deficit and crime would go down drastically. So I appose we legalize drugs so it can help our government and our society. Once again I ask the question why are certain drugs illegal if there not more dangerous than other substances that are legal? For example‚ alcohol causes brain damage‚ memory loss‚ anxiety‚ depression‚ and liver disease. The list goes on and on‚ and the effects of alcohol
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ingredients.” Anyone who has common sense can tell that this is a lie. How can one possibly tell if an ingredient is safe is it is not first tested on a mouse or rabbit? The tests that are done on animals allow them to gladly take death when it comes. For example‚ monkeys have been seen trying to commit suicide in their cages after surviving a series of cosmetic tests. Also‚ rabbits are kept in cases that secure their necks so when they squirm away from the scientists trying to put substances in their eyes
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The Wolf of Wall Street The Wolf of Wall Street is a film which was released on December 25‚ 2013 and managed to make a grand impact on all who ventured to see it. Director Martin Scorsese and writer Jordan Belfort were able to manipulate the story of Belfort’s life through extravagant‚ lavish‚ and relatively vile acts; which‚ in the movie seem to vicariously satisfy many viewers unknowing needs for a crime-comedy movie with a degree of intellectualism and semi-tonal black comedy. In my opinion
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Not Standing! Unfortunately‚ what we hear is "My country‚ our military‚ respect‚ no one is discriminated against and Get out..." As if anyone is more entitled to anything More‚ then another. The football player making a gazillion dollars playing with a ball has the same right‚ as the man at the car wash‚ or the woman at home making a home for her family. This song that everyone is so willing to place above human lives and our common concerns was never intended to be a fascist stick used to compel
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Twain uses Pap‚ an unethical‚ abusive‚ drunken father‚ in order to expose racism and ignorance in Southern white society so that the audience will understand Twains’ position on these issues. During Pap’s rant about the government‚ he tells of a freed African American that came into town and‚ “had the whitest shirt on…and the shiniest hat [too]…he was a p’fessor in a college…and he could vote” (29). Pap shows his contempt towards the fact that an African American is better dressed and better educated
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Satire uses the techniques of parody for an agenda of social commentary. It “mocks some aspect of vice or frolly.” Throughout the course of the novel‚ satire has been represented in many situations. Three situations that have shown themselves as important representations of satire include Candide’s expulsion from the castle‚ the shipwreck and earthquake and finding Cunegonde. In the first chapter of Candide‚ candied gets expelled from the castle where he was living in. Candide was caught kissing
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1000 followers. 300 likes a post. 50 retweets a tweet. Comments consisting of numerous unnecessary heart eye emoji after heart eye emoji. All of this becomes self-validation for the millions of teenagers who use Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Instagram. This is what our world has come to. Relying on social media to let you know that you are “cool” enough based on the number of likes and followers you have. So now you’re probably thinking “Oh‚ but not EVERY teen wants to display their new ‘your parents
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Smartphone Addiction As the days continue on and years pass by‚ technology is advancing at a rapid pace‚ smartphones especially. But are smartphones beginning to corrupt individuals? Abby Reid‚ a current teenage owner of a smartphone‚ was my first interviewee. Owning her phone for about two years now‚ Reid has become very tech-savvy when it comes to her iPhone. The main apps she uses on her phone are texting and social media. Kendall Lynott was the second interviewed teenager. As well as Reid‚ Lynott
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Bringing Up Baby was created in 1938 and is considered by many to define the screwball comedy genre. It was directed by the extremely versatile Howard Hawks and was written by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde. This fast-paced film involves the unlikely relationship between its stars‚ Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. Its fame stems from many causes‚ one being perhaps the best chemistry ever caught on screen between a leading man and woman. According to Jonathan R. Perry of the Tyler Morning Telegraph
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LP3.2 Assignment: Draft #1 I have been working on an essay for my composition class. Naturally‚ I had to write about marijuana! Marijuana is a very honest and controversial issue in society today. Many have been slanderous claims have been made about cannabis in recent history‚ the truths are slowly starting to come forward. There is so much criticism due to the stereotypical view of what people view as "pot smoker". America thinks that "pot smokers" is the lazy and unmotivated kids of our generation
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