A Long Way Gone

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    I Believe

    peek under my shield of cover to find myself face to face with the littlest enemy! I yell and take off running in fear of what I have seen. Bullets are flying and my partner has been hit. I know not to turn around as I know what I will see. She is gone, she is now a zombie. She is now on the other team. BING, BING! “Pause, Dinner is done” I yell from under the kitchen table. ​“Oh mom!” My three zombies all say almost at the same time. ​“Sorry guys, even zombies have to eat dinner and your dad will

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    Controversial Side of Vegan

    statistics like that being completely preventable with a vegetable based diet, there are still many people who believe the vegan way of life unhealthy and unsustainable. The prevailing causes behind society’s misunderstanding of this controversial diet are protein and fat soluble nutrients. Protein and fat soluble nutrients are a staple in any healthy diet, and it has been long believed that a vegan lifestyle does not support this. We also live in a culture known for the Standard American Diet (S

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    Chesapeake's Decrease In Algae Population

    Mrs. Brown Chesapeake’s decrease in algae population would kill the ecosystem. Plants in water live off of bacteria, When bacteria is scarce, the Zooplankton and other under water animals and bugs, which eat plants would die off. After the plants and small animals like Zooplankton die off, then Oysters, Crabs, and other species start to die off also since they really have nothing else to eat. When crabs and other animals when run out of zooplankton to eat they would eat bacteria of plants but if

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    Evaluate Criminal Justice History

    in the very beginning of our country if someone was suspected of witchcraft then they could be burned at the stake or drowned in the river as a punishment. Luckily we have adapted and recognize the rights everyone deserves as a human being. We have gone from unsanitary dungeons to tightly kept prison cells. As society changes so does the view on what is an acceptable punishment and what

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    Wage

    currently taking place. The process to finding the perfect minimum wage to please both employee and employer are still under way, and has been an important controversial issue for many decades. Poverty continues to grow in America. The average minimum wage in the United States is $7.35 an hour- far too low in today’s society. Key expenses, for example, gas and housing prices, have gone up significantly

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    Character Analysis: A Long Walk To Water

    hometown? Well, in A Long Walk to Water, two people with different stories weren’t asking, but were living those questions just asked. First, you will read about the obstacle that a boy named Salva faced and overcame. Then, you will read about the obstacle Nya faced. Finally, you will read about the obstacles that Salva had to face in his project. Nya and Salva overcame many obstacles in A Long Walk to Water. One obstacle that Salva overcame was the loss of Marial. A Long Walk to Water is a novel

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    Robert Reich's Aftershock Essay

    In Robert Reich's book ,"Aftershock", he talks about many subjects that deal with the economy but on a deeper level, he asks the question of survival. Whether it be from bullies, wealthy "fat-cats," or depression, he mainly wants to give people helpful advice on how to survive. Although I haven't had much experience with economic depression, I do have many experiences with survival. Question "How Do We Survive?" Arresting Opening Scene Hell has no pity and neither does the wilderness. It howls in

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    Rhetorical Analysis On John Lewis

    cites additional evidence on how the police brutality has gone unpunished and presents the issue to the audience by stating this evidence John Lewis is trying to say that they have not reached their goal and they still have something to fix since they are still being discriminated against. From this the audience can infer that their rights are are still not there and they have to keep fighting for them. John Lewis with his evidence compares the way the government treats innocent African American protesters

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    Grave Descriptive Writing

    This is the place on which, years ago, I fell. It is the place where my corpse was covered with cold, dry, dirt and left to decompose. I, however, am not entirely gone. I know this because I can hear the sounds that occasionally pierce the muffled silence above my grave: the icy clang of a shovel against hard rock, the shy crackle of a footstep pressing lifeless grass, and the dismal cries of those who have come to mourn. These sounds do not come often, so most of the time, I brood

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    The End of Something

    a prosperous lumber town, but nothing was left from it anymore. The title refers to the end of an old-fashioned way of living, and bringing of a new modern life. In the 19th century mills were an important part of production and many American towns were built around mills or factories. But in the beginning of 20th century such remote mills were closed, and people need to find new ways of making a living. Also the title refers to the end of a love story between Nick and Marjorie. Nothing is clearly

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