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    decorum‚ especially when it comes to women. The two teenage girls who were shot dead last week by a cousin in Noida for daring to run away to meet their boyfriends are the latest victims of honor killings‚ a euphemism for doing away with anyone seen as spoiling the family’s reputation. Many such killings are happening with regularity in Punjab‚ Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. These are socially sanctioned by caste panchayats and carried out by mobs with the connivance of family members. The

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    Mercy Killing In the book Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck‚ two men travel together to escape their pasts. They arrive at a ranch in the Salinas Valley with hopes to achieve their ultimate dream; to buy a place to call their own. Lennie‚ who is a simple-minded man‚ and George‚ who is just a typical guy are brought together and make a lasting friendship out of the loneliness of each man. While spending time on the farm George and Lennie meet some friendly characters‚ but because

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    Is killing ever justified? Yes‚ killing is justified in certain situations. An example would be if a burglar comes into someone’s house. The first thing they do is grab a gun or knife and use self defense. Some people will say no they should be punished people should not kill anyone under any conflict. Then‚ some people say just the opposite. Another example would be during a person’s life time they can experience very painful illnesses. People should have the rights where they can die when they

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    WHAT IS ABORTION? Abortion is killing the babies life. The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy‚ most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. ( According to the dictionary. Considering the suffering that unwanted birth causes‚ it is better to allow abortion so that termination happens before life takes hold outside the womb. Unwanted children are often neglected‚ put up for adoption‚ or are pushed into prostitution and crime by parents that do not have their best interests

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    Hank Shaw’s “On Killing” is an article showing the readers that there is more than meets the eye on the sport of hunting. His style‚ use of first-person‚ and emotion really capture the reader’s attention and makes it easy to build a convincing connection through text. This relationship allows the reader to learn more about him as an individual versus just an author. Shaw’s title and opening line insinuates the piece might be about death and killings of some sort. A sad topic‚ yet he finds a way to

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    contradicting themselves by killing endangered species and that many other things are killing people at a faster rate. One of the main problems with the shark culling program is that sharks sit at the top of the marine food pyramid‚ meaning they are predators. I am not the only one who

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    animals for amusement since majority of the Natives take the lives of living things very seriously and animals usually play important roles in their culture and tradition. Thus‚ he must have known that it is not right to do such thing but ends up killing the bird. If i was Jim‚ placed in the same situation‚ I would have stood up for what is right. Instead of being quiet and soft‚ I probably had said that it is not right to kill

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    Killings Guilt can be a cruel emotion. It can change the way you view the world and even your life. Andre Dubus expressed the struggle of a man battling feelings of guilt in his work “Killings”. An interesting theme underlies the text of the work‚ a theme dealing with the ramifications of a murder‚ and the guilt that lingers The main interest of the work is in a character‚ Matt‚ whose son has just been murdered‚ and his conflict with the concept of revenge. Throughout the story Matt

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    Mercy killing‚ also known as assisted suicide‚ is an easier way for the ill to die with dignity. Some people believe it’s wrong because it’s a way of ending life early‚ it’s selfish‚ and that assisted dying is cowardly. However‚ they are wrong because assisted dying (suicide) is not cowardly or selfish‚ it is a way to end life with dignity‚ and a chance to say goodbye before its time. Others see it as a way of helping the person‚ that they have their best interest at heart. “Mercy killing‚ . .

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    In 2006‚ an author‚ Richard Lewis‚ who lives in United Kingdom wrote a book‚ The Killing Sea‚ about the tsunami in 2004 in Indonesia. He wanted to teach all the readers a lesson to appreciate your loved ones while you have them. Thankfully‚ Lewis understood how people may not think that they are going to lose someone that they love because he know information about the tsunami who killed 230‚000 innocent people. A work well done‚ he created the sassy character‚ Sarah to have a conflict with her mom

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