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    Stressed‚ left eye twitching‚ shouting at inanimate objects? Eighty three percent of all Canadian drivers find peak hour traffic more stressful than work. That means sitting in traffic is worse than sitting through your boss’s PowerPoint presentation. Everybody has their own personal traffic nightmare‚ whether it’s a massive backup‚ or perhaps‚ those screaming kids in the back. However‚ there is a way to calm your seething road rage and keep cool through the frustrating gridlock. If you find

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    The army officer is in the house‚ he says that the people in it can bring one suitcase. In that suitcase they can pack what they wish. It is all they will ever see again. Some pack their jewelry‚ hoping that they can by their way out of what is to come. Some bring clothes‚ that way they can still feel like humans when they arrive to their destination. Some do not bring anything‚ knowing that they will be dying soon anyway. The people in the house have an hour to decide what to take before they are

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    Fab Ian Duenas 12/13/13 Expository Essay True Identity Hiding one’s true identity is like a hermit crab hiding in its shell all its life. Why would anyone like to be a hermit crab? People often underestimate themselves and do not know the power of the essence of being one’s true colors. Some people behave one way in a certain place and react very diverse in another setting. Many people strive to be themselves but fail because of the fear of criticism from the society. Many people have had

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    It is certainly true that disobedience is a valuable characteristic. Although some might disagree‚ there are many historical and current events‚ whether that’s the Civil Rights Movement or the Palestine War‚ that announce otherwise. For instance‚ the valiant attempt by Rosa Parks to stop racial injustice. She is widely known for her disobedience towards a white man’s order to re-allocate herself to the back of the public bus. Rosa Parks – having stood up to the man – caused both races to acknowledge

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    Disobedience is integrated into society all around the world. Imagine an average woman who works at a standard white-collared office job. When she commutes by bus‚ she often sits next to people of different ethnicities‚ peacefully minding their own business. The bus passes by a loud group of protesters fighting for their rights. Through fearful acts of violence‚ their message has spread through the whole country‚ but many know to stay away from them. How could all these situations relate to disobedience

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    Romeo and Juliet Expository Essay Romeo and Juliet‚ by Shakespeare‚ is a play which shows how prejudice leads to escalating violence. Prejudice leads to violence shown in the play when the feuding families‚ the Montagues and Capulets fight. In each case‚ disruption‚ fighting‚ injuries and death occur. Also‚ the prejudice against the two families never got resolved because they were enemies. The prejudice started in Act one Scene one‚ when the Capulets and Montague servants confronted each other

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    Danielle Altamuro Ms. Coyle Hnrs English 10‚ Period 8 3/31/14 Death of a Salesman Expository Essay Thomas Edison once said‚ “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work”. Every day‚ opportunities are present in the lives of society. However‚ it is society’s choice of whether or not to take these opportunities and run with them. Often‚ people resist change and avoid situations rather than taking advantage of new opportunities. The decision of evading

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    The Negative Effects of Peaceful Resistance Civil disobedience is the way in which peaceful resistance comes to play. Gandhi in Gandhi and Civil Disobedience states that “In my humble opinion‚ noncooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good”‚ this is significant because when people riot‚ burn buildings or make threats‚ that is not anymore effective as when people hold up signs and chant. Peaceful resistance to laws negatively impact a free society by resorting to violence‚

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    The real purpose of government has always been a debatable topic. Henry David Thoreau’s opinion of government in “Civil Disobedience” is that the best government is no government and if there is a government‚ they should just be for looks. “I heartily accept the motto‚ “that government is best which governs least”; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically.”(Thoreau‚ 1) Ishmael Beah’s opinion of government is one in which the government should protect the people and

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    Open Souce an Expository Essay Bahiyyudin Ansari Com/150 07/18/2010 Karen Walsh Open Souce an Expository Essay Open source programming brings many benefits to the computer industry by lowering cost‚ allowing the user to gain better accessibility‚ and providing long-term use. Without open source users would not have many advantages of making changes to improve software. Organizations that use open source can excel within their own industries by using tools tailored to fit their business

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