topical organization. Audience analysis: The average age of the audience is between 19 and 23 years of age. There are a greater number of males than females‚ and all are Caucasian. All are from conservative religious backgrounds and abide by Liberty University’s guidelines. Central Idea: To reflect and admire the life of Jerry Falwell‚ who lived to win souls for Christ. Introduction I. Attention-getter: A. After 73 years of serving the Lord one of the most influential Christian
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Civil liberties are vital and valuable for the American society. The right of privacy is one of the most important rights that a person can have as an individual. The bill of Rights does not have an amendment that mentions a right to privacy‚ however “the first Congress had the concept of privacy in mind when it crafted the first 10 amendments” (Edwards‚ Wattenberg‚ & Lineberry‚ 2008‚ p. 131). “Today‚ one of the greatest debates concerning American’s civil liberties lies in the emerging area
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tea-clipper containing the earliest known usage in print. The etymology of the word is disputed. A widely circulated story holds that the word gadget was "invented" when Gaget‚ Gauthier & Cie‚ the company behind the repoussé construction of the Statue of Liberty (1886)‚ made a small-scale version of the monument and named it after their firm; however this contradicts the evidence that the word was already used before in nautical circles‚ and the fact that it did not become popular‚ at least in the USA‚ until
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and hard work is needed; it encourages people to try their hardest in what they want to do whether they want to have a good paying job‚ or something more serious like a career. The term “The American Dream” has a very popular interpretation “Life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness” which is the dream that most Americans strive for. In Horatio Alger’s novel‚ “Struggling Upward”‚ he identifies the goals of the American Dream and what it takes to achieve that dream. He talks about a boy named Luke
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Black facility. In the final chapters of the story the Men in Black push to great lengths to erase the memory of the people of New York City who have faced the catastrophic events with the aliens‚ they build a giant neutralizer into the Statue of Liberty and set it off. The lives that the aliens possess and the actions Men in Black take expresses postmodernism. The idea that the world we live in now is corrupt and any knowledge of the unknown is to be quarantined or
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Is America stupid or just selective? When I initially reviewed the questions on the survey‚ I predicted that there would be a higher percentage of right answers on the pop culture questions than the civic literacy questions. After I compiled the data‚ I was pleasantly surprised to find that more interviewees got the civic questions right that the geography and pop culture questions. I believe there are many factors as to why this is was the results of the assignment as outlined further. Initially
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like to be. Some of my friends ask why I would want to live in a city that never sleeps‚ truth is‚ that’s all I dream of day in and day out. There are will always be things that I can partake in whether it’s going site-seeing to see the Statue of Liberty or going on extravagant shopping sprees. I am satisfied with the thought that I will never get bored or not have anything to do. Also‚ I will be able to be the social butterfly that I am and meet many people of different cultures because the city
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between civil liberties and national security has always been a challenge of our nation’s agenda but as with most multi-faceted conflicts‚ “something’s gotta give.” Unfortunately‚ there is no perfect world where both sides can be completely satisfied with all of their needs met. The ideal solution is to utilize effective intelligence strategies to target the people of interest‚ terrorists‚ without disrupting civil liberties of the citizens we are trying to protect. Using American civil liberties as a stepping
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Negative and Positive Freedom – An Introduction Negative freedom The concept of negative freedom centres on freedom from interference. This type of account of freedom is usually put forward in response to the following sort of question: What is the area within which the subject – a person or group of persons – is or should be left to do or be what he is able to do or be‚ without interference by other persons? (Berlin) Or‚ more simply‚ ‘Over what area am I master?’ Theories of negative freedom spell
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because of the rocking from a storm. I can’t wait till I the statue of liberty. As we left La Coruna‚ I realized I could hardly stand the ride with the joy of going to America. While on Procand‚ the name of the ship‚ I played solitaire or go fish with others. During my time on the ships I got used to horrid seawater smell. From time to time I would go up from steerage to see the sky‚ and get some long needed fresh air. As Procand neared the Statue of Liberty I realized that we made it to America. The sight was very beautiful
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