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    To Drink or Not to Drink

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    To Drink or Not To Drink In the current situation‚ many young people are frequently involved in violence and crimes. One of the risk factors related to violent behaviors among young people is alcohol consumption. “Numerous studies have shown that alcohol and violent behavior are associated” which means “the risk of being involved in violence increases with alcohol intake” (Bye and Rossow 131). In addition‚ data indicated that young individuals enrolled in colleges or universities were more likely

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    Why Murder Is Wrong

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    Murder is wrong. Since we were kids we have been told this. So what exactly is capital punishment? It is described as one person taking the life another. It is undeniably paradoxical that the state will allow the execution of a person as a quick fix to crime and violence. Capital punishment is not a necessity. However‚ in many instances it seems that doing the wrong thing is the correct thing to do. Since the beginning of 1976-2014‚ according to the Death Penalty Information Center‚ there has been

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    Why Hunting Is Not Murder

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    “Hunting is murder? I think NOT!” 1. Is hunting murder? This is something that people should think about. Many people walk around and believe that hunting is truly murder and think that they are completely right about this. However‚ I believe strongly that hunting is not murder and I will explain and prove why it is not murder. Murder is defined as: 1. The unlawful killing of one human by another‚ especially with premeditated malice. (murder‚1) 2. To kill brutally or inhumanly

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    PERSONS WHO ARE CRIMINALLY LIABLE Under the Revised Penal Code‚ when more than one person participated in the commission of the crime‚ the law looks into their participation because in punishing offenders‚ the Revised Penal Code classifies them as: 1) principal; (2)accomplice; or (3) accessory. This classification is true only under the Revised Penal Code and is not used under special laws‚ because the penalties under the latter are never graduated. Do not use the term principal when the

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    social institution is not helping him either; everyone seems to be occupied doing something better then save someone’s life. Someone that every one knows‚ actually everyone knows every one in this village‚ the killers are described as the nicest people in town. Who is most to be blame for Santiago’s murder? The village and his social institution are. “Many of those who were on the docks knew that they were going to kill Santiago Nasar”(p.19). Could this be a new reality show‚ a comedy event with

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    Why Abortion Is Murder

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    it is a war against the child - a direct killing of the innocent child - murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can kill her own child‚ how can we tell other people not to kill one another?” Abortion should be illegal because aborting a baby can be traumatizing‚ the mother could possibly die or have severe problems with her pregnancy if abortions aren’t done correctly‚ and killing a child is murder. Aborting a baby can be traumatizing‚ which can lead to self-depression.

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    Macbeth The murders that Macbeth had committed in William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth were over power and manipulation. Although a lot could’ve been done to prevent Macbeth from murdering King Duncan‚ the guards and Banquo the play wouldn’t have ended the way it should’ve. Even though there’s many people to be blame for the influence of Macbeth’s behavior I strongly believe that Lady Macbeth plays a particularly integral role. Lady Macbeth is responsible for Macbeth’s actions because

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    38 Who Saw Murder

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    my best friend was white. From Pre-School‚ I sat in classrooms with several other races. Statesboro’s school system was filled with many different types of people. There were no cliques or groups‚ everyone stayed in mixed company. I cannot recall a time when someone called me out my name living here. As far as I knew‚ everyone was treated with the same amount of respect no matter the color. Years later‚ I moved to Georgia my last year of middle school. Miles away from my hometown‚ it was a completely

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    Isn’t it ironical‚ how someone can say “Make America Great again” when they can’t even follow the law or treat everybody equally regardless of their gender and not have the willingness to help others? Yeah‚ as you all know or should know‚ from the debate of the presidential election and the CNN news report on the 13th of September‚ 2016‚ Donald Trump has not only been harassing women but also did not make a single donation since the last donation he made in 2009‚ which the amount that didn’t exceed

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    whether it’s a family member‚ someone famous‚ or a role model. They have this dedication that they want to be just like this person‚ or completely opposite. I will follow every footstep of my dad’s‚ if I do not‚ then I fail my life goal. My dad is the most inspirational person in my life‚ with his success and his achievements‚ there is no one better to follow. “Started from the bottom‚ now we here” the quote everyone repeats over and over again‚ but most cannot relate. If you look at my father

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