Scott Simmon offers that you should " pick the perfect profanity to season your message". This is the perfect way to explain how often or how much we should use profanity. I agree with Scott Simmon‚ we should add profanity not pour it. Profanity has power‚ shows authority and gains attention. Scott Simmon states that "profanity can remind us of the power of words convey intense emotion". The power released through profanity causes the receiver to understand the seriousness of the situation. Whether
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Russell Simmons: An Entrepreneurial Icon that Shifted American Culture Florida State College at Jacksonville “If you aren ’t passionate about a vision‚ it ’s hard to have faith in it” (Simmons & Morrow‚ Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success‚ 2008). Russell Wendell Simmons’ passion for his vision is what drove him when he started in the music business over three decades ago. Simmons‚ the original hip-hop mogul‚ is one of the most innovative
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Amelia Simmons work is known as a declaration of American independence‚ she is referred to as the Mother of Cookery. She wrote American Cookery which is otherwise known as The art of dressing viands‚ fish‚ poultry‚ and vegetables‚ and the best modes of making pastes‚ puffs‚ pies‚ tarts‚ puddings‚ custards‚ and preserves‚ and all kinds of cakes‚ from the imperial plum to plain cake: Adapted to this country‚ and all grades of life in 1796. American cookery is the first known cookbook of American authorship
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Odis Jenkins Reading 0302 January 21‚ 2013 Ruth Simmons: An American Pioneer In 1945 in Grapeland Texas a little girl named Ruth J. Simmons was born. She grew up on a farm in East Texas and had a life of hardship and deprivation. Ruth had a wonderful grounding by her parents and an extraordinary streak of luck. She had mentors who challenged‚ supported‚ and encouraged her to pursue her dreams. One of the most influential mentors was her mother‚ whom Ruth watched for hours pressing fabric
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The case of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris is a landmark case that dealt with vouches for schooling and the 1st Amendment. The case was officially decided upon on June 27‚ 2002‚ but the case and history dates back to 1995. In 1995‚ the Ohio Legislature passed into law the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program as part of the 1995 budget act. The Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program was a pilot program that gave families up $2‚250 to support their children’s academics. Aid was given to parents
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FACTS: Christopher Simmons was convicted and sentenced to death for capital crimes he committed when he was 17 years old. At the time of his conviction the Court’s ruling in Stanford v. Kentucky held that the 8th Amendment did not proscribe juvenile between the ages of 16 and 18 from being sentenced to death. In 2002 the Supreme Court ruling in the Atkins v. Virginia barred the use of the death penalty on mentally retarded offenders due to “evolving standards of decency” which put them in a class
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This week I chose an article that displays an act of kindness. Thirty-two year old Kasey Simmons from Dallas‚ Texas was shopping at a local grocery store. While he was shopping‚ he noticed an older women crying. He tried to cheer her up‚ and insisted to pay her small bill. Simmons later told the news station that it wasn’t about the money‚ but rather about doing an act of kindness for someone in need. Kasey Simmons later went to work at a local Applebee’s restaurant. After a few hours into shift‚ he
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and the government say so. If as citizens we have a political and moral obligation to follow the laws then why there are still many people who do not obey them? A. John Simmons discusses the dilemma between legitimacy and justification and the implication both of these have when it comes to following the law. According to Simmons‚ justification can only be express by showing that the state is morally permissible or prudentially desirable. In order words‚ people have to decide whether or not they
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Roper v Simmons (2005) The case of Roper v Simmons revolves around the question‚ should children be sentenced to death for a crime that was committed prior to the age of 18. While the 8th and 14th Amendments guard against cruel and unusual punishment‚ does the punishment of death‚ for those whose crimes was committed when they were under the age of 18‚ automatically fall under the category cruel and unusual punishment? The Missouri Supreme Court‚ basing its decision partially on the Atkins v Georgia
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While it is not necessarily talked about that often‚ the death penalty is still widely used in many countries. In the supreme court case Roper v. Simmons‚ an individual of age 17 committed premeditated murder‚ as well as breaking and entering and vehicular theft. Simmons wanted Roper to be sentenced to death‚ but they appealed because Roper was legally a minor at the time of the crime. When the case came to the court it was a 5-4 decision that ruled the execution of minors was unconstitutional‚ which
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