T was the night before Christmas‚ when all through the house Not a creature was stirring‚ not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care‚ In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds‚ While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her ’kerchief‚ and I in my cap‚ Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap‚ When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter‚ I sprang from the bed to see what was the
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Christmas is celebrated by many people. We can celebrate it by having family gatherings‚ have fellowship by food‚ exchanging gifts‚ and letting people know how grateful we are for them. Some other people think of Christmas as a very religious time of year‚ when the prophecy of Jesus Christ coming back and being born was fulfilled. A prophecy is a prediction that you think will come true. Jesus fulfilled many prophecies that were predicted in the old testament. One prophecy fulfilled by Jesus was
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Is torture ever acceptable? According to the UN Convention Against Torture‚ any infliction of torture1 i.e. waterboarding is banned under international law and the domestic laws of most countries in the 21st century. The point of contention is whether torture under any circumstances should be entirely prohibited. This opinion piece will be centered towards the debate regarding interrogation using torture methods and argue that torture is never acceptable from the moral and utilitarian perspectives
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Le 1 Calvin Le Mr. Brazee World History Honors 23 October 2011 Is war ever justified? "Never think that war‚ no matter how necessary‚ nor how justified‚ is not a crime." - Ernest Hemingway. Is war ever justified? Well that depends on how much you value your freedom. When the United States entered the war in Afghanistan‚ many people criticized President Bush as if he was the responsible for the war itself. What those people don ’t see is that if we hadn ’t entered the war‚ we ’d be ducking
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Is it ever right to kill? What is Killing? What is killing? Well the dictionary definition is: to cause death/the act of causing death. But is that enough? I s there another type of killing? A type that is justifiable. For example if a person steals or puts you in mortal danger is it acceptable to take their life in return? But more importantly is it morally right? In this journey I hope to answer all these questions if not more‚ but also explore the views of theists‚ atheists and agnostics this
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Introduction-Sometimes the things you do can affect you on your future and make you get marked again from them. On the act of “A Christmas Carol”‚ we read how one of the main characters (Scrooge) was the man that no one didn’t like and when he changed. He was a completely different man and‚ could take care of anyone. Scrooge had a lot of problems in his life that he had regret but‚ the most effective problem was that he’d lost the person he’d truly care about and the people that made him go forward
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Tierra Mason Professor Colin Anderson 15 November 2011 Is Torture Ever Justifiable? Torture‚ according to the United Nations Convention against Torture‚ is: “any act by which severe pain or suffering‚ whether physical or mental‚ is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him‚ or a third person‚ information or a confession‚ punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed‚ or intimidating or coercing him
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Dwarves’ treks They gave her AIDS And now she fades This is worse than the poisoned Apple from her mom Which would have worked better as a bomb But the Witch couldn’t get it from Suddam And there goes her Happily Ever After Cinderella & Alice in Wonderland Have you ever wondered why Cinderella’s stepmom locked her high? She must be contained within her cell because of Alice D. Alice was in Wonderland in a dark‚ dark cell. She claimed that rabbits talked to her but even you can
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Will racism ever end? Every day‚ hundreds people around the world are killed‚ because them views or color of them skin are different than others. Civilization and education able to fill up the lack of tolerance and solve the problem known as racism‚ in fact it had been significant decreased compare to last 5-10 years. To solve problem‚ we have to glance on it roots‚ where it was born? Race gets roots in America with a long history. It was created as powerful idea invented by society. It’s an enduring
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Is lying ever ok? Lying is probably one of the most common wrong acts that we carry out. However‚ it is an unavoidable part of human nature. Most people would say that lying is always wrong‚ except when there’s a good reason for it - which means that it’s not always wrong! I disagree with this belief. From my understanding‚ it is not Okay to knowingly lie‚ no matter what. Always tell the truth. Most people make up excuses all the time because it’s easier than telling the truth which may be
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