Why Marijuana over Tobacco - English Persuasive Essay About 50 percent of incoming college freshmen have admitted to using marijuana. And about 40 percent of them smoke it on a regular basis. The question is why is marijuana illegal and tobacco legal? Marijuana has been known as a “gateway drug”‚ meaning it leads to use of other harder drugs. This is not true. It truly depends on the person whether they are going to do otherdrugs. People who smoke marijuana do not have a higher chance of getting
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The specter of ISIS and the oppressive Assad regime have ravaged Syria’s cities and forced millions of citizens to flee the country. Now‚ as masses of newly-minted refugees search for a new home‚ our country’s leaders are debating how to respond. The United States has historically been a refuge for the oppressed‚ a haven for Emma Lazarus’s “huddled masses” to turn to in times of trouble. These huddled masses‚ however‚ hail from a land so synonymous with terrorism that it has been dubbed a “factory
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The Scarlet Letter: Syntax Essay In this excerpt of The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne brilliantly combines punctuation‚ sentence formation‚ and sentence length to describe the peculiar Roger Chillingworth and his business in the isolated town of Salem as a mystery that the townsfolk have been hypothesizing about since arrival. To start off‚ Hawthorne cleverly uses punctuation to question Roger Chillingworth’s arrival. Over the course of the excerpt‚ Hawthorne used question marks to build
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April Upchurch Mr. Barnett Honors English III February 13‚ 2015 Scarlet Letter Essay- Feminism Feminism is the theory of how men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. In the past‚ men and women haven’t had the same rights‚ especially in the eighteen forties. The Puritan society thought Hester’s sin was a disgrace and shunned her for it. The Scarlet Letter shows feminism from a different perspective such as Hester stepping completely out of Puritan beliefs becoming an outcast‚ wearing
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Persuasive Lying Essay People often say that honesty is the best policy. You should listen to them they know what they’re talking about. Lying. In the dictionary the definition of lying is an “intentionally told false statement” but the dictionary doesn’t list the consequences of a lie or why said false statements were used. So‚ I’ll have to do it. I know that no one wants to hear that they look fat or grotesque ‚ or that the ugly sweater they gave someone for Christmas will never see anything
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Persuasive Essay The Return of the Rams: The Rams will make their long anticipated return to Los Angeles Table of Contents Introduction Page: 1 Why St. Louis? Why not expand? Page: 1‚ 2 Can Los Angeles Support a team Page: 3‚ 4 Farmers Field Page: 4‚ 5 Summary Page: 5 Introduction The NFL and AEG Financial Services have come to terms of an agreement to move the St
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A “hero” is defined as a person admired or idealized for their courage or noble qualities. To me‚ a hero is someone who will fight against the odds for what they believe is right‚ sometimes making a personal sacrafise for the benefits of others. In the book‚ the Scarlett Letter‚ author Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts main character Hester Prynne as the hero. Although it may be true that Hester commits the sin of adultery‚ we must look beyond that and on to how this sin not only beneficial to Hester‚
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66th Foundation Day Sca celebrate 66th Foundation anniversary last February 22 and 23‚ 2013 at Sca Luna La Union The said campus wide activity showered with inspirational and mind messages by Dr. Luinio Tongson‚ MD of Philippines of Surgeon‚ Dr Jun Cosme Camat‚ Ph. D‚ PTA Executive Committee President‚ and Mrs Olive D. Rilloraza‚ PTA President – Pre – Elemantary – Department. One of the highlights is the “Thanksgiving Mass” at St Catherine Parish Church last February 22. And motorcade where all
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An American Tragedy: Comparing "The Crucible" and "The Scarlet Letter" by: Jamie Newlands Two American authors‚ of two distinctly different time periods had one very similar task‚ to turn a piece of American History into a believable tragedy. Arthur Miller with The Crucible and Nathaniel Hawthorne with The Scarlet Letter. Perhaps one might wonder which author did a better job in doing so‚ but with such different pieces of work‚ this is hardly a question that can be answered. Miller’s the
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Hypocrisy in the Scarlet Letter “Truth was the one virtue which I might have held fast… save when thy good – thy life – thy fame – were put into question.” These words spoken by Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter display her practice of situational morals and hypocrisy. Hawthorne displays this major element of human nature‚ hypocrisy in all characters save young Pearl who is blatantly unique from most people. Dimmesdale‚ Hester‚ and the entire Puritan community are hypocrites‚ and their hypocrisy
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