Writing 121 9 June 2014 Response: Get a Knife‚ Get a Dog‚ but Get Rid of Guns Molly Ivins‚ a liberal columnist who was made famous by picking fun at her home state of Texas and mocking politicians‚ battled breast cancer before she died in 2007. Although her essay‚ Get a Knife‚ Get a Dog‚ but Get Ride of Guns is over a decade old‚ her words are still a hot topic today. Molly Ivin’s essay takes on the gun control debate‚ engaging the audience with a sarcastic perspective that leaves them asking
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tradition‚ he was an early ruler of the city-state of Uruk. “He is said to be the son of the god Ninsun and a mortal father‚ however‚ historians have not obtained clear details on that matter” (McCaughrean‚ pg.5). It is also unclear whether the King Gilgamesh actually existed‚ but his story still acted as “instructive text” for the people of Mesopotamia. The Epic of Gilgamesh opens with a prologue that sets off the story of Gilgamesh’s life. The narrator does not have a name‚ but he states‚ “I
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“The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause‚ while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one" (Salinger 188). In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ Holden is stuck between two worlds: one with being mature and the other of childhood. Holden is viewed as a childish “madman” (mental condition) by the audience. Holden is afraid of change‚ so it is hard for him to live in the world we stay in. It is always changing‚ so the transfer
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comes to not getting what the want. Being raised in this day in age‚ I’ve come to find that many people have been raised on the moral of having their way‚ which is something I don’t favor‚ The song itself isn’t completely about not getting what you want‚ but the parts that are about that are the reason why I chose this song. I think one the parts of the song that I can agree with is "You can’t always get what you want/ But if you try sometime you find/You get what you need." Things won’t always
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I think the reason why they want to get out of high school because it’s stressful and at least when you’re in college you can decide you don’t want to do it anymore and just drop out in high school you don’t have the option. Everyone is expecting you to be great and get good grades‚ get a scholarship‚ to know what you what you want to do in your life. So‚ it’s very stressful because I don’t know about other students‚ but it’s like being pressured to be the best because you need that scholarship and
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their own souls. WHO IS HE? Published by‚ Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ)‚ 30‚ Armenian street‚ Mannady ‚ chennai – 600001 Phone: 044-25215226 Cell: 99520 46555 Visit: www.onlinepj.com‚ www.tntj.net About 1484 years ago‚ Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was born in Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia. He was an honest and successful trader (business man) at the age of 25 and eventually became the richest at the age of 40 in Mecca. It was at the age of 40‚ when he revealed to the people
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Not Your Typical Love Poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a poem by T.S. Eliot about a man. The narrator of the poem is trying to figure out how to tell someone something‚ but keeps putting it off because there is‚ supposedly‚ more time. This poem speaks about the modern era and the men and women of this time‚ by showing the reader a fine line between what is nostalgic and modern habits. This poem breaks the conventions of a typical love poem since the narrator is not the typically beautiful
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October 24‚ 2011 Get Unhooked Cigarette smoking poses medical dangers and may lead to cancer for both the smoker and those who experience secondhand smoke. The Get Unhooked advertising campaign was developed at Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy by creative director Paul Briginshaw and Malcolm Duffy with agency producer Russell Taylor. This anti-smoking ad from the National Health Service in the United Kingdom gives you a mild graphic representation of what smoking tobacco does to a person. The
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Hoover’s presidency and it was caused by the Stock Market crash‚ closing of banks‚ over production‚ less trade and the credit crisis. During the first election of the Great Depression‚ FDR won‚ moved into office‚ and in his first 100 days in office‚ he installed the New Deal. The New Deal was created to fight against economic depression. Some people believed the New Deal was great and helped create jobs‚ while others thought that it gave the government too much power. The New deal was not a good deal
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different shapes and sizes. It does not discriminate against your age‚ race or gender. There is social anxiety disorder‚ PTSD‚ general anxiety disorder and OCD all affecting a variety of people to varying degrees. When thinking of a fictional character who suffers from one of these disorders the first one that came to mind was Melvin Udall from the movie “As Good as it Gets”. I have seen this movie about 20 times and will probably continue to see it another 20 because of how much I enjoy watching it.
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