I’m Molly‚ I’m 14‚ I’m from New York City‚ I have two parents‚ a mom and a dad‚ I probably watch too much TV‚ I have two cats‚ and I’m gay. When I was reading all of the facts about me‚ you probably didn’t even think about my sexual orientation until I said it. And I’m still just like you. Almost everyone here has just found out I’m a lesbian‚ and it may be a shock to some of my close friends. You may think I’m bold and fearless‚ standing up here‚ completely vulnerable. But to be honest‚ I’m pretty
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In reading the article the author took a one sided approach to sharing the information. This article mainly focused on the controversy surrounding the topic. The examples that are brought up all support the side of they need to stop kneeling and stand up for the national anthem. Only briefly did they mention that the kneeling was in protest. One of the points of the article was how president Trump was getting involved. Over twitter he sent messages saying things like‚ kneeling is not acceptable and
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Did you know that NASA has been using been using the government’s money to fund their research? Not to scare you but it is all in good reason! NASA is mostly known for building satellites and other spacecraft. NASA headquarters are in Washington D.C. Throughout the entire United States there are only 10 NASA centers including headquarters. NASA should continue being funded by the government because they find new things everyday‚ they are also finding places for us to live they are able to discover
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With immigration on the rise‚ have we stopped to think who were letting into our country? While helping our fellow human beings is nice‚ we need to stop and think what ideas and customs their bringing into our country. While not all immigrants are intolerant and hateful‚ some can bring in ideas of sexism‚ homophobia‚ misogyny‚ and intolerance. For this reason is why we should set up a tolerance test to all immigrants who come into our country to test and see if they can fit and adhere to our beliefs
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Hon Q Du PSYC 1101-102 Response paper #3 Defense mechanism is an interesting strategy which we use to deal with unpleased issues or harms. We may not aware the way we are using this mechanism sometimes‚ and it has become unconscious action in our daily activities. An example of the defense mechanism is when someone mentions about our embarrassing moments in the past which we tried to keep those as a secret‚ and we would refuse or blame others for that. The purpose of this defense mechanism is to
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The Burden Behind The Get Out of Jail Free Card Millions of convicts and felons spread across the world‚ millions taking the consequences for their actions‚ all trying to get through their situation‚ struggling to get back onto their feet. However‚ the upper class gets away with millions of crimes a year due to their higher financial status. Not taking responsibility for their actions‚ getting away easy with things that are not easy to get away with‚ it isn’t right and it isn’t fair. Why should
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Many people didn’t vote this election due to various reasons. Is this ok? I believe that voting is a right and people should care about it. it is also good in many ways and I will explain why. Voting can help make minimum wages higher‚ lower income inequality‚ it can better healthcare etc. Voting also allows the voter to feel some sense of control and power over his or her future. No matter what the outcome of the election people are still able to express themselves. Voting is a form of personal
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How do we achieve consensus and cooperation? And what of changes that we seemingly have no control over? It certainly seems to me that we should be utilizing our most compelling moral philosophy‚ reason and science to influence each other and policy‚ but people are not always swayed by those sorts of things. Most people are likely moved by how they feel or are made to feel by others. I think the evidence strongly suggests that we can progress‚ and that scientific innovation and moral reasoning allow
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Food is fundamental and essential for life. Our eating habits have become an important part of our daily life. Over the years‚ customs have changed and so did the way to taste and appreciate our food. Genetically modified food is based on using biotechnology to manipulate the food’s genetic code. GMO‚ which refers to ‘Genetically Modified Organisms’‚ are considered to be an innovation since it is way much faster to produce food‚ using GMO‚ and thus it may be the big solution for World Hunger
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Death is heavy and weighs on the backs of us all. It looms over the shoulders of the unhappy‚ creeps under the beds of the ill‚ and swallows the elderly in their sleep. There is yet a man‚ to claim that tomorrow‚ his eyes will open‚ or will not close for an eternity. Our lives are but a book‚ waiting to be concluded‚ or shut mid sentence. As the writers of our own book‚ we have the right to know where‚ when and how the book ends. Are the lives of the ill worth any less than the unhappy or the elderly
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