In a new Associated Presslpsos poll over half people said‚ lying was never justified.But in the same poll‚two-thirds said it was ok to lie in certain situations‚like protecting someone’s feelings.I firmly believe that lying is acceptable in our society. Lying is acceptable if it creates more positive results than negative ones.”When I was in high school‚ I would blame everything on my friends.I would blame them for bad things that I did‚so I wouldn’t get in that much trouble‚”says Sabrina‚18-year-old
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In the poem‚ “Break of Day in the Trenches”‚ the author‚ Isaac Rosenberg shows the theme that endless conflict leads emotionally numb soldiers to snap‚ through the literary devices‚ tone and personification. Tone is used by Rosenberg to furthermore reveal the theme in this poem. The two that he uses are musing and contemplative tones. The author uses the air of musing in this poem throughout the beginning few lines of the poem. When a soldier is immersed into war they are exposed to the death
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Mid-Term Break Mid-Term Break is a depressing poem because it’s about the death of a child; the poets brother. Heaney emphasises the sadness of the occasion by describing the coffin surrounded with snowdrops and candles ‚ which he says “soothe the bedside”. The fact that he hasn’t seen his brother for six weeks makes it seem somehow worse. The response of the rest of his family also highlights how sad it is: his father crying must have been such a shock to Heaney‚ we don’t expect grown men to
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Bad Habits are hard to Break People‚ who smoke cigarettes usually start at a young age‚ some don’t. Most are influenced by his/her parents‚ family members‚ or just being around multiple people that smoke. Smoking is probably one of the hardest habits to break. I started smoking at age ten and have been smoking since. It started off as just something I thought I would do‚ because everyone else around me was doing it. Both of my parents smoke and most of my family does as well. Later on down the
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emotion‚ fear had created a core memory. If you ever watched the movie “Inside Out” you would get it but other than that you wouldn’t. It was Monday‚ the start of the most famous week‚ Spring Break‚ or as sixth graders would say #springbreak2k14. We got to the edge of Anacortes where we had to take a tiny ferry to get to the island. We got to the house and went inside‚ it was sketchy‚ there was barely any service and no wifi. Already a bad spring break. After about two days of doing absolutely nothing
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Is the Use Torture Ever Justified? According time in the follow Asian‚ Middle East and other countries have used torture as a tool of murder for over two thousand years. Dictators believed that torture is a way to rule their country. “Is torture ever justified?” this question was asked on ABC News in 2004. In that poll sixty three percent of respondent believed that torture should be abolished‚ thirty one percent agreed with torture but with limits‚ and seven percent agree torture without
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Religion fuels much of the intensity of the abortion debate. Modern government is purposefully separated from religion. In the Western world‚ the teachings of any one religion shouldn¡¦t and don¡¦t dominate the laws of a nation. However the morals and beliefs of the people are what establishes the morals and beliefs of a government. And the abortion debate is not just one of religious attributes‚ it is one of morality‚ legality‚ political and scientific concerns too. And it does not just concern
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In chapter two of the novel‚ The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson begins to tell the tale of the Christmas pageant. The narrator’s family was never too involved in the Christmas pageant. Father complained about going and the narrator’s brother had to be forced to be in it. So‚ it makes sense that mother did not expect to be the director of the Christmas pageant. But when Mrs. George Armstrong breaks her leg she ends up getting stuck being in charge. Typically‚ all the parts are
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Ryan Anderson Product Placement Assignment 2/3/2013 Greatest Movie Ever Sold In this movie‚ Morgan Spurlock studies the world of marketing by attempting to sell brands a chance to be apart of the film. The movie gives you an in depth look inside the business of advertising by showing the steps and decisions involved. Whether people are turned on or off by this film‚ it should help viewers gain knowledge on the reality of today’s society at large. The key steps such as brand selection for
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The general argument made by Rushin in his work Give the Kids a Break is that kids need to have adequate recess time to provide them with the break and physical exercise they need. Additionally‚ he argues that the cut back on recess time and the general “wussification” of our over concerned society is a disservice to our children and our future. His claim that recess is important to a child’s development is strong because he suggests the many benefits and supports them with statistics‚ examples‚
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