Nathan Algar Professor Koonze ENG 112-53 1/31/2013 Reader response #2 Wake and Bake In America the use and sell of recreational marijuana is illegal and taking seriously by authorities. Over half of the people in the USA smoke or have smoked marijuana. Marijuana is a plan that can be grown almost anywhere and can be smoke to experience relaxation. Marijuana should be legal to the people of America because this is a free country and if the vote is more than fifty percent that means the majority
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The learning environment and a bunch of other factors around an individual can greatly influence the way we all learn. One of these factors could stem from cultural background‚ or family values and upbringing. Also the current technological advancements have a huge impact on how today’s generation approach the student learning experience. While it may be a debatable topic to many‚ race and ethnicity also have an effect on educational endeavors for each and every individual. Positive or negative‚
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Since the beginning of time‚ adults have bemoaned the lack of intelligence in the youth of ‘today’. While in some instances they may be correct‚ as the trend of general knowledge slopes downward‚ intelligence isn’t something easily defined. Due to that‚ the claim that the current younger generation is the dumbest is completely unfounded. As technology advances‚ there is a noticeable shift among the youth as they veer away from past methods of learning into more developed‚ destructive manners. New
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The truth is out as we finally get a peek behind the curtain that veils our society. In our world are people who believe they are gods‚ dictating who or what gets to live or die. Humanity no longer values the planet that sustains us or the organisms that coexist with us. Instead‚ we poke‚ prod‚ and experiment on animals to further our technologies. Often times it comes down to the worth of one creature over another. Our actions are justified by the simple concept of “who you would rather choose to
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A current debate surrounding sexual orientation would include something such as the gay rights and if it is choice or nature. This debate has gone on for many‚ many years and still continues today. This includes scientific research being done and others opinions on the subject. Many people today argue the facts of whether this is up for debate or not. On one hand people think it’s a choice and will not accept the fact of who the person is and how they were born or they think that it’s something they
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A Wild Decision One man’s logic is another man’s senselessness. One man’s routine is another man’s torture. Chris McCandless is not far from this analogy. In the novel‚ Into the Wild by John Krakauer‚ the eccentric story of a man who was living the American dream abandons society and takes off on a wild adventure‚ traveling America with nothing more than cheap hiking boots‚ a small riffle‚ and a ten pound bag of rice. But if McCandless had such an ideal life‚ why would he desert it? Perhaps there
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ARGUMENT ESSAY RANDOM DRUG TESTING Drug abuse has always been a very delicate question as it always it deals with the health‚ well-being and even lives of human beings belonging to any country. Many people have argued that mandatory drug testing is a violation of their civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The Fourth Amendment grants you the right against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ otherwise known as a person’s right to privacy. However‚ employers have the right to know whether
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Colleen Byrne Mrs McQuoid Argument essay 11/25/15 William B. Yeats wrote that “Education is not filling a bucket‚ but lighting a fire.” Those words are a perfect description of the education system today. Education is no more than “filling the bucket” of a child’s mind. Which basically implies that education is just facts and memorization. Grades nowadays are seen as the most important thing. If you get good grades you get into college‚ if you do not‚ you work at Mcdonalds for the rest of your
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snowboarding. It had been just after lunch and he thought he would try some new terrain. He laced up his snowshoes‚ and proceeded to climb to the highest point of the mountain. He arrived at his first destination after about an hour of hiking. After a short while he figured he had looked over his new found haven enough‚ he was ready. He started down the grade with a small arsenal‚ consisting of a shovel‚ about ten granola bars‚ two bottles of power-ade‚ his snowshoes‚ and what was left in his hydration
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The ontological argument for God’s existence is a work of art resulting from philosophical argumentation. An ontological argument for the existence of God is one that attempts the method of a priori proof‚ which utilizes intuition and reason alone. The term a priori refers to deductive reasoning. Deductive reasoning is the type of reasoning that proceeds from general principles or premises to derive particular information. The argument works by examining the concept of God‚ and arguing that it implies
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