Clara Barton Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was a pioneer nurse who founded the American Red Cross. In addition to being a hospital nurse‚ she worked as a teacher‚ patent clerk‚ and humanitarian. At a time when relatively few women worked outside the home‚ Barton built a career helping others. She was never married‚ as she knew the restrictions of a married woman at the time‚ but had a relationship with John J. Elwell. During the end of the American Civil War‚ Barton worked at a hospital
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Imagine you’ve found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with; you’re completely in love and you want to get married; but you can’t‚ you’re not allowed to. You don’t get to have a wedding reception‚ no vows‚ no exchanging rings‚ no walk down the aisle. You are also denied the legal rights that come along with marriage. If your partner gets sick with a terminal illness‚ you may not be allowed to visit them in the hospital because you are not their spouse. If they die from that illness
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People in school are poor at taking test‚ the main reason they are bad at testing because they get nervous and stress before the test‚ the way they can fix this is by getting pets. It is proven that dogs or cats reduce stress because petting or playing with a dog or a cat increases stress-reducing hormone‚ oxytocin‚ and decrease the production of the stress hormone‚ cortisol‚ said by Animalsmart.org. Stress is a pressure or tension exerted on a material object it could also be a state of mental
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Persuasive essay – bullying For many years now the issue of bullying has been present. Some people think that bullying is good on the other hand‚ other argue that bullying cause negative effects. In this essay I will try to convince you of this. I’m not the only one who thinks bullying causes victims and broken hearts. Many people argue that all young people have experienced some form of bullying. You can see that bullying is affecting some people and in many serious cases people are too scared
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Natalie Bausone December 6‚ 2010 Dr. Sirlin Ace-001 English – Persuasive Essay With the hectic pace and demands of modern life‚ many people feel stressed and over-worked. It often feels like there is just not enough time in the day to get everything done. Our stress and tiredness make us unhappy‚ impatient‚ ‚ and frustrated. It can even affect our health. A simple ten or fifteen minute meditation a day can help you to overcome your stress and find
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In my persuasive essay I want to explain why SATs should not exist anymore. As we know SAT are tests that juniors and seniors have to take in high school. The higher the score‚ the better chance they have to get accepted into their college of choice. The only problem is that these tests are really hard. They require hours of studying and a lot of sleep. It’s a four hour test that is hard to focus. I think these tests should be banned because they take away a sense personality. As us Americans present
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Samone Wellington English Comp. 101 October 19‚ 2013 Persuasive Essay: Pro-Euthanasia The word “Euthanasia” deprives from the Greek word‚ Euthanatos. It comes from two Greek words: “Eu” which means good and “Thanatos” which means death. Literally meaning “good death”‚ it’s used when a patient or someone in the patient’s family makes the decision on whether or not they want to continue living. This decision usually comes up when the patient has an incurable illness or disease and the known outcome
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Eleanor Stalick English 101‚ sec DE July 26‚ 2013 Final Draft Essay 1 - Image Analysis on Maus Some said they were too powerful‚ some said they were too different. Words like ‘inferior’‚ ‘outsiders’‚ and ‘scapegoat’ were their labels. Those not afraid of them would ask: Did you actually cause the Black Plague? What about the spread of AIDS in Europe? Did you kill Jesus Christ? Regardless of how peacefully they walked down the street‚ people would cross to the opposite side. Ever since the
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Introduction to Persuasive Essay Writing: Hook Statements An essay’s "hook" is something in the first paragraph--usually the first sentence or two--that draws the reader in and makes him want to continue to read. The hook’s tone should match that of your essay (serious‚ humorous‚ academic)‚ and it should support your central argument or main point. You might want to wait to write a hook until the rest of the essay has been written‚ so you will know what you want the hook to say and how you want
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the centuries‚ negative body image among women has become a social norm; however‚ the issue of negative body image among men has been pushed aside‚ which has‚ in turn‚ allowed the fester and growth of body ideals just as unattainable as women’s. According to Markham Heid‚ “America is in the midst of a cultural shift... and as the ideal man grows more muscular‚ men stuck in the real world with real bodies are growing less satisfied with theirs…” (“Why Men Have More Body Image Issues Than Ever”). Moreover
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