Ask Not What Your Playground Can Do For You Timmy‚ Jimmy‚ Tom‚ Andy‚ weird kid picking his nose on the teeter-totter: Today we didn’t see my birthday party‚ but me being a little kid and turning into a big kid-- I was like you guys‚ and now I’m not. I can tell you the same thing that our mommys and daddys told us almost a bajillion years ago. The playground is not the same anymore. The big kids can share their toys‚ or push us off the swing set. But the same problem our mommys and daddys had
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Being smart sucks. Being smart is literally the worst thing ever. Ok not the worst thing‚ but it’s pretty close. Alright so it’s actually very near the bottom of the list when it comes to a world-wide consideration of injustices. But still‚ being smart sucks. The thing about being smart is that‚ often‚ everyone knows you’re smart. And when everyone knows you’re smart‚ you’re expected to continue to be smart. You are suddenly everyone else’s benchmark so when you have any sort of off day‚
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As more and more Americans head to college and aspire to get high paying white collar jobs we are experiencing a massive scarcity of blue collar workers. Everyone is chasing a college education; hence we have no one to the low paying‚ back breaking jobs. Illegal immigrants provide the backbone for the American labor force. If we are to deport them‚ it would create a huge shortage of laborers causing the economy to come to a standstill. America has been a nation that has been built by immigrants and
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The media has found a new object to criticize‚ and this time it is fast food. All anyone ever hears these days is eat healthy‚ it will help you live a longer and more enjoyable life. Well it’s time to set the story straight about the greatness of fast food. Not only is it ten times better for you than these new "healthy foods" but its unique healing and educational powers can lead you to live longer and be smarter than ever. First of all‚ "healthy food" is not as healthy as its name makes it appear
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Competition in Children When you think of famous athletes‚ dancers‚ actors or singers do you truly ever consider how they go to be where they are now? Many of the famous people that we are familiar with in today’s society started doing what they do best at a very early age. Mia Michaels‚ a professional dancer‚ started dancing at the age of three. Peyton Manning‚ a professional football player‚ started playing football in high school. The concept of competition being instilled in children is not
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Homework Over Break As I sit here‚ writing this essay‚ I cannot help but think‚ what a mundane break it would have been if I had no homework to do. In fact‚ break should not be called break‚ if each and every student is not assigned some kind of exciting‚ thrilling school work to take home to do during the time-abundant‚ otherwise overwhelmingly boring‚ break. As a matter of fact‚ for the diligent‚ unceasingly studying students that we are‚ there would be nothing for us to do during break‚ a
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Travis Van Easteren Ms. Tolle English III 26 February 2014 Genetic Engineering Imagine a world where autism and downs syndrome are a thing of the past‚ and where there is no shortage on food for anybody. Over the years mankind has developed and improved technology to save more and more lives through the manipulation of the DNA that makes up all living organisms. However‚ there are those who oppose this approach. Despite the risks and ethical concerns‚ genetic engineering holds the potential to benefit
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Danielle Wright Nancy Cassano English 1301- 3C2 November 25‚ 2014 Gay Marriage Gay marriage should be legal in every state and not half of the United States because everyone should be entitled to their own right to be happy. Our unalienable rights are life‚ liberty and pursuit of happiness‚ which means to be happy. The unalienable rights are rights are rights that we are given and cannot be taken away from us. It is up to the individual to give up their rights. It was a never ending fight for
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Among all of us‚ we are all healthy‚ happy‚ human beings that have‚ good jobs with‚ a degree. Right? WRONG! Hundreds‚ maybe thousands of kids around the world are forced to work. They earn barely enough money to sustain the family and often is unsafe. It happens in countries around the world‚ including the USA and China that have that problem. Child Labor is not a common thought ‚but it’s still done. You may not think about it ‚but kids are beaten‚ bruised‚ and sometimes even killed from child labor
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Anna‚ I get that you are frustrated with the responses‚ but try to see it from "our" side. We’re not pissed that women didn’t vote for Hillary just because she’s a woman. We’re pissed that instead of this woman‚ this woman that has dedicated her entire life to public service‚ emails and all‚ didn’t get elected over an excuse for a man that is CURRENTLY in a rape trial against a 13-year old girl. A "man" that said on live TV that you can grab women by their pussys when you’re rich/famous--do anything
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