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    where we have challenges being thrown at us and are expected to get through it or we’ll end up dying. A survivor in my eyes is someone who stays alive after a traumatizing experience‚ doesn’t matter what it could be. However‚ being a survivor after a terrible experience isn’t always a good thing. The amount of impact that it leaves at the end is the hardest to let go of. It replays in your mind and it gets you afraid to try anything related to your traumatizing moment. Being a survivor could be such

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    Being a corpsman was a dream job. Meaning I was getting paid to have fun for nearly a decade. I loved being in a position to help people‚ it’s my calling. So‚ what happened? I got married and we had a child on the way and in an instant‚ rappelling out of helicopters and surviving suicide bombers scared the hell out of me. I wanted to live! Danger was fun‚ but not so much now and I didn’t want to be gone from my family 26 months out of 32 anymore. I made the easy decision to transition out. I

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    no sleepovers‚ nothing. You’re grounded. Speaking to all of the kids and teens of the world‚ at one or more points in your life you’ve probably been grounded. Meaning you lose a privilege‚ or not being able to go somewhere you want to go‚ or even having a plan you were really excited for get canceled. Being grounded is a parent’s way to try and get it through our brains that we messed

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    surprisingly hungry‚ so her parents made us a savory breakfast. After fueling up‚ we went outside to play. It was a gorgeous day and the weather was impeccable. Following‚ we both bolted outside as if it had been a race. Once we got outside‚ we sat down and tried to agree on a game to play. Tag you’re it‚ my favorite. I was competitive with just about any game‚ but this game was about speed and boy I was fast. So‚ we flipped a coin and of course I was the first one to get chased. I was dashing throughout the

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    be tried as adults? Opinions differ. Some people argue that teenagers don’t know what they are doing when they commit a crime and are still too young to comprehend what is right and wrong. I totally disagree. I am old enough to know that committing a crime is wrong and that if I commit one‚ I will be punished. Anyone who says teens can’t tell right from wrong is either too old to remember what being a teenager is like or they are a teenager who has committed a crime and don’t want to be tried as

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    Dysfunction – abnormality or impairment in the function of a specified bodily organ or system 4) Neglect – the state or fact of being uncared for 5) Delinquency – minor crime committed by young people 6) Offenders – a person who commits an illegal act 7) Sexual assault – any type of sexual activity that you do not agree to. 8) Isolation – the process or fact of isolating or being isolated 9) Jailer – a person in charge of a jail or of the prisoners in it. 10) Crime – an action or omission that constitutes

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    Being colorblind is something that we should strive for because running awayfrom the issue isn’t going to help‚ or solve the problem its only going to make thingsmuch worse. We as a society should be working together to help others instead oftearing each other down. Acting in violent ways isn’t going to solve anything eitherpeople who do these things only make themselves look bad and uneducated. In thisessay there will be reasons and opinions of why we should be colorblind and notacknowledge and

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    The word justice is described in the dictionary as "a being righteous; fairness" and to bring to justice is stated as "to treat fitly or fairly". Is our juvenile justice system just? According to the definition it is not. So‚ do you think juveniles should be tried as adults or should they be tried as juveniles? It is not fair or righteous to treat juveniles as adults. Today we live in a world of crime and the youth are committing many of these crimes. The juvenile court system is to deal with all

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    juvenile offenders be tried‚ sentenced‚ and jailed as adults? : On the topic of Juvenile offenders being tried‚ sentenced and jailed as adults‚ Researcher and Journalist Mike Allen claims that “report after report have concluded that trying teens as adults does nothing to deter crime -- and that sending teens to adult prison makes them more likely to become repeat offenders”. While I agree that sentencing a youth offender to a term of punishment to be carried out with adult offenders may continue

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    My favorite one is the one that argues if under aged kids should be tried as adults or not. This topic has so many different points of views that there will never be an exact answer on if children should be tried as adults or not. This topic is very interesting because every case is different‚ meaning that because there are different variables that led kids to get in trouble we can never say that all kids should be treated as adults because their level of crime is never the same. Viewing each case

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