Nathan Buttle Mr. Koenig CP English 10 Sept. 9 2013 More than Just Riding Before I rode motocross‚ I thought you just get on the bike and twist the throttle. One year ago‚ I got my first dirt bike for my birthday. In the beginning‚ I just rode on simple trails down the street at my friend CJ’s house. My friend Brett invited me to go to a motocross track one day and I decided to try it out. I didn’t think anything of it‚ until after one lap I had to pull off the track because I was exhausted
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Sometimes‚ people that are younger than the age of 18 have good political opinions as well. Those teenagers are left unheard‚ because they are not of legal age for political voting when it comes to electing a president. Denying them the right to vote denies them a voice in our democracy. Most people around me believe that the voting age should also be lowered‚ and each of them care more about politics than most of the adults we know. If teenagers were able to vote‚ then there wouldn’t be a controversial
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I am going to be finding ways why I think technology in school should be allowed. If we had technology in school it could show how creative and skilled we can be by using technology. Technology should be allowed in school because it can help students that have a learning disability‚ they can work at their own speed‚ educational games can help them get a better understanding at something. Technology would be good for kids that have a learning disability. They can find ways online to help them in
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Sarah Mills WE ARE MORE THAN JUST A GRADE: We all have different thought processes and skills‚ so why are we individuals all tested by the same means? Society tries to change us to fit into their puzzle called life‚ when we should be changing the picture. This is the same society that tells us abortions is wrong yet looks down on teenage parents. This society also sells products to promote healthy skin and hair‚ yet the women on the package have hair extensions‚ fake nails‚ and are photo shopped
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Should the death penalty (capital punishment) be allowed? There are many underlying issues with capital punishment and the moral backbone it clearly lacks. Capital punishment should not be legal for many reasons such as the irrelevance of retribution and irrevocable mistakes which leaves “criminals” wrongly accused. Retribution‚ in the form of capital punishment is the execution of the criminal in vengeance for the victim and their families. This ideology is flawed‚ out dated and irrelevant in
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Should women be able to apply for jobs that allow them into combat? For centuries our women have been going into combat‚ so how come all of a sudden the conflict on whether they should or shouldn’t has become such an uproar. When the women in tribes fought over food and men during our beginnings‚ those women were undoubtedly in combat. And as the centuries went on‚ women warriors were not considered that unusual‚ for example at least 400 women soldier fought in the civil war along side their
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Should Gay Marriage be allowed? Ken Smith Grantham University Should Gay Marriage be allowed? Gay marriage continues to be a hot topic of discussion in the United States. Proponents and opponents can argue for their position based on many things. This paper will briefly discuss some of the common issues to consider when answering‚ “Should Gay Marriage be allowed?” Many people still argue that on religious grounds gays and lesbians are sinful
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Compton English 101-A51 Essay 15 February 2011 More Human than Human Technology has advanced by leaps and bounds over the past twenty years. What was once considered science fiction is now yesterday’s headlines. In just a hundred and fifty years we have gone from the first combustion-powered motor vehicle to space exploration and now we are managing our lives from handheld mobile devices. So let’s face it‚ technology evolves at a faster rate than humans. In fact it moves at such a rapid pace
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Ads are the cave art of the twentieth century. There are ads running on TV‚ phones‚ and shoved into almost every mailbox in the United States. These ads have even reached schools and for years now corporations have especially established partnerships with high schools. Their ads can be found in the school’s park‚ gymnasium‚ stadium‚ the locker room‚ library‚ music room‚ cafeteria‚ and even on the school’s uniform. There are many schools that lack money to improve their facilities and must rely on
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Should phones be allowed in school? A recently debated subject is the question whether mobile phones should be allowed in schools. Yet‚ the reality is that it is hard to enforce a phone ban. Pupils will bring their mobile phones with them‚ despite the fact that they are allowed or banned. Besides that‚ most of the parents support the mobile phones in school‚ so they can reach their kids in case of emergency. Today’s mobile phones offer so many new opportunities‚ that it is not necessary to ban them
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