Dear Ambassador Yang Jiechi‚ I strongly think that you would not benefit from the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. I think this for three reasons. If the dam breaks‚ your people will be in unimaginable danger‚ you will suffer food shortages‚ and historical sites will be lost. The reasons not to build the dam far outweigh the reasons to build it. I hope you will listen to what I have to say. One reason why the dam shouldn’t be built is that if it breaks‚ the effects will be devastating. People
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The right to vote is fundamental in a democratic society‚ our forefathers intended it to be this way. The ability to choose the politicians who run our government is the very principle that this nation was founded on. During this election year‚ more and more people are being urged to vote. This raises the question of whether those people are exercising their civil liberty or taking advantage of a privilege. Though some may consider it the latter‚ voting is a guaranteed right because it is directly
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found in fresh water‚ in oceans and on land. A few plants live in soil that does not provide sufficient nutrients‚ therefore‚ they eat insects for nourishment. Bug-eating plants include sundews and pitcher plants. Here are 10 strange facts about plants you didn’t know. List Item In Australia‚ there is a plant called the ’Suicide Plant’ because its sting can last for months and its pain is so intolerable that individuals have committed suicide after touching it. List Item A plant named ’Dumb Cane’
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The educated is truly free. Do you agree? ‘Knowledge is power’‚ this frequently cited quote is no more a stranger to anyone. Education‚ which role is essentially to transmit knowledge‚ has empowered an individual with the accumulated knowledge‚ values and skills that an individual would require. Indeed‚ with knowledge‚ the educated has yielded the power to control the situation around him‚ to break free from oppression and authority‚ and to breakthrough the vicious poverty cycle. Yet‚ as the
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Mitch‚ I hope you are doing well‚ that you are finding joy daily and having a blast with the boys. I know breakups are never simple and that writing to you goes against everything society try’s to indoctrinate saying that a clean break is best‚ to not analyze or speak with the other party. Well I’m not normal and I say screw the "bury your feelings deep" dogma of today’s society I cannot go through life knowing that I didn’t give this my all. I don’t half ass anything and hope that was evident from
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as long as you have been licensed to do so. Others feel that this is a bad decision and that no one except law enforcement and military should carry guns. My personal opinion on the matter is that if the person has legally obtained a concealed hand gun license through their state then they have the right to carry a weapon. When you sit back and think about the thousands of criminals that walk the streets every day with a gun in their waistband or jacket pockets illegally‚ then we should be able to
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Why did Lincoln free the slaves? It was a good day for the US when Lincoln finally freed slaves in 1865. But why did he do it? Did he free the slaves out of political necessity or did he free slaves because he felt sorry for them. At the start of the US Civil war Lincoln believe it or not main priority was just to preserve the Union not to free the slaves. Lincoln pursued no clear policy regarding the slaves for the first 15 months of the war perhaps hoping that it would be possible to defeat the
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are no obligations on earth more sweet or tender than those you are about to assume. There are no vows more solemn than those you are about to make. True marriage is the holiest of all earthly relationships. Will you bring to this new life each for the sake of the other‚ the best that you have in you‚ seeking to express your life together‚ each at the highest level of your own understanding and do you understand the sacredness of the vows you are about to make? If so say‚ “We do!”
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Do you think it’s right for a woman to be forced to go through the traumatising physical and emotional pain of bearing a child? Do you agree it’s fair for women to have control of their own bodies? Daily‚ women across the world are forced to experience this distressing experience against their own will as a result of the prohibition of abortions. The refusal to allow women abortions violates basic human health and safety rights‚ making them withstand the extremity of the hardship and blame for unplanned
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of any)‚ that is hypocrisy‚ hypocritical and makes a kid think. Those kids are thinking‚ ’Why do I have to take responsibility for my actions if they don’t?". "Can I say something to someone and do the opposite?" (Which is the definition of hypocrisy). It is true‚ when you take responsibility for your actions‚ you can learn from them. Once you know you "screwed up" or made a mistake‚ you realize that what you did was wrong and are less likely not to do that mistake again.
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