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    As a male I strongly am against gender discrimination because I believe that everyone is equal‚ we’re all humans. I see gender discrimination at places such as their work or school. Gender inequality would not be considered such a bad issue if it did not create such a huge number impact on women. Jobs‚ illegal abortions‚ discrimination at the workplace‚ financial issues‚ lack of rights in some countries‚ domestic violence‚ limited access to education and a small window of opportunities in building

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    History 1950’s Conformity Following World War II America saw an extreme decade of both conformity and nonconformity. A strong post-war economy meant there was money to spend. Settling down‚ raising a family‚ and owning a home were the established goals of the American dream. Many tried to attain the ideal family depicted on TV shows such as Leave It to Beaver and Father Knows Best. Deviating from this popular culture was the "Beat Generation." The post-war economic boom of the 1950’s in the U

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    absolutely abandoned? In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451‚ a character that depicts the norm of this wrecked humanity would have to be Mildred Montag. Mildred is the brittle‚ sickly looking wife of the main character‚ Guy Montag. Mildred‚ being the status-quo for the broken society in which the novel takes place‚ has a role necessary to make the novel tie together smoothly. Bradbury must show that society is distant‚ obsessive and reckless through Mildred. Mildred is completely distant and obsessed

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    Constitution of the United States established a fundamental law that guaranteed basic rights for the people of America. The Constitution was ratified on September 17‚ 1787 in the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. At the convention‚ delegates wanted to make a strong federal government that has three branches; executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial‚ and a check and balances so no branch would override the other. The creation of the Constitution ensured unity in the United States‚ but there were

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    It is easily conceivable that American exceptionalism has not been embraced by other countries. This is because that U.S. foreign policy and its lack of consistency based on exceptionalism‚ which claims American supremacy and missionary role‚ are effortlessly translated into “moral arrogance” (Davis and Lynn-Jones‚ 1987‚ p.31). However‚ the scepticism towards American exceptionalism has also become pervasive among American public‚ who once deeply believed in it. According to Pew Research Center‚

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    Texting while driving has been a problem in the United States ever since texting was introduced. Many drivers think that the safety of their social lives is a higher priority than the safety of the lives around them‚ or even the safety of their own lives. Many states have come to the conclusion that this is a major issue and that it must be addressed‚ so they made it illegal to use a cell phone while driving. Passing a law forbidding the use of cell phones while driving is a good idea because it

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    how our country is going to be led. Many citizens in today’s time era‚ criticize our government and country. If these citizens did not voice their voting‚ then they can not criticize the way our government is run. Voting is a right we‚ as the United States‚ was granted. Not all countries have enough rights to vote. So another reason citizens should vote is because we are lucky enough to get to vote. Our country has gained many freedoms over

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    The American Dream — a cookie-cutter house‚ a white picket fence‚ and a housewife in pearls — exist largely due to an unspoken conformity in American culture that stems from the end of World War II. With the rise of communism and Cold War brewing beneath the surface of international relations‚ the American people placed sameness and unity above all other aspects of culture‚ favoring security over expression and individuality. In fact‚ in his essay‚ “Training for Statesmanship‚” George F. Kennan reflected

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    relieve pain and suffering. I think it is good to have this because if we didn’t we would feel all that pain and people don’t want to go through all that pain and suffering. Euthanasia‚ at the moment is illegal throughout the world apart from in the State of Oregon in USA‚ where there is a law specifically allowing doctors to prescribe lethal drugs for the purpose of euthanasia. In the Netherlands it is practiced widely‚ although‚ in fact‚ it remains illegal. When a sick or elderly patient asks for

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    Introduction The 1950s were a time of conformity. The country had just gotten over WWII and the people of America were willing to believe and actively pursue anything political figures declared the social norm. A group of writers who rejected any American middle-class conformist values started a rebellious movement against such assimilation. The Beat Generation expressed their ideas of individuality through works of literature influenced by drugs‚ sexual experimentation‚ Buddhism‚ and jazz (Belgrad

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