little food‚ uncomfortable lodging‚ and extremely cold weather. At Valley Forge‚ there were about 12‚000 soldiers. The conditions costed a lot for the army. If I were a soldier in the Continental Army at Valley Forge‚ I would have quit because of horrible conditions‚ illness‚ and the position they are in. To start off‚ one reason for quitting is the awful conditions. In the diary of Dr. Albigence Waldo‚ it says‚ “I am sick - discontented- and out of humor. Poor food - hard lodging - Cold weather -
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poverty Try to imagine when you became a homeless child who is facing death because of starvation‚ would not you want a piece of bread from a kind man? In the article "The Singer Solution to World Poverty" Peter Singer talks about whether we should save poor children or not by donating money. In his article‚ Singer helps us realize our response for the deaths of children in poor families by asking the reader to consider hypothetical situations and put these moral issues into real life. In the
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Peter Singer‚ believes that people who are wealthy‚ and live a luxurious lifestyle should donate their money to overseas aid organizations‚ and although Singer believes “the formula is simple”‚ I disagree. When Singer states that giving away money is an easy thing task‚ I believe that even for the prosperous it is not. Not for the fact that they don’t have the money‚ but for the fact that the need for food and medicine is far too great‚ and dispersed around the world that not everyone would receive
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What were the Underlying Causes of World War I "War...is as much a punishment to the punisher as to the sufferer." Thomas Jefferson. World War I was no different. All throughout Europe‚ World War I severely punished both powerful and small countries alike. Ten million lives were lost from four long years of World War 1. This devastating war provoked people to examine the underlying causes of World War I. With all the European countries’
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Bob. Singer effectively argued the ethical distinction of right and wrong between the acts of Dora who sold a child to organ peddler but later realized and corrected her action‚ with the action of Bob‚ who chose to save a valuable old car than the life of a child. Using the two situations both supports different moral judgment and use reader’s emotions to act on saving lives of children by donating money to charitable organizations. 2. Yes‚ the author was able to persuade me to think that I also
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In “The singer Solution to World Poverty” Singer talks about the American movement and its connection to world poverty world poverty. Where he claims that the only solution to world poverty would be by donating money to charity and gives he point out amount of dollars that could save a child’s life. He talks about how people should not spend money on luxuries while they are children dying in the world and he says that those luxuries shouldn’t be more valuable than people’s lives. In His essay he
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something good‚ or is it bad? Most people that I know have been forced to do something during their life that they did not want to do. This can sometimes be good for the person; however‚ it usually does not turn out well. In most cases this doesn’t work because it is normal for a person to not try when they don’t feel like doing something. All people will experience the feeling of not wanting to do something in their life‚ and usually the end result is not what is expected. When I was younger
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What were the events that brought World War I? World War I is considered as one of the biggest war in the world. World War I started at July 28 1914‚ and ended at November 11 1918. During these 4 years of war‚ more than 9 million soldiers and 7 million citizens were killed. The war was caused by several different conflicts beforehand‚ such as colonial rivalry‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ and alliances. But‚ the immediate event that triggered World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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A good education is the gateway that can catapult us into a promising future of limitless possibilities. To obtain this depends on the types of educators/teachers a person encounters. Education is one of the most important aspects of our lives. The kind of education we all receive depend largely on the level of parental involvement we have at home combined with the teachers we have in schools. Teaching is something you have to be passionate about in order to be effective. Teachers have the
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The Spaniard population was suffering‚ despondent‚ and frantic to retrieve resources for their population. Yes‚ if I were queen of Spain I believe that colonization in the Americas was worth the cost. I believe that Native Americans were going to be exposed to European disease and die even if they weren’t enslaved by the Spanish. This misfortune allowed the Spaniards access to valuable Native American resources. These resources would allow the settlers to live successfully in the Americas. “Gather
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