Imagine finding out a loved one had been kidnapped‚ raped and then brutally murdered‚ then his or her body is found on the side of the road for some passerby to find. Months of worrying beyond belief. Getting the dreaded phone call... Heading to the morgue... Walking to the cold room filled with the scent of sterilized metal. Staring down at the cold‚ white body of someone you loved laying on a metal table. Nodding when they ask you if it is he or she while you try not to burst into tears in front
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The founding fathers were not gods. Consequently‚ they were not perfect‚ and neither were the systems they set up to run the country. Nevertheless‚ they knew that things would change‚ and they set up ways to fix the government when needed. In the Declaration of Independence‚ Thomas Jefferson wrote that the American people have the right to alter or abolish the government if it does not fit their needs. The Electoral College is flawed‚ and the American people need to replace it because this system
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Though it cannot be denied that modern society is profoundly materialistic‚ there is nothing inherently wrong with a society that values the production and consumption of material goods. Ample historical evidence suggests that societies that devalue capital wealth and material gain will be unstable and short-lived. Materialism – whatever value we place upon it – creates a stable societal structure. Just turn on the television‚ peruse the magazine covers in a supermarket‚ listen to any one of the
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Should NAPLAN testing be abolished? Good morning/afternoon students and teacher/s‚ Today I’m here to tell you why the national NAPLAN testing should be abolished. NAPLAN stands for the National Assessment Program- Literacy and Numeracy and it is a test designed to assess the academic performance of students. Many people that NAPLAN testing should be called off; I also agree with this. Firstly‚ NAPLAN interferes with the school curriculum. So much importance is being attacted to this test
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acceptable everywhere‚ but the radical Republicans wanted to punish the rebels. In 1864‚ the Thirteenth Amendment came about. This amendment made it to the states where it had gained much support. It was officially ratified in 1865‚ which finally abolished slavery. Unfortunately‚ President Lincoln never lived to see
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The anti-overthrow party made a strong case‚ saying that Hawaii was annexed without the consent of people with Hawaiian blood. Therefore‚ the annexation of Hawaii was illegal because Hawaii was not a part of America‚ so the joint congressional resolution was not legal. On January 17‚ 1893‚ the Hawaiian monarchy was first overthrown because a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. When Kalakaua became king in 1874‚ his goal was sought to reduce the power of
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William Gibbon History Final Essay 5/22/14 To be a slave to anyone would be a nightmare but some conditions were better than others. If a slave were lucky they may get a master would is somewhat kind and care little about them. If a slave were unlucky one may be beaten‚ raped and just broken by their master. To be a house slave would be the best circumstances while working in the field or plantation would be the worst for a slave. House slaves for the most part had it better than the others slaves
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candidates’ dispositions and backgrounds that they can make good decisions. In contrast‚ the result of an election sometimes does not reflect the vote of the vast majority of the people in the nation. From my point of view‚ the Electoral College should be abolished and the result form the citizens popular vote should be used to elect a president and a vice president of the people. For all the times that the USA has used the Electoral College‚ it has been proved that this system is good enough to use. Moreover
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Introduction: Affirmative action in higher education should be abolished. College admissions should be based on what the admissions board is looking for‚ not what the government says should be required. In this paper‚ I will present evidence to support that position. At one time‚ affirmative action was a needed and legitimate policy. Segregation has existed way too much in the past and has left people out of jobs‚ out of certain areas of town‚ and schooling. We needed to make a law that would
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The narrator of “By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept” refuses to answer the questions of the border guards for a few reasons while at the same time providing the reader with answers to the questions they ask. A reason for this denial to cooperate with the border guards is that they were very demanding and abrupt with the narrator which never tends to work well on any person. It is proven that people are less likely to cooperate with demands than requests. Another reason for her refusal is
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