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  • Three Years
    286 words
    I've always had a crush on him, even though I was only three years old when I meet him. Those green eyes and his small rectangular body had me hooked. His body is made of paper and ink. His face is one that is always changing over time it has even got bigger, but his body never changes. He has been around for many years and knows everyone from drug dealers to bankers and even diplomats. He speaks a universal language that everyone understands. I want him with me at all times. I can't live withou...
  • Signing Of The Treaty
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    When you were a kid, didn't you want to play a professional sport? What would you give to be one of the best athletes in the world? Would you risk your reputation? Your health? Would you be willing to die? Although many studies have come out saying that steroids diminish one's health, people still take them hoping to be the best. Imagine if you were a 28 year old who left college early because a pro team "guaranteed" you that you would play in the big leagues. Yet you just got stuck in the minor...
  • Pg 4 Paragraph 2
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    Dialectical Journals 1. "His fame rested on solid personal achievements". Pg. 3 paragraph 1 All fame begins when you do something noticeable. For example, actors and actresses build upon their careers and reputations by achieving excellence in their personal goals, as well as perfecting their public performance. 2. .".. It was said that when he slept, his wives and children in his houses could hear him breathe". Pg. 4 paragraph 1 One question that comes to mind when I read this is if he alternat...
  • New And Old Waves Of Imperialism
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    Old and New Imperialism There were two different time periods where Imperialism occurred. The first wave of imperialism, called the "Old" Imperialism, lasted from around 1500-1800. The "New" Imperialism lasted from around 1870-1914. The three main differences that we will discuss today are the differences in economics, politics, and the motive behind all of this. The new and the old waves of imperialism were very much different through economics. The old economics was pretty much all about tradi...
  • Poor Old People
    995 words
    Our economy is going through some rough times, and everyone is looking for a solution. The problem is simple according to governor John Engler: "We " ve had to battle declining tax revenues... at the same time there's been an explosion in health-care costs". (Health-care A 3) The number of old people in this country is at an all time high, while social programs like Medicaid and Social Security are nearing a dead end. If the problem is so simple, shouldn't the solution also be as simple? Luckily...
  • Old Rich People
    720 words
    Within the veins of every American flows the undeniable drive to succeed. This power creates rich from poor, turns struggles into money and ultimately opens the window for all peoples to better themselves. Although the American dream still converts dirt into gold today, views on this leap to greatness have changed moderately since the 1920's. In the beginning America was new and undiscovered. There were resources just waiting to be taken hold of in order to attain great riches and with this came...
  • Four Old People
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    Analysis: Dr. Heidegger's Experiment "If all stories were true, Dr. Heidegger's study must have been a very curious place". (p. 2). From the very start we are warned that the stories about Dr. Heidegger may not be true. This becomes important in analy zation because we can no longer depend on the stories as fact, but at the same time we have no reason to doubt them. Dr. Heidegger is known to be a peculiar man, and it is said that he held consultations with a bronze bust of Hippocrates. His study...
  • Very Old Man The Old Angel
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    In the two stories, "The Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, one of the major themes is the equality of individuals in society. In each of the stories both of the main characters are faced with the challenge to prove their equality. The equality of individuals in society is based upon superficial expectations, which violate the person on display and forces him or her to conform. In society today every person has superficial expect...
  • Insurance Commercials
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    There are many mornings when I wake up early and watch some TV, in fact I watch TV a lot. What I can not stand are those hideous commercials that devalue the elderly, and make them look slow and weak. These commercials make me, as the person watching, feel sorry for them. It makes me dread becoming old, because I do not want to be as helpless and devalued as they appear on the TV. My body shakes as I watch that elderly woman fall down in her living room. She reaches her head up and screams those...
  • Change And Some People
    279 words
    Have you ever noticed that few people know how to be old? Some that I have come across in the differences in trying to understand is why this is? Some don't know how to act, dress or what attitude they have when getting old. First, the way in which older people act. You will find some older people in nightclubs acting as if they were under 21 years old. They are dancing like the younger people and trying to keep up with younger generation. Next is what they are wearing. Some older people don't c...
  • Finance Reasons And Physical Reasons
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    Distinguished Members of the School Board: I am not in favor of the proposed requirement that eighth-graders spend fifteen hours during the school year volunteering to help the elderly. Here are four reasons why I think volunteering to help the elderly is not a good idea. One reason is Health concerns. The elderly may have germs or sickness or maybe they might catch a sickness from us, like the common cold. The human body on average has a good immune system, but as the human body grows older, no...

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