It was a single choice she had made. It was one moment. But how could it set so much into motion? She didn’t know‚ then‚ of the negative consequences of her action. She didn’t even imagine them. All she could see were joyous possibilities -- possible happiness‚ possible love‚ possible desire and change and experience and all things new. That’s the thing about optimism‚ it leaves us unprepared. Her possibilities became realities. She had something she was afraid to lose. She had something that was
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Kelsie Mays English 1105-24 Professor Baumgardner 7 April 2014 The Right to Conceal and Carry A young woman driving home from a friend’s house on a winter evening hits a large pot hole in the road. After she pulls over to the side of the road‚ she exits her vehicle and discovers that she has a flat tire. She now realizes she is stranded in an unfamiliar neighborhood at night. After calling for help she sits in her vehicle and waits for the tow truck to arrive. Suddenly‚ a strange man pounds
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site of the new natural park through a lonely wilderness‚ Rebecca asks Tommy to stop the car so that she can relieve herself at the side of the road. Meantime‚ Tommy leaves the car and is struck and killed suddenly by a passing vehicle. Rebecca and Tommy’s parents are stricken with grief. Rebecca wants to use new scientific advancements to have Tommy cloned and thereby bring him back to life. She offers to be impregnated using Tommy’s DNA. Though Tommy’s mother objects‚ his father agrees to give
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Sample: Michael Morpurgo shows us how different people respond to authority. Discuss. Award winning novel Private Peaceful by author Michael Morpurgo takes readers on a journey into lives of the Peaceful family. Set in England and the trenches of Belgium during the period of World War One‚ Morpurgo illustrates how different people respond to authority. Narrator Thomas (Tommo) Peaceful follows the rules and obeys the commands of people that are more powerful than him. His brother Charlie on the other
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is not an easy thing to do. You must attack “peasant justice” in any ways you can think of‚ such as: 1) “Vigilante justice can never be as just or fair as our system”; 2) “You can’t possibly protect yourselves; let us do it”; 3) “If you have a gun‚ you’ll only hurt yourself”; 4) “If the peasants were allowed to use force‚ there would be chaos”; 5) “Private protection agencies would just deteriorate into competing gangs of thugs”; and so on. Often privately-enforced justice is referred to as
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Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society because it is considered a form of expression. The First Amendment protects our right to freedom of expression‚ so peaceful resistance is completely lawful. In addition‚ peaceful resistance is a way for those with strong opinions to get their thoughts out to the public. Even if the person who has initiated the resistance fails to get popular support‚ they are still entitled to their own opinions. Freedom to do as you please is part of
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Why do people keep guns? These days many people own and carry guns with them in the name of security and protection. Many people own guns such as rifles and shotguns for the sport of hunting. The government allows people to own and carry guns by having a background check and getting a permit‚ but there are many private gun sellers who sell guns without any background checks and giving permits. The possession of guns should be strictly banned because they are the sign of violence‚ they have increased
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Julianna Lopez English AB2 March 19‚ 2014 Guns Guns protect us when others cannot. Guns give people a sense of calmness when protecting themselves and their families. Guns do many things in the United States‚ like stopping criminal acts‚ giving people a sense of protection‚ and establishes every American with gun rights. It is also known as The Second Amendment. The proposition in our society should be for guns in American and not to be banned. As soon as a person is born into this world they
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United States have different opinions when it comes to gun control. Some of them like the idea of being able to carry a weapon on your person as long as you have been licensed to do so. Others feel that this is a bad decision and that no one except law enforcement and military should carry guns. My personal opinion on the matter is that if the person has legally obtained a concealed hand gun license through their state then they have the right to carry a weapon. When you sit back and think about the thousands
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Concealed Carry Everywhere Since the beginning of our nation after the Declaration of Independence was signed‚ individuals have had the rights to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Inside these ‘rights’ is the right to bear arms. Is that wrong? Should all people have access to firearms? As stated in the second amendment‚ we as a nation and individuals have every right to own our own weapons. Therefore‚ it is your right to either own a weapon or not. There are some who buy a gun‚ put it
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