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    Gun Control in the US

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    Gun Matters in the US As the society is developing day by day in the US‚ there are many problems about safety of people also happen as it is developing such as gangs‚ drug dealers‚ robberies‚ bullies‚ murders‚ etc. Besides‚ the need of equipping guns also increases by awareness of people. People are allowed to carry guns to protect themselves by the US law if they have license to use it but this law is a double-edged sword‚ why? Gun is a very serious problem in this society and it must to be illegal

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    Myth In Pop Culture I watched the movie “300” directed by Zack Snyder‚ which was based off of the battle of Thermopylae‚ between the Greeks and the Persians in 480 B.C. In the movie‚ Persians threaten to enslave and change the ways of the Spartan people. The leader of Sparta is King Leonidas which has 300 Spartan soldiers behind him in the battle against the Persians which is lead by Xerxes who thought of himself as a god in the movie. The 300 Spartan soldiers had to defend a thin path called

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    Myths In US History

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    (for example‚ world wars) could be idealized. Myths have no credibility‚ but history does-right? For example‚ when one thinks of Christopher Columbus‚ all you might see is the guy who “discovered” America and hung out with the natives. If you walked up to someone and told them about all the horrific events that occurred under Columbus like stealing and murdering‚ they wouldn’t believe you-even if you have evidence. One reason could

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    Us Immigration Myth

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    is that they take natural-born citizens’ job opportunities. Also‚ people believe they create competition with low-skilled workers and drive down wages (Chomsky). The reality to this myth is that in order to not spend as much money paying Americans fair wages‚ the U.S. outsources jobs to other countries where they can spend less producing their products (Chomsky). Therefore‚ companies have opportunities

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    The Government is Watching Us The United States government has been one of the most supreme governments ever to exist in the world. For years‚ there has not been a government that can compare to the US government. However‚ that does not mean that the US government is a perfect one. In fact‚ many of the government ’s tactics are being debated today. For example‚ after September 11‚ 2001‚ the US passed the Patriot Act on October 26‚ 2001. The term USA Patriot is an acronym which stands for Uniting

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    Killing Us Softly

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    Outline Thesis: In Tough Guise and killing us softly 3‚ Jackson Katz and Jean Kilburn argue that the media is pressuring people to become this certain image of being tough and looking perfect no matter what. Boys are being told not to cry. Girls are being told to be super skinny with no curves. This does not make sense because every human being should be able to do what they think is right instead of having a lot of pressure on their shoulders to act a certain way. Topic sentence #1: Mainly

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    Immigration seems to be making more headlines in recent years. As the world globalizes in terms of nations’ economies‚ trade‚ and investment‚ borders are opened up more easily for “freer”flow of goods and products. People are supposedly freer to move around the world‚ too. There are two opposing views about immigration. Some people think immigration is a problem for country‚ and Native American. However some people

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    Picture a scenario where a child has just been pushed down‚ and he or she is on the ground deciding how to react. Without the external force‚ the action of pushing the child down‚ there is no opportunity for the child to internalize he or she’s emotions. The child can’t react to a situation that has not happened. If brought to real life‚ Rome would be the child in this situation with war would be the pushing force. Yes‚ in the article “Storming the Heavens: Soldiers‚ Emperors‚ and Civilians in

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    Twelve years have passed since the invasion of Afghanistan by US‚ British and Canadian troops and much has changed. Some are very beneficial like all girl schools‚ efforts to stop drug trade and sense of democracy in Afghanistan‚ states Michael Turner‚ US congressman of third district of Ohio. He explains how the education of women is a drastic change from a mere four years ago‚ where few women could rarely set foot out of home without a male chaperone‚ and even fewer knew how to read or write‚ and

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    Ups and Downs of the Roman Empire Kathleen Yarbrough Post University September 17‚ 2017   Ups and Downs of the Roman Empire I found many reasons for the rise and fall of the Roman Empire‚ many of them are facts and some were not. The Roman Army was one reason the Roman Empire flourished. " The Roman Army is recognized by historians as an extremely effective fighting machine." (The Roman Army‚ 2015-2016) Although there is a lot of information about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire many of

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