right to protect themselves. For example‚ robberies and other crimes occur every day and people are entitled to protect themselves. If we don’t have the right to bear arms‚ then gas-station cashiers would not be able to protect themselves and the money in the cash register. Another example is that if someone breaks into your home to steal from you or hurt you‚ how are you going to protect yourself and your belongings? The police take too long to get to your home‚ so we need our right to bear arms
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quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to take a knee during the playing of the National Anthem prior to football games he reignited the community of black athletes. Muhammed Ali‚ Bill Russell‚ Jim Brown‚ Arthur Ash and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Each of the people a few who used their status as famous athletes to cause change. For as popular as they were as athletes‚ they were much more famous as activists. Ali shared the ring with the likes of Joe Frazier‚ George Foreman and Sonny Liston‚ but no fight was bigger
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Should professional athlete’s be held to higher moral standards? Did you have a favorite athlete growing up? If so‚ did you try to act like them‚ or even try to talk like them? Perhaps you wore their jersey‚ and often were present at every single game they played in. Many children as well as young adults adore an athlete‚ but moreover aspire to resemble them one day. Athletes are role models for children and young adults especially. If they do something that is not acceptable‚ what example will
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In Chaucer’s House of Fame‚ the reader is privy to a momentous dream of Geoffrey’s‚ a poet protagonist dedicated to love. In this dream‚ he meets an eagle that promises to bear him to the House of Fame as a reward from Jupiter himself. Once there‚ Geoffrey is told that he will “here…mo wonder thynges…and of loves folk moo tydynges‚ both soothe sawes and lesinges‚ and moo loves new begonne‚ and longe yserved loves wonne‚ and moo loves casuelly (Chaucer‚ Lines 672-679).” This excerpt is meant to outline
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The Easy Way Out: Steroids in Professional Sports Today Throughout the history of athletics‚ accomplishments were greatly valued because of the time and effort put into achieving a goal. Whether it be catching a ball or holding a world record‚ accomplishments are a form of greatness. However‚ what we once considered an achievement‚ isn’t held with the same prestige today. In recent years‚ it has become far too easy to achieve and surpass greatness with the use of steroids. Steroids are illegal
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only people who earn a lot of money are successful. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Definitely‚ I do not totally agree with the statement of title. However‚ the wealthy people are indeed a successful group. So let me discuss what the success includes‚ and then to get a conclusion. First is money. There are too many examples to tell‚ such as Bill Gates‚ Dell‚ the mayor of New York and more and more. Nobody doubts
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that the only thing human beings are concerned about nowadays is making more money. We know that unemployment is increasing day by day‚ and for that reason‚ many people try to work laboriously. Moreover‚ they can even neglect their social lives. However‚ it is my belief that‚ this is an unavoidable circumstance because money has considerable importance in the economy‚ society and our day to day lives. To begin with‚ if a person has more money‚ he or she has power! In other words‚ money will provide
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Professional Athletes should not use Steroids Anabolic steroids were created in the late 1930’s‚ primarily to treat hypogonadism; at condition in which the testes do not produce the sufficient amount of testosterone for normal growth‚ development and sexual functioning. The primary medical uses of these compounds are to treat delayed puberty‚ some types of impotence‚ and wasting of the body caused by HIV infection or other diseases. The paragraph above should be enough for anyone‚ to show anabolic
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Cause-Effect Analysis Professional Athletes Success‚ Gained through Equipment or Talent? When the ancient Greeks decided to perform many varieties of sports to help celebrate the early Olympics‚ little did they realize that centuries later‚ the original sports themselves would be still intact in their original conceptual form? Technological advances in both equipment and sports development have led many people to believe that massive increases in performance results could be due to the
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Are Professional Athletes Paid Too Much For years‚ fans of the four major U.S sports NFL‚ MLB‚ NBA‚ and the NHL have been arguing over the question “Are Professional Athletes Paid To Much”? This question has been discussed and scrutinized by every fan from a novice up to the most die-hard fans. No matter how much fans think Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player that they have ever watched it does not mean that an annual salary of $30‚000‚000 dollars was justified. In our present
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