“A college degree is always an investment worth making‚” said by Franklyn M. Casale in the Miami Herald. The first mistake Franklyn made was saying that a degree is always worth the investment because nothing is the same for everyone‚ making the use of the word “always” incorrect. Casale states in his paper that in college‚ you develop most into yourself‚ the future is brighter for those with a college degree‚ and that if someone has a college degree they are better for the economy. While I personally
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Ambition: The Rise and Decline in Macbeth Many people‚ both young and old‚ strive to rise higher in their caste system. Many teenagers aspire to go to college‚ and many working people aspire to be promoted. Ambitions drive these individuals to reach their goals. Ambition drives an individual to reach their goals with a powerful force‚ but ambition can also cause the demise of the individual. In Shakespeare’s renaissance play‚ Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare uses the character Macbeth to show case
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Death Without Weeping Has poverty ravaged mother love in the shantytowns of Brazil? Nancy Scheper-Hughes I have seen death without weeping‚ The destiny of the Northeast is death‚ Cattle they kill‚ To the people they do something worse Anonymous Brazilian singer (1965) "WHY DO THE CHURCH BELLS RING SO often’?" I asked Nailza de Arruda soon after I moved into a corner of her tiny mud-walled hut near the top of the shantytown called the Alto do Cruzeiro (Crucifix Hill) . I was then a Peace
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Juveniles Sentenced to Life without Parole Cruel or Just Unusual? [pic] Juvenile Sentencing: Life without Parole‚ Cruel or Just Unusual? When the Judge announced the verdict “Guilty” there was a slight murmur in the court room as was expected. Then the Judge began to announce the sentence “Life in prison without the possibility of parole”‚ the words cutting through the air like an arrow through a paper target. The courtroom was an arena of mixed feelings‚ half cheering in a celebratory
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Could a Friendship Save a Life? "Friendship is unnecessary‚ like philosophy‚ like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival." This quote by C. S. Lewis is indeed true in that friendship gives us a purpose in life‚ helping many of us wake up and get out of bed in the morning. Without companions in our life there wouldn’t be anyone or anything to share the great and not so great moments that occur in our lives. But is Lewis right about friendship
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City Living versus Country Living Many families and individuals find themselves at some point questioning the advantages of city living versus country living. It is nearly impossible to find a good answer to this question. What is good for one person might not be good for another. Some people enjoy the busy‚ hyper active metropolitan city where they can use all amenities and have unlimited opportunities for work and leisure. At the same time‚ other people feel the urge to be closer to Mother Nature
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Is Math worth studying for? Is math worth studying for? What would the US look like if mathematics were not a high school graduation requirement? There can be several of opinions but only two options: take mathematics or not. But keep in mind that UC’s and CSU’s still require three years of mathematics. There are two kinds of people who are against taking math and who are in favor taking math. The stubborn people will take advantage of this opportunity and not take math. They will complete
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Why passion? Index of life: Whether you are an ordinary person or a celebrity‚ you can do without passion only if you can do without life because it is passion alone that determines the extent to which you are alive. People say every cigarette reduces your life span by an hour. That could indeed be true. But truer is the fact that an hour spent doing something unwillingly has already subtracted an hour from your life. Life is not a collection of days you manage to live through‚ but of ‘todays’
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The first essay “College is Worth the Cost” was the topic I chose‚ because it speaks to me more. However‚ I found Mr. Stephens’ article intriguing‚ so I wanted to make one of my discussions postings to be on that topic. I have so much to learn when it comes to writing essays but I agree with the author on point number two that college is too expensive. It has become almost unattainable for many. To get a college degree these days‚ students must get financial aid if you are lucky perhaps qualify
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going through induced fission‚ will release about 200 MeV (million electron volts). The atoms contained in one pound of uranium release as much energy as burning 1‚000‚000 gallons of gas. There are pros and cons of nuclear power‚ but is nuclear energy worth the risks? The good things about nuclear energy start with the environmental benefits. If done right‚ nuclear power will emit less than one one-hundredth of the green house gasses than coal or gas power. Coal and oil plants emit large amounts of CO2
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