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    The 8th amendment to the constitution prohibits the government from inflicting cruel and unusual punishments because they exhibited an inhumane way of executing "inmates"‚ tortured their guilty victims to death and were considered to many as unjust. It also prohibits high bail or excessive fines against the defendant. However‚ it has also been deemed Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States (according to the Eighth Amendment) to inflict physical damage on students in a school environment

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    8th Grade Legacy

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    It is the day of your 8th grade graduation. You look around and see your friends and family. You begin to think back and ask yourself “Where has it all gone?” It all seems like a blur. Think back through the years. How do you think the people you have encountered think about you? Will they think of you in a positive way or a negative way? The way in which you are remembered is your legacy. Some people will have respectable legacies‚ while others won’t. It is up to you what type of legacy you have

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    use different strategies. Rose feels democracy is something that everyone needs in the world. He writes a drama to convey his perspective. One of the strategies that Rose used was hyperboles. In the poem the 8th juror uses a lot of hyperboles by expressing what he wants. The strategy from the evidence I provided shows rose’s perspective on democracy because it tells you that democracy needs to be in the world people who don’t have it have to fight for it. Another strategy that Rose uses is imagery

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    8th Grade Curriculum

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    8th Grade Language Arts Curriculum Map 2010 pg. 1 Unit Standard Skills Assessment‚ Projects & Resources Unit 1 (Short Stories) Reading and Literature A. Fluency B. Vocabulary Expansion C. Comprehension D. Literature B1. Acquire‚ understand‚ and use vocabulary through explicict and indirect vocabulary instruction and independent reading. B2. Determine the meaning of unknown words by using a dictionary or context clues

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    Graduating 8th Grade

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    Graduating 8th Grade I was sitting in my white chair with a big knot in my stomach. A bright light beam of excitement shot through my quivering body. Today was the day I had been looking forward to almost all year. The day I was finally graduating from the middle school; the place that I was forced to survive for two tedious years of my life. I was getting out and moving on.        Some kids from my grade started giving a speech. I listened very intently. After some time passed‚ it was finally

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    Shakespeare once said‚ “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great‚ some achieve greatness‚ and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Shakespeare has been through a lot that he was able to achieve his main goal in life which inflicted him to believe if he was able to do it then others can as well. He believes some were born with a talent‚ others work hard for their achievements‚ and lastly some has somebody who helps them thrive for their greatness because they believed in him or her. Along

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    Essay On 8th Amendment

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    Is Abiding by the 8th Amendment Constitutional? The government has laid out an array of civil rights to protect the liberties of the people with the induction of the United States Bill of Rights in 1791. The large majority of these amendments are appropriate and remain prominent in the modernized American governmental system but these basic human rights carry substantial controversy‚ the most arguable being the eighth. This amendment states that there shall be no cruel or unjust punishments inflicted

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    Book Review : Macbeth In the one of Shakespeare’s famous play‚ Twelfth Night‚ he mentions‚ "Some are born great‚ some achieve greatness‚ and some have greatness thrust upon them." However‚ Shakespeare himself did not seem to be destined for greatness; he was not born into a family with nobility or stature nor did he continue his studies. Nevertheless‚ his talents as an actor and playwright brought upon success. William Shakespeare‚ was born in Elizabethan England during the sixteenth century. He

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    The Power of Habit

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    The Power of Habit The author of The Power of Habit: Why we do what we do in Life and Business‚ Charles Duhigg‚ shows us the power of habit‚ and how we can change the things we do‚ into beneficial actions that can have a positive affect on our personal and professional lives. With willpower and the patience of learning ones body and surroundings‚ one can conquer their goals and achieve greatness. We as humans are creatures who are conditioned to rewards‚ routines and cues. The author states

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    road to achieving greatness. Greatness gives people the power to have a large impact on certain situations. In the stories the Odyssey‚ Beowulf‚ and Unbroken‚ the authors illustrate the character’s greatness and how they influenced the people around them for the greater good. The characters all posses different traits that made them great. Most of these traits shined the brightest when they were put through some kind of test. People are born with certain qualities of greatness‚ but only through development

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