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- 1271: No Need for Drastic Change
- ... essential in one’s journey in life to learn, change, and experience the many different perspective of life. Besides arguing against travel, Lao-Tzu feels that weapons are unnecessary because they are the cause of violence. He says, “A decent man will avoid them except in the direct necessity and if compelled with use them only with the utmost restraint” (Mitchell. 31. 3-5). This is unrealistic in today’s society ...
- 1272: The Power of Obierika
- The Power of Obierika Suicide had been the only escape that Okonkwo could have from the cowardice that surrounded him. The entire clan had shirked from violence like women, cowering at the though of going to war against the Christians like dogs cowering before their master. Obierika could not help feel that he was at least partly at fault for Okonkwo's ...
- 1273: Of All People, I Survived
- ... I knew something harsh would harm us. The conflict that once started and hasn’t ended yet. Muslims wanted Armenia for themselves even though it was for the Christian Armenians. I couldn’t believe the violence and hate towards each other. I wished the conflict to end, but then there was no agreeable solution. It was the Turks again. “Don’t provoke me to do you harm. I may punish you ...
- 1274: Creative Story: Dorko
- ... be easily caught in a crowded place like this. Would you like to go outside? We can sit around in an alley until it gets dark out. We could stage the perfect act of random violence. Where are you going? Stop running!" Dorko stood in line for about a half hour. Not because of the lunchtime rush, but he just didn't know to move forward. Finally, after a nice shove ...
- 1275: Creative Writing: American Dream
- ... own home, and the devotion of a loving wife. Kyle eventually became obsessed with the simulator, using it for four and seven hours per day. He began watching happy situation comedies on television instead of violence filled action movies. He was captivated by the idea of having a family, love, and without knowing it, Joel's life. Kyle never told Joel about his new fixation, and continued to travel to and ...
- 1276: Personal Essay: Prejudice
- ... in its racial distribution. It is a city where most of the people are middle class working folks. While it is a moderate size city, it has few city problems such as homelessness, poverty and violence. The year was 1992 and it was the summertime. It was very hot and humid at about 11:30 at night and I was in a car driving around looking for something to do. It ...
- 1277: American Essay
- ... freedoms comes a responsibility, a responsibility to be accountable for your actions. Equality is the basis of American society. Before equality for all, there was slavery. With this slavery came accounts of cruelty and disillusioned violence. Without help from first hand accounts of slaves such as Frederick Douglass and Olaudah Equiano, we would have never emerged from this dark era in American history. American music is the envy of nations around ...
- 1278: Creative Writing: Under The Spell - A travel tale by Danny O'brien
- ... road to Clonakilty. We had passed through Inishannon traveling on N71 when beside the road ahead stood a young local lad with his arm outstretched, hitching for a ride. We being from the land of violence and crime and wary of all strangers particularity hitchhiking strangers hesitated, then realizing we were in Ireland, stopped just in time to give him a lift. Suddenly relieved to be temporarily free from the paranoia ...
- 1279: Personal Writing: It Was The Perfect Lifeoff
- ... shown love and that face of a sleeping tabby is to amazing to exclude from this fantasy. The scenery above is much different from the scenery below. Up above their is no filth, pollution, or violence. Just the clouds, the wind, darkness, the peaceful silence lightened a bit by the twinkling stars that shine with happiness. I fell in love with the solemnity of the night, and realized how rarely I ...
- 1280: Personal Writing: Life in Junior High
- ... to mind. School was not boring, it was fun because the teachers who cared made it fun. Knowledge learned from school kept students focused and made students strive to keep learning. In those days, “Gang violence” was unheard of. From sixth grade on to the eighth grade, I maintained a 4.0 grade point average. I honestly don't believe that I am naturally bright, but I believe that the excitement ...
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