Cesareo Almaguer Mr. Ramos English 3 CC/1301 Is our Supreme Court trustworthy? In America‚ there are times when a criminal sits in a courtroom for committing a crime‚ sitting patiently and waiting for the judge to enact his final verdict‚ deciding whether the criminal is going to live or face execution. The criminal smiles‚ knowing the money he gave the judge before the trial will not go to waste. Moments later‚ the judge returns and rules not guilty‚ knowing he committed the crime and is guilty
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Sound evidence supports your main idea or thesis‚ convincing readers by understanding your points. - Types of Evidence - Evidence is anything that demonstrates the soundness of a claim. Four reliable forms of evidence are: facts‚ statistics‚ firsthand observations‚ and expert testimony. Some other evidence could be: examples‚ illustrations‚ details‚ and opinions. If you are unsure on what type of evidence you should use on an assignment‚ be sure to ask your instructor whether you should use sources
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bad guys. They are depicted as inherently sadistic and mindlessly authoritarian‚ as one-dimensional characters without redeeming qualities. This inaccurate and unsympathetic image of the guard is a staple of both popular fiction and many firsthand accounts of prison life. It can be found in the writings of Jack Abbot‚ Brendan Behan‚ and Eldridge Cleaver‚ and in films like "Cool Hand Luke"‚ "Brubaker"‚ and "Shawshank Redemption." There are‚ of course‚ exceptions. One of these is Ted Conover’s
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1) In "The Modernity of Coloniality: The Underdevelopment of Development‚" Garcia A argues that the concept of development‚ as promoted by Western powers‚ is rooted in the colonial legacy of exploitation and underdevelopment. According to Garcia A‚ development is not a neutral or universally applicable concept‚ but rather a tool used by colonial powers to maintain their dominance and extract resources from colonized regions. This thesis suggests that the development initiatives imposed by Western
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expectations and pressure heighten with that specific individual. In the midst of learning how to walk and talk‚ one of the first lessons a child is taught is that of adhering to the societal expectations and pressures forced upon them. Through firsthand knowledge and experience of this cycle‚ I firmly believe that whether an individual is actually open to the expectations required of them is irrelevant. In order to achieve “success‚” the expectations that society provides and the pressures that
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day to day living causes much stress. However‚ there are obvious advantages of learning English in Britain.Every day‚ there are opportunities to practise listening to and speaking with British people.Also‚ students can experience the culture firsthand‚which is a great help when trying to unnderstand the language.This is especially true if they choose to live with a British family‚as exchange students for instance.Furthermore‚ if students attend a language school full-time‚ the teacher will be
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Reflection #7 Ghost of Abu Ghraib Filmmaker Rory Kennedy takes us thru a firsthand accord of Abu-Ghraib‚ a prison where Saddam Hussein housed his prisoners but during the Iraqi war U.S soldiers took hold of this prison using it as their own prison for suspected terrorist and people they believed to be aiding terrorist. However what went on behind the walls of this prison was nothing less than admiral behavior‚ on the part of the soldiers. Prisoners were abused‚ humiliated and treated as if
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the Greek cities. Polybius then retired back to Rome to finish his historical records. Polybius believed that in order to write historical events you need proof or evidence. Because of his belief Polybius had traveled a lot in order to interview firsthand witnesses which makes him a very well known historian. His earliest work was a biography of the Greek Statesmen Philopoemer. His most famous work is the book of histories that is made up of 40 volumes in which only 5-6 is preserved. This book mostly
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study is building relationships and showing a presence is necessary to successful relationships in business especially on the international stage. The keystone to building a solid relationship is presence. By being present you are able to learn‚ firsthand‚ from the culture in which you wish to enter your product. You discover if the product fits in well or if tweaks are required to blend it in with the environment. With the example of Bill Roedy of MTV Networks‚ his in person exposure to Arab rappers
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diaries to try to avoid bias and to get a fair representation of the real life of the civil war soldier. There are many advantages and disadvantages to using letters and diaries for this sort of project. An advantage is that McPherson gets a firsthand account of the war. The soldiers are not “looking back years later through a haze of memory and myth about the Civil War‚” but are “writing during the immediacy of their experiences” (100). This is an advantage because in other types of written
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