I have done a lot of things in my life that has taught me lessons. One of them is More Than Pink. More Than Pink is a summer program to inspire girls to stay true to themselves and live free from social stereotypes. I have participated in it for three years and I will be doing it again this summer. I believe people should accept themselves. A similar lesson was taught when I was disappointed in my body when I saw a thin fit person. I wanted to be like her‚ so on accident‚ I exercised too much. The
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drug testing is a major violation of privacy. School drug testing should not be allowed because it is not necessary to invade in someone else’s personal life without any evidence. “More drug tests in schools urged by White House” Random drug testing on high school students has been urged by the Bush administration. By going as far as to pay $8 million for drug testing programs‚ rather than educating the students instead. There have been some parents‚ educators‚ and school officials‚ which believe
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college or professional athlete is charged with the same crime‚ they are still allowed to continue to play? Granted‚ there have been instances that the convicted athlete has been asked to leave the team. For instance‚ Marcus Vick‚ who was finally dismissed from Virginia Tech’s football team after a series of incidents (Lipka‚ 2006)—but more often than not‚ this is not the case. Possibly even more importantly than any publicity issues‚ is how the dismissal of these crimes influence today’s children
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Curley’s wife’s broken dream had been more deliberated than most. She thinks that she “coulda been in the movies‚ an’ had nice clothes”‚ but her hopes were entirely unrealistic‚ she was waiting for a letter that would never arrive‚ men were only interested in her because she was pretty. Curley’s wife thinks that she had ‘talent’ but in reality the men that spoke to her were only after one thing- and it wasn’t a Hollywood career for her. Pinning her hopes on one dream is very childlike which is precisely
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Relations are more important than wealth A relationship is normally viewed as a connection between two or more individuals. The most important thing in our life is relations. It’s neither achievements nor wealth. The most important thing people need is love. We all need to love and be loved. Unfortunately‚ sometimes we are so obsessed with other things that we forget how beautiful it is to love and be loved. . Feel how wonderful it is. Get a taste of love through relationships. This is the only
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into America. Illegal immigrants should be allowed into America. Illegal immigrants are essential to the American economy‚ they contribute more to the government than they receive in benefits‚ and current immigration policies are discriminatory. An illegal immigrant is any person who enters the United States illegally‚ or any person who enters legally and stays past the time legally allowed. History has shown that prosperity follows immigration. Illegal immigrants have a positive effect on the American
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Should Cell Phones be allowed in School? Do you take your cell phone with you to work‚ and use it all day long for organization and needed communication? Well‚ school to us students is like our work‚ but our organization and communication tool is prohibited. Cell phones have so many positive uses in the classrooms‚ yet at the same time we aren’t putting our current technology to good use. For example‚ cell phones in our school are banned‚ and I feel that this should be changed immediately. The many
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Should Parents Be Allowed To Spank Their Children? The inhuman act of corporal punishment at home that is discouraged globally by a number of pressure groups and social welfare organizations should be completely banned‚ and parents should be allowed to spank their children. Physical violence practiced on children also known as corporal punishment has been discouraged globally by a number of pressure groups and social organizations for a number of reasons with serious consequences for violators
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"Carmen smiled‚ ‘I am poor‚ but I am rich. I have my children‚ I have a garden with roses‚ and I have my faith and the memories of those who have gone before me. What more is there? ’" (Ryan 76). Even when it looks like Esperanza has nothing‚ she has much because of love from her family and her friends. Before Esperanza ’s father died and her life seemed to fall apart‚ Esperanza had not realized how fortunate it was to have a surrounding where people loved and cared about her. "Tomorrow was her
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Cell Phones Allowed in School Do you think cell phones should be allowed in school? This is a big debate society.Cell phones should be allowed in school because of emergencies‚they make students happy‚helps ‚and most importantly‚ they can take responsibility. A lot of schools allow phones and tablets some do not. There are a lot of other reasons why or why not cell phones should be in school. Emergencies can happen anytime. If something happens like they get injured badly you could call 911
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