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    Why Women Wear Makeup

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    percent of women have negative feelings when they are not wearing makeup‚ reporting feeling unattractive‚ self-conscious‚ and naked; as though something is missing‚” according to Travel Impact Newswire (travel impact). What is the big deal with applying foundation‚ lipstick‚ eye shadow‚ blush‚ eyeliner‚ and mascara? Does it actually make a difference on who you are as a person? Why do women feel insecure when they are not wearing makeup? Makeup has become a phenomenon all over the world‚ but why? Many

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    The Things I Carry

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    “The Things I Carry” Tim O’Brien states in his book‚ “They shared the weight of memory. They took up what others could no longer bear. Often‚ they carried each other‚ the wounded or weak.” When we think or discuss the weight we carry we oftentimes think of physical objects. However‚ sometimes the heaviest and most burdening objects are our memories. The Things I Carry by Tim O’brien discusses the weight the soldiers who fought in Vietnam and the emotional damage they all faced. Just like these soldiers

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    She Walks in Beauty

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    She Walk in Beauty Lord Byron’s poem “She Walks in Beauty” is in the voice of a man who is describing a woman’s exceptional beauty. Throughout the poem‚ he explains the woman’s physical beauty as well as her spiritual and intellectual beauty. The speaker of the poem is simply admiring the woman’s beauty. The author used words like beauty‚ best‚ grace‚ sweet‚ eloquent‚ and innocent to give the reader a clue to the tone that should be used when reading this poem. Byron used a lot of

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    Peaceful defiance of laws effectiveness is all in the eye of the beholder. If done correctly it can bring attention to the movement in a positive light. However if it causes to much of a nuisance to people that do not support the cause it will receive much opposition. The most effective peaceful defiance of laws in my opinion would be the Civil Rights movements of the 50s and 60s. With their leaders they perfectly blended the ability to get their word out with complying with others to achieve what

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    She Stoops to Conquer

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    modesty). They realize the contradiction but Hardcastle does see they both know enough to "reject him‚" a decision Kate approves unless she can reveal him to be more pleasing to each of them than they yet realize. Hardcastle finds such an outcome unlikely‚ but grants her license to attempt to correct his first impression‚ assuming her desire to do so is only because she thinks he is good-looking‚ and so wants to find something to like in his character. They leave‚ and Tony rushes on‚ holding the casket

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    villages with him. Jal gives a brief peek into his story at the beginning of the book. He used this to catch the readers attention and make them want to know every detail of what he went through. Jal says‚ “In the peaceful village we once knew‚ rockets blow apart houses with families inside‚ women are raped‚ and children are murdered.”(2). Jal’s description of what the war is causing around him pull the reader to read more. As this passage is read the mind begins to imagine everything listed. The mind

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    dead or in the hospital due to random gun violence. US leads amongst all the developed nations in mass murder due to gun violence and gun abuse. Between 1976 and 2012‚ most high-income countries did not experience a single shooting. The U.S. witnessed 16 shootings involving 7 or more fatalities‚ resulting in 241 deaths‚ more than all the other developed countries combined. Every year‚ roughly 21‚000 children and youth under age 20 are killed or injured by gun violence in the US. Most of these young

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    “The Things They Carry”: Carrying the Weight of Being a Solider and a Man Society and culture have identified “manliness” as an objective that all “true” men should aspire too. In doing so the masculine gender has become defined not by the individual‚ but by collective concepts. In times of war these ideas become amplified‚ because survival is based not only on oneself‚ but also the man that is standing beside you. From 1954-1975‚ the Vietnam War would instill specific ideas of masculinity. The male

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    Gun Control

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    Gun ControlRichard MooreEnglish Composition IIJudi Reed13 April 1995 Thesis Statement: Society benefits from firearms in the hands of responsible citizens. Attempts to keep firearms away from these citizens do more harm than good. Outline I. Introduction II. Political    A. Legislation    1. Rights 2. Restrictions 3. Prejudice B. Crime prevention    1. Effects on criminals 2. Effects on crime victims III. Practical    A. Hunting B. Competition IV. Personal    A. Recreation 

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    the NRA emphasize on the last 14 words‚ pro-gun advocates focus on the words “well-regulated militia” and “security of a Free State” to rule that Second Amendment rights are reserved to states and their organized militia (Cohen). It is unconstitutional to violate the second amendment‚ especially when legitimate studies have proven that guns are more beneficial in the hands of the average citizen than it is not. Those who feel that the execution of gun control will limit crime do not realize that

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