IGCSE First Language English: Coursework Paper 4. Name: Kevin Koku Donkor Essay Type: Argumentative Topic: Does foreign aid continue to be beneficial to African countries? All over the world‚ aid is given by individuals‚ private organizations‚ or governments to countries in need‚ especially countries in Africa. Foreign aid can be described as the international transfer of capital‚ goods or services in the form of grants or loans. Aid can be given to a country in the event of a crisis‚ for developmental
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Argumentative Essay Braden Rawson Social Networking or the use of specific websites or applications to interact with other users is one of the many key and driving factors today in our world. We find ourselves lost for many minutes or possibly hours at a time on any particular app or website. Looking deeper into the issue of social networking and its impact on our life‚ I highly doubt we have accomplished anything at all. A very smart man once said‚ “Time is money.” If that quote is true do we
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Argumentative Essay (Introduction) Guantanamo Bay did a good thing for America. Guantanamo Bay is located in a small area in Cuba off of American soil. America’s most recent president‚ Barack Obama wants to shut the prison down and suspended it for a short period of time in the beginning of January this year. (My position And Thesis) I believe that Guantanamo bay should never be shut down because the prison led United States and other countries’ to terrorists and it punished those who planned
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Classmates have more influence on a child’s success in school than parents do”. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Excellent academic performance is the dream of almost every kid. There are many factors affecting children’s success in school‚ two of which are classmates and parents. The question that who has played more important role seems to be a controversial issue. Personally I think parents somehow contribute
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Liberty and security are like twin brothers. Whenever people talk about one‚ they have to mention the other one also. However‚ these twin brothers do not seem to get along with each other very well. Issue between liberty and security has caught public attentions since the September 11 terrorist attack. Some people argue that security is way more important than liberty and that they are willing to give up some liberty for security even it is temporary‚ while others stand on a very different ground;
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What is it about driving that makes it so dangerous? Countless things make driving dangerous. On a hot summer day‚ not wanting to be out in the sun can make a person speed. The same can be said for the winter months. Numerous things can go wrong when a driver gets in vehicle when the weather is bad.. So why is it more dangerous to drive in the summer than the winter‚ and vice versa? Both summer and winter are equally dangerous because weather conditions make it so. I will express my point of view
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Ben Franklin stated that “Any society that will give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both”. In one form or another our society embraces censorship whether it’s intentional or not in order to ensure safety. Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books‚ films‚ news‚ etc. that are considered obscene‚ politically unacceptable‚ or a threat to security. However the main contradiction is between the idea of safety and freedom. Which arises
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Hearing about this powerful all-knowing creator‚ who molded man from dirt/clay from the earth and this breath was the soul‚ seems far-fetched‚ but other theories believe man evolved from stardust. With this in mind‚ we are taught these hypothesizes as the most logical explanation for our existence‚ using fossil record to validate carbon dating and vice versa‚ and they still admit no valid explanation for what created the spark of our universe. Furthermore‚ we evolved from a soupy mix of bacteria
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Dogs versus cats‚ the biggest decision pet owners make. Fortyseven percent of Americans owned dogs‚ while 46 percent owned cats in 2014. The controversy between cats and dogs has been going on since the beginning of time. Early Egyptians used cats to symbolize different gods‚ such as Ra the Sun God‚ while Hindu worshiping people consider dogs holy. Dogs versus cats has been the big battle for centuries. There are many pros and cons to choosing a cat or a dog. Thirty percent of Americans
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Brandon Pover C. Kreiner Pre-AP English‚ Period C December 05‚ 2014 Democracy versus Republic One of our Founding Fathers‚ John Adams‚ explained why a pure democracy was not chosen in this quote‚ “Remember‚ democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes‚ exhausts‚ and murders itself. There was never a democracy yet that did not commit suicide” (Democracy or a Republic). The Founding Fathers used a great amount of thought and consideration to determine what type of government should be practiced‚ because
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