Jill Lepore’s New York Burning is a novel about the 1741 slave conspiracy in New York City. When ten fires blazed through Manhattan‚ more and more evidence surfaced that it was slaves that set those fires and that they planned to set many more. Trials began and thirty slaves were either burned at the stake or hanged and over one hundred black men and women were thrown in jail. The question is‚ was there really a plot? Or were dozens of innocent people persecuted due to mass hysteria? After reading
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Why should prostitution be legal? Can anybody tell me what is considered to be the world’s most ancient profession? (doesn’t require education‚ mostly involves women) Some researchers confirm that prostitution is indeed the most ancient profession‚ while others argue with it; however‚ everybody agrees that trading sex for money has existed for quite a while. According to Wikipedia‚ prostitution began in the 21st century BC in Near East‚ most likely as a religious custom‚ and was practiced by Greeks
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Why Euthanasia should be legal Have you ever seen anyone who lives forever? It is impossible. Everyone in this world has to die including animals and plants. Death is a part of life. Why cannot patients who are terminal ill choose death for themselves? Euthanasia is a good choice for them. Euthanasia is the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. Some forms of euthanasia are legal in Belgium‚ Luxembourg‚ The Netherlands‚ Switzerland‚ some states in the U.S.A. including Oregon
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are not expecting. And cause chaos for Pitbulls and their owners. Although pitbulls seem to be dangerous‚ people should be able to own pit bulls in the united states. Historically‚ many dogs have been defined as pit bulls‚ and dogs identified as pit bulls have been held responsible for attacks.pitbulls have been known as dangerous ‚ vicious‚ dogs‚ and some people think that they should be banned. Also people say that they can’t be trained. But this isn’t
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Reasons Why People Should not Drive or Drink Alcohol Under 16 or 21 Years There are legitimate reasons why a 16 year old should not drive. Car Accidents are the top teen death rate in the United States. Some teenagers may be more responsible than others but generally between 16 and 19 have not very good statistics when driving. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention report what controller in this age group‚ especially males‚ are unlikely to underestimate dangerous conditions‚ drive too fast
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attend college‚ people were too busy trying to make money. So why do we have to pay most of what we earned for our education? A big reason why people in our nation don’t attend college is because they can’t afford it. Having a college degree will relieve financial stress. In addition‚ affordable college tuition will make more impoverished students attend college. Finally‚ more education will equal less violence in the world. College should become more affordable. Paying so much for college can cause
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Why Are Curriculum Should be Harder America’s education is on a down fall. It seems like every year we drop a little more on the world wide rankings. The United States education system is not as competitive around the world as it used to. America is focusing too much on the upper class and not enough on the middle to lower class. The United States is currently ranked around 25th in math‚ 17th in science‚ 14th in reading‚ and 17th overall. But a recently released study by Martin Carnoy‚ professor
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Why abortion should be illegal An abortion is the medical process of ending a pregnancy so it does not result in the birth of a baby. Abortion has always been a major issue of discussion in our society and there are always different opinions on abortion. I am against this practice and I think abortion should be illegal. To start with‚ it is false to claim that no one knows when life begins and dishonest to argue that abortion does not kill a human being. Every new life begins at conception
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stealing anything‚ from anyone‚ is not morally right‚ is unjust‚ causes consequences‚ and most importantly‚ defies‚ breaks‚ and sometimes completely diminishes‚ trust. Although I did not intentionally steal from my parents‚ this essay will be about why stealing money from parents is wrong. First of all‚ stealing things is not morally or ethically‚ the right thing to do. At a young age‚ people learn that taking things from other people without their permission is not going to be accepted as good
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teach the Bard‚ while others do not. I believe that teachers should be required to read the plays of Williams Shakespeare because of the fact that they could tell others they have had the opportunity to read a Shakespeare play‚ so they could give themselves a higher level of status when they recite a part of one of his plays‚ and Shakespeare has many things to offer about life. Matthew Trusdale‚ a teacher that believes Shakespeare should be taught‚ stated "I often tell my students that one of the
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