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    Sin taxes: Should They Be Increased to Help Medical Increases?  Will This Hurt More Than Help? Patricia Murphy ENG 122: English Composition 2 Instructor Raphael Posey July 6‚ 2013   Sin taxes: Should They Be Increased to Help Medical Increases?  Will This Hurt More Than Help?      Should sin taxes be increased in areas such as alcohol and tobacco to cover the increasing cost of medical care? Sin taxes have been in effect for centuries‚ while the revenue from these taxes are high other

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    Surely no one would doubt that alcohol and tobacco are being consumed in huge quantities all around the world. It is particularly true in developing countries such as my home country of Vietnam and its neighbors with tobacco and alcohol. Along with this consumption‚ many health and social problems exist‚ affecting many millions of people planet wide. The United States is a country already plagued by health and social problems and many are due to excessive drinking and smoking. So‚ the question becomes

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    Does Phyllis Wheatley use religious references to warn her readers about slavery and sin and its repercussions? Throughout the poem‚ "To the University of Cambridge‚ in New England"‚ Phyllis Wheatley suggest that she accepted the colonial idea of slavery‚ by first describing her captivity‚ even though this poem has a subversive double meaning that has sent an anti-slavery message. Wheatley’s choice of words indicates that her directed audience was educated at a sophisticated level because of the

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    3. Dickens ultimately believes that injustice causes revolution. He believes that revolution is necessary in the events of injustice and oppression. This can be seen through his description of the aristocracy and their cruelty toward the suffering lower classes. He supports the French Revolution throughout the novel as an idea of reform‚ and an idea of bringing justice. Dickens doesn’t think that a revolution should be avoided if it is necessary‚ but he does think that excess violence should be

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    need for revenge will lead to peace of mind‚ while acting on it will only lead to self-destruction and wanting more. Doctor Manette does not let his struggle with vengeance control his life‚ while Madame Defarge is driven by the force. Instead of coping with her angst like Doctor Manette‚ Madame Defarge chooses to keep her feelings inside and acts out in violent ways. The need for retribution is inevitable when a person has been victimized. Dickens understands the impact of the tyranny and

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    Love and hatred were almost the major link which linked all the characters and events together throughout the novel. By portraying the relationships and conflicts between the Manettes‚ Defarge‚ Carton and Evremonde‚ Charles Dickens has successfully shown that the vigorous tenacity of love is always so much stronger than hate. The first incident that Dickens has portrayed to show the power of love was‚ Lucie restored love and life to Dr. Manette‚ who has suffered a lot from his 18 years imprisonment

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    rules and codes that are required by their occupation. Specifically‚ the nunnery requires a prioress to follow many vows‚ wear certain clothing‚ and perform various religious acts. Chaucer describes certain manners and habits of the Prioress‚ Madame Eglantyne‚ in order to show her non-fulfillment of these requirements. In order to fully understand her‚ the readers must know the reasons that women entered nunneries‚ the duties of a prioress‚ and the forbidden luxuries. The economic

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    understandings for why I chose those topics for my claim. My three claims are: 1. I think Madame Dafarge is more evil and cruel than most of the rich and powerful people at that time in France and England‚ 2. I believe that Charles Darnay does not make a good husband to Lucie‚ 3. I strongly believe that Carton should have not sacrificed and killed himself to save Darnay. My first claim is that I think Madame Dafarge is more evil and cruel than most of the rich and powerful people at that time in

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    family in state and war. Ultimately‚ this serves as a commentary on the position of ethics that value compassion and order in the context of revolutionary war and major social upheaval. Two women in particular clearly embody Dickens’s commentary: Madame Defarge‚ whose unrelenting loyalty to revolution and deviation from feminine norms leads to a loss of rationality; and Lucie Manette‚ who embraces and internalizes the ideals of British family life and rejoices in

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    incorporates the three unique characters Miss Pross‚ Madame Defarge‚ and the seamstress to illustrate the themes of the power of love‚ revenge‚ and injustice in regards to the

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