Eddie Bocanegra in another former gang member in Cease Fire. Being a former gang member doesn’t make Eddie different from the group‚ but what he did in the gang is what makes him different. With Eddie’s past life‚ he has robbed many vehicles and has served 14 years; over half of his life in prison‚ it has lead him to who he is now. He wants his community to be safer and more secure for everyone. With Cease Fire‚ he not only wants to stop shootings‚ but also wants to stop those people that were going
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at the same time. He had no common sense‚ and he had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness. He made a lot of mistakes based on ignorance. I don’t admire him at all for his courage nor his noble ideas. Really i think he was plain crazy‚” I strongly agree with Callarman’s statement because he did not consider the consequences of his actions before doing them. McCandless was logical when it came to passing classes‚ studying‚ and getting good grades‚ and the way he tried to figure out
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Claim: If you have the courage to be who you are‚ then you deserve to walk with pride and confidence. Supporting Evidence: “And what it was‚ I think‚ was his perfect dignity‚ the offering of his living‚ red rose to the perceptive‚ to the blind‚ to the amused‚ to the impressed‚ to those who would kill him‚ and to those who would love him.” The appeal‚ logos‚ was used here to explain Villanueva’s. Even to those who could not understand what he was doing dressed as a woman‚ could see his
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LEGALIZING MARIJUANA I. Introduction Everybody knows what marijuana is‚ we know it by different names. A. Greeting-I’ll be talking about the legalization of marijuana B. Attention getter-sing a part of “I want to get High” by Cypress Hill C. Credibility statement-Marijuana has good benefits they’re not all bad like people make it seem. D. Central Idea-for my audience to have a different perspective of marijuana not just negative stuff. Transition-According to Bloomberg.com Marijuana is going
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I do not know how many times I have been driving down the road when someone does something stupid‚ ranging from pulling out in front of me or tailgating. More and more drivers enter the road every year and it seems as if less and less of them know how to drive. As a teen I often get stereotyped as a bad driver but this is a very unfair judgment. The fact is I have helped prevent accidents the closest I have ever been to being in an accident was the fault of an older gentleman. Still the numbers
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College application essays don’t have to be a drag – and these schools prove it. They’ve created some of the most outlandish‚ thought-provoking and original essay questions out there. Here are the 15 schools that think outside the box‚ when it comes to admissions essay‚ with some examples of our favorite questions they’re asking on The Common Application this year. Now‚ it’s up to you to impress admissions officers with a response that measures up. Amongst the schools with the most create
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Abdiaziz Weheliye Ms. Shands English 5c 12 Feb. 2013 Essay Youth and anti-violence activist Andre Mitchell states‚ “We in the movement have been talking about gun violence- as a health issue‚ not a public safety issue--for a long time.” Gun violence is never the answer to anything. Gun violence is caused by many things for example bullying‚ the media and the availability of guns show how easy it is to get a gun these days. Nick Gillespie‚ the editor-in-chief of Reason Magazine‚ is a writer
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presentation‚ Leslie does not originally leave for the sake of love but this delusional love takes a sharp turn into isolation‚ intimidation‚ physical‚ emotional‚ and financial abuse. I have been fortunate enough to have read Leslie Morgan Steiner’s book “Crazy Love” and it provided me with a refined understanding of why victims of domestic violence stay. Not having experienced a domestic violent relationship myself‚ I was initially critically opinionated against those who chose to stay. I found it difficult
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Crazy Horse (Curly) was definitely a hero not only to his tribe but to many other people. Crazy Horse was groomed according to tribal customs. At this time‚ the Sioux prided themselves on the training and development of their sons and daughters‚ and they did not overlook a step in that development. Before he was 12‚ Curly had killed a buffalo and received his own horse. He witnessed the shooting of an old Sioux chief‚ Conquering Bear‚ by white soldiers on the Oregon trail. Seeing this dying chief
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fluctuation appeared. Ratio analysis Year/ratio 2011 2012 2013 Industry average Current ratio 0.90 0.77 0.82 Quick ratio 0.78 0.65 0.70 Gross profit ratio 55.6 51.7 54.6 Receivable turnover ratio 13.59 13.95 12.49 Inventory turnover ratio 18.45 19.25 19.51 Net profit ratio 1.74 -1.64 0.03 Debt to equity ratio 0.89 0.92 0.88 Asset turnover ratio 0.70 0.71 0.77 Current ratio is always larger than quick ratio‚ it may because that inventory
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