“If you shouldn’t be defendin’ him‚ why are you doin’ it? To kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus is a white attorney living in Alabama‚ who was appointed to defend Tom Robinson‚ a man accused of raping a white women. At the time there is inequality between whites and blacks. Despite Atticus’s complexion‚ because he’s an attorney & it’s his job is to fight justice‚ he is reasonable and determined to take a stand for Tom Robinson. Initially‚ it makes sense for Atticus to take a stand because
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Spanish traveller‚ Benjamin Tudela‚ roamed certain countries likely as a trader in the twelfth century writing down his experiences. The main values of the excerpt are Jewish ideals‚ religious culture‚ and states the way kings ruled their cities differently. From Bagdad to Alexandria he mainly focuses on Jewish interests‚ and common accustomed facts to be known of the each city. In Bagdad‚ the royal dwelling is Caliph Emir al Muminin al Abbasi‚ who kings of Islam accept and is top of the Mohammeden
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On August 26th‚ 2016 a well-known American football quarterback decided to begin his season in an act of protest. Colin Kapernick talked about in the Huffington post article; Why Colin Kapernick decided not to stand for the national anthem‚ article. Post-game he said “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” Racism and Black lives matter has become an increasingly important issue now days that challenges our citizens and our
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America is the most diverse country in the world and people come here to live the “American Dream”. Paine’s assertion is still true today that America is a diverse nation‚ however‚ the “the taxes are few” and there being “nothing to engender riots and tumults” is in fact not true today. America is known as the world’s “melting pot” for a reason. People want to come to the greatest nation on Earth. Throughout the history of America people have immigrated from a wide variety of war-torn‚ famine‚ poverty-stricken
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On August 16‚ 2017 my principal‚ Mrs. Suzanna Davis‚ selected four seniors‚ including me‚ to hold the responsibility of being the Hawks’ Nest’s leaders. Out of a senior class of 642 students‚ she only picked four. The Hawks’ Nest is the name of our student section and student run spirit crew. Mrs. Davis loves school spirit so having leaders she can have confidence in is of great importance to her. As the leaders‚ our main job is to promote school spirit. We are in charge of notifying the student
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Arizona‚ the biggest gateway into the U.S. for illegal immigration‚ faced bankruptcy from the increased health care‚ education‚ welfare costs moreover‚ their citizens faced terrorism murder by illegal aliens. Before reading the bill‚ Barack Obama slammed the Arizona law abusive divisive‚ when the federal government’s arrogant lack enforcement of immigration law was abusive‚ divisive‚ and illegal. Diversity equality was the important aspect of our lives because we lived in a diverse society needed
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College debt is a nation-wide phenomenon that many Americans face. Unfortunately‚ this country is facing over 1 trillion in student loans from dropout students or graduated students who owe money from their years of education. The financial crisis has caught many Americans by surprise and this problem will only get worse if this trend continues. Despite the fact that college debt is increasing‚ fortunately there are several solution to this problem. As proven above‚ college debt is an issue that
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Many people believe that DNA profiling is not a credible source. Although 99.9 percent of human DNA is the same in everyone‚ the remaining 0.1 percent which consists of about 3 million base pairs of amino acids is unique to that individual (Ballaro and Walter). Without the help of scientists and their technology many criminals would get away with their crimes. Deoxyribonucleic acid‚ or DNA‚ is a component of every cell in the human body. DNA can be found in any organic source for example saliva
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Argument Analysis Essay of Saint Joan George Bernard’s play Saint Joan was written about the life of a French woman in the late 1420’s who was on trial for spreading heresy. The Inquisitor presented a case against Joan to the juries of the church court. His argument opened with an appeal to ethos. Throughout the rest of his speech he would keep up this type of appeal‚ preferring the approach of ethical appeals to that of logic. Due to his lack of logical appeals‚ he seemed to revert to logical
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to make better fast food choices‚ I love Chipotle because it’s organic‚ not fried and include whole grains and vegetables. Eating foods that are good for me fuels my body‚ as well as gives me the energy and motivation I need to write this amazing essay. Also‚ eating right allows me to maintain my weight so I can consistently fit into my clothes. In order to maintain my weight‚ I enjoy eating fruits and vegetables. I would choose a fruit salad over sugary treats any day! My favorite ways to eat
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