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    harmed him according to God‚ his wife Elizabeth‚ and himself. Genuine‚ Proctor did succumb to sin and confer infidelity; in any case‚ he does not have the ability to excuse himself. Obviously‚ his association with Elizabeth stays strained all through most of the play. He despises Elizabeth in light of the fact that she can’t excuse him and trust him once more‚ yet he is liable of the same thing. Truth be told‚ his own particular failure to overlook himself just heightens his response to Elizabeth’s

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    justifications of lynching made by Southerners. Within her book‚ Wells portrays the views of African-Americans in the 1890s. Since the southerners allowed widespread lynching; while cowardly hiding behind the excuse of "defending the honor of its women." (pg.61‚ 2nd paragraph) The charge of rape was the common excuse used in many cases to lynch innocent African-American men. “The fact that only one-third of the 728 victims to mobs have been charged with rape‚ to say nothing of those of that one-third who were

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    numerous hours of T.V or continuous thumb twitching while playing video games doesn’t seem to be helping the problem. Constantly feeding them fast food simply because its easier and quicker is just like adding fuel to the fire. Parents give excuse after excuse. The most popular and easiest reason to blame‚ genetics. The list could go on and on. The fact is that parents just don’t believe they have any part in how their child grows physically‚ when in reality they are the leading cause. Parents of

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    simply don’t vote‚ and some of their reasons may surprise you. Here are seven common reasons most Americans don’t vote. 1. They think their vote won’t count Many Americans don’t vote because they think their vote doesn’t count. This is a common excuse that’s rooted in the belief that the Electoral College chooses the President‚ not the voters. In reality‚ the popular vote in each state determines which candidate the Electoral College endorses for that state. Therefore‚ your vote does count within

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    Too many people hide behind the excuse religions beliefs to justify their judgment of homosexuals. Although I feel everyone has the right to their own beliefs‚ convictions‚ and opinions‚ I feel that hating homosexuals because of religious convictions is an easy justification for many people’s

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    Typical excuses of why people do not carry their weapons all the time are just that: excuses! “My gun isn’t comfortable‚” “I’m not sure which round I should use‚” “I’m afraid someone will notice my gun and call the cops‚” “I’m not 100% sure where I can and can’t carry‚” “I don’t know if I should I carry OWB or IWB or tuck‚” “I don’t know which gun is best for concealed carry‚” or‚ “which caliber I should use?” are typical excuses that have no real argument against the idea of “everyday carry” (Owens)

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    English essay "Guidelines for Academic and Public Discourse: Expectations for Individual/Class Conduct" is a brief description of Dr. Tremblay’s goals and expectations for each of the students in his class. Being one of those students‚ I have read this syllabus and come up with my own understanding of his ideas. I noted that one of the most important points throughout this reading was that time spent in class should be maximized. Basically‚ the work you put in will be reflective of how well you

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    modern society. 3. Sexism is still a major problem in the workplace. 4. Government welfare is an excuse for laziness. 5. Capitalism is another name for evil. 6. Voting should be an obligation not an option. 7. More censorship is needed. 8. National security is an excuse for war. 9. High school students aren’t ready to enter college. 10. Workplace CVs say nothing about the applicant. 11. 9/11 was an excuse for continuous war. 12. Privacy is a luxury not a right. 13. Alcohol should be illegal. 14. The

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    duties. Sullivan is arguing that Arizona’s new law is encouraging police to imitate or emulate other officers and gives them an excuse to hunt for illegal immigrants. I found two fallacies in this article. The first fallacy is the slippery slope fallacy. Sullivan is arguing that this law will encourage Arizona police to emulate Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio‚ and use any excuse such as a broken taillight‚ or “walking while Latino” to pull over or detain an immigrant‚ search the person and vehicle‚ question

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    more truthful and it has come less likely for them to come up with inappropriate lies and excuses. Lies and excuses only lead to a bigger punishment. They ramble on about how they “Forgot the time” or “ My cell battery was low” or even try to make the parent seem like it was them who forgot and they will try to use “I told you where I was‚ honestly‚ don’t you remember?” This show that teens like to make up excuses to stay away from punishment‚ but with the SafeTrak‚ it is guaranteed that the parent

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