The Confusion Surrounding Honest and Dishonest Graft George Washington Plunkitt, state senator of New Jersey around 1905, believed that most people could not differentiate between dishonest graft and honest graft. Plunkitt argued that he was getting richer everyday owing to …
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LONG’S ADDRESS ANALYSIS: Share Our Wealth Huey P. Long, senator of Louisiana in 1934, insisted that there should be a cap of 50 million dollars over the personal wealth of individuals in the country. This was proposed in his ‘share …
Essay: Sleep Deprivation There are a significant number of issues that come forward with human beings that are both mental and physical. Of these issues there are a number that span both, such as that of sleep deprivation. Sleep …
Devastating Beauty The essay by Teal Pfeiffer discusses the role of the media, especially magazines, in portraying beauty for women in a way that affects women’s mental and physical health. Despite the fact that the media shows women that are …
Should the U.S. Government Legalize Marijuana? There have been many recent pushes by the public for the government to legalize marijuana in the United States. While only a small number of states including Colorado have legalized weed in their respective …
Should the U.S. Government Require Health Insurance? With the majority approval of Obamacare in the United States, the nation is leaning towards the idea that all American citizens should require health insurance. Virtually, every other country in the world has …
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Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants.” Would you feel differently about the story if the roles of Jig and the man were reversed, that is, if Jig wanted the abortion and the man wanted her to marry him and keep …
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Arguments in two poems: The United Fruit Co and Identity Card In Pablo Neruda’s “The United Fruit Co.”, the poet discusses the role of large corporations in exploiting certain members of the population. I really liked how Neruda opened his …
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This story argues for what we like to call “freedom of the dress.” Do you agree with this argument? Do people need to be told what to wear? If so, who gets to decide? If public nudity were legal, would …
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An earlier version of this story was three or four pages longer and ended with Sammy at the beach looking for the girls but not finding them. Do you like the story the way it is now, or do you …