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    Is Abortion an Acceptable act? Abortion is a very controversial issue in today’s society‚ there are two extreme opinions regarding the subject. Some find that abortion is simply murder and that the foetus is a human being from the beginning of its existence and that having an abortion is simply homicide‚ these people are pro-life. Then there are others who are pro-abortion‚ who find that the foetus is merely a cluster of cells‚ which relies on its mother to stay alive. Pro-abortionists support

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    Perfume and We: Lack of Knowledge in Society Knowledge is a vital importance to humanity‚ without it‚ there will be no humanity. It is the foundation of many things such as morality‚ emotion‚ skill‚ and many more. In the novels Perfume and We‚ there is a lot of satirical use to mock knowledge. Both authors of We and Perfume characterize society and the protagonist to mock the knowledge of society and make the protagonist a superior character. Grenouille is the historic prodigy of Paris because he is

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    Should we always tell the truth? Have you already told a lie to somebody? Everybody has already lied to someone. After that‚ most of the time people have felt guilty or bad if they expressed their own opinion. But sometimes‚ people don’t tell the truth just to avoid hurting others because they act like that for the good of others. However‚ always telling the truth is necessary for us in everyday life in order to feel good about ourselves‚ to be trusted by everybody and to be able to support our

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    Children in foster care should not be able to return to their parents who have committed a felony. It is unsafe for the child‚ the child is at risk to be singled out by other parents‚ and overall it is morally wrong. No child should every be able to return to their parent or parents if they are at risk in any shape or form. For a child to return to a parent or parents who have committed a felony is unsafe for the child. The parent may be mentally unstable‚ which may blur the way they think and

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    Immigration: The Dream Act Should Pass ENC 1102 Project 3: Writing a Research Proposal Purpose Statement: My research proposal paper will focus on the issue relating to “The Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Minors Act‚ (The Dream Act)”; I’m proposing a settlement to congress to pass the act. I think that it is time for the congress make a decision on passing The Dream Act. This topic is problematic

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    Are we really a vain society? Do we really have a more-than-normal pride in our appearance? To answer that‚ you’d have to define normal. There’s nothing wrong with being vain‚ as long as we don’t get carried away with it. We just want to look good – to look our best. And people have been working hard at looking their best for centuries. And that’s why cosmetics has such a long history. We’d like to take you through the history of cosmetics here; and let’s just see how similar we are to people living

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    Why We Should Not Fear Death May 21‚ 2007 by Quincy Death is a common topic of speculation and frequently anxiety. In the time that Epicurus was laying out his way of life and sharing it with others this was the case. Epicurus‚ though‚ claimed that we should not fear death because‚ “Death‚ the most frightening of bad things‚ is nothing to us; since when we exist death is not yet present‚ and when death is present‚ then we do not exist” (Letter to Menoeceus‚ 125). Death is frightening to people

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    In Canada we have a strong belief that we should accept one another‚ it is considered to be what makes us Canadian. Following this logic we should therefore accommodate a large amount of nationalities. There are exceptions to this rule; they can’t infringe upon a person rights‚ which I find reasonable. We have‚ in our past‚ committed our share of atrocities and made a few mistakes. We have caused a great deal of harm to the First Nations people‚ and we sent back 10000 Jewish refugees back to Nazi

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    the antibiotic. This is the main reason that has got the general public worried. Should antibiotics be restricted to certain people only? When Penicillin was discovered in 1928‚ it was used

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    this is because

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    The home team‚ the Oakland Raiders‚ defeated the New York Jets‚ 43–32. The game is remembered for its exciting finish‚ as Oakland scored two touchdowns in the final minute to overcome a 32–29 New York lead. It came to be known as the Heidi Game because the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) controversially broke away from the game with the Jets still winning to air the television film Heidi at 7 p.m. in the Eastern Time Zone. In the late 1960s‚ few professional football games took longer than

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