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    Every day 300‚000 incidents of drinking and driving occur. Every year 290‚000 injuries occur because of driving while impaired and approximately 10‚500 people die. According to Madd‚ "29 deaths every day and one death every 50 minutes. Each and every one of them 100% preventable." Drunk driving is the number one cause of death on roads. After looking over

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    Extra Credit Persuasive Essay What happens when tiny screens take over society’s lives? What would society be like if they were banned? Cell phones should be banned in privately owned businesses because it would create a less hostile environment‚ more focus on the surroundings‚ and proper etiquette. Many people become hostile when they feel unimportant. When one’s face is looking down at a screen rather than having a conversation‚ things get rocky. Less attention is given to each individual

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    Everyday in America about 30 people die because of people who drive and are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. One day a person went out to a party and he had a lot to drink. His friends told him they would drive him home‚ but he decided he would drive himself. He was driving‚ but he couldn’t see the road‚ he was rubbing his eyes when all the sudden he heard a loud crash. He had passed the to the opposite lane. The other driver was severely hurt. People who get caught driving drunk should lose

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    Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer‚ that sailed for Spain‚ in the Age of Exploration. He landed in the Caribbean in the year 1492. He trading with the local people how he thought were Indians. People think that he should not be acknowledged for this accomplishment. Columbus day should be celebrated because it created important history events‚ it brought civilization to the new world‚ and it celebrates Italian immigrants in America. Columbus created important history events like the Pledge

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    didn’t have cell phones they wouldn’t be able to listen to watch and listen to inappropriate music videos. Kids are also playing too many video games. They at least need to get outside and exercise some. Kids need to at least be limited to two hours a day on their cell phone or just not have one.

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    Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was the first European to find out about America (New World). This new land found changed the whole world. It all started in 1492 when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. He made trips to America in 1492‚ 1493‚ 1498‚ and 1503. Counting that he made 4 across the Atlantic Ocean to America from Spain. He accidentally found America‚ thinking that it the East Indies when he tried to find a water west from Europe to Asia. Christopher Columbus‚ son of a

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    Hats in School I’ve been wondering‚ why aren’t hats allowed school? Extra information about the topic sentence: I mean‚ hats aren’t hurting anyone‚ so why are they banned. I can think of a few reasons‚ but none are very good. It’s disrespectful‚ they’re a distraction? Those aren’t even remotely solid claims‚ there half-baked ideas and archaic beliefs. Are we really going to listen to people that don’t present any evidence? So in this essay I’m going to show you why I feel hats should be allowed

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    Opinion Essay Rough Copy The barber shouldn’t kill Torres. At the end of the story Torres tells the barber everyone thought he would be killed if he came to get his beard cut. The barber is clearly a well known man. So if he were to kill Torres everyone in the town would know its him without questioning it. If the barber killed Torres and ran away‚ there is no way they would stop looking until they found him. There is no where he can hide or go. They would find him and punish him‚ whether that

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    American Prospective of Columbus Day Key unit principals: - Students will recognize how Columbus’ discoveries effected the Native Americans - After reading Christopher Columbus‚ students will be able to write a story about Columbus’ first step on American ground from the Native American point of view - Given the reader’s theater on Christopher Columbus‚ students will be able to place the events of Christopher

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    Columbus Day It’s hard to decipher where the lines of justice‚ pride‚ and arrogance lie and when they are crossed; however‚ humane treatment and respect - whether that be self-respect or respect for others - is black and white. Columbus day is a holiday in which Americans celebrate a man who is not even an American‚ but better yet the Spanish-acclaimed Viceroy and Governor of the Indies and Admiral of the Seas who overpowered and subjected a whole land of natives to succumb to his rule‚ follow

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