Dogs Over Cats “Man’s best friend”. The K-9s. Dogs. Many would side with the statement that dogs make the best pets. Others would argue to say that cats are better. I would disagree with that last statement‚ for dogs are better in many areas. Dogs are better at helping humans‚ keeping their owner happier‚ and they also keep their owner healthy. Dogs are used all the time to assist humans‚ for instance “assistance dogs” help people who need help due to their disabilities. For example‚ guide dogs
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One hundred years have passed‚ and women have marched forward‚ quite literally. Women have progressed from being strictly wives and teachers to soldiers on the front line; therefore‚ they should be treated the same as men. Not only are women capable of fighting beside a man in the military now‚ but they are also great at many other positions in the military such as nurses and pilots. Girls being included in the selective services would increase the size and power of the US army when the time came. Women
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International problem: Over fishing Fishing once thought of as a leisure activity is now causing serious issues on the marine environment. Fishing‚ when taken to the extreme can cause species to deplete in numbers and over turn the natural food chain. Many people are involved in over fishing all over the world. The reasons they take part in the practise are also altering. However many of the fisherman are from poorer countries and they see it as‚ the more fish they return home with the more they
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diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children that are not able to concentrate‚ act impulsively‚ or have an abundance of energy are likely candidates of having ADHD. Many children have these characteristics and are being prescribed Ritalin‚ a drug that stimulates the brain to help children gain focus. Having said that‚ more and more children are taking Ritalin‚ but are too many taking it for the wrong reasons? Today we see children act out in class‚ call it a behavioral
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Anthony Lofton English 1013 4 April 2005 Argument I believe professional athletes are overpaid. These athletes are making millions of dollars to have fun and play. They are getting paid to do what elementary kids do every day. Professional athletes are should be paid about sixty to ninety thousand a year. The reason I say this much is because they are at a professional level and have worked hard to get to that status. In theory‚ professional athletes are overpaid because the U.S. is more
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Finally semester 1 is over‚ and this semester has been challenging in some aspects of being a freshman: for example getting used to high school‚ behavior problems‚ swine flu‚ my attendance and being tardy‚ and even meeting new teachers. I’m glad that all of that is over with now: I can focus on a new semester and be prepared for everything that is thrown at me in class. This class has been one of my better classes in the terms of grades and me liking it‚ and I have learned a lot. I’ve learned things
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OVER POPULATION “Whether we accept it or not‚ this will likely be the century that determines what the optimal human population is for our planet. It will come about in one of two ways: Either we decide to manage our own numbers‚ to avoid a collision of every line on civilization’s graph – or nature will do it for us‚ in the form of famines‚ thirst‚ climate chaos‚ crashing ecosystems‚ opportunistic disease and wars over dwindling resources that finally cut us down to size” – Alan Weisman
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ESSAY – THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Writers are often influenced by the ideologies upheld by society during the historical context in which they were writing in and texts can often challenge these ideologies‚ or uphold them‚ or even do both. Oscar Wilde’s‚ The Importance of Being Earnest‚ is a dramatic comedy of manners that takes place in polite wealthy Victorian society. Wilde successfully funnels the snobbery and superficiality of London’s elite during the 1890’s and has both challenged
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most visible aspects of the human mind are Ralph and Jack because of their intensive struggle. Ralph and Jack represent the struggle between civilization and savagery – while on the psychological field they take the form of man’s ego and id (Ralph being the ego and Jack as the id). To spite Ralph more than any other reason‚ Jack says‚ “Who’ll join my tribe and have fun?” (Golding
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word “cripple” to describe herself. In her piece “On Being a Cripple‚” Mairs relays to her audience how she accepts being crippled‚ and she brings attention to her interpretation of the language used by society. Mairs portrays how she feels by setting different tones within her essay. At the start of her writing‚ Mairs puts off a confident‚ bold‚ and defiant feel to her essay. Mairs represents herself as someone who is bold and confident by being very forthright about her opinion. “Perhaps I want
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