Hailey Vaughan College Writing Barrett Swanson November 1‚ 12 For the Good of All Mankind It’s all around us‚ on our televisions‚ on our computers‚ in the palm of our hands‚ and constantly nipping at our brains. We refer to it when we wake up‚ when we are bored‚ when we are waiting‚ and before we go to bed. We continuously upload pictures‚ update our statuses‚ compose a tweet‚ scale our timelines and feeds‚ and snoop into the lives of our so-called “friends”. Social Media has engulfed our
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Essay 1 A small Good thing We often think life goes on as it should without many interruptions‚ each milestone is celebrated‚ and each disappointment is encouraged in families across the nation. When we think of children‚ we imagine watching them grow through all of the milestones and all of the accomplishments. We don ’t want to deal with losing our children to death particularly when we lose them in a tragic way by illness or in a blink of an eye. The William Wendt center states that “Everyone
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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; It is because we do not dare that things are difficult. – Seneca Struggles and difficulties are part of life. You cannot avoid these problems; it will always arise no matter how much you try to take control or organize the things in your life. ....Problems are not the reason why a person lives a difficult and miserable life; most of the time‚ it’s a matter of perspective. Because often‚ majority of people let problems defeat them through
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All Good Music Festival & Campout 2013 Every year on the third weekend of July‚ Thornville‚ Ohio becomes a festival ground for the very eccentric hippies and tree huggers. The All Good Music Festival & Campout comes to town. The festival used to be held in Masontown‚ WV. From the music to camping‚ and the vendors‚ the festival is something everyone should experience. My first experience was the summer of 2013. One of the most important reasons All Good even exists is for the music. There was more
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Is a gun a good thing or not? In fact‚ a gun itself cannot do anything good or bad. A gun can see on different angles‚ everything depends on how the owner of a gun uses it. Some people get their guns in order to terrorize or to do horrific stuff while others have theirs to protect people’s life or their family. So it is essential for the government to have a system of control on gun owners including regular tests on the following aspects‚ mental illness‚ utilization of a gun‚ and the ability to own
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How would you feel when everything you have worked for are suddenly swept away by just a single storm? Imagine ten years of work and investment‚ saving money to afford all the good vanities in the world then you wake up one day realizing that you have lost everything. December 16‚ 2011 when typhoon Sendong brought a horrible tragedy that marked the lives of many Kagay-anons. Homes were shattered‚ livelihoods were flooded‚ and vanities were lost. What’s worse? Lives were taken away. Hundreds of
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Do you believe immigration is a good thing or a bad thing for the United States? The topic of immigration is often argued in many different ways for many different reasons. Immigration is a big problem causing a lot of controversies today in the U.S. Almost everyone has their own opinion on immigration and how the U.S. should deal with immigrants. Some people say immigration has positive effects on the U.S. economy because immigrants make up a large part of the workforce‚ while others believe immigration
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“The only constant thing in life is change”. I would always wonder if this statement was really true‚ and yes‚ nothing remains the same. Everybody faces changes in life. Change of class in school‚ moving house‚ progressing from a primary student to a secondary student‚ and the loss of loved ones. When you ask someone‚ “Is Change a Good Thing?”‚ many people would say “no.” As humans‚ we tend to focus on all the negative changes that have happened to us. We do not go deep into these changes and
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murder. However others may believe it is up to the woman if one wants to keep it or not. This has been a topic amongst many arguments around the world and many do not come to a conclusion. It is your right to believe in what you want‚ so is abortion good or bad? Abortion is the “termination of a pregnancy”. So for the anti abortionist this is considered slaughtering the baby. They believe that the fetus is actually a separate human life form. So if one has an abortion it is considered murder. On
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Is change a good thing? Who wonder if this statement was really true‚ and yes‚ nothing remains the same. Everybody faces changes in life. Change of class in school‚ moving house‚ progressing from a primary student to a high school student‚ and the loss of loved ones. When you ask someone‚ “Is change a Good Thing?” Many people would say “no.” As humans‚ we tend to focus on all the negative changes that happen to us. We do not go deep into these changes and ask ourselves whether there is another
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