There has never been and will never be a serious debate over who the second greatest athlete of all time is. This is because in society second place is not good enough it represents someone who did not win and no one idolizes a loser. A loser is lost in the shuffle and will never be remembered by the average sports fan. For this and many other reasons athletes will do just about anything in their power to be considered a winner‚ even if that means cheating. Cheating is displayed in every sport on
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Randy Oczkowski Mrs. Kenny March 25‚ 2013 Persuasive Essay $7.25 equals two gallons of gas‚ one fast food meal‚ or a simple school supply. With the minimum wage at the current rate you must work one hour to earn the seven dollars and twenty-five cents that only supply you with small necessities for everyday living. This problem was encountered before and was resolved with the agreement to higher the minimum wage from $5.85 to the current $7.25. Although that was a big increase in salaries
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Chess is a Game‚ Not a Sport The debate about whether chess should be considered a sport is ongoing. However‚ I found little to support the stance that it is a sport in the course of my research. In the essay‚ “Chess‚ Imagination‚ and Perceptual Understanding‚” by Paul Coates‚ he states that‚ “[c]hess is sometimes referred to as a ‘mind-sport’. Yet‚ in obvious ways‚ chess is very unlike physical sports such as tennis and soccer; it doesn’t require the levels of fitness and athleticism necessary
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The Gift of Time “We make a living by what we do‚ but we make a life by what we give.” While brainstorming ideas for this essay I came across this quote by Winston Churchill. Even if you are making a good living for yourself‚ you should always take time out of your day to give back; you never know when you might need someone to help you out. Volunteering my time to my community has always been something I’ve made time for. Not only does volunteering help others‚ but it can affect your own character
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Glaucoma is stealing away the vision and way of life from Americans every day. This disease is causing the vision of many Americans to be lost‚ and many more may soon follow. This disease is difficult to detect and the damage done is irreversible; but what if there was a solution? I am proposing a stem cell treatment for glaucoma that could that could heal the effects caused by glaucoma. This stem cell treatment allows for a promising non controversial solution to glaucoma induced blindness that
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Every day‚ millions and millions of people around the world decide to go on vacation‚ and travel somewhere they have never been to before. Whether it is one of the many sunny beaches of Hawaii‚ the gothic buildings of Europe‚ or the bright nightclubs of New York City‚ people choose to experience the excitement of being in a place foreign to them. Nevertheless‚ one place that will guarantee your family a lifetime’s worth of fun and adventure is the state of Alaska: a place filled with vast national
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Day-care Debate Should I enroll my child in Day-care? Like many controversial questions‚ there are no right or wrong answers. In our society‚ there is a tendency for both parents to work during parenthood. As a result‚ parents are enrolling their children in the day-care and pursuing their education and or careers. This is an ongoing debate because parents want to know if day-care is good or bad for their child. There are many studies conducted into the effects of children in day-care and out of
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individuals to receive world news in a matter of seconds. Social networks have become micro-blogs that people use as tools for political and social revolutions. Henry Jenkins‚ a media scholar and Professor of Journalism and Cinematic Arts‚ argues in his essay "Convergence Cultures‚" that technology convergence is actually a cultural movement that ordinary people participate in (434). Jenkins claims that "when people take media into their own hands‚ the results can be wonderfully creative; they can also
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Rayfield June 25‚2016 Apply what you learned from this week’s reading and develop either an argumentative or persuasive essay on a topic you feel passionate about. After completing your essay‚ list and explain the specific strategies you used to plan your essay and why. Whether you chose to write an argumentative or persuasive essay‚ list the items that typically define that type of essay. Also‚ who is your intended audience and why? Creating anything argumentative can take curiosity‚ being bold
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Animal Cruelty- Persuasive Essay Animal Cruelty- Persuasive Essay Every day in the Australia animals are beaten‚ neglected‚ or forced to struggle for survival. Left in unsanitary conditions with no food or water‚ they have little hope as they live out their days without the compassion they deserve. Some are found and rescued‚ given the chance to experience how great life and humans can be; others aren’t so lucky. Animal abuse affects us in many ways: It’s bad for our animals‚ it affects not only
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