Why I am Proud to Serve Ever since the day someone has started school‚ he or she has been serving their country. People have been getting an education and allowing another generation of people to start where others have left off. By getting an education‚ a carpenter will be replaced by a carpenter‚ a lawyer will be replaced by a lawyer‚ and a candidate to be president will step forward. Getting an education in my opinion is the most vital part of serving this country. Without it there would
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you’re a coward? I got my draft notice June 17‚ 1968. That was two weeks ago. Right now I am close to the Canadian border. I can’t face my family after getting the draft notice. I wouldn’t have been able to watch the sorrow and discouraged look in my father’s eyes as I told him I wasn’t going. How would I look as a brother if I didn’t fight for my family? Am I considered a coward if I don’t go‚ or am I a coward if I follow society’s pressure to fight a war I don’t believe in? I put the draft notice
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discrimination on a daily basis. Sexism has always been one of humanity’s greatest struggles‚ with the greatest battles being fought in the middle east‚ where girls are forbidden from attending school or even going outside without a male to accompany them. I Am Malala and Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia are modern day accounts of gender inequality by two young Muslims girls: Malala Yousafzai and Sultana‚ a Saudi Arabian Princess. In both stories‚ the topic of gender discrimination
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I am black. I am a black goo. Black in a cube‚ that shapes my every move. It is not the prettiest spot but it is in existence. White nor gray just black will have presence on the goo that represents my being. The invisible box that molds me‚ at times only allows me to see in monochromatics‚ the somewhat good and the almighty ugly when it is neccessary. Yet my mold is my prism that allows me to view the world from multiple perspectives‚ when needed. Am I trying to infer that being a black is a
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Why I am Not a Christian an Examination of the God‐Idea and Christianity Bertrand Russell [March 6‚ 1927] [The lecture that is here presented was delivered at the Battersea Town Hall under the auspices of the South London Branch of the National Secular Society‚ England. It should be added that the editor is willing to share full responsibility with the Hon. Bertrand Russell in that he is in accord with the political and other opinions expressed.] As your chairman has told you
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adaptation. Nancy Springer’s novel I am Mordred is an example of an adaptation of a fifteenth century book by Sir Thomas Malory called
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When reflecting on history‚ it is evident that there has been much struggle for Black people‚ especially woman. The poem‚ “I am A Black Woman‚” by Mari Evans‚ portrays a relationship between Black women of our history and today’s society. By the usage of vivid and inspiring words‚ Evans is able to capture the reader’s attention. It is clear that the speaker is a very strong black woman. She portrays this in a way that she describes moments where she has struggled and when other black women of history
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“One book‚ one pen‚ one child‚ and one teacher can change the world.”(I am Malala).The many opportunities we are blessed with in this country is many times forgotten and taken for granted especially with the many distractions we have. any places outside the United States millions of people‚ especially women are not allowed to get an education. Women at a very young age of 13 are forced to drop out of school‚ get married and bear children. People are afraid to speak up and question the society on
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I am Lycon‚ I was born in Athens in 460 BCE into a family of sophisticated middle class individuals. I don’t like to think of myself as the best‚ but the Athenian community consider my family to be one of the more fortunate families in society. I have had a great deal of experience with that reprobate of a man that we call Socrates. I am here today with my fellow accusers‚ Meletus and Anytus‚ to prove that Socrates is guilty. I feel that Athens would be a much better place if Socrates were put
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Rogue wave Rogue waves up to 100 feet tall are a spontaneous natural phenomenon that cannot easily be predicted. In 2005‚ the Grand Voyager of Iberojet Cruises was smacked by a wave that knocked out propulsion and communications systems and injured 20 passengers. In 2010‚ the Louis Majesty‚ operated by Louis Cruise Lines‚ was struck by 26-foot waves off the coast of France‚ smashing glass and killing two of the 1‚400 passengers and injuring another 14. Preventive measures: Ship windows are being
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