Batman Imagine you're 5, and you come home from school. You throw your stuff down, grab the TV remote, sit down, and turn the TV on. You watch the screen go from black to color as you wait anxiously for your cartoon. Then you see a bat. Not any bat, but Batman, cruising around in his bat mobile, and you think "Wow, how cool!" And finally, when your parents take you to Toys' R' Us, you look around for Batman, past the Barbie's, past Spider-Man, past x-m…there it is, the Bat Mobile, the BAT MOBILE with the action figure and the bad guy. You buy it and come home, now you're the new king of the court, new toy, and the slickest one too. That's how I felt when I got my Bat mobile, the best toy ever. Now why is it the best? Because it's the awesome, most coolest car ever, faster than any Hot Wheel. And I was the only one in my court to have all three new Batman vehicles. Now you can say hot wheels is better because of the selection or say it's faster. But hot wheels aren't super heroes, and to me, Batman was my idol. Also, Batman's car wasn't just a normal car; it had secret weapons, a computer built on, and all kinds of good stuff. And I didn't really get into Hot Wheels when I was a little kid, Batman was always better. Why do I like Batman? Because it's the best cartoon ever, a superhero with a sidekick with action and things exploding, it's awesome! I liked it so much, Batman was everywhere in my room, toys, movies, bed sheets, posters, and comics. I loved Batman! You could easily say X-Men were better because they're all super heroes and have special powers. But...
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Persuasive, No? In the essay ¡°The Debate Has Been Miscast From The Start¡±, Henry Louis Gates Jr., explains that the idea and what is thought to be by people over the debate of multiculturalism has been wrong form the start. He attempts to explain his thoughts and views as to what multiculturalism is and where, exactly, the problem is on why there is a distorted view of multiculturalism. Gates first points out what we have been told about multiculturalism and gives examples of the, in accordance to him, the wrong meaning of it. He backs his statement by saying that schoolteachers and scholars have even realized the problem and have responded. Gates also makes a very good point to back why there is a problem by stating, ¡°After all, if multiculturalism is just a pretty name for ethnic chauvinism, who needs it?¡± (Gates 385). Then he leads into his definition of and reasoning for multiculturalism. As an opening to an essay, Gates has already persuaded me to read on and asked valid questions that provoked me to learn more about. By starting with the problem, giving solid facts and giving solutions on what can be done to correct it show that his thoughts are well organized. These points and thoughts make this essay not only persuasive but eye opening too. Gates is trying to get across the point as to why multiculturalism is important and what we think it means. He asks very good questions in his essay that makes you think and persuades you to believe in what he is saying. One question that stood out most to me was the one which is referred to as ¡°the time-tested question in universities¡± (Gates 385). The question that Gates is referring to is ¡°What does it mean to be an American?¡±(Gates 385)....
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Pg.70 "Some two or three days later I [Rukmani] noticed a change in Kuti: his eyes lost their dullness and the whimpering that had been so harrowing to listen to lessened and stopped… She [Ira] looked at me somberly: "feed him; he is hungry. Take the rupee you will find in my sari." I [Rukmani] knew then that she was responsible for the improvement in Kuti, not I, not my prayers… Nathan was groping for words, stumbling a little over them, "I will not have it said—I will not have you parading at night—." "Tonight and tomorrow and every night, so long as there is need. I [Ira] will not hunger anymore." "Like a harlot," he [Nathan] said, "A common strumpet." The epigraph comes from a part of the novel, Nectar in a Sieve, where Rukmani realizes that she was not the one who had helped Kuti to get better. It was actually Ira, who had become a prostitute, that worked to receive the money she needed so that food could be bought to feed Kuti. Ira knew that her brother would die if food was not provided, and took it upon herself to get the money needed to buy food. After reading this novel and seeing the sacrifices that were made for the well-being of a family, I believe that there is a very pressing moral issue that is repeatedly revisited throughout the novel. Therefore, the moral message seems to be that although you can denounce the act, can you denounce the person? When reading the novel, Nectar in a Sieve, there is a feeling of pity for Ira because of the deed she must do to keep her brother alive. It seems that Ira, though she knows what she's doing is wrong, is willing to do it because it will help to ensure the safety...
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Islam is the True Final Religion People often wonder what the true religion is. All religions follow at least one basic concept, belief in God. While some believe in one God others believe in many. Muslims believe Islam is the true final religion. All religions have been changed; their scriptures and books have been changed, and their beliefs have been changed too. However, Islam is the only religion whose book, the Quran, has never been changed and will never be changed. It is God's promise "We have revealed this Book and We will protect It". (Quran 15:9) One example of Muslims belief not changing is they still dress the same way today as they used during the Prophets times. If you see pictures of Mary and Jesus, you will see that practicing Muslims still dress the way Mary and Jesus dressed. That's because Muslims believe God's laws never change. We are required to be modest that's why Muslims still dress the same way. Some religions were not complete, like Judaism or Christianity. Judaism isn't complete because they knew that a prophet was supposed to come who was supposed to be like Moses. Christians believe that the chosen prophet who was supposed to come was Jesus. However Jesus was not like Moses. Jesus was not born a natural birth, nor did he die a natural birth and Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God. He did not even live a long life to be an example for his people, to show people how to live. Muslims believe that Jesus is a prophet. They believe Muhammed was the chosen prophet who supposed to be like Moses and that Muhammed was the last prophet. Muhammed had many similarities to Moses; they both taught to believe in one God, they both married...
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Julius Caesar Persuasive Essay Assassination, what a frightening and dreadful word that no one wants to hear. Yet, throughout the course of history, assassination is a regular occurrence. According to Dictonary.com, assassination is defined as: "To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons." In William Shakespeare's 1599 play, Julius Caesar, Caesar is assassinated by a disgruntled group of conspirators. The question that comes to mind is, Could assassination happen to our president in today's world? The answer is yes. An assassination to the president could occur today for a number of reasons, current world problems, former assassinations, and political views, just to name a few. At a time when the economy is poor, a war with Iraq is on the rise, the tragedy of the Columbia, and the long lasting effects of September 1lth, America and the president are very vulnerable. This is the ideal time for an assassination to take place. Look at the facts, the government is incredibly occupied at the moment. The security of the president can simply take a backseat to other issues. In addition, an assassination can occur at the most unexpected time. For example, in Julius Caesar, Caesar just defeated Pompey, yet there was men planning his death. After hearing of the cheering of the crowd after the victory, Murellus is disgusted, and calls the citizens, "you blocks, you stones." He then tells them that Caesar has not defeated an enemy, but rather that Ceasar has killed the sons of Pompey the Great. Pompey previously ruled Rome along with Caesar until their alliance fell apart, at which point they went to battle over the right to rule. There have been too many assassinations in the last century to say that an assassination to the president couldn't happen in today's world. Famous assassinations have been...
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One of the major issues being discussed is weather or not troops should remain in Iraq. The US has already started to rebuild Iraq, we can not just decide to quit. If we just gave up, that would be throwing away all the time and effort we had recently put into developing the country. The troops should remain in Iraq until the job is finished. We were the ones to make the mess, now we have to proceed in cleaning it up. Successfully turning Iraq into a democracy would assist us in gaining back respect from other countries as well as Iraqis. Our goal is to turn Iraq into a democracy. To do so we must finish what we have started. This was not said to be an easy task, but it is one we are committed to, and must remain committed to, until it is done (globalsecuritycom). If we were to leave Iraq, another dictator similar to Sudan Hussein may come to power, which would put the Iraqi people right back were they started before the US became involved (cnn.com). By rebuilding Iraq, we could become potential allies, trading partners, or it could serve as a strategic location in the Middle East (newshour.com). Although there have not been any weapons of mass destruction found yet, that is one more reason we should stay. If Iraq were to acquire WMDs it could threaten regional stability and deter any potential military action against them (cnn.com). Concerns of the high cost of remaining in Iraq have been brought up as well. It will cost even more money if we leave now and have to come back and finish it in the future. Loss of lives may be another reason to send troops home, but even more will be at stake if we are to...
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In the persuasive essay I'm writing today I will be going through; why hunting isn't bad, why hunting can help our ecosystem, and what we should do about the hunting sport.
I would like to start off by saying, there is a big debate on whether or not hunting is ethical. There are good points on both sides of the debate, but I have decided to support the hunting sport.
Hunting can help our environment and are ecosystem because sometimes nature doesn't keep the population of some animals down at a healthy level. For example the rabbit, who are cute little fuzzy creators, but populate rapidly. Hawks and disease don't take them to the number (we as people) would like (or need) them to be. The coyote is another animal that we hunt, because there are too many of them and not enough natural predators to take care of them.
Coyotes and rabbits destroy crops and livestock. Farmers are loosing ways to stop them. Coyotes keep finding (and learning) ways around fences, poisons, and shock callers. While rabbits just keep coming back for more food.
In conclusion I think the government should only give a certain number of people a license to hunt and set a certain limit to how much they can hunt. Hunting can be good, but it can also be bad. There are ways we can control it. although the debate between the two sides on whether or not hunting is ethical will probably never end, people can all compromise a little....
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Persuasive Essay Can a Cultural Revolution take place in the US, one of the most powerful countries in the would? The Revolution had a great effect on China, origin of the eastern civilization. During the Cultural Revolution in China, the economy stopped growing, the development of China nearly stopped and the Chinese teenagers did not get enough education. We don't know what would happen in the future, but a revolution is not easy to take place in the United States because in the US, there is democracy and because the people in the US are more educated and wealthy. Compare the people in China before 1966, people in the US are more free and active, and tend to do things by themselves. The United States is a democracy with a republican form of government. Democracy, however, is absent in China. Through huge propaganda campaigns, the Communists in China made Mao Zedong a popular hero. The Communists controlled the government. (Ahmad 352) But in the US, the people elect their president. This shows that the people do not think the President is a God and always follow what he says. In China, Chairman Mao controlled what people read, what people heard and what things people learned in school. (Jiang 265) On the contrary, the presidents of the United States don't have such an influence. This means that the government is not fully controlled by the President. Because of democracy, anybody can oppose what the President says and what he does. So democracy makes a Cultural Revolution not likely to happen in the US. A second reason why the US will not have a cultural revolution is that people in the US have more education and are not as poor as the Chinese before 1966. China was weakened by centuries of corrupt government and foreign...
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How many people do you know who don't have a car? Chances are the list is a very short one. Where would we be without our cars? How would we get to school or work? In a perfect world every one would use public transport and drive smart cars. But lets face it! How often does the two o'clock bus come at two o'clock or the 5pm train come at 5pm. Public transport just isn't reliable. And who wants to be the first to own a car, which you charge at night like your mobile phone. It sounds a bit gaudy, don't you think? Did you know that 3423 people were killed on the roads in the year 2001? And in the U.K. alone there are over 29,000,000 cars! 3Every year we slaughter a great percentage of the population just because of the car. Transport is the single biggest cause of air pollution, asthma is on the increase, people are allergic to the fumes which can lead to serious illnesses and that's all before the people even go anywhere near a car! 1/84 children born today will die violently in a car crash and 1/6 will be seriously injured. And it's not just the drivers who are in danger in fact it's not even just the passengers. The number of pedestrians killed every year is almost as high. People don't realise how fast they're going, the corner was sharper than they thought the ground was slippery, the brakes aren't quite as good in the rain or the child runs out from nowhere! The list of reasons is endless. The environment suffers too for our need fro better transport! Forests are ripped up to make room for motorways and dual carriageways. The smoke and exhaust fume pollutes the air and many animals are killed...
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June 7 2005, 42 Iraqis reported killed in insurgency-related violence, 67 people reported injured in four bombings - three in the northern town of Hawija and one in Baghdad, 3 US soldiers killed, 1 foreign hostage taken, 40 foreign hostages believed to be alive in detention, 20 suspected insurgents captured in Tal Afar, 8,000 Iraqi troops, 30,000 US troops operating in Baghdad, 1,800,000 barrels of oil produced, 25 percent of Iraqis completely dependent on government food hand-outs, 50 percent of Iraqis with no access to safe drinking water. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a day in the life of an Iraqi. Following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the world trade centers in America, there has been a feeling of trepidation and a need to take vengeance on those responsible. This reprisal however has flowed into what we now know as the war in Iraq. Being an Australian, it is easy for us to be fooled by the media and media representations of these issues. We only know what we see and what we see is not always reality. President George Bush has very serious problems. Before the first deployment of troops to Iraq, Bush made a number of clear statements about the reason the United States needed to pursue the most radical actions any nation can undertake - acts of war against another nation. Now it is clear that many of his statements appear to be false. President Bush addressed the United Nations on September 22nd 2002 and said, "Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons." These words tell us that he strongly believed that a war on Iraq was essential. However it seems as if he may have been manipulating us into believing Iraq had weapons of mass...
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