Michael Ludka Argumentative Essay

What if your best friend went on an adventure. They had everything they had ever wanted. They didn't tell you or their family where they were going or how long they would be gone. They just picked up and left. Would you respect their decision to not tell anyone their plans? Would you think that this was a good idea of theirs, or would you think that this was a stupid decision on their part? Well this is what Christopher McCandless did. In 1968 McCandless was born. He was born to a good, wealthy, and happy family. He had everything any child could ever wish for. He was smart, athletic, and had a good education. In June 1990 he completed collage. In July of 1990 Christopher McCandless left his family and almost all belongings, and didn't tell anyone where he was going, or how long he'd be gone. Three years later McCandless was found dead in a blue bus located in Alaska. He had died of starvation. He went off and, ¨lived his life.¨ McCandless went out and lived in the wild. While Christopher McCandless died peacefully, the question has arose on whether McCandless was a noble adventurer or an arrogant fool. The evidence from many stories and social media clearly states that McCandless was in fact an arrogant fool. Christopher McCandless was an arrogant fool because he was not prepared, he

When you see yourself living out your dream, the thought of what you're most passionate about pulls you in. Passions in one's life change based on what had affected that person. Dreams are defined to change. However, the benefits of these thoughts is that they belong to you and only you. Not one person's opinions matter but your own. Chris McCandless simply was living out his own ideal life, the way he wanted; not to the idea of his parents, his friends or of society. McCandless wanted to escape society and civilization which he felt was tying him down, while also trying to discover himself. McCandless is not by any means a wacko. He was simply defying society and its ideal expectation it holds upon us as a whole.

Both Lynda Barry and Zitkala-sa would agree with the statement “school should be a safe place for all students,” yet both disagree with the statement “school is a safe place for all students”. Both Lynda Barry and Zitkala-sa agree that “school should be a safe place for all students” Barry had a good experience, but Zitkala-sa does know the importance of school system. Lynda Barry describes why she agrees school should be safe by using her school experiences: “I was going to sit at my desk, with crayons and pencils and books and classmates all around me and for the next six hours I was going to enjoy a thoroughly, warm and stable world”(48-50). Lynda Barry agrees with this statement because of her teacher Ms. LaSane, also Barry believes that other students

According to Speaking of the Devils Podcast, Arizona State's Kalen Ballage will return to school for his senior year and final year of eligibility.

Mrs. Felipe Lopez, from William J. Brennan High School has shown himself to be the best candidate for the Colin Powell Award. Mr. Lopez has devoted time and energy to his community, military personnel and most importantly his students and has been a huge supporter encouraging students to seek the Armed Forces as an option after graduation. Mr. Lopez support have generated over a 100 leads, he has personally spearheaded events targeting students to explore all options after high school and has been my number one influencer at Brennan High School. Mr. Lopez knowledge and expertise in higher education has been a huge supporter encouraging students to seek an education within the Air Force and earn a Community College of the Air Force degree.

Paul Haring was pulled over for fleeing from the scene of an accident. Upon contact it was found he and his passenger, a minor named Colin Morgan, were both under the influence of alcohol. Colin was cited for MIP and taken home by his parents. Haring, after failing multiple dexterity tests and blowing a BAC of 0.11 in a PBT, was arrested for OWI and fleeing the scene of an

Because of this funding, more women are being recognized as victims and have equal access to help regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and immigration status. Hence, in addition to saving lives, VAWA 2013, saves money by reducing or even preventing future violence as well as related social costs.

In Letter from Governor Edmund Ross of New Mexico to President Grover Cleveland, Governor Edmund Ross wrote to President Grover Cleveland regarding the white residents’ reactions towards Geronimo’s escape from military custody and Ross’ attempt to further convince the government to rid and even potentially kill off some of the American Indian tribes surrounding their settlements. Despite their small number, which was a population of “less than five hundred”[ Kent McGaughy, American Perspectives: Readings in American History, Volume 2 (New York City: Pearson Education, Inc., 2015), Page 80] people, the white settlers felt uneasy about the fact that they lived in such close proximities to them. They believed that if some of the tribes (particularly, the Chiricahua and the Warm Springs bands of the Apaches group) were removed, they would feel safer. Moreover, they believed that the tribe’s removal would have a positive and tranquil impact on the settlers’ territories and industries as they believed the American Indians’ “constant war with the white race”[ McGaughy, Page 80] hindered their way of life.

Zachari's grandmother reported, "I am going to have surgery on Wednesday to try and get my hip repaired, but if they can't report it I am going to have to have a hip replacement."

Have you ever been so desperate that you were willing to give up? Alfred is seventeen year old boy who dropped out from high school. Alfred works at a grocery store and hangs out with street kids. Alfred begins to realize that he needs to do something he decided that he will be a Contender. He goes to Donatelli's gym to start his training. Donatelli is a very important person to Alfred throughout the story. He also gets good advice from him and learns a good important lesson.

By the eighth grade, Richard Kuklinski had dropped out of school. Later on, he committed his first violent crime at age 14. A crime is an act of deviance that breaks not only a norm but a law. ( ) Richard killed Charley Chase, a kid who had bullied him for some time. He took revenge by killing him and throwing him off a bridge and removing his teeth and fingertips to prevent identification (Richard Kuklinski-Criminal minds).

In 2010, Darek Fidyka had stabbed eighteen times in the back, with three of the stabs puncturing his lung, by his former friend, Jaroslaw, during a drunken rage. Jaroslaw had felt that Darek had started a relationship with his wife while they were still married. His injury resulted in him being paralyzed from the chest down.

Indeed as Max Pensky has written, the transitional justice field is oriented so strongly towards practice that it almost seems as if theorists are not needed. Deep societal cleavages centered on perceived division of political identity in post-conflict societies as experiences of countries that passed via TJ process such as Rwanda, South Africa, Northern Ireland or South Africa tells. As cited in (Aiken 2014) that collective group of identities can take on a "monolithic quality" and come to permeate all aspects of social, economic, and political life. The form of societal cleavages are presented in the form of negative stereotypes and prejudice as well as relationships marked by fear, distrust, animosity and an underlying devaluation of the

There were plenty of factors that nourished my confidence level for this exercise, by preparing a tactical game plan forced the seller to agree to my concessions throughout the negotiation. Knowing that Seltek not was loosing money in both the owning of set property and the fact that they had a $200k tax lien on the property. Furthermore, after my firm had given me the authority of investing up to $40 million dollar into this acquisition, I felt the seller had no chance in walking away from the deal. Also, implementing an optimistic opening, allowed for take advantage of the psychological tendency of contrast principle (p. 161).