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    Being Thankful

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    Being Thankful is feeling that flames inside your heart bringing happiness and joy that you give to others. All the people and things that we see around us are gifts and blessings that God has given to us. These things that we have are what we should cherish and be thankful for. It is clear that we have to be thankful because there are millions of children and adults that are sick and would do anything to have good health. Tons of people today suffer from hunger and cancer‚ and I am so lucky to have

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    Being Gay

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    Throughout history homosexuality has been considered vulgar‚ perverse and immoral. What is truly immoral is homophobia and that it still prevails today. Firstly‚ homophobia derived from prejudice and escalated to panic. Secondly‚ homophobic attitudes are endorsed and practiced by many places of worship‚ which are hypocritical to God’s concept of the Golden Rule. Thirdly‚ the severity of homophobia has reached a point of no return‚ where the lives of many innocent have been viciously taken away. Lastly

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    Bruna Cunha Prof. Hom ENG 302 MW 1:30 30 October 2013 Student Athlete Worker Over the decades college sports have gained quite a momentum in its popularity throughout the country. These athletes spend their whole lives preparing to play in college and many receive educational scholarships for the schools. This attention for college sports has grown but also has lead to the rise of a controversial topic‚ if college athletes should get paid to play. Even though these students are already offered

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    Should College Athletes Be Paid? It has been a debate for quite some time as to whether college athletes should be paid for their work on the field. They are some of the hardest working individuals that obtain intense practices and demanding college courses‚ and many believe that they should be rewarded for their hard work. But the ongoing debate is whether it is right to pay these players as if they were employees. Many major colleges provide the best services for their athletes by providing

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    Akash Pillai Advanced Placement Language and Composition April 3‚ 2014 Ms. Burke On Being a Musician Music is the rhythm that keeps the world spinning. What is it about music that makes it so enjoyable to listen to? Is it the message that we gain from the lyrics or is just the background beat? Music‚ with all its intricacies‚ can be seen as living entity that has the ability to rest inside our soul and create emotions such as excitement and awe. Music helps create a bond and connect people

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    Professional vs. College Athletes Professional athletes and college athletes are two amazing groups of people. Professional athletes and college athletes have so much in common yet many things that are different as well. They both have an elaborate amount of detail in their life including: lifestyle‚ work ethics‚ self-motivation and many more that describe them as who they are as a player and as a human in every-day life. College athletes (student athletes) are some of the most astounding

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    Being Thankful

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    and schools itself. There are so many people in the world that only hope to go to school everyday to learn the things we sleep through. We shouldn’t have to be forced to go to school everyday. School should be seen as a privilege not torture. Being thankful for my life may be the toughest to appreciate. I always have some sort of dilemma going on in my life whether it happens to be that time of the month or a horrible grade on a test. I’m always thinking about how bad my life is with my parents

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    Impact of Professional Athletes in our Society Professional athletes are extremely important in the advancement of mankind. They inspire people of all ages to strive for excellence. Professional athletes can be role models to many. They have an importance in many communities and encourage participation in athletics. Professional athletes are important to society by providing old and young alike someone to look up to and be proud of. A role model is a very important part of everyone’s lives. Professional

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    Athletes have been looked up to as role models for as long as sports have existed. There is so much attraction and admiration about being a professional athlete. Sports can have a great impact on people and society. Professional Athletes should be held as role models for the youth because they are at the center stage of attention in this world. The term role model is defined as a person whose behavior‚ example‚ or success is or can be emulated by others‚ especially the younger generation. Setting

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    Banned Drugs for Athletes

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    Should professional sports figures be banned from their sport if convicted of drug possession‚ drunken driving‚ spousal battery‚ or failing to pay child support? Many sports figures violate rules and laws and are passed over because they are who they are‚ all Americans should be entitled to the same punishments as others. Why would it be fair for one individual to get away by not abiding the laws because they are a celebrity? All individuals should be granted the same treatment as any other individual

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