Kidd 1 Joanne Sanchez‚ Ph.D. A-NCCT 3330.05: Summary Paper 9 February 2011 Summary on: Against the Odds‚ and Against the Common Good In her essay‚ “Against the Odds‚ and Against the Common Good‚” Gloria Jimenez evaluates the debate for state-run lotteries and surmises that state representatives‚ having citizens’ welfare in mind‚ should not pass bills urging them to gamble.
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English Monday‚ November 12th‚ 2012 Fairytales: Just a Fantasy Kids are addicted to fairytales they think it’s very amusing and exciting. Generally many children cannot sleep without having a story be read to them. As a matter of fact that is a very bad habit because fairytales do not help a child’s mind develop‚ it has no advantages and it has a huge negative impact on the brain. Fairytales are very twisted and are a bad influence to kids. Cinderella is a pure example for the disadvantages of
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Anthony mata Creative writing Period 1 4/1/13 Abortion: Why it’s Wrong How would you feel if someone took away your ability to live? Imagine not having any say in whether or not you want to have a life. Well babies don’t have a choice in their mother’s womb. If a woman decides to abort her baby‚ they can’t do anything about their life
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Louis Isabella 15 November 2011 POSC-276 Dr. Dunham Of the people‚ By the People‚ For the People: Direct Democracy in America Since the first governments were created citizens have been trying to gain more influence on the laws and the politicians who make them. In representative democracies like the United States‚ sometimes relying on politicians to legislate in the interest of the people just isn’t enough. This is when the voters step in and use processes like initiative‚ referendum‚ and
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process of it‚ the effects of it‚ and why people do it. Abortion became a crime and a sin for several reasons because at that time abortion was a dangerous procedure done with rough methods‚ few antiseptics‚ and high mortality rates. Women who are determined not to carry an unwanted pregnancy have always found some type of way to try to abort the baby. They have resorted to dangerous‚ sometimes deadly methods‚ such as inserting knitting needles or coat hangers into the vagina and uterus‚ douching
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is a bad thing in itself. It is another to say that we or the nonhuman animals have a right not to be caused to suffer or feel pain (MacKinnon‚ 382).” Most of the time‚ when people think of animals‚ they think of something furry‚ cuddly‚ feathery‚ slimy‚ and something with a beak or lots of sharp teeth. However‚ many people do not think of life‚ a beating heart‚ feelings and receptiveness to stimulants. Take a minute to stop and think of this; after all‚ animals are not just big fluffy things‚
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INTRODUCTION The indigenous peoples of the Philippines consist of a large number of indigenous ethnic groups living in the country. They are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines who have managed to resist centuries of Spanish and United States colonization and in the process have retained their customs and traditions. The Philippine government succeeded in establishing a number of protected for tribal groups. Indigenous people were expected to speak their native
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The Anasazi People My name is Jean Richard‚ I am studying Native American history at Humboldt University. Our current research project involves the time period from prehistory to 1860. My team of archeology students set out to learn more about the Anasazi people. The word Anasazi is used to describe a distinctive American Indian civilization and culture that existed from about 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1300 in the Four Corners area of Southwestern United States. Although the name Anasazi has come to
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Allyson Dr. Will Curl Composition II May 15‚ 2013 Zoos should be Banned. Approximately 175 million people visit a zoo each year. That’s half of America’s population. Zoos are a huge tourist attraction because they allow families to spend a day out in the sun‚ looking at animals‚ and eating overpriced junk food. But what most people don’t know is that zoos are far more sinister than selling $5.00 bottles of water. Statistics show that in all zoos fifteen percent of animals die every year in
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Dear Mr./ Mrs.‚ Our names are Rebecca and Vanessa Streiner. We are in the 8th and 9th grade at French Middle School and Topeka West High School. We were recently interviewed and accepted to participate as members of the People to People Student Ambassador Program to Italy‚ France‚ Switzerland‚ and Austria this summer. The objective of the program is to promote international understanding while building leadership skills among America’s youth. The 21-day experience includes meeting with government
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