9/2/13 Debate Reflection “Critics claim that advertisement is propaganda‚ while advocates counter that advertising foster free trade and promotes prosperity.” On August 31st‚ the debate that advertisement is more destructive in today’s society than it is advantageous took place. My partner‚ Kayla‚ and I took the affirmative position that advertising is damaging‚ while our opponents‚ Katie and Kiersten‚ took the negative claim that advertising is necessary and prosperous. Opening the debate‚ the
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Mandy Huang 5/21/13 Universal Truths Universal truths can decipher lessons about life which can be found in different genres of text. The three texts‚ “A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ and “The Journey” by Mary Oliver share a similar universal truth and themes. The universal truth found in the three texts presents struggle and determination. Each author presents the universal truths in a resembling and diverse way. In the story‚ “A Worn
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An Inconvenient Truth (Narrative Report) Through lectures‚ writings‚ and a documentary film‚ he sought to raise awareness of global warming. The film An Inconvenient Truth (2006) gave him a platform for illuminating the dangers of climate change before a wide audience. It received an Academy Award for best documentary. The Nobel committee cited Al Gore as “the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted” to halt global
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“No Point in Ignoring the Truth" Thesis/Map: The truth of Oedipus’ fate is expressed by a blind prophet‚ Jocasta‚ and a servant. I. The blind prophet presents Oedipus with the fate that was cast to him years ago. A. Tiresias is brought in to help decipher Apollo’s message. B. Tiresias claims Oedipus is the murderer. C. Oedipus’ ignorance keeps him from hearing the truth. II. Oedipus’ wife‚ Jocasta‚ comes in to talk with him. A. Jocasta tells him the story of hearing the fate of
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The Vaccination Debate “Some of the first types of vaccinations showed up in the 900s C.E.” Chinese healers started to invent the idea of immunity to diseases. From there‚ our technology and knowledge of disease have just skyrocketed. Vaccinations help save millions of lives. Vaccinations keep diseases from having an outbreak‚ they can eradicate diseases such as smallpox and are not scientifically linked to autism. Certain vaccinations should be required at a certain age‚ unless for a medical reason
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Texting While Driving vs Drinking While Driving For decades‚ drunk driving has been at the forefront of debate. Stricter laws have been passed across the nation leading to a decrease in drunk driving accidents. However‚ a new driving threat is quickly taking its place. That threat is texting while driving and many say that it is actually more dangerous than drunk driving. Texting while driving a vehicle has now replaced drinking while driving as the leading cause of accidents and deaths of teenage
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Infinite Truth Since the dawn of philosophical thought there has been a desire to find truth. Now exactly what truth is depends upon whom you ask. Philosophers have been searching for truth in various forms for at least as far back as Aristotle in the first century B.C. all the way up to Carl Hempel in the 20th century A.D. To Aristotle and Plato truth was reality; To Descartes truth was found in God; To Hempel truth was found in explanation. None of these are accurate and yet all of them point
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Teachers Preparatory Tichina Class 10R 2/19/13 Inconvenient Truth is a descriptive title because it explains the inconvenience towards our global warming problem; and puts the truth towards our planets slow destruction. What makes this a good title is because the truth that Al Gore explains to the viewers is current. He explains the relationship between all the weather changes and global warming and how it is affecting the natural world environment. The inconvenience part explains
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“The Inconvenient Truth” Based on the movie‚ it the facts of the differences of Earth’s topography and nature nowadays compared to the times long ago. The differences of the facts were caused by this intriguing global warming that alarmed all the people in the world. This global warming is the result of the gradual increase of greenhouse gases in the ozone layer‚ thus trapping the sun’s heat in the earth’s atmosphere. These greenhouse gases result from human activities like fossil fuel burning
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The Malala debate There is a groundswell of sympathy for Malala and also a strong demand for the Pakistani state to do something about the issue. Much of the discontent is directed toward the Pakistani Taliban‚ the extremist group that has claimed responsibility for the shooting and declared it has vowed to kill Malala if she recovers from her injuries. Also‚ it has issued fresh threats to another girl Hina Khan of Islamabad who is also known for her female rights activism and pro education stance
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