Essay I: Southern Literature 1. Conventional representations of the South tend to portray the region in a simplistic manner and to reduce Southerners to stereotypes of shiftless hillbillies‚ indolent belles‚ and intolerant bigots. While many of the stories we have read invoke similar stereotypes‚ the authors seem to subvert these conventional assumptions to present more complex and sympathetic representations of this region and its inhabitants. For this topic‚ you are to choose one of the texts
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Capital Punishment Deserves the Death Sentence Capital punishment is a divisive topic in the United States‚ and reconsideration of this practice is a necessity as we progress socially as a nation. Capital punishment is an abysmal act and the fact of the matter is that it is morally wrong for a government to execute its citizens‚ no matter what heinous acts they may have committed. The American government was created to ensure certain rights for all of its citizens‚ based on their societal morals
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Do the Dark Ages deserve to be called dark? People believe that the Dark Ages lived up to its name. They tend to use the term Dark Ages‚ because many people died due to the Black Plague‚ crusades‚ and wars. There was also a large loss of knowledge during the Dark Ages. A large portion of the population forgot how to read and write‚ and inventions like cement were lost as well. Although‚ the majority of people in the Dark Ages forgot knowledge‚ the Dark Ages were not that dark‚ because the monasteries
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Animals Deserve No Rights Summary: Nowadays‚ with an increasing number of reports about animal cruelty coming into the public view‚ an agitation about protecting animal right caught our attention. As far as I ’m concerned‚ quite a few people believe that excluding non-human animals from the range of concern but to include all humans just seems arbitrary and unreasonable. However an overwhelming number of people still share the same idea with me that animals don ’t deserve rights. At first glance
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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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Megan Tadlock Deb McCarthy Medical Terminology 18 October 2014 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist When junior year came around‚ I knew that I needed to start to figure out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. So as any teenager would do‚ I turned to my mother. Being in the health field‚ I knew that she would have an input on a lot of the jobs and what the best one for me would be. After debating for hours on pay and schooling‚ we came to the conclusion of becoming a Nurse Anesthetist
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anything as long as you have the passion‚ the drive‚ the focus‚ and the support.” I think that my passion for hunting all leads back to my father showing me how to hunt and supporting me to keep pursuing this sport as I have gotten older. I have been hunting with my dad since I was eight years old. Although I have been hunting for that long‚ I did not harvest my first animal until I was thirteen. There are so many reasons to why I love hunting‚ but some main reasons are connecting with nature‚ hunting with
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influence over America’s youth‚ it is easy to understand why so many people have problems with hip-hop and rap music. It is often said that rap and hip-hop music is misogynistic and praises violence. Also‚ it is argued that this genre of music deepens generalizations and stereotypes about the African-American community. Just how Tom Bissell describes his love for videogames in the essay titled Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter‚ as “an extra life” I too have a passion for hip-hop music and use it as
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Why Do I Want to Become a Teacher The word teacher for most people is defined as someone who is responsible for informing or teaching someone something. However‚ not everyone would have the same image of a teacher. I personally have an image of a teacher as being someone who is kind‚ loving‚ gentle‚ patient and understanding. When I think of the word teacher‚ I get the visual image of a person standing by a desk helping a child with their school work. My own thoughts of what I believe a teacher
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many reason why I choose to attend college and why I choose to further my education. Unfortunately‚ for me I didn’t attend college right after I graduated because my mind was everywhere when it came to what I wanted to do. To me‚ I didn’t see any need to attend then especially since I didn’t know what I wanted to be. It took some time to figure it out but now I’m on the right track and getting it together. They say college isn’t for everybody and I can vouch for that saying because I honestly thought
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