Brandon lies there on the hallway floor‚ gasping for breath as he gets another kick to the rib. He puts one hand up to block a strike to the face but he is too slow. He attempts to push the other student away but that just makes everything worse. Brandon receives one more punch to the face before he is laying there‚ half dead. He lies on the hospital bed‚ all hooked up to breathing machines‚ reading a letter from the school stating he is getting suspended for 3 days because he went against the zero
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Oanh Nguyen Engl 1302 LEGALIZED GAMBLE IN TEXAS Texas legislators should pass and legalized gambling to help keeping the money inside the state and also earn more revenue through tourism and other associated industries. Compare to neighbor state Louisiana‚ Texas has lost millions and millions dollars per year because Texans crossing the state line for gambling habit. If gambling was legalized‚ the revenue from this industry would surpass any others. It would not just bring revenue and taxes from
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Ms. Judith Hayter Director Silver Lining Funeral Homes Ms. Hayter‚ I have read the funeral homes policies and procedures concerning music played at funerals. However‚ realizing one’s own mortality and understanding that the time I have remaining is reduced to days instead of weeks or months has made me question this policy. I am asking you to make an exception this once and grant me a dying wish. I wish to have a favorite song played that means so much to me‚ my family and friends. It
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Civics George Washington John Washington came from England to Virginia in the mid 1600’s. (KL) During his stay‚ he fell in love. He married Anne Pope in 1657. They had three children together which were Lawrence Washington‚ born 1659‚ John Washington II‚ born 1661‚ and Anne Washington‚ born 1662. (Wikipedia.org) He was granted land by King Henry the VIII. John is the great grandfather of George Washington‚ the very first president of the United States. (KL) George’s father was Augustine Washington
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Cristal Alvarado Rodriguez Advanced Language Arts Period 3 Although teachers might disagree‚ having students eating in class will help students and teachers stay on task and not worry about lunch time. Staff should let us students eat during class because students will be more focused‚ awake‚ and excited to learn and participate in class. If student were able to eat during class then they would be able to concentrate on the objective they are learning instead of thinking about “what’s for lunch
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Telsi Greicar Mr. Rose AP European History 1 August 2014 The Internal Factors That Caused The Fall Of The Roman Empire Many people argue that internal factors within the Roman Empire caused it to fall were many social‚ economical‚ and political problems. One political problem was that the emperors and leaders became corrupt with power and wealth and then most soldiers in the army fended for themselves and didn’t work together. The troops soon became pillagers targeting other citizens like them
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Brandon Gross 9/27/12 English 11 Period 1 In NASA‚ the Mars science lab rover is acknowledged‚ over a budget at 2.5 billion dollars. Although Obama’s Fiscal plan for 2013 would incise NASA’s funds from 587 million dollars to 360 million dollars‚ no quantity of money is worth Mars exploration. Mars is still merely a rocky surface in the midst of no indication of water or active geology. Space exploration is exceptionally expensive to the citizens of the United States; the government
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Final Draft “Equality by design”‚ that’s what I like to say. Schools have been doing wrong things like banning individuality through the use of school uniforms. Why shouldn’t students wear uniforms? Uniforms only make the students life more miserable. Uniforms limit a student’s individuality‚ it eliminates a crucial form of self-expression‚ and it indicates a lack of confidence in the student’s ability to make responsible choices. Like so many people‚ we want the best and happiest for the students
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Automatic Sequestration (page numbers and running header) You need to format your paper APA stylep; see the sample paper “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore‚ send the homeless tempest-tost to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Reference? America has long been the land of freedom and hope to the world‚ and the American military is what has kept her that way. People have forgotten how important and valuable
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Keep Cigarette Sale and Production legal: Save the Economy Cigarette smoking dates back to the 9th century; when cigarettes were first invented in Central America‚ and has become a popular habit since then. Smoking is prevalent all over the world‚ and it has been estimated that the number of smokers will continue to rise despite the various campaigns taken against it. It is a widely accepted fact that smoking causes many health problems and thousands of people die each year‚ but should
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