In 1915‚ the ANZACs landed on the beach at Gallipoli‚ and every year on the 25th of April we remember all their sacrifices. There were men as young as 16 fighting‚ but most of them were above 18. War is always for the young people. Unless you have been living under a rock for the past couple of months‚ you will all know about the Joseph Kony campaign – child soldiers in Africa – many of them as young as 10. Also the well-known YouTube clip with nearly 87 million views‚ targeted at young people
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I decided to return to school because of my financial situation‚ my children‚ and myself. All of these reasons above are why I decided to go back to school‚ and so I would like you to sit back as I paint you the picture of my life before I decided to go to school. I have been struggling financially for some years since I had my children. With the economy being so bad‚ and prices constantly going up how can I continue to survive on mininum wage? Before I had children it seemed a lot easier to survive
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Hands!” A term that many of us know. That saying is true and accurate when it comes to deciding on going back to school. “Should I go back to school?” A question that tons of people are asking themselves. It is a question that only they‚ themselves can answer. But there are many benefits of furthering your education. A sense of accomplishment is one of the many reasons people choose to go back. Self accomplishment is a gratifying feeling for most people. Yet many people struggle with the decision
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Jacob Stoutt Speech 103\UO7 April 6‚ 2016 Guns In Schools Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to support teachers with proper training being allowed to carry guns in school. Thesis: Teachers carrying guns in schools could greatly improve the safety in our schools. Introduction: (Attention Getter) How many of you have heard of or seen a school shooting on the news? (Thesis) Teachers carrying guns in schools could greatly improve the safety in our schools. (Relevance) This is important for you
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To begin with‚ I went back to school to help improve my education. The current level of education I hold is my completion of high school. Education is very important as it’s improves perspective and the ways we currently see life with a better education I will also be able to help my son do his homework. He is currently in the 8th grade and the work they give is somewhat difficult to follow. By attending Strayer I know that my education will improve. Another reason for attending Strayer‚ is due
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August of 2015 and I no friends‚ no hope‚ and I had been out of school for six months. I only had a month left of the summer to decide if I wanted to go back to school.The decision was very difficult because I had to work‚I had been badly bullied at my old school‚ and I had chronic mental illness that was holding me back. For most people they would’ve stayed a drop out but I decided to persevere. Despite my fears I went to a new school with only two weeks left of the summer. Every day I would
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Freedom of speech has come under a lot of scrutiny in America. Questions of who gets the right to participate in freedom of speech and who decides have basically become the underlying argument. Especially since the start of football season where one player decided to take a peaceful stand. 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to sit during the national anthem. No one really had a problem until he explained the reason behind his actions. Mr. Kaepernick explained he couldn’t stand for a country
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Why I Decided To Return Back To School School plays a major role in the world today. It seems like the without an education a good job seems impossible to find. However an education is also good if you want to advance. That is why I decided to return to school so that I could advance at my current job. I also wanted a higher education for me. Last but not least I wanted to show my daughter that mommy didn’t just stop school after high school‚ I went on to college. I am currently a Human
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Why do we have freedom of speech? We have freedom of speech to express our thoughts and feelings. If the kids in schools don’t have freedom of speech then why is it important in the First amendment. Freedom of speech is how we communicate with each other. In schools they have to hold back their feelings of teachers and administrators in fear of being punished. Freedom of speech should be everywhere especially on social media. That is how this generation mainly communicates. If you take that away
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from school hours and school work across the nation. School hours are so demanding mixed with sports and academic related activities‚ this puts a lot of stress on high schoolers all over the country. The overbearing need to receive good grades can lead most teenagers to become gradually more stressed‚ and eventually even cheat. The main issue I am trying to address here is that school hours are all too demanding for teenagers in this day and age therefore school hours should be pushed back a minimum
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