Jenna Bengivenga English 122-46 As a young child‚ we are taught that lying‚ stealing and cheating are wrong and immoral for us to do. A child will normally obey these rules as to not lying‚ stealing or cheating but as a child grows older‚ these things become apart of a persons lifestyle. Why in this society do we consider lying‚ stealing and cheating immoral and/or illegal? Lying is caused or brought upon by many reasons. One of the main reasons is that it is “the easy way out”. Lying comes
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Jacob Brooks Ms. Williams Eng 111 3/22/2013 Persuasive Paper Dangers of Smoking Why in the world would you begin a habit that you know is slowly killing you? That is the question all non smokers are asking. Smoking does nothing but kill you one cigarette at a time. As a son of a smoker I have been around the second hand smoke all my life and smoking doesn’t just only effect the smoker it effects the people around them also. First off some of the chemicals in cigarettes are very harmful to
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Thousands of people are affected by the abuse of drugs each day. Very few people know the dangers of taking drugs. Many of the abusers are in their teens. They are addicted and can not stop. Why would people take drugs in the first place? Some people feel pressured into drugs because of their surroundings. Their fellow peers push the person into choices that they might not be ready for. This is known as peer pressure. The other reason to do drugs is because the popular people do it. Teenagers think
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dark thoughts in their minds. Although the media and public criticize rap and rock music and blame it for influencing teens negatively‚ they actually give many teenagers an outlet from their life problems. Recently music has become an excuse for bad parenting. Parents love to blame musicians like Snoop Dogg and Eminem to bands like system of a down and Limp Bizkit for their child’s problems. Before accusing musicians perhaps the family background of the person committing the crime should be looked
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friend would always cheat off my paper during English class and I would always get in trouble for it. As I got older I learned how bad plagiarism could be and the consequences for it. Copying someone’s published book could also be looked at as plagiarism‚ if found plagiarizing people could be fined as well. Everyone look at plagiarism as a crime. I don’t understand why people plagiarize; I think it’s useless and stupid for people to not use their own brain instead of copying off others. The reason
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have been some deaths .The deaths though are no way near the number of alcohol or cigarette deaths. How could such a beautiful word be considered such a horrible thing . Ecstasy can kill‚ but you can die tomorrow by being hit by a car or getting shot‚ why not live your life to the fullest. Live everyday as if it were your last‚ but don’t be stupid about it. Ecstasy does not kill a person‚ that’s just the excuse they use for ruining their life or killing themselves. Certain people including
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Lying can be use to do good things I suppose everyone who tells little white lies‚ quite often they’re necessary to make someone feel better or prevent feelings from being hurt.Everyone lies in one point of their life‚ even if you think it ok or not.Lying is saying something that’s not true to cover up what you did or what someone else did. Lying is only acceptable when it can be used to protect and care for others and if it creates more positive results than a negative one. First‚lying
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Many Italians during this time‚ especially among the middle class‚ welcomed his authority. They hoped that he would stop the strikes and riots that had put Italy in a bad place. They were ready to submit to dictatorship‚ provided the national economy was stabilized and their country restored to its dignity and Mussolini seemed to be the only one that could do that. The Fascists introduced ambitious programs of public works that caused Italy’s democratic system to be abolished in favor of Mussolini’s
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only affect us. But in reality we are hurting our society by the actions we do. One of the ways is driving an SUV. (Sport Utility Vehicle) It might be big‚ can haul a lot of stuff and make you feel safer on the road‚ but in reality‚ it’s bad for the environment‚ bad on the economy‚ and can cause accidents which put others at risk. The American people are so dependent on oil that the supply and demand increases the cost every time at the pump. If people are willing to pay the four dollars a gallon
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Why is Texting Bad? Picture a bus‚ subway‚ or a party where everyone is on their phones. It looks dumb‚ right? No one is talking because everybody has their nose buried in their phones. According to techst.com‚ there are almost 16 million texts sent every minute due to the growth of texting in our society. Although texting is a valuable way to communicate‚ it takes the emotions out of a conversation. It also makes people feel insecure about having more than one thought and it alters our real life
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