The specter of ISIS and the oppressive Assad regime have ravaged Syria’s cities and forced millions of citizens to flee the country. Now‚ as masses of newly-minted refugees search for a new home‚ our country’s leaders are debating how to respond. The United States has historically been a refuge for the oppressed‚ a haven for Emma Lazarus’s “huddled masses” to turn to in times of trouble. These huddled masses‚ however‚ hail from a land so synonymous with terrorism that it has been dubbed a “factory
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Sound of Waves Test Answer each of the following questions thoroughly. I will be grading on thoughtfulness and how well you explain your answer. For the factual questions‚ you just need to get it correct. This first section does not need as much explanation‚ you may give a short response. Why was Shinji’s mother angry when she first received Hiroshi’s post card? She was angry because Hiroshi had sent her an expensive post card‚ and she said "kids these days don’t know the value of money
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English persuasive essay While many scots are healthy and exercise regularly‚ there is a growing number of adults and children becoming obese. It is costing the NHS millions to deal with the problems that it causes. We are having serious concerns about the number of people becoming ill and being unable to work‚ because of our overweight scots. It’s no secret that obesity is a huge issue. The causes of this problem can be social‚ economic and cultural‚ all of which determine how much food we
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Marijuana: Persuasive Essay In California there is still more controversial debate over the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The advantage with using marijuana for medical reason is‚ it eases the pain‚ and relaxes them so they can enjoy the rest of their life. For these terminally ill patients the marijuana also makes them happy and enjoyable to be around. The disadvantage is that after smoking it for an extended period of time the majority of the patients will develop lung cancer
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Persuasive Essay The Hobbit Book Report The Hobbit was one of the best stories I have read. Therefore‚ I think it should stay in the current high school curriculum. This story of adventure is about a benign‚ ignorant creature called a hobbit. This hobbit’s name is Bilbo Baggins. One day‚ Bilbo gets an unexpected party in his hobbit- hole from twelve dwarves and the wizard‚ Gandalf the Gray. He is then recruited to be their burglar on their way to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim
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“Going For the Look” persuasive Essay The practice of hiring people based on their looks has been common in many different companies. In the article‚ “Going for the look‚ but risking discrimination‚” by Steven Greenhouse‚ he presents information about how companies hire people. Some companies choose to hire based on skill‚ others on looks. Companies shouldn’t hire based on looks because they may face discrimination laws and less attractive workers may have a better work ethic then attractive employees
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Persuasive Essay “Many of the 1.5 million children in the U.S. whose parents divorce every year feel as if their worlds are falling apart”. Divorce is a common trend among our society today. People chose to get marry early since they think they’ve met the love of their life already. Maybe sometimes they even decide to have a kid while thinking carelessly. I believe divorce is a major issue in our society today; it’s not as easy as it seems and occasionally affects children who is involved in
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Persuasive Essay Have ever gotten points taken off your grades just because of how your handwriting looks? I believe students shouldn’t be grades on their handwriting. This is because students will spend too long working on their handwriting and too little time studying and doing their work. However‚ handwriting is important and students should be helped to improve their handwriting so that teachers could read i clearly. I believe that students shouldn’t be graded on their handwriting because children
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Roenyl Tisoy Mr. Boyd AP Literature 27 August 2012 Title In The Sound of Waves‚ Yukio Mishima explores the contrast between the corrupt influences of western civilization versus the power of nature. Mishima idealizes Japan through descriptive language and also through the characters. Mishima presents Yasuo as the antagonist to invoke the reader’s appreciation for nature and ultimately‚ Japan. He uses characterization to associate Yasuo‚ the antagonist‚ with corrupt Western influence. Furthermore
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1984 Persuasive Essay The well-known novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ is a direct commentary of our present society‚ the novel talks about media controlling the thoughts of the people‚ the reoccurring slogans of the party which are‚ “War is peace‚ Freedom is slavery and Ignorance is strength” and the idea of doublethink‚ these are all seen in our society today‚ but in different forms. In this well writ novel‚ the citizens of the society are constantly under watch by a figure named Big Brother‚ there
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