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    Antigone’s Bad Decision The play Antigone is a story‚ where the tragic hero Creon is forced to make important decisions because Antigone covered her brother’s body with dust. It was a bad idea on the part of Antigone because she broke a law and was punished for it. Also because Antigone’s actions led to the deaths of three innocent people. Sophocles conveys the conflict to the reader to whether it was right or wrong for Antigone to cover her brother’s body. The fact that it was a law for Antigone

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    Prisons today are not as bad as they should be‚ prisons provide food‚ shelter‚ a bed‚ and even time outside. Criminals in prison do not have to pay or work for their food and shelter‚ tax payers and law abiding citizens pay for it all. So if prison is not that bad then why would criminals fear the consequences of breaking the law‚ but with the death penalty criminals are forced to think twice about committing any severe crimes that would land them on death row. Most people even criminals do not wish

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    Good Bad Food Essay

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    Good Food/Bad Food School lunch is an issue in schools throughout our country. Many parents‚ teachers‚ as well as students tried to tackle this problem; but it still remains an issue. Dana Woldow‚ who’s been involved with this school lunch problem since 2002 once said to congress “Try school cafeteria food in your district. Then see if you continue to make the same decisions about how you fund the program.”(Dana Woldow) Schools serve lunches that lack all the nutrients we need as children for

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    Wal-Mart Good or Bad?

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    Wal-Mart: Good or Bad? The largest corporation in America with $378‚799 million in revenues and employing 2‚055‚000 employees‚ Wal-Mart has become one of the greatest success stories in American history‚ but also one of the most controversial stories since Standard Oil (Fortune). But with all big business comes critics. Today’s critics suggest Wal-Mart unfairly uses it power of size‚ which is goliath‚ to exploit employees and impoverish nations‚ ruin competition‚ and place undue pressure on the

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    Stereotyping in Marketing: Good or Bad? It ’s Monday morning at a well-to-do marketing company. You have an 11:00am meeting to interview a potential buyer for an Asian product line. It is now Ten-thirty. Your potential client ’s flight arrives into Metro Airport. Prior to their arrival to your office you douse the air with a light sent of orange. The meeting goes as expected‚ very well. Instead of a hand shake you bow to the group. You and the team leader exchange business cards. You ask

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    Good and bad manners in Russia. Observing etiquette and having good manners can make life of foreign people more convenient and helps to and adapt to different national features. Many norms of behavior in Russia are the same as in the whole world‚ but there are some special conventional rules of conduct which differs from manners of other countries. I want to list some of typical manners which exist in Russia: * For example‚ it’s a good manner to give up your place to woman or old person in

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    Good Girl Gone Bad

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    Good Girl Gone Bad: Rihanna Since the beginning of time women have been uniquely viewed as a source of human life. Historically‚ however‚ they have been considered not only intellectually inferior to men but also a major source of temptation and evil. As one reflects back upon history he or she can easily conclude that women have made significant progress. Traditionally women roles were understood to be wifehood and motherhood. However‚ time has greatly changed and women have acquired several

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    choice‚ small or big‚ can greatly affect someone’s life negatively or positively. The most significant choice made by any character in Tangerine was made by Mom and Dad to turn a blind eye towards Erik’s bad actions. A result of this choice was making Erik think it’s okay to continue making bad choices. When the problem began with Erik spray painting Paul in the eyes‚ his parents ignored the situation. They took Paul to the hospital and found out that it would be likely that he wouldn’t remember

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    Technology Good vs Bad

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    Russ Wells Ms. Carla Pastor English 1100 126 12/7/10 Technology good vs. bad We live in an age of unprecedented modernizations and innovations. Merit goes to the different forms of computer technology‚ which are frequently changing; this means we are able to access more information quicker and in a shorter time. For instance in today’s society the fields of Communication and Medicine is constantly advancing‚ but yet they both create significant fatalities. Technology has helped amplify

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    What makes a good friend?

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    01/04/14 English Language II What makes a good friend? A friend is someone you know well and like but who is not a member of your family. Good friends are those who talk and act in a way that show you that you can rely on them. There are different kinds of friends but ‘a good friend’ is someone who is loyal‚ well-balanced and fun. Loyal friends are people who always stand by you in both good and bad times. In good times they will be there to share your good news‚ to celebrate achieved goals or

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