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    Have you ever thought that cursive should be taught to students to get them ready for what they’re going to face in the real world? Cursive should be taught in schools because it’s a type of writing that might be forgotten. In the twenty first century where it is filled with electronics you might be wondering why can’t teachers use that to their advantage. People think it’s a waste of time or it’s not important enough to be taught. On the other hand other schools think that getting students ready

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    they could tell others they have had the opportunity to read a Shakespeare play‚ so they could give themselves a higher level of status when they recite a part of one of his plays‚ and Shakespeare has many things to offer about life. Matthew Trusdale‚ a teacher that believes Shakespeare should be taught‚ stated "I often tell my students that one of the main reasons to read a Shakespeare play is simply for the privilege of telling others you’ve read a Shakespeare play". Which leads to my first point

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    The right against cruel and unusual punishment and the death penalty is a highly discussed matter‚ especially with the Supreme Court. The death penalty is a highly controversial topic being discussed all over the country. There are 32 out of the 50 states that consent to execution for first degree murder‚ treason‚ kidnapping‚ aggravated rape‚ the murder of a police or corrections officer‚ and murder while under a life sentence are punishable by the death sentence in some jurisdictions. Where states

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    Some people would agree with the statement Natural Law leads to cruel decisions because the ideas that it is based on called the primary precepts can contradict themselves when faced with different situations particularly more modern circumstances. This is because naturalists tell us we must follow these precepts so to achieve our full purposes as human beings which we can only do by doing right. An example of this contradiction is in the use of a gun its purpose being to shoot things‚ in this

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    Another big reason there is so much debate on evolution taught in schools is a big issue called time A researcher for the Gale TRC database stated in the article called Evolution that‚ “Like Darwin’s broad concept of evolution‚ his view of human origins has been accepted and confirmed by modern scientists‚ although the details of human evolution—such as when and where modern humans first arose—remain very much open to debate” (Gale‚ Evolution). The scientists say that they don’t know when or where

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    Zoos are places that often visited by the people for recreation‚ moreover for the family who has child. They can find many kinds of animal‚ without going to the wild forest. Zoos can make the visitors happy‚ but it might not be the same condition as the wild animal’s feeling. I trust that zoos are cruel to the faunas. Numeruous people think that zoos are good for the wild animals. Keeping animals in the zoos can save the animals from extinction than let them free in their habitat. In their wild

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    Year 7 History Research Task- Ancient Civilisations Report by Caitlin Mewett Mids c- The Great Wall of China page: 1 The Great wall of China was an ancient gigantic defensive project. It is one of the largest construction projects ever completed. The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world today. The Chinese worked on the Great Wall for over 1700 years.When it was their turn‚ each emperor added pieces of the wall to protect their dynasties. However the wall was

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    situation and quash it. As said in Pitt’s work‚ people continue their lives after tragedy in three ways‚ they memorialize‚ they rebuild‚ and they go on. The first way is to memorialize the event and what is lost. In Sometimes‚ the World is Cruel‚ Pitt tells us the estimated death toll is around 100‚000 people. Even though this loss of life is horrifyingly large and extremely sad the people of Haiti don’t sit back and do nothing about it. They instantly begin to celebrate the beautiful lives the lost

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    Etiquette Essay Many students around the world go to school in order to learn‚ but are they really learning? Students may be gaining knowledge which will help them with future education‚ although many students aren’t learning proper etiquette which will help them build their character. Schools around the world should be teaching proper etiquette to students because it will increase the self-confidence and social skills which will help them with their career. Studies have also shown‚ learning etiquette

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    After reading about “the Foundation of Mindfulness” in the textbook “What the Buddha Taught”‚ by Dr. Rahula‚ I understand that a Bhikkhu or a monk is a practioner who train themselves to have consciousness at all time. They first startก by detach themselves from their family‚ friend‚ desire‚ power‚ luxuries‚ and other goods. They shaved off their hair to sacrifice the vanity. They live by the alms from the people. They have a strict rule that they have to follow. The five Buddhist Precepts are the

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