Believing in Honesty They say honesty is the best policy. But when it comes to Santa Claus‚ the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy‚ are we being dishonest with our children or just telling those stories. In the essays‚ “Santa Claus Isn’t Coming to Town” written by Allison and “Truth and the Santa Claus Moment‚” written by Corey Harbaugh‚ the writers discuss the values of honesty and the moments we choose to believe in. Allison believed in honesty. In her essay‚ she talks about how she was always
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Bellafante on serval levels. College in the beginning was exciting for me; I loved the thought of being parent free. My mother had always told me to slow my gears because once I got a piece of responsibility‚ I would no longer want it. Boy was she right! When I
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Writers (3rd ed.; pp.445-450) by William H. Roberts and Gregoire Turgeon‚ published by Houghton Mifflin Company‚ Boston‚ MA‚ 1992‚ his perception of our society today is where do we draw the line? How is it that certain legalized rights can be legal‚ when it is downgrading us as Americans? This article was a very powerful well informed article pertaining to the first amendment; freedom of speech. Underwood writes that “a society
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Teen Suicide…Enough Is Enough One day I will be getting a tattoo on my right shoulder that contains the phrase‚ “Live For More!” I want the words to be in an old-fashioned‚ yet fancy‚ script and the letters will be both black and bold. My reason behind that specific font is to make the phrase stand out as much as possible‚ so that whoever reads my arm can see exactly how meaningful life really is to me‚ as a teenager living in today’s highly competitive‚ responsible‚ and stress filled world
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A NICE CITIZEN – Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln’s poem ‘A Nice Citizen’ or ‘Letter to the Teacher’ gives us first hand experience of reading a hundred Zen stories or Panchathanthra Kathakal. The poem aims at the overall development of not only a child but also to improve the better qualities hidden in our mind. Even though it is in a form of letter addressed to a teacher‚ it actually points to the present condition of society also and all people must follow these good qualities. Then only our society
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The Holocaust isn’t the only genocide in History. The definition of genocide is “The deliberate and systematic extermination of a nation‚ racial‚ or cultural group. Two groups in Rwanda‚ the Hutus the dominant and the Tutsis the smaller are at war. The Rwandan Genocide started because of a death of the Rwandan president‚ but no one knows who caused it. To start‚ the Rwandan Genocide was a war between two groups in Africa. There were 2 groups‚ the Hutus and the Tutsis. To start‚ it was originally
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“The National Anthem Isn’t a Pop Song” by Mark Corallo Critique For many reasons‚ Mark Corallo’s article on Christina Aguilera’s performance does not fulfill its purpose in any great extent. His assumptions were not all accurate. He claims her singing on kick- off Sunday night was an embarrassment to herself and everyone else. It also states mostly how she didn’t even have the right lyrics to the song. The article drew a lot of attention to Christina and how she was the wrong person for this position
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As a result of the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 the use of racial profiles and enforcement of stricter security at airlines and borderlines was increased in order to prevent a similar event from happening. This in turn has created more conflict because false suspicions and assumptions made in profiles and foreign policies have caused people to feel humiliated by and angered at the United States. The use of racial profiling has increased ever since the attacks on 9/11. Linda
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were taught to me by watching my own mother. My husband‚ on the other hand‚ fixes the cars when there are issues with them. He also takes it upon himself to hang frames and change light bulbs. This is another example of gender performance. Men are the physical care takers. They fix appliances‚ do "hard labor"‚ and often work on cars. These are things my husband saw his father do‚ or try to do.
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are one of the great emotions about trying something new. In the story “The Old Man Isn’t There Anymore” by Kellie Schmitt‚ the author describes her difficulties in acclimating to Chinese culture and her unfamiliarity of her new neighbors; therefore‚ when she is faced with attending a funeral of someone she barely knows‚ her anxiety comes to the forefront. This story is an amazing guide for anyone looking to go outside their borders. Schmitt wants to show others that to acclimate to foreign cultures
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