Kennedy 3 Reasons Why I decided to go to College By: Elizabeth Joyce When I was little I was very unsure of what I wanted to do with my life. One day I would want to be an Architect‚ the next a nurse. Every other week I wanted to be something different. My parents and I never thought seriously about college until I got into high school. In my freshmen year I started getting very good grades‚ while keeping up with varsity swimming and a part time job. After my freshmen year of high school‚ I was sure
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This poem provided an amazing metaphor of the world. It would seem as a puzzling poem for those who didn’t associate the title with the poem. Thus‚ It was a creative way of the poet to summarize the theme of the poem in the title. Additionally‚ the poet was able to connect to the readers with the use of images and comparison between the pencil and the world. Moreover‚ he used the white space to concentrated words and to allow the readers to reflect on the poem. The endings contained the element of
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Gun Control I say all guns are good guns. There are no bad guns. I say the whole nation should be an armed nation. Period.@ This rather bold statement was made by Joseph Foss. Former Governor Joseph Foss‚ a former fighter pilot for the US Air Force‚ is the current President of the NRA‚ or National Rifle Association (Lacayo 16). The NRA is a special interest group known by many. Its members are stereotyped to be a group of >truck-driving=‚ pompous‚ huntsmen. Indeed this is partially
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the fight¨ Ava did stand up for herself sometimes but she didn’t. Ava did not tell anyone about the boys making fun of her because of her gender. Here are some reasons why in ¨Making Sarah cry¨ and ¨Don’t give up the fight¨ have the same theme for their stories. The theme in ¨Making Sarah Cry¨ is overcoming obstacles. The reason why ‚ the boys in her class were making fun of her by how slow she was learning and how she look different.. While the boys the boys bullied‚ she didn’t give up. But
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Who should be responsible for what people eat? Some people believe that the government must create anti-obesity strategies and help people to keep good health habits. Others instead believe it is the individual’s responsibility. In the article “Don’t Blame the Eater”‚ David Zinczenko states that eaters should not be blamed for what they eat‚ and that the fast food industry is to blame because they do not provide healthy food choices. While some people believe that it is our liability what we choose
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Before reading Why don’t we listen better? by James Petersen‚ I was not sure what to expect‚ personality I was worried about completing the 20 chapters in one week. However to my surprise the book is amazing. It almost feels like Peterson wrote this book about me. The chapter that gripped me was the chapter 2 Flat- Brain Theory of Emotions. Reading this chapter helped me to gain an understanding of the stomach‚ heart and head functions individuality and together. Peterson states that “the stomach
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Within paragraph eight of William F. Buckley Jr essay "Why Don’t We Complain?" Buckley portrays the idea of "passive compliance" and "heedless endurance."His thought expresses that there are things he brought into what should be known and how much exertion it take for the strength it takes to get a point over. I am for Buckley’s circumstance. Compliance benefits the order of what ought to have been done on the train when it was the dead of winter and eight five degrees on the coach car. He states
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In “ Why prisons don’t work” Written by Wilbert Rideau and Published by New York Times. Rideau expresses his initial feeling towards the prison system and his experience while in prison. Rideau was sentenced to life in prison for murder in nineteen sixty one he talks about his perspective on why so many color affiliated groups are being sentenced to prison. He mentions how he would want to see the prison system let out its inmates serving twenty to thirty years in prison for petty offences. He believes
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Critical Response Ashley Dalton Hawaii Pacific University Critical Response to “Why Prisons Don’t Work” By Wilbert Rideau The prison system is a topic that is widely debated. Many are either for or against how they are ran. Though I am only an observer; I have no ties to the prison system. I do agree with many points that Wilbert Rideau made in his original article. What caught my eye was that Mr. Rideau was in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1962. He describes the kind of prisoners
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500 reasons why i love you. 1. I love the way you keep your cool whenever I do stupid things. 2. I love the fact that I’ve met you during the craziest time of my life and you changed it all in just a mili-second. 3. You’re so adorable. 4. I haven’t met your mom but I know we’d get along JUST FINE. 5. You memorized my phone number. I don’t even remember it. 6. Thank you for being stupid enough to not leave me when all I do is hurt you. 7. I love your smile…. I seriously‚ seriously do. 8. I
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