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    prohibition‚ people might try to make their own guns‚ just like bathtub gin‚ and end up blowing themselves up and causing more injury than with properly built firearms today. What will work is to develop a system that recognizes the different types of targets. So that trying to shoot a person would result in the gun not firing and authorities being called. This would help ensure that the guns still can be used for things like hunting and sport. Also‚ we need to help potential future criminals realize that

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    omparing and Contrasting the 1960s to Today Communication is different from back then and then now. Cause the 1960s it’s just a major impact on back then and now. Communication is one thing that is different because we have a whole lot of social networks to use. A reason why communication is different than now and back then is because we have a instagram‚snapchat‚and kik. Also‚ back then when u had to talk on the phone‚ the phone looked like a speaker that’s on your ear. A lot of young people use

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    Being TrueBeing true to yourself is the most important thing that can happen in your life. Thoreau said “Still we live meanly‚ like ants; though the fable tells us that we were long ago changed into men; like pygmies we fight with cranes; it is error upon error‚ and clout upon clout‚ and our best virtue has for its occasion a superfluous and evitable wretchedness.” This quote is saying you can do whatever you want but ask yourself is that really gonna make you happy because if not you just be

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    inane revenge by murdering the children they both love. In these two Greek tragedies‚ both Antigone and Medea struggle with external conflicts. Antigone faces conflict with the antagonist‚ Creon. Antigone breaks the law in order to stand up for what is right; she believes that the laws of the gods are higher than human gods. While Creon‚ on the other hand‚ insists that everyone must obey the law. He believes that no one is above the law. Creon says‚ “Pride? . . . This girl is guilty of . . . breaking

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    What makes someone a tragic hero? Do they have to have super powers or do they have to save a life? A tragic hero is someone in a dramatic tragedy whose fate is to suffer or defeat. William Shakespeare is one of the best‚ if not the best‚ writer for dramatic tragedy. The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet are just a few examples of his outstanding pieces of literature. Even the childhood story of Peter Pan can be considered a tragic hero. In modern society

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    The intended meaning of any particular image in an advertisement today must be determined individually and could be defined with any degree of varying specificity. One could look at a single photo ad in a particular magazine; they could examine the entire national collection of automotive television commercials. On could also broaden and generalize their analysis o include all media advertizing that uses images‚ In such a writing as that‚ it is important to understand that the author does not intend

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    Sam Houston : A True Frontier Legend of the United States Sam Houston was a great man who was involved with much of the early development of America and especially Texas. He was a soldier‚ lawyer‚ politician‚ businessman‚ and also family man. He was taken adopted by the Native American who later became the people he admired and supported. They together helped to bridge the gap between the American government and the Native American. Sam Houston succeeded in many roles in American’s history‚ and

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    What is a Hero? What is a hero? What makes him or her different from everyone else? In Phillip Zimbardo’s article “What Makes a Hero?” he states that heroes surround us. One in five or 20 percent of people qualify as heroes. Seventy-two percent of people report helping another person in a dangerous emergency. Sixteen percent report whistle blowing on an injustice. Six percent report sacrificing for a non-relative or stranger and fifteen percent report defying an unjust authority (1). Although

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    the dedication and sacrifices they make for our country. Everyday people do not know what these brave men and women do to protect their country. Just like every other military hero‚ Chris Kyle is remembered for how well he fought to protect his men and our country‚ and he will continue to be known as “the most lethal sniper in military history” (American Sniper). All military service men and women are honored for what they do for us‚ but Chris Kyle will never be forgotten for putting his life on the

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    slišAdnan Puzic Professor: Elma Porobic English 1A 26/12/2014 What is happening with today’s youth?! The main reason I have chosen this theme is recent headline in the newspaper: “Seven young girls got pregnant on their road trip”. When you see a headline like this you start wondering what is happening with today’s youth. What is the reason for behaviour like this?! Wrong parenting‚ influence of the internet‚ influence of parents or influence of older friends? Why is today’s youth behaving older

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