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    Would you let Euthanasia end one ’s life? Euthanasia is one of the most controversial topics in modern society‚ and every human being has a different view on it according to their culture‚ their nation ’s laws‚ and their own personal beliefs. I was agreed with euthanasia until one day one of the closest family members; my father; was on a position where euthanasia was an option; after that I became completely disagree with the use of euthanasia under any circumstances. When you have someone

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    In Tim O ’Brian ’s "The Things They Carried‚" Lieutenant Jimmy Cross ’s obsession with Martha causes the death of Ted Lavender‚ an officer under his charge. The Lieutenant ’s mind was constantly distracted from the war by his thoughts of Martha. Jimmy has an obsession with her; he wants to know everything that goes on with her‚ and even around her. The Lieutenant has deep desires for her‚ but he pictures her the way her wants her to be. Daydreaming about Martha‚ instead of watching his surroundings

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    While reading “The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚” I couldn’t decide who was worse between Mr. Shiflet and Mrs. Crater. When I finished reading I decided Mr. Shiflet was worse because of how manipulative he was. Mr. Shiflet was able to manipulate how and what people thought and what people talked about with him. When Mrs. Crater would ask Mr. Shiflet a question about why he is at her house he would respond with a different question or tell her a story about the doctor in Atlanta that cut a human

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    Would You Bet Your Life On The Bottom Line? “Thank You For Smoking” is a satirical comedy which is graceful‚ yet brutal. This film targets the pro-tobacco lobbyists‚ who would like the public to believe that smoking cigarettes is not harmful. It stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor‚ who is the spokesman for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. The opening scene starts with Nick appearing on "The Joan Lunden Show‚" sitting beside a bald-headed boy named Robin‚ a 15-year-old boy dying of cancer‚ but who

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    Sure Thing

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    Sure Thing In David Ives’ short one-act comedy play “Sure Thing” he examines a number of variations in which a conversation between a guy and girl could take place. Theme‚ setting‚ plot‚ characters all of these things are essential to the understanding and captivation of the audience. With every exchange of conversation there is the ability to regain a fresh start by getting a second chance to make a good impression. The setting of this play is simple‚ a coffee shop. The setting is perfect

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    Prompt #2 Escaping War War is an amazing‚ yet horrifying experience for the soldiers. Many of them come back with little change in their personalities‚ but most of them come back traumatized from the horrible experiences in war. In the story “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien‚ O’Brien describes a few ways a soldier might try to use in order to escape the harsh realities of war. He demonstrates soldiers trying to escape reality by describing what they did mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally

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    Analyse and interpret of Lucy Spring’s short story ”The order of things” Sometimes when true love appears‚ it can be difficult to think clear and act rationally. It is the feelings taking over and loosing the control. Falling in love can make everything else seem unimportant. Quite a lot of people decide to marry before they find true love‚ only because of expectations from society and from themselves. Should people be allowed to follow their heart when true love appears‚ even if they are already

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    TULLY: 5 DANGEROUS THINGS YOU SHOULD LET YOUR KIDS DO Welcome to "Five Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do." I don’t have children. I borrow my friends’ children‚ so (Laughter) take all this advice with a grain of salt.I’m Gever Tulley. I’m a contract computer scientist by trade‚ but I’m the founder of something called the Tinkering School. It’s a summer program which aims to help kids to learn how to build the things that they think of. So we build a lot of things. And I do put power

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    beast. In A Christmas Carol‚ Belle quotes: "another idol has displaced me; and if it can cheer and comfort you in time to come‚ as I would have tried to do‚ I have no just cause to grieve" and then Scrooge says "what idol has displaced you?" and belle says "a golden one". Ebenezer Scrooge learned the same lesson from the three spirits.  From all of them‚ he learned that he needed to turn his life around and be a happier. More caring person than he was at the beginning of the story.  Each spirit taught

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    In several stories from The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’Brien deals with the way that American soldiers of the Vietnam War related to being "in country‚" or out of their own country and halfway across the world. O’Brien creates the concept that Vietnam‚ and the war there‚ is of "another world" throughout his stories. None of the soldiers he writes about feel at home in Vietnam‚ and none of them successfully adapt emotionally to being so far from home. O’Brien subtly introduces the concept of

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