Hello and good evening family‚ friends‚ fellow students‚ teachers and faculty. I want to thank you all for gathering here today to help us take part in the graduation and celebration of the Class of 2018’s achievements and accomplishments. On behalf of this year’s seniors‚ I believe that we’ve learned a lot throughout our 13 years of education‚ which accounts to 2‚340 days‚ or 17‚550 hours. Although not all of us showed up every day‚ especially towards the ending where our senioritis really started
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| Killing and Letting Die | To discuss the trolley problem critically and the relative outside views | | The trolley problem; the choice is yours to decide whether or not the lives of five people are saved by the sacrifice of another person. This moral paradox mirrors real-life implications in politics‚ society and war. In terms of killing and letting die: are we morally obligated to kill in order to save a larger group of people? It may seem that the moral standings of killing and
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In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the main character continually delays acting out his duty of avenging his father’s murder. This essay will discuss how Hamlet’s nature and morals (which are intensified by difficult events) prevent him from carrying out the task. In the opening scenes of the play‚ the Ghost of Hamlet’s late father reveals to him the true means by which King Hamlet died. The Ghost tells Hamlet that his father’s death was caused by Claudius pouring poison into his ear. He exhorts Hamlet
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Obsessed With Killing In the novel The Wasp Factory‚ by Iain Banks‚ All the characters possess an uncommon character trait. The main character‚ Frank Cauldhame is obsessed with killing. He has been obsessed with killing since he was a young child‚ when he murdered three innocent children. His obsession has evolved into a daily ritual due to multiple reasons. First‚ Frank’s dad has secretly put additional male hormones in Frank’s food since he was a young child. (Frank was born female‚ but after
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Love and Death: A Comparison and Contrast of William Faulkner ’s "A Rose for Emily" and Andre Dubus ’s "Killings" The French journalist Octive Mirabaeu once said‚ "Murder is born of love‚ and loves attains he greatest intensity in murder." This quote echoed through the literary writings of William Faulkner ’s "A Rose for Emily" and Andre Dubus ’s "Killings". Faulkner crafted a story around Emily Grierson‚ a genteel woman in the southern United States during an era when everyone was
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The Detrimental Effect of Killing and Capturing Marine Animals Alex Maldwin Winneconne High School AP English Language and Composition April 5‚ 2013 Abstract This paper explores disadvantages of detrimental killing and capturing of marine animals. It also discusses ways to stop and decrease the killing and capturing of marine animals and the effects on marine species from keeping them in captivity for people’s entertainment. The disadvantages of killing and capturing marine animals range
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Serial killings are individual murders that happen at different times by the same killer. Murderers have gone years without being caught. There are cases that go unsolved. Those who do get caught are at the mercy of the court. Extreme punishments include the death penalty and even life triple life sentences in prison. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines serial killing as “the unlawful homicide of at least two people‚ carried out in a series over a period of time.” This definition is widely accepted
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000 per year. Indeed‚ the practice of killing animals for disease research is now internationally seen as morally wrong. Therefore‚ using animals in disease research should be banned because it is cruel and inhumane‚ is no longer viable ways and can be replaced by alternative testing methods. First‚ using animals in disease research should be banned because it is morally unacceptable to kill animals by cruel and inhumane ways. Although the method of killing animals for disease research has
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VALEDICTORY SPEECH Master of Ceremony‚ Guest Speaker‚ Principal‚ Teachers‚ House Parents‚ other Members of Staff‚ Special Guests‚ Fellow Graduates and Students Good Morning. I must first and foremost thank God for His blessing and honour to stand before you today as valedictorian of the class of 2011. Our time here at St. Andrew will forever be embedded in our hearts. The opportunities I was given in the classroom will certainly contribute to my growth as a student. Opportunities that have
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changed his mind set about killing animals. For instance‚ in the beginning‚ Pi did not want to harm an animal in any circumstance. However‚ when the situation calls for it‚ he is forced to kill a flying fish‚ and eventually becomes used to and enjoys the satisfaction of it. To exemplify‚ one passage of the story states‚ “It is simple and brutal: a person can get used to anything‚ even to killing” (Martel 89). What this excerpt explains is that Pi was becoming used to killing animals‚ despite being a
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