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    “The American Dream”‚ is it really something we want in life? Living life by being self-reliant and individualistic‚ or find humor and entertainment in everyday life is the ideal way of living. Sure‚ it would be neat to make a lot of money and go to the store‚ so that you buy things you’ll probably use once (if even)‚ but is that true happiness? Most people do the same thing every day‚ going to work‚ eating‚ then sleeping. It’s a very dull way of living‚ yet most people don’t do anything about it

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    In my opinion‚ Obama’s speech is about having a mindset on something and continuing to make that idea come to life. This is the ideal American Dream. For me‚ my American Dream is to attend CalArts‚ which is a college in California‚ or an art college somewhere in New York. It’s a very difficult college to get into‚ but if I keep up my GPA and work hard‚ I think it’s accomplishable. As for my parents‚ my dad told me his dream was to be the boss of his own restaurant. He’s been told by his friends that

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    A Life or Death Situation By: Morgynn Nevels Maria finally opened her eyes. The 3 minutes of waiting seemed to drag on forever. Se starred down at the little pink plus sign‚ it might as well of been a skulls and cross bones to her. Maria is 14‚ and she’s pregnant‚ but it’s not her fault. Three weeks ago her uncle moved in with her and her family. He came home drunk one night. He raped her. Now Maria who is a freshman in high school‚ straight A student and a great player for her schools soccer

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    The Freaks The word ’freak’ has the following meanings: 1. A thing or occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular 2. An abnormally formed organism‚ especially a person or animal regarded as a curiosity or monstrosity. 3. A sudden capricious turn of mind; a whim. Here ‚ the first stands for the sexual act in the poem that is unnatural‚ simply for the reason that it is not natural(not arising out of love). The second meaning can be attributed to the object of the act‚ the poetess

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    Ashleen  Quirke Mr. Homa 4 December 2014 Period 3 Think Like a Freak Chapter 1: What Does It Mean to Think Like a Freak? Most people do not truly know what makes them happy. A great example given on page 9 was that married people are demonstrably happier than single people‚ but this does not mean that marriage creates happiness. In reality‚ generally happy people get married‚ and unhappy people do not get married‚ in order to become happy.  The thoughts in this book are

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    matter who he or she might be? Throughout literature‚ authors attempt to portray their ideas of true manhood through their characters. In the book‚ The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ Richard Shelton seeks revenge on Sir Daniel‚ but in the end chooses mercy‚ realizing that true manhood involves mercy and humility‚ rather than the title of a knight. Richard Shelton begins to desire manhood rather than knighthood soon after Richard of Gloucester knights him. After knighting Dick‚ the Duke of

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    What do you think freak shows are? The dictionary says a freak show is‚ a sideshow at a fair‚ featuring abnormally developed people or animals. Meaning a person finds a person or an animal‚ most of the time it is a person‚ and show other people this person or aniaml. People most of the time have to pay to see the person or animal. I think it is right because if the people who started the freak show are nice they could give some of the money to the freak or disorded person. They could also maybe

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    Penitentiary Ideal and Models of the American Prison A penitentiary is defined as a public institution where offenders of the law are to be confined for detention or punishment. Prisons prior to the 1800s were filthy‚ unsanitary‚ and often struck with disease. Physical punishments included beatings‚ whippings‚ and death by hanging. Prison inmates were often malnutritioned and underfed. Early advocates of the penitentiary considered these punishments and conditions to be inhumane and set out

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    Kiera Scott Social Issues – MOD 4A 03/ 06/ 13 ISSUE #9 ESSAY Is the underclass the major threat to American ideals? The underclass is not a major threat to American ideals because as of 1997‚ more than 1.8 million people were in prisons‚ jails and juvenile facilities‚ because they have been a menace to their fellow citizens. It is a major accomplishment that crime has gone down. It has been achieved not by socializing the underclass‚ but by putting large numbers of its members

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    Author:Rodman Philbrick In this story‚Freak the Mighty‚by Rodman Philbrick is about a younge but humogous boy named Max Kane learns many lessons about life from the people around him.He changes his way at looking at the world in differnt people shoes like his buddy kevin also known as freak‚ his dear Grim and Gram ‚and Loretta Lee. We can learn many lessons from Freak and Max.For a start You should’nt always think negitive

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