BERNIE CENICEROS Title: Say NO To Racism Topic: People must learn to avoid racism and correct those who don ’t Thesis: No matter how much we think we ’ve evolved as humans‚ racism holds us back Intro: I.Attention Gaining Strategy: how many of you have witnessed or been a victim of racism? II.¼ high-schoolers are racially abused every year III. No matter how much we think we ’ve evolved as humans‚ racism holds us back IV. My main points are why racism is wrong‚ why people move here‚
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Just Say No? We all know that making the choice to start smoking is most often an adolescent’s decision made in response to peer-pressure: teenagers wanting to appear cool‚ independent‚ sophisticated and glamorous to their friends. Anti-smoking commercials always seem to be directed at teens. I remember from my younger days‚ “Just say no” was a popular catch-phrase. Today‚ I can turn my television to any random station and‚ sooner rather than later‚ I am going to run across an anti-tobacco
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Response to Antigone (1961) The 1961 film‚ Antigone‚ starring Irene Papas is about a woman who is trying to rise up against the King of Thebes‚ Creon‚ who ordered the body of her beloved brother‚ Polynices‚ to be left unburied and unmourned. Her rise against the state and patriarchy causes Creon to not only sentence her to death‚ but to die alone confined inside a cave. The film provides a great visual to its written drama as well as following the plot and even the script very closely. The
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Smoking is a major problem in today. Initially the man get attracted towards it and later it turns into a habit. There are many other diseases. Texts were considered drug abuse is bad. Smoking is a slow poison. It spread in a body slowly. Most have bad effects on the lungs. Because of smoking the man dies quickly. Smoking causes a disease such as cancer and tuberculosis. Smokers do not seem properly hunger. The taste of mouth gets worse. Not foul mouth. For women‚ smoking is more deadly. Some people
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The Effects of Symbols On "Say Yes" The author of the short story "Say Yes‚" Tobias Wolff‚ uses a number of symbols to express his different views on racism throughout the story. Wolff uses this literary device to express a message to his readers. Symbols‚ something representing something else by association resemblance or convention‚ are used efficiently in this short story. Wolff uses colors to symbolize a hatred for an alternative race in this short story. The husband more than once
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of all time‚ Vincent van Gogh perceived himself as a failure throughout his life‚ which he himself would later cut short. He is known as a tortured artist as he went through many setbacks in his love life and career. Although these difficult experiences brought a heavy burden‚ they proved to be influential for his works of art. Van Gogh had not originally envisioned himself to be an artist; however‚ he was destined to leave a legacy far from what he could have ever imagined. Vincent van Gogh was
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The society of St. Vincent De Paul is an organization that provides housing for the homeless‚ the sick‚ and the mentally ill. The Society was founded by Frederic Ozanam and a group of students from the Sorbonne University in 1833. The students were challenged to prove their faith through action. Their solution was to develop a simple system to help the poor in their homes‚ in the streets‚ in hospitals and mental institutions. They adopted as their patron saint St. Vincent de Paul‚ a 16th century
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Karla Miramontes A. Giardino March‚ 22‚ 2015 Say No To GMO! Have you ever payed attention to the fruit sitting in your basket at home? How about an apple that you eat half of and then set it down because you’re full? Do they rot quickly or stay looking ripe and shiny for a decent amount of time? If you’re picturing your fruits ripe and shiny at all times‚ it has probably been tampered with. Science calls this Genetic Engineering. Genetically modified organisms ‚ also known as GMOS
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Edwin James Dr. D. Wei SYG 2000 26 February 2007 Courage to say “no”. We all have difficult decisions to make in life. When these decisions involve someone you care about and when it means doing something you don’t want to do‚ it becomes even more difficult. Several instances come to mind where I had to make a choice that could ultimately affect my relationship with the other party. I will cover two‚ one when I was a young boy and another as an adult‚ both of them significant. I was born
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In “Chapter 1‚” Irene Hunt begins the book with the main characters‚ Josh and Joey. Josh’s alarm is going off at about four o’clock in the morning‚ to wake him up to deliver papers. Joey‚ Josh’s frail little brother‚ wants to go with him‚ but Josh does not want him to. Also‚ the October chill‚ along with little sleep makes him irritable and moody. Despite his feelings‚ Josh knows that the infinitesimal amount of money he is bringing in for his family is important. However‚ he goes downstairs and
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