on attending college after high school. I believe that for all high school graduates‚ college is a must to achieve a comfortable life. Most people do not want to be “just another statistic” but in this case‚ I would not mind at all. In “The Case Against College‚”an article written by Linda Lee‚ she discusses the expense and inconvenience of sending a child to college. I do agree with Lee that college is very expensive and not worth the money. In high school‚ I have worked hard to keep my GPA relatively
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I’m Molly‚ I’m 14‚ I’m from New York City‚ I have two parents‚ a mom and a dad‚ I probably watch too much TV‚ I have two cats‚ and I’m gay. When I was reading all of the facts about me‚ you probably didn’t even think about my sexual orientation until I said it. And I’m still just like you. Almost everyone here has just found out I’m a lesbian‚ and it may be a shock to some of my close friends. You may think I’m bold and fearless‚ standing up here‚ completely vulnerable. But to be honest‚ I’m pretty
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his money to afford a proper lawyer‚ another time where athletes can use their money to escape the law‚ which once again is not fair. Stallworth went to jail for 24 days‚ for a charge that normally people can serve up to five years for. Imagine‚ two men‚ same crime‚ one serves about a month in jail‚ the other‚ about 60 times that. Just because one has more money he gets to have 5 years less in jail than the other. How is that fair?! This all shows instances where people with a higher financial
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If “retardchicken” had to partake in an ethical argument against CD piracy‚ I think he would have a very easy time based on the perennial duties we should all live by. Historically‚ the philosophical world has agreed that we have several responsibilities toward other people. For example‚ “retardchicken” could claim that by pirating the CD‚ “overstand” is wronging another person. That is‚ “overstand” is basically stealing a copy of a CD that someone worked tirelessly on. Also‚ by “overstand” burning
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stereotyping and discriminating against people based on their age (Ageism‚ n.d.). The term was first coined by Robert Neil Butler in 1969 to describe discrimination against seniors‚ and is similar to racism and sexist (Ageism‚ n.d.). Ageism consists of three elements‚ including prejudicial attitudes towards others‚ old age‚ and the aging process; institutional practices and policies that perpetuate stereotypes about older people; and discriminatory practices against the elderly. Ageism is also used
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and living standards for all people have dramatically improved‚ particularly those in poor‚ undeveloped countries. Involuntary employment no longer exists‚ and income taxes have been eliminated. Atmospheric CO2 levels decrease for the first time in two hundred years‚ water is becoming cleaner‚ and industrialized countries reduced resource use by 80 percent while improving the quality of life. There are technological changes and social changes. A progressive and active union movement has taken the
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property owner. They were also exercising their first amendment rights by having press conferences‚ rallies or demonstrations on public streets‚ sidewalks‚ in front of city halls‚ and city parks. While demonstrating‚ an employer can’t take actions against employee-protester. Certain items should not be brought‚ it’s legal to take pictures and videos in public spaces. In NY chalking on sidewalk or wearing masks are not allowed. Occupy was under surveillance by the
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The arguments are usually based on the beliefs that life is given by god‚ and that human beings are made in Gods image. Some churches also emphasise the importance of not interfering with the natural process of death. Human beings are valuable because they are
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controversial subject all over the world because of the effects caused by the product and the herbicides in them as well. People who support GMOs usually support it because it makes the product cheaper and don’t think about the consequences of it. I am against GMOs because they cause diseases‚ more herbicide use‚ and
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Vegetarianism From pollution and climate change to protection against major diseases‚ such as Cancer‚ Type II Diabetes‚ and Obesity‚ all of them major concerns in the 21st century(Curfman‚ 2009). Trying to find a cure in medicine and not succeeding‚ well what if medicine is the wrong way to go when trying to find cures ? Mother nature has the ability to give us all kinds of cures‚ it’s been used for thousands of years for healing and relieving our suffering. Even with all of the advances in 21st
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