RUDY YANEZ Professor Dozier English 001A/ 1149 21 March 2011 Is Violence Necessary? We have come to a point where everyone feels unsafe and unsecure because of the countless acts of violence that are happening in our society. There had been so many people in the past who died‚ who became victims‚ who were injured‚ and who suffered because of other people’s violent behaviors. When we open the television‚ we see people killing‚ murdering and abusing other individuals or group of people. We see
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If war is necessary‚ it is a necessary evil. Its evil is sometimes concealed for a time by its glamour and excitement but when war is seen in its reality‚ there is a little glory about it. At its best‚ it is hideous calamity. It brings in awful loss of life. In recent great wars‚ millions of men‚ women and children were killed‚ many died of diseases‚ famines and untold sufferings. A war generally sweeps away the strongest and best men of a country and leaves the aged‚ the weak and the unfit to carry
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preparing for a test that could make or break your grade. Backpacks overflowing with test taking equipment and eagerly awaiting the next day telling whether you passed your grade or not. Final exams shouldn’t be what states if a student has the necessary skills to move on to the next level. One test is not an accurate assumption of a students skills or what he has learned throughout the year. Final exams have become known as a stressful time for students full of boredom and repetitive reviewing
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Simple‚ natural‚ and affectionate. These kind words don’t seem to describe the face of a killer‚ but this would be proven wrong as the character of Dorian Gray would end up living a violent and scandalous life. Scenes of violence not only make a work of literary merit all the more interesting‚ but they give the characters of the novel a new dimension to the readers that can’t always be seen by other characters as illustrated in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Dorian’s first scene of violence
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games in all of sports. This past February‚ 111 million people worldwide watched the Patriots defeat the Falcons in overtime. In past ten championship games‚ the Patriots have appeared four times and won two. Out of every team in the National Football League (NFL)‚ the Patriots have played in the big game nine times and won five. In contrast‚ the Browns have never won or been to a Super Bowl. While the Patriots became champions once again this past football season‚ the Cleveland Browns had the
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At 0713 on the 31st of February‚ thirty-two minutes before he had to leave for work‚ Moss dragged himself out of bed amidst the roar of rain pummeling against his capsule’s window. He showered in the cramped communal bathroom‚ drank his Honcho™ in his cramped doorway next to his cramped kitchen counter‚ and sat down on his cramped desk. As he pulled up a paperback copy of The NEON Patriot‚ he spied a figure blocking the ghost insignia on his window. Twenty minutes left. He wasn’t expecting guests
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As exciting as the sound of bugle calls us to arms‚ the Patriot‚ directed by Roland Emmerich‚ earns people’s hearts by its attractive and enthralling plot of the epic of a South Carolinian planter and widower Benjamin Martin(played by Mel Gibson) fighting the ruthless and brutal British dragoon captain called William Tavington(played by Jason Isaacs). A father of seven children‚ Martin is one of the British army during the French-Indian War‚ but with the tension evoked between America and Britain
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APUSH The Patriot (2000) Action/War Roland Emmerich Mel Gibson‚ Heath Ledger‚ Joely Richardson Academy Awards‚ USA 2001 Nominated Oscar Best Cinematography Caleb Deschanel Best Music‚ Original Score John Williams The British have been taken by surprise by the American colonists’ rebellion in 1775‚ which started the American Revolution‚ but the rebels suffered a major defeat at New York City in September 1776. The rebel army reformed and continued to fight. The surrender of a British army
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was the only measure left while the words “surrender unconditionally” means that there would be no guarantees made for the country that surrenders. In order to put an end to the horrifying war which took millions of lives‚ the bombing was indeed necessary. Only the presence of an overwhelming demonstration of destructive capability would serve as a shock to and be sufficient in changing the mindset of the stubborn Japanese military‚ making them surrender unconditionally. However‚ traditional firing
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Face book is a social network which allows you to communicate with your family‚ and friends from all around the world. Some people may say that Face book is necessary because they find it to be easier to communicate with their friends and family. Other may say that it is unnecessary because they thought that face book is just another way to keep in touch with their friends and families. Many people around the world use face book to chat with their friends and families. Some of us may find it more
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