Many people feel shameful about some part of their identity for various reasons. Shame can derive from a bad decision or a character trait that one is born with and often‚ it can be an unpleasant burden for one to carry. In the short stories‚ “The Lie” and “Ysrael”‚ Dr. Remenzel and Ysreal both deal with shame‚ but Dr. Remenzel’s shame stems from trying to to use his name and identity to his advantage‚ while Ysreal feels shameful because of a traumatic experience in his past. Dr. Remenzel and Ysrael
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A Synopsis of How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff When most people hear or read a statistic‚ they quickly have to decide if the numbers listed are valid or invalid. It is usually assumed that the author of the statistic is knowledgeable in the field to which the statistic pertains. However‚ on many occasions‚ the statistic is false‚ due to the author’s wording. Darrell Huff’s novel How to Lie with Statistics is a manual that can help individuals catch these lies. The novel allows readers
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Imagine teachers carrying guns in school. School boards are trying to reduce the amount of shots fired in school‚ how will adding more guns achieve that? Although guns have been used for protection for decades‚ they will only cause more harm if used by teachers. Protection on school grounds is undoubtedly essential‚ but adding more guns will ultimately lead to a more dangerous environment. Teenagers are constantly playing video games; they love the challenge of playing a difficult level and the
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Why I picked up a gun The text “Why I picked up a gun” is written by Tiffany Hyatt in May 13‚ 2003. In the year 2001 Tiffany Hyatt drove past a beautiful little house. The house was surrounded by crime scene tape. This made Tiffany think about how she was raped and beaten by men who are commissioned police officers. In the text she talks about how every woman should be able to carry a gun. When Tiffany was younger she had a gun for sport‚ but after her assault she thought that it was important that
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George Washington was a very important person in history... Some of the important things he did effected the outcome of Present Day United States. President Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732 in Westmoreland. He served as a Commander in the colonies during the American Revolution. Most people didn’t know but in George Washington’s time he was a spy. He found ways to use secrets codes‚ use invisible ink and find ways to decode them. How they used invisible ink‚ or known as lemon juice is
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Why Teachers Should Have Guns at School Children at Sandy Hook Elementary School were helpless when Adam Lanza walked in with three guns and shot twenty kids and six adults. As a result for not letting teachers carry some type of weapon‚ teachers and student are getting shot. The only Thing that students have for defense is any object that is in that room‚ but that doesn’t compare to a gun. Biden heads a panel to Obama for more control on the guns. Just because we have gun control‚ it won’t keep
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The Ways We Lie In the essay‚ "The Ways We Lie‚” the author‚ Stephanie Ericsson‚ tells about the many ways people lie and explains the reasons for doing so. In her essay‚ she talks about ten specific ways of lying that she believes are prevalent in today’s society. First is “the white lie‚” which is basically telling a harmless lie instead of the truth‚ if the truth is destructive. She writes‚ “Telling a friend he looks great when he looks like hell can be based in a decision that the friends needs
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Gun control is a highly debated topic in the United States. This major debate can be divided into two stances‚ Republican and Democratic. A big part of gun control is the second amendment. The debate on gun control has been based on the second amendment. Most Republicans favor the second amendment and against gun control. Some democrats want or are in favor of gun control and don’t agree with the second amendment.The second amendment states‚ “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security
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your own isn’t as easy as people think it is. You need to be smart‚ so you know what to do. For example‚ directions‚ food‚ water‚ shelter‚ and sacrifice are important. When a person wants to survive‚ you do anything needed. In the movie “The Good Lie”‚ people drank their brother’s pee. It might not be healthy‚ but it was to survive. Food is important as well‚ but water is the most important thing you need. Your body will always need water‚ so it doesn’t matter what kind of water it is. The water
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George Orwell’s essay ‘Why I Write?’ is a detailed account of his way towards becoming a writer. He takes the reader on a journey from his first poems and stories to the pieces of writing that make him famous to finally explain the four reasons of writing. Orwell experiments with ‘a mere description of what I was doing and the things I saw’ and naturalistic books before he becomes a political writer. Why a political writer? Well‚ it is the age he lives in that forces him into it. His working
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