Why We Should All Recycle Waste‚ and how we choose to handle it‚ can have a profound effect on the environment (assonance). In America‚ 23% of people don’t recycle anything and although 23% may not appear as a large number (litote)‚ that’s still 2 pine trees worth of paper a year for each person. And while 77% do recycle‚ it’s not always consistent. Recycling is undeniably something we should all participate in—an individual effort— like “exercising” (simile). While some of us
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“Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should Be Revised” In Gwen Wilde’s essay‚ “Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should Be Revised‚” the author strongly believes that the pledge of allegiance should only be used for the sole purpose of patriotism. She includes in the essay the original pledge of allegiance‚ which was published in 1892 and did not include the words “under God.” In 1923‚ the pledge was revised for the first time replacing the original words‚ “my flag” with “the flag of the united states‚” only
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children who attend public as well as private schools in the U.S spend up to 175 to 185 days a year in school. Some people think that the school day should be longer. People say that kids should stay in school longer as time goes on that kids lose knowledge over the summer. People want the school days to be longer. So they say that the school days should longer so students learn more in that day. “Studies on education of school budget shortfalls are challenging school districts to rethink the standard
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For years‚ professional athletes have made millions of dollars due to salary and endorsements. Many average working people think that athletes should make as much money as an average person.Many think athletes do not do enough to make as much as he or she does while these athletes are out each day working hard to make ends meat. Professional athletes should make more money than an average person One reason athletes deserve their pay is because of the entertainment they bring to the world .The entertainment
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Today I am here to talk to you all about a problem that is far-reaching the nation. According to the National Cancer Institute. Each Year an estimate of 443‚000 people die from smoking‚ but the damaging effects of smoking do not stop with the smoker. An estimated 88 million nonsmoking Americans‚ including 54% of children under the age of 12‚ are open to secondhand smoke and about 46‚000 non-smoking Americans die from second hand smoke exposure a year. Over the past few years two of my uncles have
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Running head: RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS Religious Traditions Ailini Z. Misiluki Religion 133 May.2‚ 2013 Mr. Matt Versdahl Abstract This brief essay defines religion in the simplest form to assist the author with a better interpretation. Topics covered outlined includes characteristics of religion as well personal interpretations of combining all outlined topics to religion. Critical issues pertaining to the finding of first century archeologists and other sciences along with practices and
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and less than 1 million guns owned by the police‚ also in the USA. In 2009‚ gun deaths actually outraced motor vehicle deaths in 10 US states. The 20% of gun owners possess 60% of all guns in the USA. Gun violence and gun control have been in the news a lot lately. This is because of the recent shooting in Newtown‚ Connecticut where 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot twenty children‚ six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School and his mother at their home. Later on he committed suicide. Since
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faith. Traveling to religious sites has been accounted for in the bible and can been considered as one of the oldest reasons for travel and is a vast growing sector even today. Tourist visit cultural or religious site for that matter for a variety of reasons (Ho & McKercher‚ 2006). According to Levi and Kocher‚ the purpose of visiting sacred sites may from the purposeful tourist who is seeking authentic cultural experiences to the casual tourist who may be visiting a religious site because it is part
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Why I Should Be Valedictorian Good morning/afternoon teachers and my fellow classmates. Check it off. Yea‚ that’s right guys‚ check it off! Check off the box that says‚ ‘Raina Doshi’‚ and vote for me to represent you. Graduation is one of the many occasions that bring both a smile and tears to a student. Being the Valedictorian in a graduation ceremony is utmost honour. And I would like to hold that honour. But why‚ I hope you’re all wondering should we check it off? Why choose her and not any
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The Importance of Religious Discrimination & Sexual Harassment Laws in the Workplace The Importance of Laws in the Workplace Rights as an employee vary from job to job‚ however there are basic rights that exist for all employees. All employees have a right to be treated fairly‚ have a safe environment to work in‚ be free from discrimination and to be free from harassment. There are laws that have been established to insure that these basic rights are protected. Among these are laws against
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