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    The US constitution is the blueprint of many other constitutions around the world. Our constitution is the cornerstone of many other countries bill of rights, even if they don’t follow it word for word the inspiration is clearly visible. The 2nd amendment “the right to bear arms” is something that isn’t seen in many other constitutions, and in the US there is major debate on it ranging from the interpretation, if guns should be banned, should anyone be allowed a weapon no questions asked, it goes

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    integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody 's going to know whether you did it or not.” – Oprah Winfrey. Being born into an abusive family to a teen mother may hold some people from becoming successful, but not Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey uses her rocky past to motivate her to help others, and provide victims of sexual abuse with a safe haven. Winfrey has made an impact on America. The former pageant queen and talk show host helped establish the National Sex Offender Registry which made an impact

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    that would be known all over the world and that would lead him to a career that would last him more than 75 years. City Lights was one of many iconic Charlie Chaplin films to date. City Lights showed to the audience how a person should never judge a book by it’s cover. The Tramp wasn’t a wealthy man what’s so ever but he proved to his audience that a person doesn’t need money in order to be happy. For instance, the wealthy man in the film

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    While Population: 485 centers on several different themes throughout the book, I chose to focus my interpretation on the sense of belonging the author, Michael Perry, seems to crave all through the literature, and more specifically, during chapters one and seven. In chapter one, titled Jabowski’s Corner, he opens the door to his journey by bringing us to the small town of New Auburn, Wisconsin. This is the place he belongs. He introduces many of the people of New Auburn in every chapter, but I

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    The use of psychological therapy or what is sometimes called “talk-therapy” has proven to be an effective and worthwhile resource in countless lives in America. For most hearing people, once the decision to seek help is made, it’s a simple matter of showing up to a therapy appointment or walking into a clinic and asking for help. However, for the Deaf culture finding accessible and Deaf-friendly services, can be a challenge producing little results. One way this issue is currently addressed is through

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    motherhood truths. Childbirth is nothing like the movies When I was induced at midnight, I fully expected to begin pushing immediately and holding my baby (at most) a few hours later. I had taken all the classes and read all the books, but stories of laboring for 24 hours went right over my head. Once I finally understood that the process would be long and (duh) laborious, I thought for certain that when it came to pushing, it would be just like the movies (a few he-he-hoos and out he comes). Wrong. When

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    Fate: A Predetermined Concept Victorian literature was written in England during the time period of 1837-1901, it shows the struggle of working people and the triumph of right over wrong. Charles Dickens the author of the novel A Tale of Two Cities tries to educate the readers about his specific time period he lived in. One of the main themes in the novel is fate; fate is something that a human being cannot decide. Dickens’ illustrates in the novel that fate is predetermined as seen in the lives

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    Rhetorical Analysis: “Small Change” Derek Anderson San Francisco State University Abstract This paper analyzes and responds to Malcolm Gladwell’s The New Yorker article, “Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted,” concluding that though Gladwell provides a decent context for his argument, it is ultimately made less effective because of its comparisons and underlying assumptions. This paper shows how Gladwell’s comparison of contemporary social movements to those of a prior

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    To understand the ethical challenges in the criminal justice system, I took a look at the three parts of criminal justice, Policing, Courts, and Corrections. In doing so I found that this is quite a large topic. The areas I would like to touch on are; those areas in which the newly hired police officer, lawyer, and corrections officer my face. Having only the training he/she was given in their respective academy’s or in the case of attorneys Law School, and with the Oath of office they had just

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    11.” There has not been a violent attack on U.S. soil since 9/11, the majority have been right-winged Americans; so, the question that should be asked is who is the real terrorist group in America. Since Trump’s presidential candidacy, the word terrorist has been loosely thrown around in the media by him and the American people are beginning

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