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    In the year 1775, in Richmond Virginia, Patrick Henry stood up in front of delegrates from every colony and delivered one of the most powerful speeched in America’s history with no written notes or script, but rather with passion and honesty. In his very first line, Henry grabs the attention of the crowd saying, “No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as the abilities, of every worthy gentleman who have just addressed the House”. This simple statement acknowledges the wisdom

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    American society we have gone from a life expectancy of approximately forty years to large masses of people living into their 100s. Throughout human history, things as simple the common cold and even curable diseases could wipe out an entire countries population, now with the many medical advances these circumstances can be controlled instead of being lethal. .These innovations are allowing people to live a higher quality of life as well as continuous research is inevitably leading to the cure of

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    There are all kinds of different reasons people want the second amendment to abolish.I could make a whole list but it would never stop for the fact that people make up any reason to shoot their gun.For staring,touching,gangs,reaping the wrong color, for being a different race intentionally"BLACK' which is not right because they fought their battle to be free and an american citizen. Average American Gun Owners? (74%) is a male (82%) is white (31%) is married (40%) has kids (44%) live in the south

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    dialogue, he was known to have converted St. Augustine to be a Christian. Augustine then adopted some of his philosophy on the Hortensius to argue against others that Christians were not the cause to the fall of the Roman empire. This related to the work that was done after Caesar took over the Empire. People started to blame others and Augustine tried to turn their views

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    millions of people across the country, and its effects are one of the leading causes of death in the United States. I have had many family members develop serious health concerns due to their tobacco addiction and know personally what a horrible thing it is. All of my grandparents have smoked in the past and two of them have serious problems that came from the effects of their tobacco addiction. Tobacco addiction is a serious problem, so in this essay I will be expanding on it, and its many causes, effects

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    disabled from this gunshot wound and had caused his death in 33 years later. The purpose of this Act is to prevent dangerous people from buying a gun. Today, the United States is the leader in most guns per-capita (“for each person”) of the all countries, which could be considered an unsafe situation. Loosen gun laws can cause a variety of issues, one of the biggest issues is directly correlated with crime and murder. Moreover, it can still cause

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    disorder is a health problem happening to people who have a near death experience or a life altering event. (http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/PTSD-overview/basics/what-is-ptsd.asp) People suffering from PTSD often go through a wide range of symptoms and they are often different for everyone. Some of the symptoms associated with PTSD include nightmares, guilt, and trouble focusing or sleeping. Many people also try avoiding situations they believe will cause them to remember traumatic situations and events

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    The play follows the journey of a brave commander named Macbeth, who is told many prophecies concerning his future, and is overridden by his ambition. This quickly leads to the downfall of himself and his country. In the course of the story, avarice causes a significant change in Macbeth’s character, guides him towards overlooking his moral judgment, and makes an even stronger desire for more. Macbeth is primarily responsible for the tragedy because it is his greed which leads the country to ultimate

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    by natural causes such as a wildfires. The ozone unfortunately catches the most air pollution and this is due to our car emissions chemically reacting with the sunlight. This bad for the population because this type of pollution gathers close to ground and is considered to get worse in the summer time. Children, elderly and people who spend lots of time outside are most at risk of becoming sick. Children can experience coughing and wheezing. If they have asthma the pollution can cause their asthma

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    and their are certain guidelines you must meet in order to donate an organ. There's several types of organs a person is able to donate, and different types of organ donation procedures that go with the type of organs being donated. There's so many people in the United States that is waiting for an organ in need to be donated. It is estimated that more than one hundred and seventeen thousand men, women and children are in need of a lifesaving organ transplant. Eighty two percent of patients are in

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