Aaron B Ms. F ENG-4U Nov‚ 1st‚ 2013 Catcher in The Rye Opinion Essay In the novel Catcher in The Rye‚ Salinger has employed a very realistic portrayal of teenagers and how they act. There are plenty of characteristic on how he properly conveyed this to the audience and he also spread these characteristics through-out all of the characters that are used within the novel. Firstly‚ you have Holden; a teenager who is not always the brightest bulb in the cabinet‚ but he has a clear understanding
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Dangerous Dogs...to be or not to be banned. My opinion on the issue of dangerous dogs is they shouldn’t be banned because of these reasons. I think that these so called ‘dangerous breeds’ shouldn’t be banned because it is only a few individuals from those breeds that are attacking. What about the families out there that own a very tame and gentle pit-bull that they have had in their family for a long time and have had no problems? Do you really want to take away that families treasured pet? It would
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Fears and Phobias Opinion Paper “A strong dislike of flying is a fear‚ whereas a pathological fear (an intense‚ uncontrollable‚ unendurable‚ physical fear) is considered to be a phobia” (Rob Kelly). Not many people know the difference between fears and phobias neither did I until I began researching for my project. Many people have fears such as a fear of mice or a fear of the dentist. For some people there fears are very minor but what happens when a fear takes over a person’s entire life and disrupts
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There are mixed opinions on Andrew Carnegie. What would make him a hero? Andrew Carnegie was a man who became a millionaire. He started working at 12 due to his poor family and slowly rose to riches. He grew up in Pittsburgh near family; he then later was the supervisor of Pennsylvania’s Western Division. In 1861 he was asked to help with troop transportation in D.C. He then moved to New York City‚ NY‚ and that was where he primarily live till he died. He was born in 1835‚ sailed to America in
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The Bucket Rider opinion essay In “the Bucket Rider”‚ the writer used lots of surreal elements to make it more interesting and catch the reader’s attention. This makes the short story more thoughtful. It says “I ride off on the bucket”; “he has opened the door to let out the excessive heat”; and “my bucket has all the virtues of a good stead except power of resistance‚ it’s too light‚ a woman’s apron can make it fly through the air”. First of all‚ the writer says “I ride off on the bucket”. This
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Parmenides’ Argument Parmenides was an ancient philosopher who developed the ideas of "The Way of Truth" and "The Way of Opinion." The thinker introduced his ideas through an epic poem in which he claims to have visited a goddess. The goddess lets him see the "heart of well rounded truth" and it is through this revelation that Parmenides acquires his philosophy. Parmenides’ "Way of Truth" has been very influential among modern philosophers and has had a very big impact on the way we study
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Cyberspace World War – CYBERCRIME PREVENTION ACT 2012 Twitter‚ Facebook‚ Multiply‚ Tumblr‚ Wattpad‚ Youtube‚ Myspace‚ and other social-networking sites and blogs have been protesting last month all because of one law. It was just all because of one republic act that they did not even tried to read completely‚ the CYBERCRIME LAW. As written in the order of the congress‚ the Republic Act No. 10175‚ also known as the “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012” recognizes the importance of providing an
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was “programmed” in their sleep to live by certain ideals. From the time they were manufactured‚ they were taught to use a substance called soma to cope with stress or unhappiness. By teaching the people to rely on soma to solve their problems‚ the leaders of the new world were able to maintain control and continue to do anything that they wished without any or little opposition‚ and the people loved it. People love to feel good‚ and soma was a quick method of achieving this feeling. The love for happiness
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Theories of Relativity Opinion Essay: Why We Should Read This Novel in the ENG3C Course Living on the street can be tough‚ especially if you’re a teenager. In Theories of Relativity by Barbara Haworth-Attard‚ readers have a chance at seeing just how hard life on the streets can be for teenagers. We should study Theories of Relativity in the ENG3C course for many reasons‚ including how many students can relate to Dylan‚ because the book has many interesting characters and because of
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Insights and Opinions on Canadian Identity Read and reflect on the following quotes about Canada and Canadian Identity. “Canada is the only country in the world that knows how to live without an identity.” ~ Marshall McLuhan “There are two miracles in Canadian history. The first is the survival of French Canada‚ and the second is the survival of Canada.” ~ Frank R. Scott “It is more than four centuries since the Aboriginals‚ francophones‚ and anglophones began their complex intercourse in this
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