In the story “Hop-Frog‚” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ Hop-Frog is justified for his actions. Firstly‚ his actions are justified because of the king’s cruel actions. Throughout the story‚ the king constantly treats Hop-Frog in inhumane ways. One way this occurs is when the king and his councilors give Hop-Frog his nickname. Because Hop-Frog has distorted legs‚ which cause him extreme pain‚ he limps when he walks. This unusual walk causes a sense of amusement for the king and his councilors. Hop-Frog is justified
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No More Rap Music Funny story actually‚ “I was gonna clean my room‚ but then I got high‚ I was gonna find the broom‚ but then I got high‚ my room is still messed up and I know why‚ ‘cause I got high‚ ‘cause I got high‚ ‘cause I got high” (Afroman). This popular hit called “Because I got high” by a guy named Afroman is what kids are listening to these days. I agree with grandparents when they say‚ “That’s music?!” Rap music needs to be banned due to its foul language
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I listen to music every day of my life. From the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep. My current mood determines what type of music I listen to. For example‚ in the morning‚ I like to start my day off with something slow and calm. This usually jazz music with its soft and mellow tones. Then later in the day‚ I prefer to listen to rap music. It really helps me get excited. This helps me when I am in the gym‚ especially the sound of the loud bass and tones. I tend to calm down after a long
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There is gospel‚ rock-n-roll‚ hip-hop‚ R&B‚ and then of course there is country music. Country music is a genre of music that stands in a category alone. It has roots unlike any other genre of American music. Country music is not only a genre of music‚ but there is a history‚ lifestyle‚ and story that comes with every song. The history of country music‚ dates all the way back to before World War 1. It began as a style of expression for southern working white men‚ which reflected the heartaches
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Best and Worst Presidencies Essay (50 points) Select the best and worst presidencies from the time period we cover in the course (1400-1877). You are to write a persuasive essay providing at least three reasons for your conclusion about each of these two presidencies. You may use these guidelines as you write your essay. Desired format is to write your introduction‚ three supporting reasons for one president‚ three supporting reasons for another president‚ conclusion. In essense‚ this is two
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Persuasive Essay It seems like in this generation‚ that students in schools aren’t doing as well as the previous generations. Students seemed to be fiddling with more of technology‚ sports and other subjects that does not relate to academics. Where in the past generations‚ kids received better grades and had greater work because of the ‘easy’ educational system. Although now that more and more work is given to the students by the teachers‚ some of the results are not satisfactory enough. Though
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Music Technology in Modern Society Im here to talk about the positive and negative effects technology has had on the modern society of today. I will will first be explaining the the historical background of music technology and how it has accelerated over the years. One of the most earliest recording inventions was made in 1857 and it was invented by Edoured-Leon Scott‚ it was called the phonautograph. It was the first device that could capture sound waves in the air. Its main use was to
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Amber Draper October 21‚ 2012 EN 111 Prof. Cain Persuasive Essay while in high school classes all day‚ teachers talk about the same math‚ science‚ and numerous other subjects‚ but they always seem to either through sex education or not talk about it at all. Sex education should be taken a step further in high school today. Many teenagers are no aware nor are they educated about sex. Sex education should be a part of more high school curriculum. While in high school sex education is not really
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Carolyn Gaudioso 2-13-12 Dr. Vericker: English 211 Persuasive Essay School Budget Cuts Do More Harm Than Good Due to the financial crisis there have been many changes made to government programs to reduce costs and help with debt. Many of these cuts are happening statewide‚ in America’s public schools. The first programs that are being cut are the art programs‚ and the excuse is that the core classes are more important. The argument is that children need to be more focused on test scores
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