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    place for a reason and everyone should have to abide by them. Just having a criminal off the street is enough justice for me‚ but locking one up and “throwing away the key” will not make them better; it will probably not change them at all and eventually make their situation worse. Convicted felons need a plan of treatment. First‚ they need to realize what they have done was wrong. Next‚ they need to understand that there are consequences for their actions. Finally‚ they need to have a plan for rehabilitation

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    What Do You Think Art Is?

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    Wei-Hsiang Wang What do you think art is? In my opinion‚ the major purpose of art is to influence someone. Some of the most common types of art in public are paintings‚ photos‚ and sculptures. When I go to the library‚ I would see photos of intellectual people‚ such as Gandhi‚ and Albert Einstein. These photos on the wall can greatly influence my mood and efficiency on studying. When I go to a hospital‚ I would see paintings and pictures that show life. Most of these paintings would have the

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    To what extent do you believe with the view that it was Charles himself who caused the failures of the Personal Rule? When King Charles I dismissed Parliament in 1629‚ he was set on the idea of a personal rule without any help from Parliament. This he could manage‚ as long as he avoided war. His aim was to sort out the country’s finances‚ and with the help of Strafford and Laud‚ impose a ’Policy of Thorough’. This policy was the idea of a fair and paternalistic government with no corruption

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    your headset the engine beats louder as you wait for the sound of silence‚ and the knot in your stomach grows larger as time seems to slow down. Your last refueling opportunity is well behind now. It will surely take longer to turn around than to press on‚ and you wonder if backing off on the power will make a difference. But the airplane’s going so slowly already that you decide to leave the throttle alone. One good thing about this groundspeed: It gives you plenty of time to pick out suitable landing

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    What does respect mean to you? To me‚ respect means following the golden rule. It means treating others with kindness‚ love‚ generosity‚ and having polite manners. “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” That is the golden rule‚ is it not? Who wouldn’t want to be treated with kindness? Who wouldn’t want to be around someone with manners and cleanliness? Respect is being considerate to others and their feelings and beliefs. Respect isn’t just for others though‚ you need to respect yourself

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    “Do what you can‚ with what you have‚ where you are‚” is a quote by Theodore Roosevelt. On October 27‚ 1858‚ a huge United States influence was born. Not only a leader‚ protector‚ vice president‚ governor‚ but a United States President. “Teedie” Roosevelt was born into a wealthy family in New York City‚ New York. He was born to the parents‚ Martha Bulloch and Theodore Roosevelt. Martha worked as Socialite and Theodore as a Philanthropist. As young child‚ Teddy was very unhealthy‚ however‚ in teenage

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    1. Some people believe that positive freedom is truly valuable. Are they right? Or have they been misled by a mistaken belief in the existence of a ‘higher’ or ‘ideal’ self? In this essay I will argue positive freedom is valuable. This is based on the belief that it is valuable‚ by which I mean something worth having‚ to be able to control ones irrational desires in order to achieve rational goals. An end I will argue is only achievable through adopting the notion of the ‘higher-self’. Given I

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    Mass media doesn’t tell you what to think‚ but it tells you what to think about Body 1 According to Stanley J. Baran’s (2002) definition of Agenda setting‚ it is a theory that argues that the media may not tell us what to think‚ but the media tells us what to think about. Since the media cannot tell us what to think‚ it cannot dictate ones’ opinion on a subject. An example of this is the subject of taxes. This issue is commonly discussed by the media‚ but it is up to the audience’s interpretation

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    Do What You Love Analysis

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    The essay was about Tony Hawk “do what you love” is about how he never let what anyone said stop him from doing something he loved. That even when people talked about how skating boarding had a bad stereotype even those over the years skating has gained more mainstream. It talks about how Hawk has been skating professionally for over twenty four years and that he has overcome people telling him that he won’t ever make it in the skating world. And how he prove to himself and everyone that said he

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    I BELIEVE...... WORDS CAN HAVE POWER I believe words‚ whether spoken or written can have power. They can bring happiness and joy‚ pain and sorrow‚ lift a person up‚ drag a person down‚ pierce a heart like a dagger. Words can also give hope to someone who thought they were dying. On another level‚ there is the power that words take on when you speak them. Just the action of taking your thoughts and putting them out into the universe makes them real and powerful. One should always be very

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