The FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) is the most powerful terrorist group in Colombia. It was formed in 1964 by the two communist leaders Manuel Marulanda (known as Tirofijo)‚ and Jacobo Arenas. The mission of this group was to fight against social and economical inequalities. They have used sabotage and terrorism to generate fear in the citizens of this country. The FARC has also been involved with the drug cartel‚ issue that has caused the death of millions of Colombians‚ and it has
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As the production of agriculture evolves‚ so does the research of developing genetic engineered foods‚ which are funded and created by large corporations. A prominent example of a corporation that supports and emanates a large amount of funds towards genetically modified foods‚ is Monsanto. Monsanto uses their funds towards biotechnology‚ which is the abuse of biological processes‚ for industrial use like genetic engineering. In this process‚ genetic engineers are able to produce the seeds that Monsanto
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arranged them in eight platoons of riflemen‚ three of pikemen‚ three companies with pistols‚ one of hammerers‚ another of hatchet men‚ and two companies that had only the stones making their deep pockets bulge. The company stood six deep under the trees against the hedge waiting for the command to ‘move off.’ The Luddite Army was prepared to fight and to die. Like the parting of Moses from the Children of Israel‚ Gledhill knew he might not enter the Promised Land‚ so his pre-attack oration had an element
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Eugenics is it a Positive or Negative? Eugenics is a term coined in 1883‚ influenced by a “survival of the fittest” mindset that Social Darwinism gave and brought into the mainstream medicine of the 1900’s. Keep in mind “eugenics” is actually the scientific term for the adjustment of genes or genetic modification. Eugenics when first presented is a rather sensitive topic‚ as this practice though heavily criticized‚ mainly due to the Nazis using it to support their “final solution.” It has also come
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Same sex marriage argumentative essay Erilynn lamb I’m against same sex marriage is because gay marriage would weaken the community. I`m also against same sex marriage because if marriage is about populating the world then they wouldn`t be able to marry. I’m against same sex marriage because marriage is threatening marriage rates. Also because same sex marriage the couple might not love each other for ever and then they might get a divorce. Also because how are you going to have
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in America’s history as one of the biggest discriminations of all time. Although there should be a balance between civil liberty and security‚ targeting U.S citizens of a certain ethnicity is not the way to do it. Targeting U.S. citizens went against everything the United States was founded on‚ and to this day many Japanese-American’s are still trying to find a way to recover. As a girl of Japanese descent this part of history hits home for
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Is it worth fighting a battle that you might never win? The Cherokee was a native American tribe that had lived east of the Mississippi River on some of Georgia’s richest farmland. White settlers had wanted the land for themselves‚ and their yearning only increased when gold was discovered on the land. At first‚ the Cherokee tried to fit in with the Americans: creating their own written language‚ wearing similar clothing to Americans‚ converting to Christianity‚ and intermarrying with whites. They
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Abortion has been a heavily debated political‚ ethical‚ and moral dispute continuing for more than a decade after it was legalized in the United States in January 22‚ 1973. This decade long debate between “pro-life” activists and “pro-choice” activists usually stem from ones ethical and moral values of whether it is right to surgically or medicinally terminate a fetus and the extremes‚ like death of the mother‚ which could occur from the pregnancy. In this debate‚ I would view myself as a “pro-choice”
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Christian Smoot Mr. Nesbit English 101 March 1‚ 2013 Argumentative Essay In today’s economy‚ I believe that violent video games do promote violent and more aggressive behavior amongst our children. Parents need to step up and monitor what type of video games their kids are playing. You never know what type of effect the games can have on our children. All kid isn’t typically influenced by violent video games but we don’t know how our kids’ minds are. I read an article on The Shooting at Columbine
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Friday ‚ December 5‚ 2014 Name: Spyros Zacharis EAP 1002 Dr. Christina Karavia ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY “FINAL DRAFT” The main point of becoming an adult is‚ when a person has the right to be independent ‚and also by the time someone receives new responsibilities is accountable for his actions ‚ either legally or personally. Many people assume that in the age of 18 a person is considered an adult by
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