Tents under highways‚ cardboard blowing in the wind‚ begging for money‚ eating out of trash cans. All of those things are what 3.5 million people‚ half of them children‚ experience every day (“National Coalition for the Homeless”).A homeless person is one who shall lack a fixed‚ regular‚ and adequate nighttime residence‚ at any given time. Most of the homeless are those with a mental illness‚ or the unemployed. (“Facts and Figures: The Homeless”). Knowing that oneself cannot provide for him/herself
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The Olympics does not have the money and drama that comes with the NHL‚ rather the focus is patriotism. The Olympic athletes are not playing for Money. They are playing for the people back home‚ the game‚ and for the first time they wore a jersey. In Canada people support their country and that means supporting Olympic hockey. Canadians watch
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There are many chronic diseases throughout the United States that are killing thousands and thousands of people‚ year after year. With the help of a five million dollar grant‚ I believe we should focus our efforts on cancer. Cancer‚ the second leading cause of deaths in America‚ continues to hinder many lives(mayo). People are losing their loved ones to this horrific disease‚ which still lacks a cure. Cancer used to be most common in elderly people but its impact on children and young adults is
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Today in my generation I have noticed a huge amount of incarcerations that I’ve seen publicly on television and in the media. The Smarter Sentencing Act does not repeal any federal mandatory minimum sentences‚ but instead reduces prison costs and populations by creating a fairer‚ less costly minimum terms for nonviolent drug offenders (). The 4 main things it will do will be to save billions spent on incarcerating nonviolent drug offenders‚ save expensive prison beds for more dangerous offenders
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Whether you play soccer or badminton the main detail in professional sports is that you need to pay money and earn money. Now most professional gamers don’t get nearly as much possible athletes but some pros have even reach the seven-figure mark. In fact the major soda company called Coca-Cola has taken advantage of this phenomenon by starting their own Esport
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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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Subsequently‚ all that money earned were used to upgrade their army and weapons. With stronger troops and weaponry‚ the German army were more effective in defeating their opponents during the war and claiming their land‚ which was part of Hitler’s proposal. Supporting Argument
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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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Prologue: Whoever assists in the act of abortion must be sentenced. Do not let the thought of mercy corrupt your minds‚ for if an abortionist were granted acquittal‚ his detestable work will be encouraged instead of outlawed. ( Consequence ) The abortionist does not only harm one‚ but instead causes suffering and loss to many‚ even the judges who consider his case; for the judge’s own grandchildren could fall to the same fate others have if the abortionist is not found guilty. ( Aequipollentia )
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Should the SAT be used for college entry? Thousands of high school students spend the spring semester of their junior year stressing and studying for one of the most important tests that will get them into college‚ the SAT. The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)‚ created in 1920‚ is used to select each year’s incoming freshman class.(source ) The “standardized test” is regarded as the test that will predict how students do in college. Therefore‚ colleges use students SAT score as the deciding factor
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