I am not asking you to join Al-Qaeda or anything drastic like that, just simply think about our country. ... If you look at the most recent news headlines about Strom Thurman or Trent Lott, you can see that some Americans are still not thinking of African Americans as equals. ... However, if you think about why they are violent it usually has some valid roots. ... People are killing each other left and right over things like having the same rims on their ride, or wearing the wrong colors in the wrong part of town. ... And don't say you disagree with me, because I will sue you for em...

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Like a big shield had just been pierced like a finger to a gum bubble and that there were terrorists flying over my head, dive bombing everything I knew. ... In retrospect things cannot be taken so much to heart you forget why it happened and how to solve, instead of letting emotion take over. ... The part I didn't like was the almost immediate turn against anyone resembling Afghani in any way. Freedom was beginning to be as free as your ability to not look like Osama Bin Laden in the United States for a while. ... When you are away from home trying to take what another is defending it&#...

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The worst part of the entire war situation must have been the reaction from the American people to ANYONE who apposed the war, if you said a single thing that makes it even seem like you don't think the wars a good idea, they"ll boycott you, you have to love your right to your opinion, as long as its just like everyone else's of course. Like when the French refused to support the war effort and restaurants started serving "Freedom Fries" instead of French Fries, that's got to be the dumbest thing I have ever heard, like the U.S really needed any help to defeat the Iraqis in the ...

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Have you ever called into a radio station and asked them to play some other song off a one-hit wonder album or an underground band that you liked? ... But why should people care what music is being played as long as they like it? ... Whoa, wait a minute though; you wanted to look like JLo , all the time. ... Fashion changes every season, for every year, so how much are you truly paying to look like JLo. Well, there are four seasons in a fashion year, so you are really paying an estimated five thousand dollars a year to look like JLo . ...

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On a special day of the year like president's day or Independence Day whatever it is even every day of the week you should hang a flag or at least be proud to see it when you do see the flag. ... I feel that if you have the spirit then you will always stand by our country weather it be at war or at peace always stand by. ... Like at our school we had times in the morning where you could just go hold hands in a circle around the American flag if you wanted to get your feelings out. ... A statue that I really like is the Iwo Jima memorial statue. ... I salute to the flag like three times a ...

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How many of you out there like to have sex ,watch people have sex on T.V. or in person, or think about sex. ... For one it would be taxed like most other things, so the government would profit from it.... You could buy singular favors or you could buy a combination package,like getting your car washed. ... Just like if you don't agree with smoking ,then don't smoke. ... Ending my thesis, I would like to sum up why prostitution should be legalized: It will be supervised, it will be taxed ,it will be monitored for diseases,it will be a stress reliever, it may keep you out of othe...

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"How can a guy grow up in a circus like that?" ... "You"re tearing me apart." ... Then you will be a good American, and America salutes you. ... "Don't I buy you everything you want?" ... What kind of music is this, parents wanted to know, you just don't get it do you, you just don't understand, said the kids. ...

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What if your job not only made you work there, but then sent work home for you to do, and if you didn't do it, you were in big trouble? ... What if those guys could insult you, push you against your cubicle, and people actually liked them for it? Sounds like a terrible job, right? ... Do you think those 'experts' know what it's like to be in that situation? ... And its sad that something like this has to happen to open our eyes. ...

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The honest reason I quit was because I truly never liked smoking. ... Most walk around like they have a ten-inch stick up their ass, and by the looks of them; they don't look exactly like social gurus. ... Sometimes I respond, "I do not feel like it." ... It is the little things that bother people like me. For example, at these parties people hold their cigarettes out like weapons and if you move the wrong way you are going to suffer greatly. ...

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My next paragraph will talk about what the tortillas is, what it is made of and what it looks like. My last informational paragraph I will tell you about what the Mexican people liked to eat before Christopher Columbus founded America. ... Some people wonder what a chili is, well a chili is that spicy taste you usually get when you take a chip and dip it in to the salsa. ... Fresh vegetables like avocadoes, peppers, tomatoes, were also served. Complete with fruits like bananas and apples. ...

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I don't know about the rest of America but I would like to live my life while I can. ... People are free to purchase and own their own homes, cars, furniture, and other things like TV, video games, computers, or anything else you might desire. You have total power to live where you want and what type of career you want to pursue. But Communism they control what you buy and what you do with it. For example, if you or someone you know passed away then the stuff that they had goes back to the government. ...

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Does this sound like the America that you and I know today? ... What is it like to be walking down the street and have people stare at you and call you names and tell you to go back home, when you are home? ... If you were lucky you would have a teacher that would give you a chance and help you along the way, if you were unlucky you would have to learn on your own. ... Is this what it is like to be an American? ... I never had to go through anything like that. ...

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Does our society have to be violent in order to feel like a strong America? ... It makes them feel like it is ok to kill because you will win at the end. ... If you are in a big city you have to be a little more cautious then if you were in a small city like Cincnnati. ... If you murder somebody and you do not get punished for it, many people will be angry. You then have no control over what the mourning family might want to do to you. ...

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I explored America with my thumb you could say. ... You get to the southern part of the state you"ll locate the cactus that this state is known for. ... From my vantage point high up on a rocky mountain side you couldn't see the water, but you could hear it sounding off the mountainside like huge buckets of water being thrown from atop a building. ... There are absolutely no clues this town is coming upon you as you"re traveling. ... These boulders are in such different shapes and sizes yet flatter on their tops that it looked to me like they could have been stepping stone like in a creek...

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It's 4:00 pm and you just got home from school. ... Indoctrinating girls as young as eight years old, bands like NSYNC and the Backstreet boys have already started to mold the minds of the little people. ... Artists like shock rocker Marilyn Manson and Incubus inspire people to start thinking. You may not agree with what they are saying or writing , but at least they are getting you to think. So what do you want to hear when you turn on the radio? ...

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you don't even have a clue" response out of one of them. ... My mom does vote actively because she's one of those people who feels like you have no room to discuss politics and what you believe if you didn't even contribute to who's in office or who's in charge. ... The first two because of the same reason as me and then the last one because she feels like she just works and works her fingers to the bone to support her and her family and she feels like the government isn't cutting her any slack with taxings and bills, so when she starts up, get out when you ...

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Wars like the Crusades between the Christians and the Muslims, which started in 1095 and led to 1096, also continued from 1097- 1127, was fought over the control of the land of Jerusalem. ... In countries like India and Saudi Arabia many women fight against discrimination. ... The basic fact about being an American is that you can do anything you choose to under the limits of the law. ... Embracing America is like taking on multiple cultures at once. You have so many different religions and races around you. ...

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He made it sound like America was heaven on earth, which is far from the truth and far from reality. ... And although he makes America sound like a beautiful, easy place to live in, no one with half a brain would believe everything that he's saying. ... You don't live forever and you"re not eternally happy. ... You have to learn to survive in a completely new environment; you have to learn to communicate with a people whose language you've never even heard of. ... You managed to rise above all the problems, and make it through the tough times. ...

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To some people animals are like diamonds, and are cared for as well as their own children. ... Like for example, they both need some form of college, for vets it could be anywhere from 2-14 years. To be a type doctor like a physician you have to do four years of college or at a university to earn a BA or BS degree. ... It is a fact that veterinarians are not as well appreciated as regular doctors but if you go on home vet home pages you will see were some owner write letters to their animals doctor saying thank you for all you help and things like that" (Cotten). ... Most shelters will e...

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Do you want to lose your hand for a mistake you made? ... And before you know it, someone you know was killed by a family member to preserve the reputation. ... I dare you to move and shake lawmakers. ... If all 50 states does not ban foreign law, one state will become like the UK. If one state becomes like the UK, then there's going to be an increase of random public, during the day, crimes like on the train or the bus. ...

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These groups themselves are like our countries own Special Forces unit. ... They prefer sending the lower class of people in the group, sort of like the army. ... Here's the problem with terrorist, it's not like a country. ... With terrorism, you can't hit with what you can't see. ... To cross state borders you must be able to come to an agreement with that state and also you would like that state to join you in the fight against terrorism. ...

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If you do not have enough money to feed your family you can apply for welfare. Also if you do work, but do not earn enough to afford a place to live , you can apply for HUD. ... I think that J.F.K. said it best, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country." ... Many people do not pay their taxes like they should. Those who do pay their taxes probably do not like it very well. ...

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Why you might ask should we accept differences among people? ... Why can't we be classified as people that are just like you? When you really think about it, we are just like you. ... Why can't our marriages be just like yours? ... Why can't we be just like you? ...

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Just think about what it is like for someone 10 to 15 years younger then they are. ... If you don't look a certain way, you are deemed not good enough, and it is all your fault. ... These images cause girls become anorexic, or eve bulimic, just so they can look like the supermodels that all the guys are drooling over. ... ll tell you why, home is where the heart is, and my heart is at home with you.? ... A long, drawn out form of suicide, just like any other kind of drug abuse. ...

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Alchol in america is legal to drink when you are 21, while in Canada it is 19. ... This is true, but what he failed to point out is like with Australia, communities are widley spread out and to walk home from town would take hours. ... When you have such communities in Canada you will find that there are no strangers, everyone knows everyone and they trust each other because the communities are so small. ... Very much like in the USA, the media cannot comment on there heads of state, where as in Britain publications like Private eye and television programmes like Have I got news for you, ...

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