English composition II Bottom of Form If I were president I would strive to accomplish three major things. First, I would strengthen our educational system; second, I would make certain that everyone has equal and fair treatment in our society; and lastly, I would stop terrorism because we are dealing with a war against terrorism. Our education system in America is not one we should be very proud of. Yes, America does have excellent schools, colleges, and learning institutions, but
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the time or why boys want to do ball room dancing instead of sports. What was also a question being asked is what is feminism truly. Feminism is defined as the radical notion that women are people too. Feminism is the movement of further equality between everyone. What is commonly mistaken about feminism
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In the novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, a character that shows true courage during the trial is Atticus Finch, lawyer and loving father to Jem and Scout. True courage is being able to defend and fight for something despite the circumstances.Numerous times Atticus shows courage in the story which all relates to the theme, having to be faced with the harsh reality of the world which ruins your innocence. Atticus Finch stays strong and practical during the trial, defending Tom Robinson
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college, and professional sports, women are getting the short end of the stick. Female coaches and players are having a hard time doing the one thing they really want to do: be involved in their sport. They are having to settle for less than what they deserve. It is not fair for women to have to make less money, get ridiculed more, and be looked down upon. Women don't play sports solely for fun. They play to get dirty and win. They will not let a few measly men stand in their way of victory. The first
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happened in both the past and present, and will, happen most likely still happen in the future. Whenever this happens, people will see the America and the flag as a lie since it is supposed to represent both freedom and equality to all people. If the flag doesn’t represent equality or freedom, this would cause an uproar, from people who has seen or experienced racial injustice and protest America in some way. For example Kaepernick doesn’t stand during the national anthem, because of the racial injustice
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Professor Stashenko July 2, 2016 Does Affirmative Action Benefit or Penalize You? “You must fail in order to succeed.” This is something that is repeatedly said to students as they prepare to begin their college careers. We encourage failure to remind everyone that no one is perfect and not everything in life will work out exactly the way it is planned. Unfortunately, this may not be having the effect on students that it’s supposed to. In fact, what if the idea of failing is setting up students to just
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States of America is largely accepting of all people, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the LGBTQ+ community still faces a constant struggle against bigotry, discrimination, and ignorance in our troubled nation today; the LGBTQ+ community deserves the freedom that has been given to us by the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence and the separation of Church and State given in the constitution. Many will argue that there is no protection for the LGBTQ+ community within the Civil Rights
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Zamboanga, the pride of Mindanao as they call it has been my home for the 15 years of my existence. The society was and is never perfect. It has its own fair share of struggles as any other society experiences. The biggest struggle in the city of Zamboanga is maintaining peace and order which long process has been constantly bruised and battered. Peace and order which is for the benefit of all the people living in the city is needed for the people to fully live their lives. It is needed so that the
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Over the last 100 years 62 million people have died from incidents that were rooted from racism. That’s obviously a lot less from when there were slaves down south, but those numbers aren’t decreasing at any fast rate. People see racism on a day to day basis and don’t even understand the effects it has on those victims. In America 95% people admitted that they were some sort of racist. It is not just a thing of the past; I realized that I have seen this issue in many different states plus Montana
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The American Dream, something that every American has a chance at, the ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity held to be available to everyone living in the U.S... But this was not the case in the 1960’s for African Americans. This chance was taken away from them because of racial prejudice. Slavery still did exist in a sense. Blacks had been discriminated against for generations and separated from whites by law. Segregation had oppressed blacks for so many years. Kathryn Stockett, the author
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