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    The Dangers of Equality Equality has been strived for by politicians and government in the United States since the start of the Feminist movement‚ but is this equality may not be something that we should aim to obtain. In “Harrison Bergeron‚” Kurt Vonnegut shows his readers that trying to obtain total equality may lead people down a dangerous path. It may seem that equality would benefit everyone‚ but would it take too much away from people in order to reach this equality. Vonnegut uses the theme

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    1. According to Adichie‚ how is Africa often described? According to her‚ Africa is often described as a place of beautiful landscapes and animals with incomprehensible people fighting senseless wars‚ dying of poverty and aids. It is a continent of catastrophes where people are pitiful illiterate aborigines who have no possibility of being human equals. They are unable to speak for themselves and are waiting for foreigners to save them. All in all‚ Africa is a lowly continent with nothing more but

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    John McWhorter‚ an author and linguist‚ once said “Texting is very loose in its structure. No one thinks about capital letters or punctuation when one texts‚ but then again‚ do you think about those things when you talk?” McWhorter makes a vital point at the end of his quote. He states that people generally do not think about adhering to proper grammar rules when they talk‚ so naturally people do not consider utilizing them while texting‚ which is essentially talking in written form. As a result

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    we speak of danger to mean having a significant impact on the lives of many people throughout the world through the use of nuclear arms. The world was endangered in many ways by the conflict between the Soviets and the US‚ as new technology was successfully developed not only did the number of atomic weapons increase but the warheads became more powerful and could reach their targets more effectively. It was however arguable that as a result of this new destructive power that the danger actually abated

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    Danger? Bull’s Eye! Each year from the 7th to the 14th of July‚ people gather from all around the world in Pamplona‚ Spain for an appalling event- the Pamplona Bull Run. I think this event is truly awful because every year‚ lives are taken from not only the experienced older runners‚ but also from the inexperienced young teenagers. As you will have guessed by now‚ the Pamplona Bull Run is indeed a dangerous event with many injuries and even deaths every single year. The most dangerous element

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    Adventure is something that everyone wishes to experience‚ yet many fail to realize the dangers that come with it. In Jack London’s short story “To Build a Fire‚” Tom Vincent is a hiker who one night decides to embark on a journey alone. His near-death experience along this trail is what causes him to realize that it is indeed important to take a companion along when traveling‚ just as the locals had told him. The theme here is that you must not be so arrogant as to ignore the advice of others‚ especially

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    Medical Perspectives on Cannibalism; Dangers of Eating the Dead Cannibalism‚ also known by the word anthropophagy‚ is characterized by eating human flesh or body parts. There are various cases which involve cannibalism in the twenty-first century. Cannibalism is known for being the Spanish name for the Carib people‚ which is among a tribe in the West Indies (Arens). During the time when people were suffering from famine around the world‚ cannibalism was practiced as well as in the present time

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    Student x Mr. Peterson English 102 2 April 2014 George Orwell’s 1984 George Orwell writes his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four not as a story of fiction but as a warning about the dangers of totalitarian control. The concepts of free enterprise and individual freedom no longer exist in 1984‚ all of the power is split into three groups Eastasia‚ Eurasia‚ and Oceania. In his novel‚ Nineteen Eighty-Four‚ George Orwell uses certain literary devices‚ introduces new linguistic concepts and uses propaganda

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    Steve Titus’s circumstances illustrates the dangers of source confusion during eyewitness testimonies. Source confusion occurs when the context and details of a stimulus are misremembered or confused with another stimulus‚ which may only appear familiar. In this case‚ Titus resembled a rapist who was wanted‚ as well as his car was similar to the rapist’s car. When Titus was shown in a lineup‚ he was picked out as the offender. This situation shows that people are capable of having no source memory

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    In Rachel Carson’s "Silent Spring" she calls attention to the dangers of pesticides. Through her use of imagery‚ rhetorical questions‚ and similes she has created a very passionate argument towards whether or not farmers should use these poisons that affect much more than they think. She asks if "Indiana still raised any boys who roam throw woods?". "If so‚ who guarded the poisoned area to make sure no one went through?" " Who kept vigilant watch to tell the innocent stroller that he was about

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