About twelve years ago‚ my aunt and uncle owned two dogs of the pit bull breed. These dogs might as well have been their kids; they even signed our Christmas cards every year. In one day‚ everything they knew had disappeared. A team of police officers were supposed to raid the house next door for possession of drugs‚ but instead‚ raided my aunt and uncle’s house. Their two dogs were lying on the couch when the cops broke in the door. Because of the dog’s breed‚ the cops automatically opened fire
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Speak is a teen novel written by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ it’s the story of freshman Melinda Sordino. Everybody in her high school doesn’t like her because last summer she went to a party and called the cops. Ever since she doesn’t speak and has no friends because she doesn’t want to tell anybody the truth. She later on gets the courage to say something because one of her ex-best friends is going out with popular senior named Andy Evans. We find out later in the book that Melinda was raped by Andy
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Speak‚ Laurie Halse Anderson “Speak” is book about a young girl who loses her voice after being raped and slowly gains it back over time. Laurie Halse Anderson uses an internal voice throughout the book to show the havoc that is attacking Melinda’s mind. This adds to the theme of being outcast and isolated because the she has no one to really talk to. One reason she is an outcaste is that she called the cops at the part where she was raped. This leads her to lose her group of friends “the Plain
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The subject of homework being banned has been discussed and debated for years by students‚ teachers and parents. Both sides of the argument have numerous reasons for their decision‚ but here are some of the reasons why homework should not be banned from schools. First of all‚ homework encourages students to undertake independent learning which they will be required to do when they get to University. Many people argue that schools spoon-feed their students‚ which makes them completely unprepared
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Do you think pit bulls should be banned as a pet. No‚ they should not because they are a good pet‚ were a popular dog‚ and it is a very good guard dog. So those are some of the reasons they should not be banned. They are a good pet because they listen‚ they won’t chew you stuff up. Also if you train them very good then they might be the best dog in the world. On the other hand if you don’t train it‚ it might chew all of your things up and you won’t have nice things‚ and everybody wants nice things
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Argument For School Uniform School uniform is an integral part of school life. School uniform should not be banned‚ because of finances. Our financial circumstances can have great affect‚ and more often than not‚ those with less money and therefore less desirable clothes are frequently subjected to various forms of prejudice and discrimination‚ exclusion and even ostracism‚ especially in schools. Wearing less expensive less fashionable clothes‚ different clothing from everyone else creates division
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Black Elk Speaks with Forked Tongue‚ Couser is giving his opinion on how he thinks that Neihardt was in actuality suppressing the Lakota way of life and Black Elk’s story. His opinion is backed by some good points from the text and as well as other scholars who have the same opinion as himself. Couser does believe that Black Elk Speaks is a well written book and he even respects and commends Neihardt in his attempt to honor Black Elk‚ “before detailing the short comings of Black Elk Speaks I would
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With and environmental crisis looming over us‚ and much of it caused by carbon dioxide emissions‚ many people have started asking what we can do about it. One of the most extreme questions to be asked is whether cars should be banned entirely from our towns and cities. Unfortunately‚ we live in a vehicle-dependent society. We use cars to get to and from our work‚ our schools‚ our friends and all basic amenities. We often don’t think twice about taking our car one mile down the road instead of cycling
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"Guns" people say that they are the main cause of homicide in america today‚ but are they really? There is a controversy of weither or not guns should be banned to stop the crime rate in america. People of america seem to believe that guns are the leading cause of homicide‚ but while guns may be taken away from law abiding citizens‚ criminals will still have them and they will use them to threaten America’s citizens. Data from previous decades reveals that areas within America with the most stringent
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The Right To Speak: Working With the Voice - Habits The chapters‚ ‘The Roots of Habits’ and ‘The Growth of Habits’ in Patsy Rodenburg’s book‚ truly opened my eyes to how our voice can be affected by our physical and emotional custom. Personally‚ it made me realise how I cannot take for granted the way in which I deliver my conversation in every day life and more importantly in my acting work. As an actress how I speak is vital‚ my job is to entertain an audience with the stories I tell‚ if I don’t
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