The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail Study Questions 1. Thoreau has a unique perspective on even something like the alphabet. What is that perspective? How does it relate to Emerson’s ideas about conformity? Thoreau believes that you shouldn’t be forced to say the alphabet one particular way. Say it backwards‚ or start in the middle. Emerson had said‚ “Cast conformity behind you.” Conformity is doing things just like everyone else. Obviously‚ Thoreau doesn’t do things like everyone else.
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A Free College Dream Should college education be free? Well I think it should‚ not only will it benefit families it would benefit our futures too. Having a free college experience will make people feel more encouraged‚ not worrying about payments or having paying loans on time. People may argue that we will become lazy by not paying for college. They think paying for college will mold us into responsible adults and that it would ruin the economy. Going to college for free would be a dream for students
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and businesses. Since the internet has become so important in today’s society‚ people have been debating whether or not it should be monitored. No one likes being watched‚ but what if that monitoring prevented a murder or a terrorist attack? I believe that the state and federal government should be able to monitor the internet because it is a public place where people should have nothing to hide‚ the constitution has no provisions protecting internet privacy‚ and because monitoring the web can prevent
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living‚ but they also fund government programs such as public education‚ foster care‚ and welfare. These programs are all designed to help society grow and advance as a whole. Most taxes are paid by middle-income families because the top one percent make more money and as a result‚ pay fewer taxes due to certain loopholes in the law. However‚ it must be mandatory for wealthier individuals to pay more taxes to generate more money to improve the quality of life and fund government programs that help the
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The main focus of the government during wartime is winning the war‚ it makes sense that the government would want to keep ideas that may cause problems for the war effort to the minimum. While it does rub people the wrong way to have their rights reduced‚ it is necessary for the government to want to win a war. Opposing the war effort may lead to more casualties than supporting the draft. Therefore‚ rights should be limited during times of war because the danger that some forms of speech create can
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Should The Government Regulate Our Health? Posted: 01/29/10 10:58 AM ET Get Healthy Living Alerts Sign Up Submit this story I was in my late 20’s when I walked into a dialysis clinic for the first time. The interior of the waiting area was worn‚ with beige paint peeling off of the walls. As I waited awkwardly to find out where my patient was my attention was drawn to a sign that read‚ "Did you know that [a popular fast food sandwich] contains 1020 milligrams of sodium?" Salt can be bad
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WHY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT SPY ON US All the countries establish in its political constitution and in its legislation‚ the duty of the government to look over the life of its citizens‚ protecting them from the risk: the internal threats (inside the proper country) and external (outside the country) That is why‚ it is admitted‚ and it is even required‚ that the government possess a structure of intelligence that resists the action of dangerous forces‚ however lately‚ it has been found that in
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" Should the government be able to monitor the internet? I feel very strong about this topic. The local‚ federal‚ and state government shouldn’t be allowed to keep tabs on everyone using the internet. Bullying is a good reason that monitoring should be allowed‚ but my overall opinion is still strong in no. The government shouldn’t be able to invade our privacy if we haven’t done anything to make them suspect anything. In certain cases‚ I am ok with monitoring. If you are using a school computer
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account of the rapid development of economy‚ it is indisputable that there are more and more business‚ small or big‚ emerging in the market‚ producing more and more commodities which enables consumers to choose at will. Under such circumstances‚ some business put more money in advertising than before in order to succeed. I am‚ and probably will always be‚ one of those who agree with such idea that business should put more money in advertising. First‚ it is indispensable for business to advertise their
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Should Government raise the retirement age As a manager‚ you must consider the outcome that this government legislative move will cause. If retirement age is extended out passed the current age of sixty seven to the age of seventy this will keep older works on the job longer. That has an advantage in keeping strong job skills‚ but is a heavy disadvantage to cost and the bottom line. As the work force ages‚ their level of productive output will be reduced. This is also the time in an employee ’s
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