Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States‚ but that can be prevented. The Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act (STAND UP Act) has been designed to change that statistic. The STAND UP Act is pushing to have all states create a Graduated License System with requirements for new drivers on the road. I believe the STAND UP Act can have a huge impact on new and novice drivers. By voting yes on the approval‚ the number of deaths can be minimized
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Romeo and Juliet‚ a play written by William Shakespeare is considered to be one of the best plays in history. The two household‚ Montague and Capulet has been in a long feud with each other in the city of Verona. Romeo‚ a Montague and Juliet‚ a Capulet are two lovers who meets at a party and faces obstacles to be with each other despite the history of their family. At the end‚ the lovers chooses to kill themselves for each other’s deaths. Fate is to blame the lovers’ deaths because fates power is
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When composing the Constitution in 1789‚ the Founding Fathers were anxious to stress that the executive branch of the new republic was to be subordinate to the peoples’ representation‚ the Congress. They achieved this through the Separation of Powers‚ a theory of government thought up by the French philosopher Montesquieu to prevent over-mighty or tyrannical government. The elaborate system of ‘checks and balances’ introduced greatly reduced the traditional authority of the executive‚ leaving some
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Throughout “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ it shows a woman‚ somewhat overjoyed with her husbands passing. These emotions are expressed through the language used to describe Louise’s emotions as she fluctuates between numbness and extreme joy at her newfound freedom. “Free! Body and soul free” she whispered. Free from the binds of her husband‚ but also somewhat saddened of his passing. When the narrator described her emotions‚ the words used are full of life and powerful. This suggests that
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way people felt about Kate Chopin in her time was mixed. Some adored her and others despised her. “She upset many nineteenth century expectations for women and their supposed roles” (Kaplon). Women were supposed to cook and clean but Chopin would write about free women; women that would go out and make their own money. That was forbidden to even be thought about in her times. Kate Chopin “learned that her society would not tolerate her questionings” (gradesaver). Chopin wrote about transcending
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I would like to become an ambassador because I want more confidence and want to meet new people and be a leader to others. Being a Student Ambassador means that you will represent the school at different events. I really enjoy coming to school and love coming here every day‚ and it would be nice to be a part of something that I love. I like participating in charity events and extra-curricular activities. What makes it good is the
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In this short story‚ written by Kate Chopin‚ symbolism appears in the use of an open window. A symbol that is interpreted as Louise’s view to a world of freedom upon the news of her husband’s death. Chopin states that outside this open window‚ sights of “new spring life” were in sight. The use of this symbol assists Chopin in showing how looking through the death of her husband‚ opened her up to the idea of “body and soul” being released of possession. It’s as if the open window was a portal to a
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1. In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899)‚ protagonist Edna Pontellier is said to possess "That outward existence which conforms‚ the inward life that questions." In a novel or play that you have studied‚ identify a character who outwardly conforms while questioning inwardly. Then write an essay in which you analyze how this tension between outward conformity and inward questioning contributes to the meaning of the work. Avoid mere plot summary. 1. In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899)‚ protagonist
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Kate Chopin was born in St. Louis on February 8‚ 1851 and died on August 22‚ 1904. During her lifetime she kept a diary which she wrote in. One of Kate Chopin’s entries in her diary was a short story called The Storm. In the short story The Storm there are four main characters‚ these characters are Calixta whom is married to Bobinot‚ Bibi which is the son to Calixta and Bobinot‚ and Alcee who is married to Clarisse who is away on vacation during the short story. The short story is about two of the
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A major point in Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” is the representation of weather that is taking place throughout most of the story. This storm is the reason that Calixta’s husband and son cannot return home from the store and causes her to run into her former lover Alcée Laballire. A storm is typically something that can be frightening‚ builds in intensity‚ and invokes chaos momentarily in the outside world. As Bobint points out in the story‚ the storm created “sombre clouds that were rolling with sinister
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