Jenica Situ Period 3‚ History Bill of Rights – Persuasive Essay Of all the Amendments we have‚ there are 10 main ones. Out of the ten main ones‚ I personally believe that the First Amendment is the most important one. There is a reason why this amendment is so important. The reason this amendment is so important because it protects the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly‚ and petition. One of the freedoms the First Amendment protects is religion. Freedom of religion supports the
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poem in the novel to show that things always change. For example‚ the poem states‚ “Nature’s first green is gold‚ her hardest hue to hold.” Frost is saying that at first everything is pure‚ but it’s hard to keep it that way. This relates to The Outsiders because in the beginning of Ponyboy’s life‚ everything was fine. Ponyboy and Johnny even gained a lot of fame and recognition for saving the kids from the burning church. This reminds us of how pure everything is at the beginning. In addition to
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glass half full‚ rather than a glass half empty. Despair is loss of hope or hopelessness. So‚ optimism in the face of despair means to see the positive in something that seems so hopeless. Over the summer I read THE ROAR by Emma Clayton and THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton‚ which both fit the theme of optimism in the face of despair. The lesson to be learned today is to always keep hope‚ no matter what… Ponyboy was a teenage boy who was part of the greaser gang. He lived alone with his brothers Darry
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Who really is the hero in the Outsiders? Is it Johnny‚ He saves the kids in the church‚Is it Dallas? He saved Ponyboy from the church‚ or is it Darry‚ Who stay with his brother instead of becoming a socs.Well Ponyboy is the real hero in the Outsiders. When Ponyboy and Johnny were in the church johnny dropped his cancer stick on the floor and made the church burn. A hero makes mistakes sometimes but this hero burns a church and a hero does not burn churches. Johnny did go in the church to save the
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Persuasive Essay There are many ways to instill quality values into your child‚ but abuse is not one of them. Abuse creates fear and destroys self-confidence‚ as well as a loss of trust in parents‚ and adults alike. Some argue that physical contact is necessary if you want to make the child learn something‚ but I disagree. Child abuse is unjust‚ and there are many alternatives that can help to discipline your child without physically harming them. To begin with‚ people do not have to hit children
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Persuasive Essay By: Brittney Wilcox Everybody likes doing nice things for other people. Especially after-ward when they get to see a big smile on that persons face. A lot of celebrities like to help people as well. Most of them are very well respected. John Cena happens to be one of those people. Would you like to know a few of the many reasons John Cena is well respected? One reason John Cena is well respected is the tremendous amount of support he shows for the troops. For the past few years
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Tina Yuan ENG3U1-06 Ms. Lawton November 30‚ 2009 Comparison and Contrast Persuasive Essay Being a girl who’s born and raised in a Chinese family‚ I always heard people making comments about how girls are useless. Maybe is because I am a teenager‚ now the more I hear about it ‚ the more I am rebellious to it. In my opinion‚ girls will always be superior than boys. From the inside to the outside‚ girls have better appearance‚ better personality‚ and even better social status. First of all
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Character Analysis Ponyboy Curtis Ponyboy Curtis is a 14-year-old boy whose world has been turned upside down. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before The Outsiders story takes place. He lives with his oldest brother‚ Darry‚ who is 20 years old and has legal custody of him and his other brother‚ Sodapop‚ who is 16. Darry characterizes Ponyboy as lacking common sense. Pony agrees with this assessment. He readily admits that he is smart at school‚ but sometimes
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Amanda Russell Dougherty American Studies White-1 9/22/10 Persuasive Argument I am writing this essay to try and persuade my parents to let me have a later curfew. I believe that if a kid starts to show that they are responsible enough with certain things‚ then I also believe that that kid should have a little more freedom. Every kid has a curfew‚ but the argument is always going to be how late it should be. First off I’m going to start by saying why I personally want a later curfew. I
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Derlin Fernandez 2/22/12 Persuasive Essay Some persons think marijuana should be legalized‚ and other don’t. Marijuana is the most illegal drug used around the world. Most people use it for amusing‚ and other as psychoactive. It also used for patients that have cancer‚ nausea‚ poor appetite‚ and other diseases. In the United States‚ people believe it would improve their economy‚ but also it will bring dangerous stuff to the country.
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