NFL players in the United States have taken a stand‚ or I should say a knee‚ against police brutality and racial discrimination. Players who kneel for the anthem have shown strong distaste against the American flag; these protesters have shown disrespect to the brave who have sacrificed their lives for each individual you see every day. The controversy on this matter began last season when former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem. His attempt to bring attention
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As we grow as the proud and self-praising country we are (which seems to work quite well for us) we need to increase our political and economical success by funding NASA to colonize Mars. Imagine it‚ looking down at your own two feet standing in red dirt‚ mars dirt. You all of a sudden know that you have done something so new‚ so astonishing and you’re in utter shock of how accomplished you feel for America. By embarking on this big decision as a country we will be ensuring the survival of our species
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Should skateboarding be an Olympic Sport? How much do you know about skateboarding as of now? Did you at least know that it recently became an olympic sport. You may think…”oh wow what a great thing to do.” But that’s not the case in this situation. Many people are debating whether skateboarding should be an olympic sport. But even though skateboarding may not be as popular of a sport as basketball or track n’ field why not give skateboarding an equal chance as any other sport. First of
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To begin with‚ big game hunting should be banned because people aren’t killing innocent game for food or survival‚ they’re killing them for decoration.. In the article published in the LA Times‚ the author stated‚ “Every lion or rhino or bear that is hunted purely to get a trophy is a Cecil in some way-it may not be famous‚ but it is a sentient being‚ killed for its value as an ornament.” To further explain‚ on July 1‚ 2015‚ Cecil the Lion was killed illegally in Zimbabwe. Big game hunters lured
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With only moments to decide whom he will save‚ Spider-Man is faced with the gut-wrenching decision to save either the girl he loves‚ Mary Jane‚ or the children screaming for help- both of which dangle hundreds of feet before their deaths by none other than the Green Goblin. With no hesitation‚ the Green Goblin drops the cart full of children‚ as well as Mary Jane simultaneously. Spider-Man quickly leaps to save MJ‚ catching her mid air‚ only to shoot his webs in which he swung both him and his lover
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“If you want something you’ve never had‚ then you’ve got to do something you’ve never done”-Anonymous. There are some ideasin the world that are considered impossible‚ but as they all say nothing is impossible and neither is the idea of creating an monster name Frankenstein. To start with in the 1800’s girls being able to attend a medical school was a joke‚ but that did not stop Ingrid Vdw Frankenstein from fulfilling her dream of going to one and learning about the creation of our body and how to
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Juveniles who commit first or second degree murder should not receive a mandatory sentence of life without parole. The majority of supreme court justices believes that it should not be mandatory to sentence juveniles to life without parole because violates the eighth amendment. The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution states that excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. What’s the point of the United States Constitution
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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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People say pit-bulls are dangerous and that they are monsters; however‚ humans are the real danger and the real monsters. Pit-bulls should not be blamed for their owners mistakes; therefore‚ people should not blame an entire dog breed for the few who have been trained to be aggressive and mean. The owners should be at fault‚ not the breed of the dog; the breed’s owners have raised them to be aggressive and mean. Although‚ in certain people’s opinions‚ they are mean to others‚ but they are actually
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The increase in desire for perfect produce‚ drives the need for pesticides today. Much debate of the effects of chemicals used on commercial crops and overall long term effects on humans is an increasing concern. With the increase in advertising of organic produce‚ many standards of farming have been criticized. Many are claiming a large increase in risk to humans for consuming commercially grown produce‚ because of the chemicals used to manage such a large volume of crops. There have been many debates
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