“The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” H.L. Mencken. Over time in society the rights people in America have to be free has become overthrown by the idea of being safe. In today’s society due to police brutality‚ hiding your identity‚ and prejudice the people have to worry more about being safe than their right to be free. People want to be safe before they can feel free. Police brutality is a prime reason an average person would want to be safe before
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Argument Essay : Just Be Yourself The rite of passage that is thw most significant to me is “Just Be Yourself.” In the story it talks about you just trying to learn how to be yourself. It talks about a girl learning to be who she is. In school I have tried to make friends‚ but I haven’t done well. At school I feel like I barely have any friends. I will give you three reasons why I have chosen this rite of passage. My first reason is that I have never fit in at school. In the story “Just Be Yourself”
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10 Sept. 9 2013 More than Just Riding Before I rode motocross‚ I thought you just get on the bike and twist the throttle. One year ago‚ I got my first dirt bike for my birthday. In the beginning‚ I just rode on simple trails down the street at my friend CJ’s house. My friend Brett invited me to go to a motocross track one day and I decided to try it out. I didn’t think anything of it‚ until after one lap I had to pull off the track because I was exhausted. That’s when I realized how hard motocross
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As a citizen of the United States‚ I am part of an institution that has been‚ and is currently‚ killing people. Whether or not all or some of these killings are ethically defensible is a difficult question to answer and most people simply never confront the issue. I will evaluate literature on the topic‚ identify the different justifications for killing in time of war and decide if they legitimize our actions. After describing some compelling arguments‚ I will defend my own position that pacifism
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fictitious. In Brent Staples’s essay “Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space‚” I can relate to Brent Staple himself as he write his essay. I am able to relate to Brent Staple because of the sorrow he feels by racial profiling. Racial profiling is a major problem not only in the United States‚ but all over the world. Racial profiling both angers and upsets me because I feel that no matter what color a person’s skin is or where they come from‚ we are all equal. I don’t feel that anyone should have
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Jordan Hunt P.3 POW Write Up; Just Count the Pegs Problem Statement: For the POW: Just Count the Pegs‚ I had to try and find the best formula possible for finding the area of any polygon on a geoboard. There are 3 different formulas you have to find. The first two are formulas that will combine together and help you find the best or “superformula”. In order to find the first two‚ you will make in and out tables. You will find the pattern and then come up with a formula for it. For the first
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Low Fair Above average Excellent Criteria 0 1 2 3 4 Max Marks Identification of Malaysia’s economic system No identification of Malaysia’s economic system Incorrect identification of Malaysia’s economic system Correct and brief explanation on Malaysia’s economic system. Correct and clear explanation on Malaysia’s economic system. Correct and extensive explanation on Malaysia’s economic system. 10 Evaluation on Malaysia’s economic system. No evaluation on Malaysia’s economic system
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TATTOOS: NOT JUST FOR SAILORS ANYMORE! Tattoos: Not just for sailors anymore! Jim Dillander Axia College Online Tattoos: Not just for sailors anymore! Have you ever seen someone with their body covered in tattoos and wondered‚ “How could they do that? Or have you ever stood next to someone with piercings in their bodies and thought‚ “what were they thinking?” What about after seeing these people you clutched your purse or wallet thinking that they might try to take it? People with
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Code: Was it just? Imagine this: you are walking around in an outdoor market when you feel someone take your wallet. You turn around and you see a person. You accuse them of stealing your wallet and it gets taken to trial‚ when right in the middle a person comes in and confesses to the crime. Suddenly‚ the current trial ends and a new trial begins: against you. The judge decides to cut your hands off for falsely accusing someone while the thief gets away scot-free (Journey Across Time). I bet you’re
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the first person I would pick to be on my team‚ no matter what. You make it so there is never a dull moment in life. Our endless competitions and talks fill the day and sometimes go long into the night. My sister fiercely protects and stands up for the people she loves. She has to arrive to everything at least fifteen minutes early and everything has to be in a certain place and squeaky clean‚ which drives me insane. She has shaped me into the person I am today and I don’t know what I would do if she
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