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- 11411: Death to the Death Penalty
- ... death penalty is not right because it does not serve the purposes that it is intended to serve. I have proved that it is not an effective deterrent, but it also removes people from the world who can be rehabilitated in a proper institution. For these reasons, I think the death penalty should be imposed everywhere in the world.
- 11412: Tyler's "Accidental Tourist" and "Searching For Caleb": Individualism and Belonging to the Family
- ... Ira) loved her, but he couldn't stand how she refused to take her life seriously. She seemed to believe it was some sort of practice life . . . (327) She felt that she could change the world: She simply felt as if the world were the tiniest bit out of focus, the colors not quite within the lines and if she made the smallest adjustment then everything would settle perfectly into place. (455) Therefore, two characters in Breathing Lessons ...
- 11413: The South's Finest Hour: The Battle of Chancellorsville
- The South's Finest Hour: The Battle of Chancellorsville For the South in the Civil War, there were many victories and heartbreaking defeats - from the battle of Bull Run, to the upset of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. However, one Southern victory may be said as the South's finest hour ... was time to react. Lee had two choices. One, he could turn tail in retreat toward Richmond or face the threat behind him. Here, Lee made one of the boldest, most brilliant moves of the war. Lee completely split up his army. He left only 10,000 Confederates to defend against the 40,000 Union troops at Fredericksburg. Nevertheless, on April 30, the main body of Lee's forces marched toward ...
- 11414: The Time Machine
- ... realism's. And one can wonder has the Time Machine done more good to his life than wrong? . H. G. Well's sensitivity to the working class is shown in his depiction of the future world. This description of the working class is symbolic of the way the rich of the 20th century conduct every day life with the working class society. As if Wells himself was saying, "You can drive ... And the rain upon arrival Englishman H. G. Wells worked as a writer, historian, and philosopher from the latter 19th century through the mid 20th century. Wells questioned society's chances for survival in a world in which technological advances outpaced intellectual development. Best remembered for his inventive stories of fantasy, technology, and the future. For a time he was a member of the Fabian Society. He envisioned a utopia in ...
- 11415: Loyalty Definition Paper
- Loyalty There was a man, alone in his own little world, feeling as lonely as a castaway on a deserted island. In reality this man was not alone, rather countless numbers of people going about their business surrounded him while he was handcuffed a the chair ... be cared for. Society is able to function because of this kind of trust and loyalty between its citizens. When I was a young teen, I witnessed one of these acts that help keep our world together. My brother, who is ten years older than I, was then affiliated with a local gang. Some of the members of this gang were his lifelong friends. They had been true and loyal to ...
- 11416: Michel De Montaigne On The Edu
- ... It is only after his body has been trained that the intellectual education can begin. Intellectually, Montaigne believes in beginning the students formal education with the sciences, in order to foster the understanding of the world's natural laws. The tutor should "explain to him the meaning of logic, physics, geometry, rhetoric and the science he chooses" as a way to give him "the marrow and the subject predigested" (118). This ... him" (115). Overall, with the completion of the relationship between tutor and pupil the end result will be a reasoning, virtuous, educated and extremely wise individual who will be well equipped to deal with the world and who will be constantly bettering himself.
- 11417: Personal Writing: Why I Should Receive This Scholarship
- Personal Writing: Why I Should Receive This Scholarship I believe that I should recieve this scholarship because of my financial need and my potential to become a productive citizen to this world. At this point in time I am working on getting finances for my college expenses. I am applying for scholarships, financial aid, loans, and working to save for the upcoming expenses that I will have ... everyone's mind. I had leadership skills and would develope them to my fullest potential. Later my freshmen year, a teacher encouraged me to participate in a national project to make a difference in the world. This was a project where I could help use my skills to help others. This project was not only about helping those less fortunate than myself. This was a project that would help build my ...
- 11418: Drugs in Sports
- ... each of the international federations which governs particular sports should be responsible for its own testing. This seems reasonable enough, but it is argued that the Olympic Games are the highest profile competition in the world and the most prestigious. The world stops to watch them and they represent the culmination of years of work for athletes. Winning a gold medal is the glory to any sporting career. Urine testing is the usual testing method, and it ...
- 11419: Joan of Arc
- Joan of Arc A French saint and a heroine in the Hundred Years' war was Joan of Arc. This farm girl helped save the French from English command and was often called the Maid Orleans and the Maid of France. Her inspiration led the French to many victories. Joan ... saw Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret her duty was clear, she was the chosen one to crown Charles the VII. 2 Since France had been fighting with England in what was called the Hundred Years' War, much of Northern France was captured by the English, including Reims where the coronation for kings had been held for over centuries before him. Since Reims was captured, Charles the VII, who had not yet ...
- 11420: Creative Writing: Godzilla in Tokyo
- ... first site of the monster. Then, with horrific volume, Godzilla growls could be heard through the haze. The sound bellowed through the silent city, and out into the countryside. The time had come for the war against Godzilla. The soldiers, in many rows, must have numbered into the hundred thousands. They manned their battle stations and prepared themselves for the onslaught. As Godzilla came into firing range the site was blazing with explosions and alive with noise. They bombed on Godzilla with all they had, unloading tons of missiles and bullets. They attacked from the ground by tanks and rocket launchers, and by air with war planes. There efforts were futile. Godzilla, barely slowed by the assault, unleashed his raw energy upon anything standing in his way. The soldiers watched him climb onto the land and out of the ocean. They ...
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