The Outsiders slang vocabulary 1)corvair-A popular sports car in the 60’s. Ex: I about decided I didn’t like it so much though I spotted a red corvair trailing me. Page # 4 2)Hood- A person that is gong that gets in trouble in their own way. Ex-greasers are almost like hoods. Page # 3 3)Tuff-cool or sharp. Ex-Like a tuff looking mustang or a tuff record. Page #12 4)Rumble-To fight between groups of people. Ex-A rumble is sometimes born out of a grudge fight. Page # 11 5)Hacked off-
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My fellow students‚ we are gathered here today to talk about a problem that affects us all. And the problem of which I speak is...homework! Now we all hear the usual moans and groans when the teacher says that we have homework‚ but tell me honestly‚ who here actually likes homework? I’ll tell you‚ no-one! No teenager with a reasonable social life will allow this extra burden to be placed upon them other things‚ such as school sports‚ house competitions‚ school speech nights‚ and other such school
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Should the internet be restricted and regulated? Early in 2012‚ Wikipedia went dark for a day‚ and on the black screen‚ an ominous warning said‚ “Imagine a world without free knowledge.” The website made a point how important the internet is to the world. The ability is to communicate with people‚ to know what is going on‚ and to give knowledge away for free. The internet is the best source of information; however‚ some websites contain improper or illegal information‚ videos‚ and pictures. The
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"Studies show that driving while talking on a cell phone is extremely dangerous and puts drivers at a four times greater risk of a crash‚" said Janet Froetscher‚ president and CEO of the NSC. "Driving drunk is also dangerous and against the law. When our friends have been drinking‚ we take the car keys away. It’s time to take the cell phone away." A study from the Harvard Center of Risk Analysis estimates that cell phone use while driving contributes to 6 percent of crashes‚ which equates to 636
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unreliable results. Around 26 million animals are used every year for scientific and commercial testing. These animals are used to determine the toxicity and effectiveness of medications before they test it on humans. Therefore animal testing should be banned. First of all‚ research on animals is sometimes flawed because of biased scientists. According to pro-con.org “87% of the studies failed to randomize the selection of animals and 80% did not use blinding (another technique to reduce researcher
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said to help give you energy for you long days‚ but are very deadly at the same time. Energy drink companies say that it’s the kids faults for drinking the energy products but all in all it is there’s to begin with. They have hidden so much from us should they be allowed to hide it any more? One of the biggest dangers of energy drinks is death. There are twelve reported death reports saying that monster energy is the cause for the deaths. The companies were sued by the families of the teens who died
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threat to their lives. Other people use guns as a toy which can result in accidental death;or time spent behind bars for using the gun to commit a heinous crime. There is currently a ton of controversy surrounding whether guns should or should not be banned. Guns should not be banned worldwide because they are used for self defense‚ part of the second amendment‚ punish honest citizens. Lastly‚ guns don’t kill people it’s the people who use them. Self defense is defined as the defense of one’s person
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English Oral- Topic 5 Giving Opinions Should Smoking be banned in public places? Many surveys‚ studies and scientific research has proved that smoking is injurious to health. Smoke is unhealthy and suffocating. It pollutes the environment. There are two types of smokers - active and passive. The person who smokes is active and other who are near to him and inhales the smoke are passive smokers. Both are equally affected by the ill effects of smoking. Smokers and non-smokers
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immoral subjects could make a good book? The Catcher in the Rye is a prime example. The book has been on the banned reading list since the days following its publishing. The book was said to be “immoral and inappropriate that in 1960‚ a teacher in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ was fired for assigning the book to an eleventh-grade English class.” (“Banned Book: The Catcher”) The Catcher in the Rye should be read in schools because it gives a crystal clear image on how the world contains sex‚ violence‚ and motifs
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Death penalty should be banned The issue of death penalty is contentious in society. 70s‚ only six countries had stopped killing people as a form of punishment; now over 140 countries have abolished the death penalty. (5 reason)The death penalty‚ by definition‚ is a life or death issue. With the overwhelming global trend against executions‚ Its abolition has been a fierce debate worldwide problem. This essay argued that death penalty should be banned. One of the main reasons for banning
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