The reading “The creation of history in ancient Israel” by Marc Zvi Brettler is about history‚ ancient texts‚ ideology and literature. There are several ways of defining the words ideology‚ history and literature. As mentioned in the article history can be designed to record events of the past as they actually occurred. Nevertheless‚ Collingwood believed that biblical texts shouldn’t be considered history. I believe that ancient texts are significantly important and that they should be considered
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“The dogs are only dangerous when they’re trained that way‚ they have the potential to be a bad dog‚ but that doesn’t mean they are a bad dog.”~John Lindsey. In addition‚ if owners train their dogs to be dangerous then they will stay dangerous. If they are trained right then they will know that their owner is the alpha. Although‚ certain dog breeds have a bad reputation for attacking owning “dangerous” dogs should not be made illegal because their owners didn’t train them correctly or at all‚ their
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Opinion Essay Rough Copy The barber shouldn’t kill Torres. At the end of the story Torres tells the barber everyone thought he would be killed if he came to get his beard cut. The barber is clearly a well known man. So if he were to kill Torres everyone in the town would know its him without questioning it. If the barber killed Torres and ran away‚ there is no way they would stop looking until they found him. There is no where he can hide or go. They would find him and punish him‚ whether that
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college‚ and gaining freedom. When turning this age‚ you are allowed to join the military‚ get married and receive all the rights and responsibilities of an adult. However‚ having a wedding at this age means that during the celebration‚ one is not allowed to share a glass of Champaign during the toasts because the drinking age is 21. The United States is one of the few countries in the world to have such a high legal drinking age. Therefore the drinking age should be lowered to 18 because you are able
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Responsibility Lowering the drinking age to eighteen‚ mistake or a way to stop larger problems? I have found a website that‚ if you are for lowering the drinking‚ will clear a lot of these kinds of questions up. Choose Responsibility is a non-profit organization founded by President Emeritus John M. McCardell Jr. of Middlebury College‚ when McCardell was approached by the Robertson Foundation‚ a foundation interested in investigating the consequences of the 21 year-old drinking age. The Effects of the 21
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Topic: Do you think the nation’s legal drinking age should be lowered from 21? Why or why not? For many years there has been a debate about whether or not the legal drinking age in America should be lowered. Now a days‚ the legal age for someone to buy or consume alcoholic Comment [EN1]: This should be hyphenated. beverages is 21. Many people who are against lowering the age limit feel teenagers are not mature enough to drink responsibly. On the other hand‚ there are many reasons‚ that
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Do you own a cell phone? Every year‚ millions of users are constantly in use of cell phones‚ most of them being under the age of fifteen. Some people think that it’s extremely important for kids to have cell phones in case of emergencies. Most of the kids in the world are using the cell phones to do bad things‚ while other kids are using the cell phones to do good things‚ such as calling their parents and playing educational games. Some kids even stay inside and don’t make any personal contact with
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7/8/13 Research Paper Lowering the Drinking Age Deliberate for a minute on how many young adults under the age of twenty-one drink alcoholic beverages illegally. Studies show that more than seventy percent of young adults between the ages of eighteen to twenty have engaged in illegal drinking. The United States drinking age has gone up and down throughout the years‚ but since 1984‚ the minimum age to drink has increased to twenty-one. Some believe that this age is appropriate‚ while others believe
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Lowering the Drinking Age The U.S. has the drinking problem. The young people‚ especially the college students‚ drink in excessive ways that have dangerous and damaging effect. Many people say the best way for combat this problem is to keep the Minimum Legal Drinking Age‚ or the MLDA‚ for 21 years and older adults. They argue the worst thing is to encourage more young people to drink alcohol because this will cause more risky behavior and even more deaths‚ as from traffic fatalities. Of course
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Purpose: To persuade my audience that the drinking age should be lowered to the age of 18. Thesis: To have the ability to lower the drinking age we must first look at new ways to educate our young adults‚ realize the role of our parents‚ and we must also look at the effects of a lower drinking age in other countries. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Can you honestly say that you never drank alcohol during high school? If so‚ you are in a distinct minority: nearly 80% of high school seniors
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