1. Single Parenting http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14653813‚ Singer Jamelia: Why do we still vilify single mothers?‚ people look down upon single mothers‚ but they are really strong enough to raise children by themselves. People who are single‚ are susually widowed‚ divorced‚ or never married. The kids raisied by single mothers always wish they had a father but end up being perfectly well off since they were raised by a single mother. pg. 185 “ When I was a child I had a set of paper dolls. THey
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We still face racism in today’s society. William Du Bois mentions “color-coding‚” which means if you are not white‚ then you face discrimination and harassment. Constant protests for “Black Lives Matter” are occurring. The media exploit and over exaggerate the constant race problem in society. Frantz Fanon speaks of the stigmas for people of color; how “otherness” is being “less than human.” America is the land of free and yet inequality still exists. Despite what the media says‚ race discrimination
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because I didn’t know about Thanksgiving. I knew it was the reason why my teacher spent the days leading up to it having us make hand turkeys and watch the Charlie Brown special in class‚ but my family never celebrated it. I never realized how strange that was until I shared it with a friend the week before. “What do you mean you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving?!” he exclaimed. I recall the awkward predicament this put me in‚
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Do We Need to Hide our Emotions in this Modern World? • A Few Questions About the Showing of Emotions In this modern world‚ do we really need to hide our emotions? Why are people so scared of being ridiculed or humiliated that saving face has become an end in itself? Image is so important that we have to protect it all costs. Or do we really need to protect it? What is it that makes us want to pretend? Well‚ with competition for jobs‚ and the world economy (in some areas) on a low level‚ no
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Summary In the article‚ “Why Do We Still Have an Embargo of Cuba?” Patrick Haney explores the history of the embargo and the different factors which have maintained and tightened its restrictions over the past fifty years. The embargo consists of a ban on trade and commercial activity‚ a ban on travel‚ a policy on how Cuban exiles can enter the U.S.‚ and media broadcasting to the island. These once-executive orders now codified into law by the Helms-Burton Act‚ have become a politically charged
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creatures and honey bees will do anything to protect their home‚ even if that means that they have to sacrifice themselves. However‚ an new pesticide has been made that protects plant and flowers against insects that may destroy them. The honey bees are around flowers all of the time and they are getting affected by this new pesticide and it is killing them. The honey bees have been losing their lives and land due to human development and pesticides. Although bees do not have the best reputation when
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Slytherins are obviously much better than those overrated‚ reckless Gryffindorks. We’re cunning‚ ambitious‚ and resourceful. We have our own role models‚ even though some were affiliated with Voldemort‚ that doesn’t change that they did some good in the wizarding world. Most importantly‚ the guy that brought back Voldemort and the guy that let Voldemort inhabit his body weren’t in Slytherin. “Perhaps in Slytherin you’ll make your real friends‚ those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends”
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1. Gain attention: I was diagnosed with depression and an anxiety disorder when I was sixteen years old. Though this was when I was diagnosed‚ I was suffering since I was thirteen. At first I ignored the symptoms‚ I thought poor self-esteem‚ moodiness‚ and a poor ability to deal with stress was just a normal part of being a teenager. Eventually‚ though‚ the symptoms grew to be too dangerous to ignore. It wasn’t until I was fifteen years old that I realized I needed help. It still took me a full year
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at this point in time. There is so much media and stimuli immediately available‚ so many distractions to make opinions for us. Celebrities seem like new Gods who are idolized and emulated without a second thought. It can be very easy to forget that we should make up our own minds in everything‚ as well as about such lofty topics. In considering bigger pictures for yourself and not through a media filter‚ I feel that you gain perspective. With perspective‚ hopefully there is some sort of enlightenment
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Good morning. I am the 1st speaker for the proposition. The motion is that primary school students do not need tuition. Let me define the terms in the motion. Tuition in the local context is instruction we receive out of school premises. It is usually held in small groups or individually. Primary school pupils are students aged 7-12. I am going to talk about how tuition adds stress for the child for the child. The 2nd speaker will be talking about who’s responsibility the child’s education is? The
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