The Electoral College Before the tense and puzzling presidential election in 2000‚ many people thought the Electoral College was a place of education. Most people now know that it is not a place‚ but a process of how the President of the United States of America is elected. The Presidential Election of 2000 helped inform Americans that our President is not elected by the popular vote‚ but through the process of the Electoral College (Ballaro). The Electoral College has existed since the beginning
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the drama of his best friend being murdered from Jack’s crew and loosing all his trusted friends by the crew’s threatens‚ Ralph still stood up strongly for his own opinion by firmly believing in it without wavering. Ralph even had moments when his life was in jeopardy‚ but because he had his mind set on his own opinion without listening to Jack’s sweet tempt‚ he was able to save himself with the right mind. Insofar to Ralph and his heavy-set opinion‚ Mahatma Gandhi of India was also in a similar
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humanities seemingly many functions‚ nearly all of human life seems to be centered around vanity and personal gain. Such thought provoking concepts are addressed in E.E. Cummings’ poetic masterpiece “Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town.” People tend to function in patterns beyond their own comprehension‚ never realizing the never ending loop that
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believe abortion should be legal; however‚ many people also believe it should not be legal. Should abortion be legal or illegal? Many believe abortion should be legal. According to Womens Issues expert‚ Linda Lowen‚ she states “a woman should have control of her body. If the government can force a woman to continue a pregnancy‚ what about forcing a woman to use a contraception or undergo sterilization?” She makes this valid point to show the double standards between what women should have the right
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“Everything in life can teach you a lesson‚ you just have to be willing to observe and learn” -Ritu Ghatourey. Everyone learns crucial life lessons in their lives through various aspects of life around them‚ whether they realize it or not. Learning these lessons is a crucial part of losing one’s simple‚ childlike way of life. Throughout the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Jem and Scout lose their innocence through numerous life lessons they learn. One way in which they learn these lessons is through
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rooms because we were ordered by Hitler to put them in there and since they had little tiny holes in the building’s the parents could not fit through the holes and get food but if we see Jews than we have to shoot them. We have to kill the Jews because Hitler wants to take over more land and take control and have more power over everything. Another reason why we need to kill them is because Hitler told us that the Jews was going to attack us. And my last reason why we had to kill the Jew’s was because
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Discrimination. An act or instance of discriminating or of making a distinction. Harper Lee’s novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’‚ was written during a time in which this was acceptable. The Racial Slurs written in the authors one and only novel were not meant to discriminate‚ but to inform. Without the Racial Slurs and Slang used in the text‚ the time and setting would not be as obvious. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is full of authentic words. Some of these ‘replacement’ words used in other books with similar
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Review:Raise of Minimum Wage Minimum wage is a topic that is always being discussed and debated over. One reason that this subject is so popular is because everyone who has a job is affected by the result of the wage. Some believe that the minimum should be raise to at least $9‚ while others strongly believe that the raise in wages will disturb the state of the economy. In the articles I have selected the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage are clearly stated. Some of the texts are editorial
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According to science‚ we need sleep. We need sleep just like how we need food‚ water‚ and air. We need it in order to survive‚ but why? There has been research that has shown that as much as 10% of our energy metabolism goes down while we sleep. Other things that decrease while we sleep are things such as the temperature of our body and the need for caloric intake. As of now‚ no one really knows why we sleep‚ but there are many‚ many theories for it‚ to try to explain what we don’t understand yet
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influence on a child’s life. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout Finch has been greatly influenced by her home in Maycomb County. Scouts perspectives and personality changes throughout the book from beginning to end and is left with new opinions and views of her home and the people living there. Gender structure in Maycomb County has affected Scout dramatically. Scout grew up around men and never really knew her mother. A female figure is important in a girl’s life to be able to influence
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