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    especially when the person is wrongfully accused. Killing someone for killing someone else is not an appropriate punishment. According to the Constitution the death penalty is uncivil. The Eighth Amendment bars cruel and unusual punishment. Several people say the death penalty is cruel. People that have family members killed are not usually wanting the other person killed‚ just locked up. In 2015‚ Dylann Roof opened fire in a church and killed nine people. Melvin

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    Animal testing is cruel and inhumane. Common animals used in research labs are rats and mice. Animals are subjected to experiments that deal with drug testing‚ disease infection‚ maiming‚ and some painful invasive procedures. There are fairly high casualty rates before the studies are concluded and many animals are disposed off after the study is completed because they are no longer of use. Common lab procedures that require extensive training are anesthetization‚ intubation and euthanasia. However

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    The death penalty is a controversy discussed by many state governments in the United States‚ the 8th amendment in the Bill of Rights is a right that protects people from cruel and unusual punishment. This amendment originally created by our founding fathers has been the main reason for this debate; some states look at death as cruel and unusual punishment while others don’t. Though the decision to sentence someone to death is considered harsh by some judges and juries‚ there have been crimes and occurrences

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    Thoughtful Laughter Amy Tan uses thoughtful laughter in her novel‚ The Joy Luck Club‚ to make a point through laughter or humor. Thoughtful laughter is effective because it grabs the attention of the reader and expresses a point‚ whether the reader knows it or not. One scene that provokes thoughtful laughter is in the chapter “Best Quality” while the family picks crabs to eat. When there was only two crabs left‚ Jing-Mei Woo tries to choose the crab with the missing leg‚ so her mom would have the

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    The U.S. Constitution: The First of Its Kind I still remember being in an eighth grade U.S. History class back in my junior high years. One distinct memory of that course‚ perhaps the most memorable of all the projects we had‚ came in the first month of the school year‚ in the curriculum’s first unit: the founding of the United States as its own nation. As the textbook timeline approached 1787 we prepared ourselves for a daunting task: memorize and recite the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution.

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    A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place Essay In Hemingway’s story‚ A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place‚ the setting is the key part of the story in relating to the characters. Simply because we don’t have much else to go by. The setting takes place in the café. Although we don’t have names‚ the main characters are the two waiters and the old man. The waiters stay at the café throughout the story. The café is‚ as the title states‚ clean and well lit.  It’s a pleasant café‚ and the light creates the shadows of leaves

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    naturally resist making changes in their lives. What kind of problems can this cause? What solutions can you suggest? Give reasons for your answer and include any examples from your own knowledge or experience. Words-least 250 In the fast moving world‚ there are few people‚ who continue to believe a small change can either damage their reputation or traditional culture. Furthermore‚ they encourage people to practice same method and forget problems it can cause to individuals and society.  Those people

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    As there are varieties of subjects‚ themes and art‚ there are various types of a short story. Some of the types are ancient tales‚ humor‚ satire‚ fantasy‚ biography‚ education‚ local color‚ and history. Lets us have a glimpse on each one of them in this article. 1. Ancient Tales It is the power of the utilization of the ancient form of the tale in the modern short story. Italian writer Giovanni Verga’s The She-Wolf (1880)‚ and Chinese writer Yeh Shao-Chun’s Mrs. Li’s Hair are remarkable examples

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    Puppets: A journey for selfhood in a cruel and manipulated society. There are some works of literature today that display a good reflection of ideals in society. Literature often provides us an in- depth story where a protagonist is faced with many hardships and deal with them throughout their life- long journey. In the book Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison‚ the main character and protagonist‚ struggles in search for self-identity. The protagonist is the narrator and remains unnamed throughout

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    work well in a safest way

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    Work While You Work‚ and Play While You Play How can you be a slave of your own thoughts? How can you be a slave of activity? "No‚ no‚ I have to work. Without work‚ I don’t feel happy." Work ethic they call it - beautiful term - work ethic. I call it work addiction. Some people call it work alcoholism or workaholism. It is no use working when you should not be working‚ when you need not work. We are beings who have a will‚ who have a mind‚ who have an intelligence‚ who must know when to work

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