story "One Mile of Ice"‚ Hugh Garner creates a character Ralph Marsden‚ who becomes responsible of a tragedy that would put his brother in-law’s and as well as his own life at risk. Ralph is to blame for the tragedy for he insists on crossing the ice despite of the terrible weather. Also‚ his consummation of alcohol influences him to make bad decisions. Last of all he fails to recognize hints and signs that could have prevented the mishap. While some might say Pete’s selfishness on the ice is to blame
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harassed for converting to Islam. He honestly fought in a boxing ring knowing that when he comes out‚ there is a world of critics out there. He was a role model for all Muslim’s and black people. He did not get weakened because of his beliefs; he talked about them and explained his religion. This was the least of his problems. Around the time of Ali‚ segregation was still fresh and around. He would say things like "You’re my enemy. My enemy is the white people!” He wasn’t afraid of racism and would not
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cigarettes should be banned. Most people know that smoking can cause lung cancer‚ but it can also cause many other cancers‚ diseases and illnesses. In the UK there are over 100‚000 deaths each year and contributes too many more. From these deaths‚ about 42‚800 are from smoking related cancers‚ 30‚600 are from cardiovascular disease and 29‚100 people die slowly from emphysema and chronic lung diseases. The cigarettes that you are smoking contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and at least 400 toxic
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It could be argued that the debate on Euthanasia is one of the most controversial issues of our time. All terminally ill patients have to deal with excruciating emotional and/or physical pain but some face the difficult decision as to whether or not they wish to take their lives. These patients not only have to deal with their personal suffering‚ but have to take into consideration how the choice of euthanasia will affect others around them. The article I have chosen highlights the debate and affects
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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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Religion and Morals I do not believe that religion has (as an agent of socialization) lessened its influence on the development of one’s morals and values because there are many different cultures that rely on religion today and their parables to teach their children as they grow‚ right from wrong. Despite the fact that our society has become worldlier and has placed a greater emphasis on self-gratification‚ the influence of religion has not stopped as a whole. In my own family for
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The Merchant of Venice Opinion Piece Essay Most times in William Shakespeare’s plays there would be a full of complex characters‚ that when there thoroughly analyzed show their true personalities. This is true in his famous play‚ The Merchant of Venice‚ the character Portia is not the helpless and innocent young women many other characters perceive her to be but in reality she is completely different. Shakespeare shows Portia’s true colours when she makes racist jokes towards Jews and people
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Author: Sally Harridge-March Title: Direct marketing and relationships; An opinion piece Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing 2008. Vol. 2‚ Iss. 4‚ Page 192 Summary This article describes the basic concepts of direct marketing and relationship marketing‚ and then analyzes how the two can be used simultaneously for maximum effect. Direct marketing has a long history‚ traceable to organizations selling their products via catalogs and mail order. Relationship marketing was first
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Chrystal Peterson Opinion Piece 2/3/14 Reality check Fantasy‚ mystery‚ action‚ adventure‚ horror‚ and romance are all types of genres people generally have interest in reading. Most of the time‚ a person will pick up a book of the genre fantasy to escape into a different world‚ that may not exist. They may even pick up a romance filled book to day dream and fantasize. We have the freedom to read any type of book we desire‚ and the freedom to read it whenever or wherever we like. The Freedom
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Holocaust. Our country is sold upon the notion today that all men truly were created equal. Unfortunately there are some people in this world who still believe that to be a mere opinion. However‚ with today’s teaching and tools‚ I believe we are effectively working tords eliminating narrow-minded thinking. <br> <br>Learning about the Holocaust has helped me to understand that human beings are capable of unthinkable hate. Although it can be argued that the peoples involvement in the events of the Holocaust
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