The first story in Ten Little Indians‚ written by Sherman Alexie introduces a college student with a passion for poetry and a drive to do anything to strengthen her knowledge of it. Similar to her passion‚ I have a passion for different law cases and I like to dissect every aspect of them to learn as much as possible. I then read the article‚ Rebel Music written by Daniel Felsenfeld‚ a pianist and music enthusiast. He describes how music had always been in his life‚ but he never truly found it until
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Hate Crimes Hate crime is the new rape‚ but unlike rape‚ which is colossal violation of human virtue and sanctity. When in reality a hate crime is a crime that targets the victim’s identity‚ for example instead of the victim’s equality as described under law. Yet according to “Hope-Fulfilling or Effectively Chilling? Reconciling the Hate Crimes Prevention Act with the First Amendment.” By Carter Coker‚ published by the Vanderbilt Law Review in 2011‚ “The powerful sense of violation that hate crime
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BAN THE HATE GROUPS!! <br> <br>Right now‚ there are many active hate groups in the United States such as the Ku Klux Klan‚ Neo-Nazi‚ Skinheads‚ Christian identity‚ Black Separatists‚ etc. These hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan‚ which is one of America’s oldest and more feared‚ use violence and move above the law to promote their different causes. Another example is a group called Christian Identity‚ who describes a religion that is fundamentally racist and anti-Semitic; and other are the Black Separatist
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One of the aphorisms in this novel that I love and applies to me is‚ “If you really want it‚ then you’ll make your dreams happen.” It relates to me because I’m trying to be a foreign exchange student next year. It’s been a goal I’ve had for awhile‚ and so many people try to tell me I can’t do it. I’ve set my mind to doing it‚ and I think everyone should think this way and try to achieve their goals. People should aim high in life and never stop until they reach the top. Anything is possible if you
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I believe in enjoying the little things life throws at me. These things can be as simple as your friend slipping on ice‚ watching a epic movie like Avatar‚ or even eating some sort of delectable desert in foot pajamas with a movie on. It’s that moment that happens so quickly without any build up that it catches me off guard and makes me appreciate life. Those‚ are my favorite. However small they may be‚ I learn to enjoy them and take a good laugh. I believe when me enjoy these irrelevant experiences
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yet another typical day here in my room and just like what I usually do in order to let the time pass‚ I think of random stuff. This time‚ the thought of me‚ dying and how I will die‚ comes to my mind. I imagine myself not waking up from a bad dream or my really old self dying in a hospital bed due to illness or very old age. Questions like ‘How am I going to die? What would it be like? How does it feel? Where do I actually go‚ wait‚ do I really go somewhere?’ suddenly pop in my head. Among those
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key to make or adjust hate crime legislation. This has been a heated debate for centuries. I think more hate crime legislation is key to solving the ever-growing problem of hate crimes. The first legislative efforts to address bias-related crimes‚ dated back to the late 19th century‚ which was a response to the expanding Ku Klux Klan and segregation in the south. Such laws included mandates against wearing masks and hoods. The next wave of legislation relating to hate crimes resulted from the
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novel “The Things They Carried” in my english class this year‚ I have learned that most‚ if not all‚ people carry intangible and tangible things with them everyday. In my readings‚ I found that the soldiers in the novel carry their tangible things to help with what they are carrying intangibly. Regardless‚ the things we carry make us stand out in our own way; they make us who we are. I‚ for example‚ carry the emotional stress that attacks me everyday‚ and a ring that I love. In fact‚ I emotionally
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expanded my knowledge and understanding of the complexities of belonging. Although it is hard to get an exact or specific definition of belonging‚ the general definition of belonging is to be part of or connected with. Belonging could also be defined as acceptance as a natural member or part or happiness felt in a secure relationship. There are many themes and aspects to take into consideration in relation to belonging‚ or not belonging. Inclusive in these themes are security and stability as well
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The coolest thing I’ve ever done or should I say the dumbest thing I ever done was run my mother’s car into our house. It was the end of summer starting my freshman year at Destrehan High School and I wanted to do something that would have made me seem cool to the kids around the neighborhood so I decided to steal my mother’s car. My mom owned a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder that she didn’t really use‚ usually just my step dad would use it to go to work and my mom used the truck so I didn’t see a problem
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