choice to obey the unjust decree makes her the conformist. Ismene believes that they should just “give into the law” because “the law is strong.” Antigone disobeys out of loyalty to her brother even though she knows she will be punished for her non-conformity. Ismene is a coward and even though she conforms in the beginning‚ it does not stop Creon from making her guilty by association. In Antigone‚ both Antigone and Haemon commit suicide. Like her mother Antigone hangs herself‚ and at the sight of her
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Name: Class: Date: Write a Persuasive Essay You have been asked to write a persuasive essay about “Flowers for Algernon.” You must take a position or make a claim about whether or not you believe Charlie should have had the operation and then you must persuade your reader to agree with you. You will not be judged on your opinion but rather on how well you persuade your reader to agree with your
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"People don’t talk about anything...and nobody says anything different from anyone else" This quote‚ from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ demonstrates how this fictional society had no individuality‚ yet they expressed no disprovement of the conformity. To be so simple minded as this civilization was would have eventually lead to self-destruction. To support my theory‚ recall in the novel when the old lady chose to commit suicide because she did not have freedom. She felt that even though she was
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Persuasive Essay Final Paper Frank Raymond COM/172 May 9‚ 2011 Barbara Plourde Persuasive Essay Final Paper Americans need to plan for retirement so they do not have to rely solely on Social Security income to care for them financially after that point. This year the Social Security Administration is projecting‚ it will collect less in payroll taxes than it pays out in retirement‚ disability‚ and survivor benefits. Even though the government economists are saying that the economy and social
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Persuasive Essay Did you know that more than ever NFL players are having more and more serious injuries? A study done over 2000 NFL games shows that NFL players are at more risk than ever. The reason for this surge of injuries is‚ the turf fields. Because of the way turf is designed it tends to be a lot harder than grass We need to get rid of all the turf fields in the NFL to protect players safety. It turns out that players were 77 percent more likely to tear their ACL on turf compared to regular
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Should animals have the same rights as humans? Thesis Paragraph for Animal rights persuasive essay Imagine this‚ you live your whole life in a cage as big as your body‚ you get no exercise‚ freedom nor can you communicate with anyone. The only thing you get food and a shabby place to live. Would you want to live a life like that? That is what happens to millions of animals across the world‚ whether it may be in a first‚ second or third world country. The value of animals is often forgotten when
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Persuasive Essay Government has so much control on individuals lives‚ anymore could lead to an utopian society. Halloween is one holiday were a child has a step to freedom. Parents would walk there toddler door to door until the child is able to walk on its own and soon have no supervision. Trick or treating should not be age restricted because its gives a combination of freedom‚ growth and entertainment. Some say females mature faster than males. Others say human development depends on how that
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Claire Maroney #19 5/7/12 St. Mary’s Grade8 Language Arts: Persuasive Essay INTRO: According to the RIAA‚ 95% of all music downloads of 2008 were illegal. Since then‚ the amount of illegal downloads have escalated. Although many people consider this as a minor crime‚ it is stealing‚ which is serious no matter how it is done. As this trend is becoming more and more popular‚ people are losing money‚ jobs‚ and victims can be fined high amounts of money. Internet officials
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Conformity is a form of social influence that involves you to change your beliefs to fit in with a group. This change is due to the physical presence of the group members‚ or imagined group pressure that involves the pressures of social norms. In the public services compliance with common practices is following a particular course of action which is the social norm. It can be seen when the police are dealing with suspects as the suspect is innocent until proven guilty and the law should not be taken
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Persuasive essay Yum‚ yum; another school lunch… While some of our foods are “out of this world”‚ we sometimes find nasty “here on earth” human hairs in our foods! My friends and I find this disgusting! It makes the school look bad‚ and it’s very unhealthy‚ and could cause a job loss for our lunch ladies. Who wants to give any kind of an award or recognition to a school with problems like these? While my school shines bright with our great teachers‚ our past Taks test scores‚ no one can ignore
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