Yes, they are the seven sins that originally were eight, from the great Greek theologian Evagrius of Pontus, which was then slashed down to seven by Pope Gregory the Great in the 6th century. ... Today were going to take these simple advertisements, from various magazines, and examine them to the point of understanding. ... Next, is Gluttony, which is shown by there being five empty Absolut bottles with their lids, tossed to the side as if they were never needed. The empty bottles where there is none left and the uncontrollable urge to consume everything has been satisfied by leaving non...

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First off there were "outsiders" who violated the privacy of the Southerners; the south was part of a whole, part of union, part of a country. ... Technically none the bystanders were guilty of anything, but morally they were all guilty of staying silent causing the deaths of the civil rights activists to be in vain. The actual oppressors were few but the bystanders were the majority but even then, they didn't try to stop the oppressors. ... Who knows their second hand smoke might even eventually kill someone and yet I just stand there doing nothing. ... The South were wrong to think th...

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But none of them made a differences in history like Chris Columbus. ... Serfs were present there too. Back then most castles were made out of wood. ... Then there were many curusades. ... There were problems trading with the East. ...

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The life that immigrants were living was very difficult. ... "He disliked the music that black men played, confused music, the melody, if there was one, deliberately hidden in braided skeins of rhythm."... If peace is important to us, then the rights actions must start in the house at a young age to try to give a just and none racist education to the young generation. ... It's also similar to the situation of the Japanese that were living in North America during World War 2; since the United-States were at war with Japan, all American Japanese were taken into custody. ... Stereotypes are ...

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There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to ceded from the Union. ... They said that the slaves were better cared for then the free factory workers in the North. ... There were demands for political equality, economic, religious, and social advances. ... There were also many people in the North known as abolitionist s who made the South look bad. ... Other problems existed that led to succession but none were as big as the slavery issue. ...

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There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to ceded from the Union. ... They said that the slaves were better cared for then the free factory workers in the North. ... There were demands for political equality, economic, religious, and social advances. ... There were also many people in the North known as abolitionist s who made the South look bad. ... Other problems existed that led to succession but none were as big as the slavery issue. ...

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These men were making five times more then what they can make at home. ... Hundreds of miles to the south there were something else brewing, a small plant creating another economic boom called cotton. ... There were four million men, women, and children in slavery. ... Then he met and debated with Lincoln in the White House about slavery. ... He hoped that the local slaves would help him but none for the slaves showed up to help him and his sons. ...

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Finally, I believe that none of them would ever consider removing affirmative action because they benefit so much from it. ... These people I targeted were majority college students ranging from age eighteen to twenty seven. ... None of the people I asked refused to take the survey. ... If it takes affirmative action to ensure that minorities are represented, then let it be. ... Thus, even if every unemployed minority worker were to take a White workers job then less than 2 percent of Whites would be affected. ...

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When a violent action is reported publicly, there is a move to blame someone or something for what has happened. ... Lawsuits were filed against the companies producing these violent games. ... If a tobacco product will affect a person's health, then perhaps a game product will affect a person's mentality. ... Even then, the atrocities presented in a novel also have other notions placed in them as well. ... Therefore, there does not seem to be a need to control literature as much. ...

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None of the author's assertions are dogmatic. ... On the other hand, Quindlen uses cognitive as she contrasts three major publications" methods of handling then Republican Presidential candidate George W. ... There is a label that plays an important role in the agenda. ... Then there is also the mind-set of the editor of the before mentioned New Yorker. ... There really is no argument that can be set from this article or anything else that there is evident crucial data on this topic. ...

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The Police Force in America, some may say, has become none more than a brute militia, preying on the weak and innocent. ... He was then struck 19 times and killed, unarmed and nonviolent, a victim of police brutality (Stephan). ... So then, what is the reason for such harsh police brutality in America? ... There is evidence that shows that racial minorities are systematically victimized, without cause, often in a violent manner. ... There is no amount of civil actions that can bring back those lost by the horrible and unnecessary actions taken by corrupt officers. ...

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Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. ... There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union. ... They said that the slaves were better cared for then the free factory workers in the North. ... There were demands for political equality and economic and social advances. ... Other problems existed that led to succession but none were as big as the slavery issue. ...

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Northerners complained and southerners were inflamed by the North's defiance. ... As a result, California drafted a constitution and then applied for statehood, thus bypassing the usual territorial stage and avoiding becoming a slave state. ... If elected "without slavery", then those slaveholders already I the state would still be protected. ... Northerners were inflamed by this and tension increased greatly. ... Of course, if not for their secession, there would be no civil war and none of the aforementioned events would be as relevant as they were as a result of the war. ...

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There's two things they want to keep: all the money and all the say-so. They don't want these poor workin' folks to have none of that.... El Chacal was demanding $500 apiece, whereas the Cuellos were willing to pay only $350. At this point, Antonio realized, 'We were being sold like animals.... We think that if we have very little money when we die, then we failed in life. ...

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This offers the courts and judicial system a sentencing option that is more restrictive then probation and less restrictive then incarceration, and an alternative with lower costs then prison. Studies show however that none of these programs reduce offenders re offending. ... They were originally designed to assist offenders who were being released from prison to re enter society. ... Halfway houses can be effective and cost efficient however there are several factors that put halfway houses at risk of not being successful. ... They are able to report to the probations or court services ...

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By the early 1800s, a nationwide tax assessment revealed that there were near six hundred thousand dwellings in the United States, and by the 1850s, there were well over three million. ... Brick and stone homes were a rare sight, and were only really used in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey for the richer families; this was in agreement with German tradition, an ethic group that settled there. ... These successful merchants and lawyers, large plantation owners, and other various professional men were at the top of the social scale, followed by farmers, storekeepers, and successful artisa...

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Such conditions lead to feelings of deprivation and hopelessness and then turn to crime for means of escape. ... One would have workers brew the liquor in empty barns and warehouses then bottle them up for distribution. ... When the first Italian immigrants landed in America there were signs of organized crime. ... Billions of dollars were made by these men. ... But maybe none of these roots are as colorful, powerful, or meaningful than the organized crime root. ...

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We were both expressing ourselves with an engaging and shared sensed of humor in a way that seemed to me inoffensive. ... Is there a disability subculture? ... I cannot speak very much to my own early past views as a younger man, say up to the age of 24, on people who are disabled or many other subcultures because my own thinking then on the subject was undefined and nebulous. During my own primary education through high school there were no autistic children, no self-identified gay youth and none with obvious physical disabilities such as blindness or cerebral palsy in the classrooms (if yo...

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When we look back to the past, there is no doubt that African Americans faced the barrier of race, or color prejudice in the past; Chinese, and other Asian Americans were discriminated in the society, the workplace, the school, and the neighborhood. None of these should be surprising; they are parts of history. ... While there is dream, there is hope. ... With this belief, lives of Americans were never being the same. ... There are always opportunities in the United States, if you want to live like Bill Gates, then go find an opportunity, even though you can not success at last, you can still ...

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Wade where women were granted the option of first term abortions. ... There is a famous quote from the television show Friends where the character Rachel tells her partner, "No uterus, no opinion" (Kelly). ... So basically, for me, it goes more like this: If it's not YOUR uterus, it's none of your f****** business" (proabortion5eva). ... Quindlen says, "Californians were willing to ignore Arnold Schwarzenegger's alleged career as a serial sexual bigot" (Quindlen 2). ... " Regardless of gender, if your path to leadership is diverted by an opinionat...

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A race of beings that none of us have ever seen before emerge from within the ship. ... A few hundred years go by, and the beings decide that maybe they were a little unfair to us. ... There are games out there in which you play a guy that runs around stealing cars, killing people, robbing banks, and blowing up buildings. ... Then there is the absurd legal side of our country. ... There is not much that can be done about the past. ...

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Between the North and South there were deep economic, social, and political differences. ... There were a few reasons other then the slavery issue, that the South disagreed on and that persuaded them to succeed from the Union. ... They said that the slaves were better cared for then the free factory workers in the North. ... There were demands for political equality and economic and social advances. ... They were convinced that they should make a bid for independence by succeeding rather then face political encirclement. ...

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This quote demonstrates the idea that there was a lot of discrimination and prejudice against the blacks, the fact that white individuals treated these black soldiers in a lowery manner, demonstrated how blacks felt hatred against whites and felt as if they were lesser beings. There was also a great amount of generals who did not think that the blacks were capable of being relied on to defeat the enemy in the south, but Colonel Shaw always maintained his faith and defended them. ... "If you men will take no pay... then none of us will." ... As time went by, the 54th regiment began assimilati...

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I lie there staring at the ceiling counting down from sixty. ... Then I use a rinse of Listerine before heading to the shower. ... Sometimes it comes to be that none of my shirts would go well with any of the pants and so I go on to imagine which sweaters I have to cover up with. ... There are reasons for the events being queued the way they are. ... When I see my friends dressed in the oddest combination of colors and clothes I can only imagine the rush they were in to get to class on time. ...

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The playgrounds weren't safe; there were no clean drinking fountains, nor any open fields to run. ... Williams's parents were very wealthy and they sent him to the best school LA had to offer. ... Rafael and many other kids like him have dreams of becoming better off then their parents and achieving the American Dream. ... Here is some statistics showing that have a decent education while being poor is slim to none. ... Education usually equals money and that then equals respect and class (education=money=respect). ...

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