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    vegetarian including ethical‚ health‚ or environmental. Vegetarians can be traced back into early history but‚ in today’s world‚ vegetarianism is on the rise as a concern for climate change is too. Major portions of the population are taking a stance against meat producing industries and changing their diets. Meat production is a huge contributor to pollution and climate change. Eating meat can also have a toll on one’s health. In order to change the course of rapid climate change‚ the population has

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    Argument against Fracking

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    I understand that hydraulic fracturing holds possibilities for many more jobs‚ tax revenue‚ and greater energy security. In a country that has had a terrible economy for years‚ it is reasonable for Americans to feel that fracking would be beneficial to them. Landowners and energy companies would make money from hydraulic fracturing. It would also create jobs for welders‚ drillers‚ chemists‚ and mechanics. New York could potentially drill four hundred wells per county and raise incomes by over $6-8

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    we should vote in pursuit of a democratic ideal‚ and still others argue that we should vote out of respect for those who have defended our rights. As a consequentialist theory‚ utilitarianism is utterly unconcerned with these principle-oriented arguments. Utilitarians are concerned only with maximizing total social utility‚ or the overall well-being of society. Thus‚ utilitarians would assert

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    Abortion has been around since ancient times. It’s an endlessly debatable subject and everybody has their own opinion. I feel that whatever your beliefs every woman should have the right to abortion. I believe that the child doesn’t actually become a person with rights until they are affected by the world. Meaning that they don’t become a person until they come out of their mother and experience the world for the first time. The question of when does a fetus become a child is very important in this

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    “The Lottery” Mrs. Hutchinson or Tessie is quite friendly and happy with her community. At the beginning of the lottery‚ Tessie is very lively by chatting with Mrs. Delacroix about forgetting about the lottery. She continues to be cheerful when she joins her husband but when her family then herself is selected‚ she panics and pleas to be saved. Tessie follows a horrible tradition ignoring its consequences but as soon as she is selected in the lottery she acted cowardly by claiming the lottery is unfair

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    Argument Against College

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    on attending college after high school. I believe that for all high school graduates‚ college is a must to achieve a comfortable life. Most people do not want to be “just another statistic” but in this case‚ I would not mind at all. In “The Case Against College‚”an article written by Linda Lee‚ she discusses the expense and inconvenience of sending a child to college. I do agree with Lee that college is very expensive and not worth the money. In high school‚ I have worked hard to keep my GPA relatively

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    Freepress.org is a website that spawned from a newpaper beggining in 1970. It started on the Ohio State University campus to protest the Vietnam War‚ and has spoken out against political and social issues ever since. In one of its articles‚ it states‚ “Hence voting lesser evil sends the wrong message; it’s sending a message of compromise. In effect‚ a defensive vote says ““I will settle for a good America‚ not the best America

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    Do you sometimes think that the rules and laws in America aren’t fair? If you do‚ listen carefully. America is a great country with many freedoms‚ but some people like to "work the system" or break the law‚ in the law‚ so to speak. That is mainly thanks to the first amendment‚ which basically says we can do anything we want with religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assemblies‚ petition the government‚ and so on. Our government shouldn’t be so lenient. We should get rid of all the cults and gangs. The only way

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    The perspective of this specific quote could potentially be of a capitalist. It attacks the idea behind a welfare state‚ calling these societies “misguided”‚as well as wishing dependency be “eliminated”. From the source’s strong opposition against dependency‚ it shows their support for an economy with

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    Today is my twenty third lottery. My mother was chosen in the third lottery I ever attended. I never really new her‚ but people say she was a great person. Ever since I learned of her being stoned because of the lottery‚ I have been protesting against the lottery. Even though I am against the lottery I still have to attend‚ because if I don’t‚ the other villagers will choose me automatically. Three years ago‚ when I was twenty‚ Old Man Warner was chosen in the lottery. It’s ironic how people change

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