Emergency Service Day Are all Public Holidays still relevant? Australia has several public holidays and some exclude groups in our society. The purpose of this letter is to suggest the replacement of the Ekka Public Holiday with the Emergency Service Day. The Ekka is definitely a public holiday in Queensland that not everybody attend‚ enjoy or favour anymore. One of the many reasons is definitely affordability. All the fees add up and make is nearly impossible for families to attend. There are
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Schools should close school if they need to for a snow day because the safety of everyone is important‚ it really does not do that much of a harm for student achievement‚ and it gives students and teachers a day to do whatever they want. Safety is critical for everyone. When the roads are icy and slick because of the cold winter weather‚ there should not be school. For high schoolers that are just getting their licence and have not been driving for very long‚ it is not good if they drive to school
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person’s identity is under their immediate control. There is a person’s true personality and the one they choose to respond to society with. This is true in the case of Martin Van der Vyver a character of the short story "The Moment Before The Gun Went Off" written by author Nadine Gordimer. "A story set in South
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The documentary film on Wal-Mart examines everything wrong with Wal-Mart that we do not see as consumers. I initially thought it would be good for a small town to get a large company like Wal-Mart to move in‚ but I now realize how wrong that thinking was. First we learn how Wal-Mart basically destroys the economy of a small town‚ putting everyone out of business‚ as they cannot compete. Family owned businesses that have been around for generations‚ a reflection of the American lifestyle and dream
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Abortion is one of the most controversial topics of all times. The definition most people associate with abortion is the termination of unwanted pregnancy. In their essay‚ “The Wrong of Abortion”‚ Patrick Lee and Robert P. George argue that intentional abortion is unjust and therefore objectively immoral no matter the circumstances. Also‚ they argue that “the burden of carrying the baby is significantly less than the harm the baby would suffer by being killed; the mother and father have a special
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early 1900’s‚ it was worse. Laws had it where people weren’t allowed to co-live peacefully with each other because of ethnic and background. Even though it was a long process to teach this society that segregation is wrong. It allowed the United States to know that segregation laws are wrong because they are unfair‚ unequal‚ and dangerous. One of the ways to describe segregation would be unfair. For example‚” On September 3‚ 1957‚ nine black students attempted to attend the all-white student’s central
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is Wrong by Ken Willaert English 10 Mr. Manske January 16‚ 2001 THESIS STATEMENT Abortion is wrong with respect to human morality. CONTENT OUTLINE I. Abortion is immoral. II. Abortion affects people ’s lives. A. "Pro-Life"� versus "Pro-Choice"� is a serious debate. B. Abortion is the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life. III. A baby is created at conception. A. The fetus forms at an early state. B. The baby is considered living. C. On the tenth day‚ the
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On the eleventh day of the eleventh month every year since 1919 we have honored our veterans‚ but have you ever asked why? It’s a celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism‚ love of our country‚ and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good of our nation. Maybe because some veterans are forced to cope with war injuries‚ amputated limbs‚ disabilities or post-traumatic stress disorder after they return home. Veterans risk their lives for others who never had to witness
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Landon Powell Prof. Terry Galbraith ENG 102-201 Argument Essay 10 March 2016 The Fight on Terrorism Torture is the intentional inflicting of severe pain and suffering on people to punish or intimidate them so that they will extract information (Doing Ethics). Torture is morally wrong if it is unjustifiable or does not serve a purpose. On the other hand‚ to protect and secure our country from extremist and other terrorist‚ it can be morally justified. Keeping torture quiet with the public and out
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them when racing. The next best thing is the burn out. It’s so cool to see the cars that you just looked at come up and do a burn out. The best part is when a car does its burn out and the pale white billowing smoke virtually makes the car disappear. The more smoke there is the better it is. Doing a burn out serves more of a purpose than a show of smoke. It heats up the tires to the point that it sticks to the pavement giving it unbelievable traction for the launch off the line. When a car
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