better for people to learn through fear or through positive example. On the one hand‚ some argue that learning through fear teaches discipline. On the other hand‚ however‚ others argue that learning by positive example teaches nothing and is shortly forgotten. It appears that it is better to frighten the learner into making the right choice than to show them how it is done. Jonathan Edwards’ sermon‚ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚” and Benjamin Franklin’s‚ “Autobiography‚” portray how to succeed
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From the Shadows of Hell Fear can change people from bad to good. And sometimes the people are so worried about being cool they don’t even act like fear is not even a tragically developing change. The fear that teens have seeing their family hurts and their friends shot sometime shows them that they shouldn’t be on the streets to be cool. The main goal of being on the streets is to show that you are man enough to be friends with everyone. In the story of Scared Straight it shows how the teenagers
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Kendall Fischlein Com. 225 April 5‚ 2015 Professor Von Burg Hands Held High Rhetorical Analysis The song Hands Held High was written and sung by Mike Shinoda‚ the figurehead of the well renowned band‚ Linkin Park. The song belongs to the album “Minutes to Midnight”‚ which was released in 2007‚ however‚ this particular song had a different theme to their regular music style; for the first time‚ Linkin Park released a politically charged/themed song. Shinoda was angry with President George Bush’s
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Dangers of Smoking Dangers of Smoking Smoking has been around since 5000 BC. Scientist discovered lung cancer is linked with smoking‚ but it was not until 1980’s when scientific data began to pile up; the world spoke about the dangers of tobacco. The British Columbia government has allowed a smoking ban overturned from a court’s decision‚ for the workplace‚ yet continues in a lawsuit against tobacco companies claiming the companies did not give warning to the public of the dangers involved
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Unclean Hands: America’s Protectionist Policies by Stuart Anderson The author formerly was director of trade and immigration studies at the Cato Institute. American policymakers often justify trade barriers against other countries on the premise that the United States practices free trade while other countries erect trade barriers and engage in unfair trade practices. Claiming to favor "free but fair trade‚" they propose that America keep its markets open only to countries that dismantle their trade
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should be effortlessly integrated into a sentence (e.g. Tim Burton’s film ‘Edward Scissorhands’ is a fable with several important underlying messages ) OR you should just begin the essay by introducing the subject and then move on to the issue at hand (e.g. In Tim Burton’s film ‘Edward Scissorhands’ the title character serves as a modern day Frankenstein‚ whose presence upsets an otherwise predictable suburb). The title of the film should be used in italics‚ underlined or single quotation marks
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Eating with Your Hands Society today is one big melting pot. People bring their customs and cultural traditions and it conglomerates with others creating these norms we follow. We live by‚ what time has created over time‚ a status quo‚ or social rights and wrongs. In the passage‚ Eating with Your Hands‚ the author opens the topic about etiquette‚ one of the major social controversies. She talks about why some foods are only acceptable to be eaten with proper utensils while others can be “finger
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their own message‚ their own story‚ and their own creativity. When I read two amazing books‚ Chains and A Stone in My Hand my heart was truly inspired. They both consist of truly amazing characters who got through indescribable events however they still keep fighting. Isabel‚ the main character in Chains is quite amazing‚ and Malak‚ the main character from A Stone in My Hand is also quite extraordinary. They both are not only great examples of the humankind and what amazing people there are in
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Jacob continued to look down at his hand with his eyes opened wide. He didn’t notice that John was pointing a gun at his face. He didn’t hear the numerous gunshots being fired all around him. He didn’t care either way. He was in shock. All he could do was stare at his hand that was not bleeding. It was only sparking. There were red‚ blue‚ and green wires hanging down. “YOU BETTER START TALKING!” screamed John whose finger was still on the trigger. Jacob tried to speak‚ but he couldn’t. He
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A Helping Hand in the Homeless Community By Cherish Miles There is a large number of homeless‚ mentally ill‚ and drug addicted people in the Costa Mesa area that many residents are unaware of. Fourteen years ago Lindah Miles‚ the mother of six children‚ was driving down Anaheim avenue in Costa Mesa on the way to the market. As she was driving she saw a little broken down old church named The Lighthouse. She noticed there were about forty homeless people waiting in a line outside. Out of curiosity
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