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Metal Detectors In Schools
753 words
Imagine that your child attends a public school,
as the majority of children in the nation do. One
day, youre not feeling too well, so you decide to
relax, take a sick day and stay home from work.
Youre in front of the TV, watching some lousy
daytime soap, when the local news station breaks
through with a report of a shooting inside the
local school, where your teenage son goes. Worst
case scenario: your very own son is an unfortunate
victim, undeserving yet nevertheless subject to
the wrath of ...
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Chandler Head Under Cloud
841 words
Even the cloud in Chandler's life is little, like
everything else he is associated with. A little
cloud is sometimes nice to look at because of the
contrast it shows against the blue sky, but it is
not of much use, if you are looking for rain. A
little cloud in the sky after many hot days teases
the hopes but does not deliver what it promises.
Is not capable of delivering. In the poetic world
of Chandler, his poetic qualifications /
capabilities are like the little cloud. It is
great that he fee...
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Track And Field Jesse Owens
632 words
Jesse Owens was a wonderful athlete and admirer to
many people. He was very talented and had received
the gift of speed. He used this speed to launch
his career as a wonderful runner. He wasnt just a
runner, but a great person to the world. Jesse
didnt just use his fame for money, but he tried to
use his fame for other more important matters. A
star to be was born on September 12, 1913 in
Alabama. He lived a hard life, he was ill, and in
poverty. He grew up in a very large family. He had
six bro...
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J Edgar Hoover Oliver Stone
859 words
The investigation of John Fitzgerald. Kennedys
assassination was claimed to be closed with a man
caught and charged with his murder. However there
are many who have different conspiracy theories
about his death and who was involved. On November
23, 1963, while driving threw Dallas, Texas, on a
speechmaking tour, President Kennedy was shot.
Supposedly three shots were fired into the open
car, hitting and fatally-wounding the president
and seriously wounding John Console, Governor of
Texas. (Funk ...
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Jury Of Her Peers Hale And Mrs
1,724 words
In her short story, A Jury of Her Peers, author
Susan Glaspell writes about the investigation of a
murder that occurred at a farmhouse in the
country. The story takes place in the early 1900 s
before women could sit on juries. Therefore,
whenever a woman was on trial, a jury of her peers
really was not judging her. As the story begins,
Martha Hale and her husband are being taken by
Sheriff Peters with his wife, and the county
attorney, to the isolated home of the Wrights. Mr.
Hale tells the Sher...
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Twentieth Birthday Baby Doll Archie
710 words
The play is about a woman named Baby Doll who is
married to a man named Archie Meighan. The only
reason they got married was because Baby Dolls
father was on his deathbed, and he wanted to know
that she would be taken care of. Archie was the
only halfway decant man around, so they got
married. Archie was not Baby Dolls first choice,
but she married him to please her father. Since
Baby Doll wasnt ready to get married she said that
they would have to wait until she was ready to
have sex, or to hav...
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Paul Said He Wasnt Warwick He Bumps Joe
1,607 words
This is the second book that I have chosen to read
over the summer and its called Teacup Full Of
Roses. The major character in this book is named
Joe. Joe is the middle son of the family. He has a
younger brother named David and an older brother
named Paul. Joe is a really good person to David
and always helps him out when his parents dont
listen to him. He is also really supportive of
Paul. Now Paul is the major minor character. Hes
the oldest son in the family and is the favorite
of his mother...
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Rewriting History Pearl Harbor And World War Ii
1,015 words
Tora, tora, tora! What if these words were never
said? In the history of the United States of
America, there have been many situations that have
changed, or turned this countrys history around.
One of these being World War II and Pearl Harbor.
What if Pearl Harbor was never attacked by the
Japanese, would we have thrown ourselves into the
second World War? If not, would this have changed
the political, economic, national, and
governmental issues of the United States? The
answer, more likely, is ...
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Rich And Poor Poor Countries
1,449 words
Every day hundreds of thousands of people are
starving. The issue of who should assist them is
brought up time and time again. Should we give of
our own? If so, how much should we give? Since
only one third of the nations in the world are
rich and the other two thirds are poor can and
should the rich countries be expected to provide
for the less fortunate? Garrett Hardin, author of
Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Aid That Harms
states that each country has a carrying capacity
and by helping ou...
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Jesus Christ Truth Beauty
1,529 words
Throughout this class I have developed a solid
understanding of the philosophies of great ancient
philosophers such as Parmenides, Aristotle, Plato.
However the philosopher I find myself agreeing
with most is Socrates. Although there are some
distinct differences in what I believe to be the
ultimate meaning behind life, which I will later
address, I believe his thoughts on how one should
live their life to be the wisest of any
philosopher we have studied. First, let me relate
what I understand S...
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Ball Point Pen Bell Rang Teacher
979 words
Just take it, Shiloh whispered excitedly. Holding
out a innocent looking ball point pen. Looks are
deceiving though, because folded into that simple
black pen was a piece of paper that decided fate.
That paper contained the answers to our fifth
period history test. At this point in our young
lives that paper was worth more than gold. Despite
this, I still hesitate. I mean, yeah, Ive cheated
before, but nothing like this. Memories of last
night drift through my thoughts, when I was
supposed to be...
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Dedicate School Guys
405 words
Now that this journey is declared officially OVER
I would like for all of you teachers to recognize
all my patience, understanding, and my abilities
of persuasion. For all of you who made my life
miserable and impossible, I still love ya! ! I
would like to dedicate my abilities of skipping
class to Mr. Diaz because without him, I wouldnt
be where I am right know. Thank you for never
noticing! I would also like to dedicate all my
sore throats to Mr. Williams because without them,
I probably would...
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Products Or Services Positive Reinforcement
801 words
A) A company hired you to be the new manager of a
division that has not been doing well for several
months. How can you improve employee performance?
I would improve the employee performance by
positive reinforcement. Lets just say that the
company division is supposed to make phones. Once
the phones got out into the market, there were a
lot of complaints and recalls on them. I would
talk to my employees and give them rewards if they
put more time into the products that they make.
After a month ...
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Running Through Her Head Thoughts Were Running Cathy
1,087 words
What scares you most? Not only what just gives you
a chill down your back, but what also makes you
hide under your covers at night. Is it the shadows
that lurk on the wall, or the fact you still dont
know what lives under your bed. Every individual
person has their own fear in life, but we all seem
to get fears from our wild imaginations. Sometimes
these imaginations can run so deep they can even
live within dreams. A dream that you can not tell
if its reality, or you maybe you just cant wake
up...
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Are We Free To Make Our Own Choices
1,618 words
Are We Free to Make Our Own Choices?
Pre-destination can often bring up the question as
to whether we as humans control our own actions.
Are we free to make our own choices, or is
everything we do pre-determined by a supernatural
being of some sort? Is it safe to say that we are
responsible for our own choices? Do we own a free
will that allows us to choose our life path, or
are our actions pre-determined, making our
exertions useless? In a society that believes in a
God who is in control of our...
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Spina Bifida Life Threatening
828 words
Fetal surgery itself is a relatively new procedure
with only a few hundred attempts world wide.
Because of the risk of inducing preterm labor and
delivering so early in the pregnancy, fetal
surgery traditionally was reserved for life-
threatening circumstances. While spina bifida is
not necessarily life- threatening, it is the most
common debilitating birth defect, diagnosed in
about one of every 1, 000 here in the US. Babies
born with spina bifida typically experience one or
more lifelong and a...
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Kill A Mockingbird Atticus Finch
782 words
Character Analysis on Atticus Finch in To Kill A
Mockingbird Abraham Lincoln once said, You cannot
escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading
it today. Atticus Finch, a character in the novel
To Kill a Mockingbird, must keep this quote in his
mind day by day. Atticus is a lawyer who was born
and raised in Maycomb County. He still lives there
with his children, Jeremy (also known as Jem) and
Jean Louise (also known as Scout). His sister
Alexandra lives with him, and a Negro cook named
Calpu...
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Drug Abuse Long Term
1,003 words
Males and females have many different opinions in
term of choosing their mates and long-term
partners. But I strongly agree with Buss on the
idea that women give more importance to kindness
and generosity in term of choosing their long-term
partner. Because I noticed that a man who is kind
and generous will spend more time on her and then
show love and take good care of the family. But
one thing that I do not really agree with Buss is
the idea of resource, I do believe that women give
importance...
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The Natural World In Red Pony
859 words
In The Red Pony by John Steinbeck, the natural
world and how man affects or tries to affect it is
a big theme. In this novel, the fight between man
and nature is clearly shown, yet a winner isnt. In
this book, the deaths and births of animals plays
a large role in this struggle, nature affects man,
and man affects nature. The deaths and births of
animals play a large role in the struggle for
power between man and nature. This is shown in the
book when Steinbeck says, When he arrived, it was
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Should There Be A Salary Cap In Baseball
1,324 words
Salaries in Baseball are skyrocketing every year.
Why would a salary cap be needed? It would be
needed to help keep ticket prices down, and help
make for a more even level of competition for all
of the teams. A salary cap is needed to keep
baseball thriving in the future, to keep the game
exciting and enjoyable to watch for every fan. The
four major professional sports in America are MLB,
NBA, NFL, and NHL. Out of those four, only Major
League Baseball does not have a salary cap. A
salary cap ke...
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