“Never‚ never be afraid to do what’s right‚ especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” This quote‚ expressed by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. illustrates the tremendous impact individuals have on transforming society. Although today we live in a world in which same sex couples can get married‚ ailing patients can purchase cannabis in some states‚ and an infertile couple can pay
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Frozen In Time: A Rose Will Never Grow Published in 1930 by William Faulkner‚ "A Rose for Emily" is revealed to be a disturbing and yet somewhat intriguing tale of murder. The story is set approximately from 1884-1920 in the small‚ southern‚ antebellum town of Jefferson‚ Mississippi. Aristocracy is definitely seen to be the burden within this work‚ showing that privilege is a prison. Whereas some readers could consider the main character‚ Emily Grierson‚ as murderous; she could also be seen as
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Article Rebuttal - Children Should Never Be Tried as Adults Dena Cox BCOM/275 March 24‚ 2013 Lynda Sohl Article Rebuttal – Children Should Never Be Tried as Adults Article controversial subject: Should children be tried as adults? Robert Schwartz is the co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center in 1975 and has been the executive director there since 1982. This is a nonprofit public interest law firm that ensures the youths in foster care and justice systems are treated fairly and have the
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we face some hard-to-decide questions such as deciding to date girlfriend or boyfriend‚ many other times we should get other people’s suggestions and think them over. In my opinion‚ a person should never make an important decision alone. On one hand‚ a decision may influence a person’s whole way of life. Since the decision is important‚ we should consider it seriously. For example‚ when it’s time for us to apply for university entrance‚ we need to decide which university and major to apply to
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Freedom I think freedom should never have to be won it should be an automatic human right there is no need to win it unless you do something bad like eliminate your old angry neighbor as for going to bed on time and doing chores that’s garbage that’s an adult’s job except for going to bed on time that’s just dumb if they (child) don’t get up in time for the bus then you either get them up or the nation is the law and you put down order and peace and drive them to school before work starts. But
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He has been this way for eight years. Something must change. He must do something‚ make a stand‚ anything. The death of Billy‚ one of Socrates few friends‚ is the match that rekindles his want for something better. Billy was very old but he never gave in‚ "The rooster was horse in his old age‚ his crow no more than a whisper. But as least that motherfucker tried" (Mosley‚ 24). Despite being totally incapable of saving himself the rooster gave the slightest whisper as he died which was more
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Cell Phones Should Never Be Used While Driving Cell phones should never be used while driving no matter what the circumstances are. There are many reasons why it should be banned. It causes the driver to think about something other than driving. It causes the driver to have to look away from the road to dial‚ answer‚ etc. It doesn’t allow the driver to hear what’s going on around him or her such as ambulances or police sirens. These reasons are a major contributor to death. Using cell phones while
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School should start at a later time because of our diverse sleep patterns‚ the negative effects of sleep that puts stress on our bodies‚ and how the amount of sleep influences our ability to learn. We hear of students constantly complaining about getting very little sleep every night during the school week. We hear of students constantly complaining about acquiring little sleep every night during the school week. Many teachers‚ parents‚ and even other students who get better sleep seem to just blow
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Student’s Screen Time Should not be Limited An issue that is hotly debated is wether or not a child’s screen-time should be limited. If one had to choose‚ they may say electronics expose bad content‚ promote fast food commercials‚ and the chance for a child to become addicted to video games. However‚ programs like Booblah‚ learning technology‚ and help from a T.V to wind down and relax can benefit the child. The most important reason why screen time should not be limited is because of learning
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Writing Topic : Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One should never judge a person by external appearances. I certainly agree with the above statement. “Never judge a book by its cover.” The word “book” also refers to person. External appearances can trick us. If you only look at a person by his outlook‚ you will never find and have a true friend because the most important is inner beauty or character. Person who has fierce face‚ frightening appearances looks like a
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