Chrishnah Mills Prof. Castaneda ENGL 221 – B03 March 01‚ 2018 Many questions come up during the course of life‚ some harder to answer than others. What about the bigger picture? Why are we here? and what are we supposed to do with this lifetime? Many people have tried to answer this question and have ended up with different opinions. Philosophers have spent centuries pondering the meaning of humans’ existence. Some believe that we are here to learn‚ others believe we’re here just to experience‚ and
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article ‘What is a Life Worth?’ Amanda Ripley wrote about how they put a dollar value on life starting in the late 1800’s. She talked about how the victims families of the 9/11 terrorist attack was affected by this in how much money they got back. The formula they used was based on the annual income of how many years they would have worked until they would have retired. They way the government determined the amount to pay the victim’s family following the 9/11 tragedy was the right decision.
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Is Your Freedom Worth It? December‚ that year‚ was more than cold and bitter‚ it was deadly‚ and the soldiers all knew it the minute they saw the meager food and medicine supplies they were given. On top of that‚ the soldiers decision to stay and re-enlist or to go home was drawing near‚ so they had to make the decision‚ would they stay‚ or would they go? In December of 1778‚ George Washington and his troops built the camp of Valley Forge (18 miles away from Philadelphia) in order to stay on the
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Is college worth your time and money? “Finding imperfections in a College applications is like looking for a needle in a haystack.” A number of numerous studies have shown to be that college graduates are 85% more likely to live a better lifestyle and have a better income than people without a college degree. I believe college is a place everybody should attend sometime in their life. Therefore it does not have to be right after high school or a thing you should be rushed into. Steve jobs
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Isaac Rexford ENG 1102M Spenser Simrill Jackie Brown: One Worth Betting On The film Jackie Brown begins with a predominant focus on Jackie herself‚ one of the film’s main characters by a panning shot following Jackie in the first scene. Jackie’s initial focus is very much related to the film’s plot. As the plot develops‚ Jackie finds herself in the center of a situation where a guns sells man (Ordell) refuses to let Jackie run her mouth to the authorities‚ while the authorities already know all about
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Was the Vietnam War worth all the hassle? Think of what was accomplished during the whole conflict‚ many people believe that it was necessary and that America accomplished a lot‚ others not so much. The war was good until America crumbled‚ showing their true weakness. The war on Vietnam was lost not in Vietnam but at home‚ the strain that the war put on America‚ Civil rights movement and other home conflicts was the real deciding factor on the war. These conflicts show that not only should America
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Is coal really worth it? As it says it passage 1 that coal is really dangers. Did you know that you can get diseases from mining coal? 1 (But it is the way so many people have power). It is also helping put more jobs out there for the public. Coal is the cheapest fossil fuel. If we did not have coal thank of all the people that would not have power a lot right. I know that it can harm people but we can just work on a better way to mine coal and make it more safe. Thank if you did not have power
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would put children in danger of learning. If there parents could not pay for their child to wear uniforms to school everyday. After paying $300 worth of uniforms they probably won’t be able to wear it again because they have grown out of it. So what happens next they end up having to pay another $300 for it to happen all over again. So are uniforms really worth the cost?
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The Crucible- A Drama Worth Watching On September 21‚ 2014 I had the privilege of attending opening night of “The Crucible” performed at the Old Vic Theater in London England‚ and directed by Yael Farber. “The Crucible” is based on the true historical events of the Salem witch trials. The play is set in Salem Massachusetts in the spring of 1692. Salem is filled with mass hysteria when a group of puritan girls including Abigail Williams the niece of the local minister Reverend Parris‚ Betty Parris
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Is College Really Worth It? My whole life I have heard it said that going to college and obtaining a four-year degree will give you an advantage when you’re out in the “real” world where competition is everywhere. So the real question in the matter would be‚ “Is attending college actually more beneficial than not attending?” The “college dream” is a dream that has been sold on the backs of young‚ ambitious people who end up with debt that cripples their lives for years and often leaves them completely
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