“Or maybe I would let go and give up” these were the words Hannah Baker lived her final days by (Asher 126). In the novel Thirteen Reasons Why written by Jay Asher‚ a young girl named Hannah ended her life. The story of why Hannah ended her life is explained on a set of seven cassette tapes‚ each one having a part A and a part B. Days after her death these tapes were sent out to the thirteen different people‚ who Hannah blames for forcing her to end her own life. The story flips back and forth between
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Why was Stormont Dissolved in 1972? Eighty- seven years have passed and partition within Ireland still remains the island’s defining feature. Since the six county country of Northern Ireland was formed under the umbrella organisation of the United Kingdom in 1921‚ Northern Ireland has experienced two periods of its history that are so extreme in their differences. For the first fifty or so years of Northern Ireland’s existence the situation between both sides of the community‚ the Protestants
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to terrorism‚ a complicated mix of typical and unconventional tactics that can be performed by both established and state governments. In the essay‚ I will critically address the discussion of terrorism by Michael Walzer in chapter 12 of “Just and Unjust Wars” (1977) and advocate for the justification of revolutionary terrorism. Walzer’s judgment of terrorism oversimplifies and neglects important complexities that must be considered in the ethical analysis of terrorism. Revolutionary terrorism possesses
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Firstly‚ Socrates strives to use three arguments to support just life in that a just man is good and wise while the unjust person is bad and ignorant. Injustice produces disharmony preventing effective actions‚ while justice helps one to live a much happier life. It shows that one will choose to be just rather than unjust due to the outcomes that result from both just and unjust behaviors. Plato depicts that evil is not the basis of strength‚ but of dissolution and discord. When Socrates is asked
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Mock Trial was a great experience for me since it was my first time doing it in my life. My role was an officer called‚ Officer Low. Officer Low has been on the local police force for eight and a half years. I think my role was not easy because I had to memorize all my lines in order to answer the lawyer’s question. Also‚ I had to know where the offender Wally Brogue was standing and where the radio‚ beer and marijuana were on the diagram of David Benning’s and Sara Volsky’s apartment. Plus‚ I had
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Malcolm and Donalbain from Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Macbeth and Hannah Baker from Jay Asher’s novel Thirteen Reasons Why all run from fears and come about reactions unexpected. Malcolm and Donalbain flee the town after their father was killed in his sleep; their actions turn around to people blaming them of this tragic act. People go into the king’s chamber and find him dead. Once Malcolm and Donalbain get wind of the news they have a conversation about what they should do. Malcolm and
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pressing civilization. This wide range of possible effects‚ such as discrimination‚ eating disorders‚ or decreases in physical health‚ leaves every member of society vulnerable. Various sources support this particular argument‚ for instance‚ "Why Looks Are the Last Bastion of Discrimination" and the second
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the Civil War has been the most important one to the United States. The Civil War happened because of many reasons like when Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 and became president‚ North and South’s cultural and economic differences and slavery became a moral issue in the North. The South was not happy about that‚ so they fired on Fort Sumter and won the Battle of Fort Sumter which was the first conflict of the Civil War. The Civil War occurred from April 12‚1861 through May 9‚1865. The Civil
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some rough times in America‚ as it was being colonized by the English settlers. There was an exceptionally difficult time in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the early 1690s. This was the year that the Salem Witch Trials began. It was a time where none of the townsfolk trusted anyone and reports people for the silliest of things. These reportings lead to a series of cases of witchcraft in Massachusetts. These trials began in February of 1692 and drew out till 1693. It was one brutal year for the colonists
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forth his governmental policies around the country. One of his main goals was to make Cuba a landmark for investments both domestically and internationally. The business elites of Cuba and United States companies were main clients‚ who would help achieve Batista’s economic endeavors. Once in place‚ many companies focused on sugar‚ which was the main product that benefited Cuban Agriculture. However‚ the sugar business was not working efficiently to accommodate the Cuban economy. Batista’s regime
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