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    The wrong or right thing might have varying meanings like any other adjectives. The wrong thing completely depends on how far someone is willing to go‚ but as long as that wrong thing remains reasonable based on common sense and laws‚ it would be worth doing it for the right reason. Although there are many gray and not acceptable situations‚ there are times when doing the wrong thing for the right reason is acceptable. Many times‚ doing the wrong thing for the right reason is not acceptable because

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    Socrates‚ with his undoubtfully strong beliefs in the society with distinct moral values‚ was in no favor with a new government. In the court of law‚ he was sentenced to death‚ and his last speech included the words:" The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living." So what

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    Why Go To College

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    My College Success The Website collegeresults.org reports that only 23.6 percent of Old Dominion University students graduate with in four years. This shocking fact reveals that their students are failing many of their classes. My goal is to transfer to ODU and successfully earn a bachelor’s degree in education. There are many benefits that come with a college education but‚ I will also face my challenges while pursuing my degree. Therefore‚ I must utilize the expert advice that is available to me

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    Why go to college Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that going to college is the best option to prepare them for the rest of their lives. Central idea: Going to the college is a good preparation for the future career. Introduction: I. “ I was working for 3 years‚ gained a lot of experience but when the company was going through a crisis‚ I was one of people laid off‚ because I didn’t have the education to back up my skills” II. This is what my friend told me about his story 2 years

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    Why College Is Important

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    College Education is most important because its knowledge that can never be taken away from you and you will always have your college education to fall back on. First of all‚ the value of a college education can be taken in all different kinds of aspects. When enrolling in school I look at it like this is my pride and glory and no one can take this from me. You can lose all your fame and fortune but if you have a college education it remains the same. In my prospective college education is valued

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    reasons why attending college are not as applicable as they may seem in her article‚ “What’s a College Education Really Worth? Not Enough.” She covered many aspects of the financial and educational college experience‚ especially negative aspects. She focussed on the story of twenty-four of the smartest potential college students‚ Mark Zuckerberg’s creation of Facebook‚ and how college and the worth of a college degree has changed and is still changing. Overall‚ Naomi claims that college is too expensive

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    Magellan is worth defending because he completed his mission‚ tried to conserve food for everybody‚ and was very smart. The Voyage of Magellan map on Document A states “The Victoria and 18 crew members return to Spain‚ becoming the first ship and crew to circumnavigate the globe.” Magellan’s goal was to circumnavigate the world and get to the spice islands. He basically did exactly that‚ besides the fact that he was killed in the Philippines. In the note on Document B‚ it says “Fearing that his fleet’s

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    critical care. It is not clear if they will survive and the thought of euthanasia comes to mind. One wonders whether their life is worth living anymore due to the trauma that has occured. This despondent way of thinking is often much more negative than those of the patient. One can not measure someone else’s life just by looking at it. Every being’s life on earth is worth living. No one can play the role of God and decide when that person’s life should be terminated. Life is delicate and should be handled

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    Why Community College

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    Me When I graduated high school‚ I knew that if I wanted to get ahead in life I was going to have to get into college. Not knowing exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up‚ made me worry about spending money on a traditional four year university. I realized that there were several cheaper options for a higher education were around my area. Starting my education at a community college seemed like the right step for me once I understood that the credits would all transfer to a university that I

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    more than just experience. A degree is what makes you standout amongst the community‚ which will keep pushing you to accomplish your goals and make them reality. Today people gauge whether they go to college or don’t by the cost of it and how much time they have. When seniors are applying for college they are also applying for scholarships and loans Sixty-six percent of all undergraduates received some type of financial aid in 2007–08. For those who received any aid‚ the total average amount received

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