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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Vanessa Olson Mrs. Novak September 17‚ 2012 Final Draft Are Parents Really to Blame for Their Kids’ Behavior? Watching how children‚ or even teenagers my age‚ act‚ I wonder how or why their parents let them get away with their behavior. What causes some kids to talk disrespectful to others or throw temper tantrums for the littlest reasons? My parents would tell me how‚ when they were my age‚ no one acted out like how children do today; that parents do not have the morals or values that the
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In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ many have augured about whether Hamlet was really mad. In the play‚ Hamlet has experienced and done many things that might make one think that he has gone mad. For example his father’s death‚ his mother marriage‚ and killing Polonius by accident. Hamlet’s attitude change towards the middle to the end of the play. You can tell this by the way he interacted with others. Many critics have different opinions on the matter. However Hamlet was not actually mad‚ it
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to the opinion of the writer and historian Marilyn Lake and collected in her book ‘What’s Wrong With ANZAC’ and co-authored with Henry Reynolds; as a propagandistic tool that seeks to keep alive what is known as the ANZAC
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Many may ponder “Is Alexander really great?”. Alexander has done many things in history‚ but does that make him great or just selfish because of what he did accomplish was for himself? Alexander himself discovered seventy cities which might seem great‚ but he named them either after himself or his horse. That can make one ponder about him. Is he really great‚ or is he just a selfish person that thinks he’s great? Alexander has done many things to become great to me. One example is when he
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Is It Really Worth It? You’ve most likely gone grocery shopping right? You’ve seen all the choices you can choose from‚ correct? Well‚ it’s really not that big of a choice. Most of your food comes from the industrial food system‚ the system that grows more corn than any other crop. This is because corn is cheap to grow‚ and companies can transform it into all sorts of foods. This structure can feed millions of people‚ but it values quantity over quality. Now‚ you’re probably thinking‚ Why should
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Is Assisted Suicide Really Murder? Assisted Suicide is looked upon as murder and a sin by most people. People commit suicide everyday because their health is so bad that they cannot take the pain anymore. Assisted suicide is a good thing for the sick people who cannot bear the pain. There are five states that have legally allowed physician assisted suicide: California ‚ Oregon‚ New Mexico‚ Washington‚ and Vermont (Carter). That count may soon change since nine other states‚ Kansas‚ Massachusetts
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Was Alexander the Great really ‘Great’? Alexander of Macedon was perceived as ‘great’ by his contemporaries. His achievements in early life indicated that he had every chance of becoming ‘great’. To consider how ‘great’ he really was one must define greatness. Firstly‚ let us consider military innovation. The aim of military innovation is to improve military effectiveness. This uses lots of ideas to try and produce the best army using the best tactics. Alexander’s main tactic was the phalanx
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In Anita Garland’s essay “Let’s Really Reform Our Schools” She talks about how our schools need some changes. Some of these changes are to stop forcing kids who don’t enjoy going to school to go to school‚ how there should be school uniforms‚ and how there should be healthier foods in the cafeteria. Also how after school activities should be more educational instead of being focused on competition betweens others and being distracted by the cheerleaders‚ and also about how the prom should be cut
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What are your views on humanity? Do you think people are good? Do you think that they are bad? Well‚ Anne Frank‚ a Jewish teenage girl who lived during the Nazi invasion of World War II‚ thinks people are naturally good. This is shown in one of Anne’s famous quotes‚ "In spite of everything‚ I still believe that people are really good at heart." The quote was written in Anne’s diary during her time in hiding from the Nazis. Alone‚ the quote shows that Anne is a good person herself‚ hopeful and is
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