides come and go. Sometimes a whole river changes its course as was the case with the Saraswati. The great insight of the enlightened, Gautam the Buddha, was the everything that is, will change and the changed will change further. Hence, one must neither get attached to joy (happiness) because that will pass away; nor get depressed with sorrow (suffering) because that too will pass away. Nothing is really permanent in this world. Changes can be categorized under two main types. Changes that take place in nature we have little or no control over. We cannot, for instance, switch the time of tides, which anyway, wait for no one. The other kind of change is the one we witness either in political, social or other fields including the area of personal life. These are changes over which one can exercise some degree of control, changes which can be guided by oneself or others. As far as our human and particularly Indian society is concerned, there are so many things that fall in the second category and need change, be it in caste system, condition of the poor, status of women, dowry system, spreading corruption, and so on. Not that anyone likes these things to continue. Often the dilemma is, 'where to begin'? It is here that we need to ask ourselves some basic questions about change. Have I ever given a thought to changing things around me? Have I ever tried to act in a way that could bring about change for the better in society? The most important question that we probably need to ask ourselves is whether these evils in society exist somewhere out there or do they reside within us? In other words, do we have any responsibility towards this state of our society? Again can change in society be brought about without bringing change in ourselves, in myself? Can such changes be brought about only through prayer and meditation? Can we rely only on God to change our society, forgetting that 'God only helps those who help themselves'? It would be a good idea to throw up a prayer on these lines: Oh Lord, give me the wisdom to know which change is inevitable, and which that can change and give me the strength to effect changes that are humanly possible for the good of mankind.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was born at noon Tuesday, January 15, 1929, at his home in Atlanta, Georgia. He was first named Michael Luther King Jr., and later changed his name to Martin, after his father. He was the first son and second child born to the reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., and Alberta Williams King, a schoolteacher. Growing up as an African American in Georgia, Martin experienced and suffered discrimination throughout his boyhood. This discrimination against black people was cruel and demoralizing. Martin Luther King Jr. told once of an experience he had riding a bus with his schoolteacher from Macon to Atlanta, the driver started cursing us out and calling us black sons of bitches. I decided not to move at all, but my teacher pointed out that we must obey the law. So we got up and stood in the aisle the whole 90 miles to Atlanta. It was a night Ill never forget. I dont think I have ever been so deeply angry in my life. There were many discriminatory laws in the South. They had certain restaurants that they were allowed to eat in, separate water-fountains, separate bathrooms. Just about everything you can think of was segregated. One of his first experiences was with the curtains that were used on the dining cars of trains to separate the whites from the blacks. This incident struck King pretty hard, he said, I felt just it as if a curtain had come down across my whole life. The insult of it I will never forget. King was an extremely bright student and skipped right through his high school years and entered Atlantas Negro Morehouse College at age 15. His father encouraged him to study ministry, while he had his heart set on medicine or law. King was embarrassed of his own religion. He didnt understand what all the shouting and stamping was all about. But after reading and rereading Thoreaus essay, Civil Disobedience, he came to the conclusion that the only way he could bring about his ideas on social protest was through ministry. At Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania, King studied the writings and teachings of many philosophers, such as Hegel and Kant, but the person that impressed him the most was Mohandas Gandhi, and his beliefs in a nonviolent protest. On June 18, 1953, King marries Coretta Scott,.a young girl from Marion, Alabama. The marriage ceremony took place on the lawn of the Scotts home in Marion. The reverend King, Sr., performed the service, with only a few attending. The Kings will go on to have four children, Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King, and Bernice Albertine King.

Martin Luther
Martin Luther lived from 1483-1546. Luther was born on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben in the province of Saxony. His protestant view of Christianity started what was called the Protestant Reformation in Germany. Luthers intentions were to reform the medieval Roman Catholic Church. But firm resistance from the church towards Luthers challenge made way to a permanent division in the structure of Western Christianity. Luther lived in Mansfield and was the son of a miner. He later went on to study at Eisenbach and Magdeburg. After studying at these institutions he moved on to study at the University of Erfurt. Luther started out studying law, but then went on to enter the religious life. He went into the religious life due to the fact that he felt that he would never earn his eternal salvation. He didnt feel that all of the prayer, studying and sacraments were enough. Therefore, Luther felt that he would never be able to satisfy such a judging God. Not being able to satisfy this God meant eternal damnation. After entering the religious life he later became an Augustinian monk and entered the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt in July of 1505. While in this monastery Luther became a well known theologian and Biblical scholar. In 1512 Luther earned his doctorate in theology and became a professor of Biblical literature at Wittenberg University. Luther took his religious vocation very serious. This led him into a severe crisis in dealing with his religion. He wondered, is it possible to reconcile the demands of Gods law with human inability to live up to the law. Luther then turned to the New Testament book of Romans for answers. He had found, God had, in the obedience of Jesus Christ, reconciled humanity to himself. What was required of mankind, therefore, was not strict adherence to law or the fulfillment of religious obligations, but a response of faith that accepted what God had done. In other words he realized that religion is based on love and not fear. Basically, he realized that everyone is burdened by sin because it happens as a result of our weaknesses. He concluded that man could never earn his salvation by leading a blameless life or by performing holy acts. Instead, mans salvation was a divine gift from God resulting from faith in Jesus, especially the saving power of his death and resurrection. This was known as the protestant doctrine of justification by faith alone. The fact that Luther believed this, lead him into his first confrontation with the Catholic Church in 1517. All of this influenced Luther to write his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo X, was trying to raise money in order to build St. Peters Basilica in Rome. To raise money the Pope offered the sale of indulgences. Basically, these were donations of money that would give partial forgiveness for peoples sins. So, on October 31, 1517, Luther posted these Ninety-Five Theses or propositions on the door of the Wittenberg Catholic Church. These Ninety-Five Theses denied the right of the Pope to sell indulgences for the forgiveness of sins, among other challenges. His authorship of the Ninety-Five Theses would make Luther the leader of the religious movement or reformation towards Protestantism. Pope Leo X forced Luther to appear before Cardinal Cajetan in Augsburg. Here the Cardinal demanded Luther to take back everything that he said in his Ninety-Five Theses. Luther said that he would if his Theses could be proved wrong by use of the Bible. Later in 1521, Pope Leo X issued a Bull of Excommunication towards Luther. Emperor Charles V was expected to enforce the Excommunication. Charles V formed a diet in the town of Worms and asked Luther to attend this meeting so that he could be examined. Once again Luther was asked to take back everything that he had said in his Ninety-Five Theses. Luther refused again and was outlawed. Anyone could kill Luther and they would not have been held accountable to the law for punishment. Luther decided that it would be best to relocate under these circumstances. He had a friend that was an elector of Saxony that helped him escape. So, Luther disguised himself and went off to hide in the castle of Wartburg. While he was in Wartburg he began translating the New Testament into German. At that time the emperor was occupied with a war waging in France. This distraction helped Luther return to his work with aid of his followers in Wittenberg. Some of his followers went too far carrying out the reform. Luther tried to correct his followers mistakes and was unsuccessful. In 1524, this caused the German peasants to use his teachings as a reason to revolt.

Luther married Katharina Von Bora, a former nun, in 1525. This displayed his rejection towards living in a monastery as a monk and for clerical celibacy. After this marriage he spent the rest of his life writing, teaching and preaching. How did Luther view the power of God and what can a person do without Gods grace? He believed that Gods power was completely beyond mans comprehension and could only be accepted on faith alone. He didnt believe that humans could understand how God with all his greatness become man through Jesus and be susceptible to weakness, sin and death. His thoughts were that man could accomplish nothing without Gods grace. Man could not gain his own salvation and therefore God had to send his own son to earth. While on earth his son would live as a human and eventually die on the cross for our sins. How did Luther view idolatry and why he chose this word? He felt that all participation in church activities like, following religious rules, ceremonies and doing good works were idolatrous. These practices would not help us to gain eternal salvation, but only faith alone in God could do that. He felt that all these religious practices were external from God and were, therefore, idolatrous in nature. What were Luthers views on the Bible? Luther felt that the Bible, the word of God, was of primary importance in a Christians life. He felt that over time man had through speculative reasoning distorted the accuracy and true meaning of the Word. He felt that the Roman Catholic Church preferred the Papal authority of the Church above Gods Word. How did Luther define faith? Luther defines faith as the absence of all good works. What were Luthers objections to the Pope and other church officials? He felt that the Pope and other officials of the Catholic Church had no knowledge or comprehension of the Bible or had ever even read it. They were wicked people who were preoccupied with wealth and power, but who never considered accomplishing Gods will. What political and social implications came as a result of Luthers teachings? His teachings caused a revolt among the German peasants. They also caused separation within the Catholic Church. How did Protestantism encourage people to view religion on an individual basis? Protestantism encouraged people individually to decide what they needed to do to be saved. This caused people to stray away from traditional beliefs.

peace
NOUN:

1. The absence of war or other hostilities. 2. An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities. 3. Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations:roommates living in peace with each other. 4. Public security and order: was arrested for disturbing the peace. 5. Inner contentment; serenity: peace of mind.
INTERJECTION:

Used as a greeting or farewell, and as a request for silence.

IDIOMS: at peace

1. In a state of tranquillity; serene: She is at peace with herself and her friends. 2. Free from strife: Everyone wants to live in a world at peace.
keep/hold (one's) peace

To be silent.
keep the peace

To maintain or observe law and order: officers who were sworn to keep the peace.

change
VERB: changed, changing, changes VERB: tr.

1. a. To cause to be different: change the spelling of a word. b. To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform: changed the yard into a garden. 2. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: change places. 3. To exchange for or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category: change one's name; a light that changes colors. 4. a. To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch: change methods; change sides. b. To transfer from (one conveyance) to another: change planes. 5. To give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in foreign currency. 6. To put a fresh covering on: change a bed; change the baby.
VERB: intr.

1. To become different or undergo alteration: He changed as he matured. 2. To undergo transformation or transition: The music changed to a slow waltz.

3. To go from one phase to another, as the moon or the seasons. 4. To make an exchange: If you prefer this seat, I'll change with you. 5. To transfer from one conveyance to another: She changed in Chicago on her way to the coast. 6. To put on other clothing: We changed for dinner. 7. To become deeper in tone: His voice began to change at age 13.
NOUN:

1. The act, process, or result of altering or modifying: a change in facial expression. 2. The replacing of one thing for another; substitution: a change of atmosphere; a change of ownership. 3. A transformation or transition from one state, condition, or phase to another: the change of seasons. 4. Something different; variety: ate early for a change. 5. A different or fresh set of clothing. 6. a. Money of smaller denomination given or received in exchange for money of higher denomination. b. The balance of money returned when an amount given is more than what is due. c. Coins: had change jingling in his pocket. 7. Music a. A pattern or order in which bells are rung. b. In jazz, a change of harmony; a modulation. 8. A market or exchange where business is transacted.
PHRASAL VERB: change off

1. To alternate with another person in performing a task. 2. To perform two tasks at once by alternating or a single task by alternate means.
IDIOMS: change hands

To pass from one owner to another.

change (one's) mind

To reverse a previously held opinion or an earlier decision.

change (one's) tune

To alter one's approach or attitude.

A people is a plurality of persons considered as a whole, as in an ethnic group or nation. Collectively, for example, Jews are known as "the Jewish people", European Gypsies comprise the bulk of "the Romani people", and Palestinian Arabs have started to be called "thePalestinian people".

How to Write an Editorial

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Choose a current issue. For your editorial to be good, it will have to address an issue or topic that is on the public mind as of the day it gets into print. Look to broadcasting or surveys for the biggest daily topics.

Start out with a thesis. It doesn't have to be stated up front, but your thesis is the foundation for your editorial. The thesis represents a clear stance you are taking on a particular subject.

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Use facts as examples. Do a little light research on the topic, enough for you to knowledgeably make use of statistics or anecdotes you find as support for your position.

Strike a balance between off-topic banter and dry reporting. Intersperse your facts with emotional or social appeals to the reader. A lot of editorials use persuasive language to "connect" the reader, and as a result, editorials often get read more than news stories. A headline that says "Party Blunders" might get more readership than a news headline like "Local Party Undergoes Change." Likewise, readers will follow along more easily when the piece includes direct persuasion and personal touches not found in news reporting.
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Team up with others. If you are an editor in a newsroom, your paper might want a groupwritten editorial representing the combined opinion of you and your colleagues. If you can get together and draft a thesis: great. If not, you might have to go it alone, and take turns writing the editorials.
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Writing Tips for Editorials and Persuasive Article Writing

If you're opinionated and able to write using clear, persuasive language, then you may want to learn how to write newspaper editorials. An editorial is a way for a reporter to get her own personal opinion into a story, rather than the objective approach used with other newspaper stories. Most newspapers don't offer steady editorial work to outsiders. They tend to run editorials on a regular schedule, whether daily or two to three times per week and these are normally written by the staff reporters, though community leaders or experts in certain fields are occasionally invited to craft them. If you are called on to write one, there are a few things to keep in mind. The first thing you should understand is proper writing style; you don't need to compromise your own personal voice, but it is necessary to have clear, concise writing.

Keep the topic relevant. Finding topics and getting ideas can be among the largest challenges facing any writer, but with editorials the process is often a bit easier than for other types of writing. The topic of an editorial should normally be a current news story or event. This doesn't have to be a major story or event, but it should be something with a broad appeal to the readership. It may be that your ideas mainly center around local or national history - that's not a problem! If you want to write one about something that happened in the past, wait for an anniversary of the event to tie it to the present day. You can get writing ideas by brainstorming with friends and family. Use personal opinion. The main difference between an editorial and a news story is that there is room to try to persuade readers with your personal opinion. This should be done in a rational manner, as with a standard news story, and with attributed sources if needed. It is not enough to state your opinion on a news story, but rather to use your opinion to guide interpretation of the story. Feel free to use emotion, but in a limited manner. An editorial written out of anger or another strong emotion is not going to hold the persuasive power of one written with a limited range of emotion. I once wrote an editorial about greed and how it was driving government officials in ways that I didn't approve of. By simply expressing distaste and disappointment, it had more impact than if I had written an angry missive about how much I hated the local government. Strong, reactive emotion will turn off readers, while a more personal and subdued emotional theme will draw readers in. Use persuasive language. Persuasive writing is one of the key elements of a good editorial. Using clear, active language in your writing is far more persuasive than a weak narrative that rambles. Get to the point. For more information about crafting persuasive arguments, see How to Write a Persuasive Essay. Get your facts straight. While there is a limited protection afforded by opinion pieces, there is still a chance of your piece being construed as libel. If you are discussing people or businesses in your editorial, be sure that all facts are correct and are attributed. If you are writing negative opinions about people or businesses, be sure to begin by stating that it is your opinion. Opinions can be neither proved nor disproved, and will not be construed as libel unless there is an obvious component of malice to them. For this reason, never name call. Try to be entertaining. Keeping all of the above steps of clarity, relevance and fact-checking in mind, there is still room to write in an entertaining manner. Readers usually expect to get more out of an editorial than simple facts, so don't disappoint. Having a distinctive style is key in getting your work noticed by editors and readers; you can develop your own tone by taking time to hone your writing skills. One of the best writing tips for opinion editorials is to use humor to illustrate your points when appropriate.

Editorials are often used to spotlight one aspect of a story that has been overlooked. If you are searching for a topic, try reading the newspaper and picking out big stories that may not have had all aspects covered. A colleague wrote an effective editorial about taxes by describing the scene at the local tax preparation company when she went there to file. This gave it a personal aspect but still highlighted the hassle and expense of doing taxes. If you do have a news story or event in mind, find the aspect that will most connect with readers; you'll soon discover that editorial writing can be not only lucrative, but fun!