Computers have taken over our lives. Computers are great things‚ and are very useful in everyday life‚ but they create a certain distraction which just overpowers our will to stay away from the computer. In our modern day world‚ computers are absolutely essential and all around us‚ at work‚ at schools‚ at malls etc. It is impossible to run away from these devices and we’ve become so dependent on it that we just can’t do things on our own now. For example‚ say you were doing some homework and
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Dan Cartolin CST 2o Mr. Brennan Capital Punishment Today’s debate on Capital Punishment was well delivered by both sides‚ But the Pro side of the argument delivered better. The Pro side of the argument brought up many good arguments and delivered fairly well. The points that stuck out were those on deterrents‚ the twist on Aquinas‚ and the constitution. Its plain and simple that if the criminal is dead‚ he/she won’t be able to commit a crime again‚ and could possibly instill fear into other
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picadors keep on abusing him‚ provoking painful wounds that cut into his neck muscles with a pica. After that the banderilleros‚ blood-thirsty‚ with an item called banderilla weaken the bull even more. Severely injured‚ the bull charges with rage against the steel that destroys his organs. The matador is supposed to break the artery next to the heart‚ but that never happens. Instead he drills his lungs and the bull often vomits blood. Agonizing in a blood bath‚ the puntillero puts an end to his life
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1AC Resolved: The United States ought to extend to non-citizens accused of terrorism the same constitutional due process protections it grants to citizens. “If one devalues rationality‚ the world tends to fall apart.” Lars von Trier and with that‚ I affirm the resolution. Core Value: Consequentialism: Value Criterion: Self-actualization-the Morality‚ spontaneity‚ problem solving skills‚ lack of prejudice and acceptance of facts we revive through Maslows Hierchical pyramid which explains
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Where’d you hear that‚ the Internet? “Contrary to what some may believe‚ the teens actually had a high level of privacy awareness‚” (Ackerman). This quote is referring to a study done on twenty adolescents and their privacy when it comes to electronics‚ parents‚ and school. Most adults tend to think their child does not think before they text‚ tweet‚ post‚ or send. However‚ this is untrue. Yes‚ teens are less mature‚ and less responsible; but that does not make them stupid. And yes‚ teens should
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uncommon for teachers to ask their students to “dig deeper” into the text that they are reading. In fact‚ every high school English course that I took part in involved interpreting the texts the way that I saw it. After reading Poetics by Aristotle and Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag‚ I now realize that it is not always important to find the hidden meaning of texts. As a student‚ it is necessary to look closely at the texts‚ however it is not always necessary to find incantations while interpreting
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Motion: large social media companies make unfair use of users’ personal information Affirmative Team 1st SPEAKER Good morning/afternoon adjudicators‚ ladies and gentlemen. Today’s motion is large social media companies make unfair use of users’ personal information. To begin with‚ I will first define the word ‘fairness’. According to the Cambridge Dictionary‚ fairness is the quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable. So equality is a crucial factor for fairness
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Against / opposition 2 nd Speaker ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- (Blood sports rules should be strengthened‚ not banned) Blood sports should not be banned; whatever problems there are with the sport can be fixed with reforms. The World Health Organization has called for tighter regulation‚ including “Simple rules‚ such as requiring medical clearance‚ national passports to prevent players from fighting
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Against plastic surgery •It’s the fact that it promotes a continuing descent into all things vain. Rather than accepting their perceived (important keyword) flaws‚ growing‚ and developing character‚ they take a chance going under the knife. Plastic surgery rarely produces the desired results and creates more unhealthy obsession with things that would be relatively trivial in a mentally healthy person with proper priorities. Even if‚ by some miracle‚ someone is completely happy with their surgery
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legal‚ but why shouldn’t it? My mother went to see a brain specialist to try to get an understanding of why she has chronic migraines‚ and originally they thought she might have multiple sclerosis‚ a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system. Luckily we discovered that she doesn’t have it‚ however‚ throughout that horrid ordeal‚ I did some research on it. I found out that MS is an extremely horrid disease to have‚ it causes pain‚ numbness‚ spasticity‚ and loss of bodily control such as
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