The following is a response to Christopher Walker from North Carolina who writes: « Dear Dr. Phil‚ my son has recently confided in me that his best friend is a homosexual‚ and I am trying to find good reasons why he should immediately stop hanging around with him. Can you help? Thank you very much. Sincerely yours‚ Christopher Walker. » April 1st‚ 2008 Dear Christopher‚ thank you so much for writing me so many questions! I’m writing you back to this particular one not because your other ones
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James is not ’taking sides ’. The author is able to direct gentle satire at European sophistication as well at the ’stiffness ’ of the Americans. The European characters Eugenia and Felix embody a highly refined form of opportunism. They become involved with a group of Americans who embody the more conservative quality
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These past few decades have shown drastic changes in how health is perceived. With childhood obesity raising every year this is something that needs to be recognized with a change following it. The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012. Similarly‚ the percentage of adolescents aged 12–19 years who were obese increased from 5% to nearly 21% over the same period of time (Center for Disease Control and Prevention).
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Amy Gage 3/16/13 Mrs. Singer` Period 3 Satire on Smoking Over time‚ cigarettes and smoking have developed a bad reputation. People don’t understand that the real problem is not the negative sides of smoking‚ but the people who refuse to smoke. These people are an irritation‚ and want to spoil your fun. In fact‚ smoking can be very beneficial to society; the positives of smoking clearly outweigh the negatives. It is important for the world to increase smoking habits because of the
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1000 followers. 300 likes a post. 50 retweets a tweet. Comments consisting of numerous unnecessary heart eye emoji after heart eye emoji. All of this becomes self-validation for the millions of teenagers who use Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Instagram. This is what our world has come to. Relying on social media to let you know that you are “cool” enough based on the number of likes and followers you have. So now you’re probably thinking “Oh‚ but not EVERY teen wants to display their new ‘your parents
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Smartphone Addiction As the days continue on and years pass by‚ technology is advancing at a rapid pace‚ smartphones especially. But are smartphones beginning to corrupt individuals? Abby Reid‚ a current teenage owner of a smartphone‚ was my first interviewee. Owning her phone for about two years now‚ Reid has become very tech-savvy when it comes to her iPhone. The main apps she uses on her phone are texting and social media. Kendall Lynott was the second interviewed teenager. As well as Reid‚ Lynott
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You Are Like‚ Such a Good Role Model Dear Miley Cyrus‚ When I looked at the airbrushed cutout of you that is standing in my room just now‚ I was suddenly struck by a sense of awe and respect. Shockingly‚ several of my classmates have accused you of being a letdown role model compared to your early Hannah Montana days‚ but I wholeheartedly refute these arguments with undeniable proof of your suitable behavioral choices‚ mature romantic relationships‚ and artistic bathroom photography. You go girl
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Illegal Immigrants Where have all of America’s jobs gone? If we grant a lot of illegal immigrants jobs and protection from deportation‚ it will only lead other immigrants to think it is OK to come into the country illegally‚ while also applying for jobs that Americans need and could be doing. Because of this there are U.S. shortages such as low income housing‚ low skilled jobs and low medical care. This is why America should not let in any more illegal immigrants. We as Americans let in at least
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considered a satirical novel because of its use of caricature‚ broadside‚ irony‚ and social satire (maybe even a little of parody). Mark Twain uses satire to prove his point on slavery. And in order to accomplish that‚ he has to use all sorts of satirical techniques. He uses broadside to show the racism in the south‚ There isn’t any book out there in the world that is known that Mark Twain doesn’t use satire. In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ Huck tries to decide whether he should “commit a sin”
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over a great many years‚ the truth about “A Modest Proposal” has been revealed. It is satire‚ or a piece that points out flaws in society by poking fun at problems. The reason behind his piece was simply to spur the reader to action. Although each statistic in “A Modest Proposal” is very accurate sounding and methodical and nearly sensible‚ there are reasons within the piece to reach the former conclusion of satire. One such reason is quite obvious: there is no proof
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