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    Against Abortion

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    The Slaughter of Innocence 46 million abortions are performed every year. In other words‚ 46 million lives are being killed before having been given a chance to live. Abortions should be made illegal throughout the world. This procedure should not be allowed because it destroys life‚ has consequential physical and mental problems on the women involved‚ and because other preferable options exist. Life begins at conception‚ when the male’s sperm fertilizes the female’s egg. When a woman

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    unconstitutional. In response to this‚ Otis gave a lengthy speech declaring that the writs contravened the natural rights of the colonists and this served as one of the first resistance towards British policies. He stated “An act against the Constitution is void; an act against natural equity is void. Taxation without representation is tyranny.8” Moreover‚ Otis

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    The author of “Against School” John Taylor Gatto believes that during his long career in public schools he didn’t realise that schools are playing any major role in modification of “raw” children except making them childish adults. And the key problem behind the outcome is boredom‚ it occurs because scholars feel confined in 12 years of “imprisonment”. Gatto thinks that schools can increase the chances of success for their students if they let them make own decisions and take risks when necessary

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    Against Abortion

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    Anthony mata Creative writing Period 1 4/1/13 Abortion: Why it’s Wrong How would you feel if someone took away your ability to live? Imagine not having any say in whether or not you want to have a life. Well babies don’t have a choice in their mother’s womb. If a woman decides to abort her baby‚ they can’t do anything about their life

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    being. A notable distortion associated with black women is the sapphire caricature which portrays black women as “rude‚ loud‚ malicious‚ stubborn‚ and overbearing.”(1) Also known as ‘This Angry Black Woman ‘stereotype‚ these traits contradict the common ‘acceptable’ behaviours of a woman which include being passive and submissive. Crenshaw mentions this phenomenon by further explaining the repercussions exclusive to only black women. She states that because black women are put in a unique position

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    Against Fairytales

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    English Monday‚ November 12th‚ 2012 Fairytales: Just a Fantasy Kids are addicted to fairytales they think it’s very amusing and exciting. Generally many children cannot sleep without having a story be read to them. As a matter of fact that is a very bad habit because fairytales do not help a child’s mind develop‚ it has no advantages and it has a huge negative impact on the brain. Fairytales are very twisted and are a bad influence to kids. Cinderella is a pure example for the disadvantages of

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    Names: Avontay Williams and Clarence Whitt This paper evaluates an Eternalist argument against free will and presents possible positions to maintain free will despite a fixed future. Firstly‚ we demonstrate that the Eternalist argues against free will because the future is not alterable‚ so it conflicts with traditional conceptions of free will. Secondly‚ we object to the Eternalist’s argument by providing an alternative definition of free will that does not require the ability to change the future

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    Politically illiterate voters Jason Brennan points out in his book “Against Democracy” just how politically illiterate the average voter is. Through a myriad of studies conducted by political scientists‚ psychologists and economists he points out that the average voter is ignorant‚ misinformed and biased. The average voters can identify the incumbent chief executive‚ but know little else beyond that. Democracy calls upon its citizens to make a rational decision when voting for a political party‚

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    prepare for students to be aware of the responsibilities of becoming good citizens. On the other hand‚ the text “Against Schools” by John Taylor Gatto emphasizes that the role of the school system is not necessary in society since it forces students to go to school and sit around in classes for a certain amount of hours for twelve years‚ but many students feel useless and bored with the school curriculum. Although Mann makes a good point when he says school is important for student’s future‚ I must

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    doesn’t think everyone is qualified for a college level curriculum. John Gatto is the last one would expect to be a retired school teacher‚ as he preaches the flawed ways of the public school system to anyone who will listen. In his 2003 essay‚ Against School‚ Gatto interprets six ideas from Alexander Inglis’s Principles of Secondary Education. These concepts were founded on the basis that with a large Prussian influence in American culture‚ an educational system was founded with the goal of rendering

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