Why We Shouldn’t Imprison Drunk Drivers on first Offence In the State of Idaho you are charged with some kind of penalty on the first offence when caught driving under the influence. Some are major and some are minor. The law states you will serve time in jail for 2 days to 6 months depending on the circumstance. These laws are not helping. They need to be changed. In 2008 there were 11‚850 arrests for a DUI. But according to MADD “Alcohol use in past month among persons aged 12 to 20: 42‚000”
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Roger Rosenblatt says “we are a narrative species‚ we exist by storytelling – by relating our situations – and the test of our evolution may lie in getting the story right.” It is basic human nature to tell stories‚ we write in the hopes that someone will read it and find a way to connect with it. Storytelling is therapy‚ when writing there is always someone who can listen to the story you have to tell. Whether it be a black chamber of a submarine or a piece of paper tucked in the bullet hole of
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“Are We Born With Our Sexual Identity or Do We Choose It?” Sociology research paper Are you born with your sexual identity or do you choose it ? Identifying your sexual identity comes from a very young age. It starts when you first discover your genitals at months of you being born. Then you chose whether you want to play with stereotyped toys that are identified for boys or girls. After that‚ you learn gender role behavior‚ where you either do things “that boys do” or “that girls do”. Another
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Discovering who we are and where we belong can be challenging. When Leunig proclaims “It is the supreme way to hurt my husband‚” she reveals to the audience her inability to concede defeat‚ ultimately leading to the destruction of Jason’s happiness and the City of Corinth’s order. On the surface‚ it may appear that Medea’s actions are driven by her homelessness and hereditary ties; she faces being left vulnerable with no “native land” to take her back. Yet‚ ultimately it is Medea’s pride which leads
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"What They Have That We Lack A tribute to the Native Americans" via Joseph Epes Brown is an article written by Huston Smith. The main idea of his work is presenting three virtues significant for every Native American. In Smith’s opinion‚ each Native American have those virtues: however‚ it is harder to find them in today society. He believes that civilization lost them what can bring them suffering. Knowing what importance is the first virtue. According to Smith‚ in the past civilization people
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should say that these heroes uncover what defines them and their character along with the methods that they go about to display their tribulations to the world through their own amazingly unique style of art that also
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Should we or Should we Not Write Essays in Science class? A Science class is not an appropriate course for a student to consume their needs of time into an assigned essay‚ as an English class would purposely cover. It is not a place where a student should be assigned to write an essay. For that matter‚ students essentially have an English class. Science class is a course where students learn science related topics through observation and experimentation. Purposely‚ time for a science class is
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I do not agree with the claim “What we eat is just a personal choice” stated by my friend. In this essay‚ I will focus on the aspect of eating animal meats in our everyday life to demonstrate what eat or consume is not as simple as we think. Besides‚ supporting fair trade foods and reducing food wastage in the food buying and consumption process will also be discussed. Indeed‚ there are social and psychological factors affecting our personal choices and what we choose to eat will have subtle and
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The article‚ “What if We Just Gave Poor People a Basic Income for Life? That’s What we’re about to Test” discusses the possibility in providing basic universal income to families and people living in poverty. The idea of providing a substantial amount of money for the people in poverty‚ just enough to live their daily life by fulfilling the basic needs of food‚ shelter‚ and clothing. The article is effective in using the rhetoric triangle and stock issues strategy in creating an effective account
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In the Doris Lessing’s passage‚ “You Are Damned‚ We Are Saved‚” she tells us that she was raised in a country where the white minority dominated the black majority. According to Lessing‚ if anyone disagrees with the white‚ he or she would be considered as a demon and would suffer from ostracism. Also‚ Lessing describes a long miner’s strike in Britain‚ during which a miner chose to return to work because he felt that the strike leader had led the strike badly. And because of this‚ the miner was beaten
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