reasons and examples to support your response. 11. Research shows that the average American watches as much as six hours of television each day. Do you think this is too much? Write an essay convincing readers to spend less time in front of the TV. 12. Many junior high and high schools around the country now require students to spend a certain number of hours each term doing volunteer work or community service. Some people believe this is an excellent idea that promotes good citizenship and
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Your genes are not your destiny. In the latest mega-study‚ researchers at King’s College London‚ followed over 13‚000 pairs of twins over a period of 12 years and came up with a genetic and environmental hotspot map showing that the weighting given to genetics versus environment in one’s development is strongly influenced by one’s geographic location. At first blush‚ these findings sound fairly obvious. After all‚ isn’t the whole point of nature versus nurture to show that environment plays as
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Title: A lesson before dying | Author: Ernest J. Gaines | Quote from the novel | My thoughts | Author’s message about society and/or human nature: “Then I began to listen‚ to listen closely to how they talked about their heroes‚ how they talked about the dead and about how great the dead had once been. I heard it everywhere.” (Gaines 90). | It is our human nature to constantly want the next best thing. To look up to someone or something. We admire anything that we feel is better than ourselves
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Hortensia‚ passed in 287BC‚ further blurred the distinctions between plebeians and patricians. The twelve tables‚ and any laws passed by a plebeian assembly‚ would now be binding to both plebeians and patricians‚ a sort of social justice. The Roman army before 264BC was a citizens’ army‚ comprised of farmers and the population‚ with very little to no full time soldiers. Every man was expected to provide his own gear‚ and as such it was very difficult to recruit the poor or slaves to fight‚ and when they
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COM225 Public Speaking Speech Outline 1) Explain the differences between a speaking outline and a formal outline. According to the course text book‚ a formal outline is defined as “a complete sentence outline written in sufficient detail that a person other than the speaker could understand it‚ (Grice & Skinner‚ 2010‚ p. 197)”. The course text book defines a speaking outline as “a brief outline for the speaker’s use alone and containing source citations and delivery prompts‚ (Grice &
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Grant is the protagonist of A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines shows how Grant went through a difficult life in a racist society in the South. Grant spent his life in Bayonne‚ a segregated racist community which made him intense. He does not believe anything would change and escaping is the only thing he could think of. Grant does not have any confidence in himself and the society. Throughout the novel‚ he learns how to accept the responsibility of his own life‚ his relationships with his family
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Describe an interesting idea in your text Explain why this idea was interesting In the novel ‘Unwind’ by Neal Shusterman‚ an interesting idea is the idea of the collective vs. the individual. This interesting idea was shown to me in three manifestations. The idea of the collective vs. the individual was shown to me through an individual conquering a collective‚ language manipulation and human rights. In the dystopian world of ‘Unwind’‚ between the ages of thirteen and eighteen‚ a teenager may
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My idea of leadership without dominating is being able to inspire others‚ motivate‚ set a vision‚ communicate‚ and of course respect others. A leader must have an honest understanding of who they are‚ what they know‚ and what they are capable of. To be a successful leader‚ you have to be able to convince your followers‚ not just yourself or your superiors‚ that you are worthy of being followed. In my opinion‚ this can build confidence in your followers to have faith in you‚ in order to be able to
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The Idea of Social Justice Social Justice can come in many forms‚ but I think it is mainly a way of treating everybody fairly‚ and equally. The idea is to keep everybody safe from social harm‚ out of severe poverty‚ and away from being discriminated against. Everybody should have the right to be treated exactly the same‚ despite age‚ gender‚ race or income. It is a forever changing concept to demand your right to equal justice depending on what is going on in the world at the time. Equal is the
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Is Gambling A Good idea There are many people gamble now a day. It is good or bad? some people think it is a good entreatment for killing time and relax‚ but is it a health entreatment for us? or it is just a activity that make us addicted and use all our money and time for it. Why people love gambling? there are lots of reason that a person get in to gambling. there are people said that when they gamble at the casino‚ they can throw all they problems away and be happy. some on the other
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