Max Vasquez February 25‚ 2014 Tough Guys/Tough Towns Elements of a “Tough Guy” Novel Being a tough guy is not an easy job. There are unique and brute characteristics that are expected to come with any “tough guy” image. A tough guy needs to be daring and adventurous‚ have a mysterious persona‚ and of course have the ability to not only start fights‚ but also finish them. Aside from the tough guy’s visceral features‚ not all of them are heroes‚ or even good people at all. However‚ there is one
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Alex Berntsen Most people would agree with doing something horrific to another person‚ since it is easier to conform‚ than to fight‚ people tend to protect themselves before protecting a stranger. Stanley Milgram put a study together to prove that Germans are more likely to be obedient to authority then American are. The study was called “If Hitler Asked You to Electrocute a Stranger‚ Would You? Probably.” Milgram explains the character aspects of why people listen to authority and why they afraid
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Students? Rights vs. School rules Some of the best years of your life are spent in school. No matter how old you are‚ or what grade you are in‚ you are entitled to the rights listed in the first amendment. This applies to students‚ in or out of school. The question is are schools taking advantage of your rights? In the 1st Amendment‚ it says that you have the freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and press. Schools say that they make these rules to protect the student body and keep them under control‚ but
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4. How would you describe your child’s school experience to date? Jennifer started off in Thacher Montessori preschool‚ a school that believes children are naturally inquisitive and can learn anything in a supportive environment. It was important that Jennifer get a foundation in learning to think critically and collaboratively in an environment that emphasized integrity‚ respect for oneself‚ others‚ and the environment. After preschool‚ Jennifer enrolled in our local school‚ Squantum Elementary
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Law is a term which does not have a universally accepted definition‚ but one simple definition to sum it up is that law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. The law affects politics‚ economics and society in various ways and serves as a social arbitrator or intermediates of relations between people. Ethics according to Miriam Webster’s dictionary on the other hand can be defined as a system of moral principles. Our key word being
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I would like to learn how to speak Spanish. I took lessons in highschool but I remember almost none of it. It would be very beneficial to me‚ as I work with the public in a city that has a lot of Hispanics. And I’ve always wanted to learn a language. There are countless recources on the internet and apps that can teach you how to speak different languages. I know several people who speak Spanish quite fluently. And if needs be‚ I could take a college class. I would like to learn it within the next
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In his essay “Dehumanized: When Math and Science Rule the School” published in Harper’s Magazine‚ Mark Slouka argues that mathematics and science are overshadowing important humanity studies throughout schools all over the United States. Slouka’s use of emotional and ethical appeals through personal experiences and extensive observation offer insight into what he believes is a problem in our modern society: Math and Science studies receiving more focus and importance than the humanities. Slouka’s
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the case that person gets off easy. I believe if you break the law you should get tried and get the punishment you deserve‚ no matter what. The reason I believe everyone deserves to be punished for their action is because my sister recently was a victim of what the cops said was a class three sexual assault. He was eighteen and my sister is only thirteen‚ and it was non-consensual. The guy has slight mental issues‚ and even dropped out of school because of them. The cops warned us that this might
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regime‚ and schools are the mental concentration camps. Education is described by the mis-educated as real-life preparation; in actuality‚ schools train people to accept a society where the government and other institutions tell us what to think and do. Experience is the best teacher‚ and the purpose of school is to prevent experience. If school attendance were voluntary‚ schools would have to reform themselves to meet students needs‚ because if students could leave on a whim‚ schools would suddenly
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hypocrite is something we all strive to avoid. Philip Meyer takes this emotion to the extreme by examining a study done by a social psychologist‚ Stanley Milgram‚ involving the effects of discipline. In the essay‚ "If Hitler Asked You to Electrocute a Stranger‚ Would You? Probably"‚ Meyer takes a look at Milgram’s study that mimics the execution of the Jews (among others) during World War II by placing a series of subjects under similar conditions of stress‚ authority‚ and obedience. The main theme
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