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Did you know that Dr. Benjamin Carson is the first American Neurosurgeon to successfully separate a conjoined twin who were joined at the top of their heads? Dr. Carson grow up in poverty with a single parent who dedicated her life to make sure her son would become successful in life. “As a child I hated poverty,” Dr. Carson stated within his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. Although he was born in a situational stage were poverty was his main obstacle, Carson mother didn’t allow the…

In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. society has been modified into a supposed utopia by making everyone equal. In the story everyone who is deemed “above average” is brought down to average with the use of handicaps. While these handicaps work for most, some people try to challenge the Handicapper General, Diana Moon Glampers. One of these people is Harrison Bergeron, a fourteen year old boy imprisoned for trying to take down the government. In the story Harrison breaks…

Common Core: The Strings Behind the Puppet Rome wasn’t built in a day, neither destroyed in just one, this abides the case behind Common Core too, it wasn’t built in a day and it can’t just be eschewed at once. Although, the government expectations over these standards act as the only element stopping a majority of the population of eating alive each piece of the program until it remains completely gone. Until this moment arrives, expectations continue to last related to whatever sort of…

Active Euthanasia, Legal Murder Recently, the question on whether the state of California should legalize euthanasia, intentionally ending a life to prevent pain and suffering, arises. On October 5, 2015, governor Jerry Brown of California put an end to that question by signing into law the End of Life Option Act. The law allows “terminally ill people to be prescribed the drugs that will end their life” (Unknown). Passing the bill means active euthanasia, which is defined as “taking measures…

to be worn, then legislators feel that they are overriding state laws. Economically, if riders were to wear their helmets, despite states having a universal law, it would save this country $3 billion dollars per year. A reduction like this would also help with reducing insurance and medical costs as well. When riders opt to not wear their helmet, there is no thought to cost or fatalities, just the pleasure of enjoying a ride.…

where Patsy Cline is interred. Several Highways, including the Patsy Cline Memorial Highway, Route 522, and Patsy Cline Boulevard in Winchester, have been named to commemorate her life. She left the world with, as her Country Music Hall of Fame plaque states, a "heritage of timeless recordings...[a] testimony to her artistic capacity"—an impressive legacy for only three decades on earth. In 1973 Patsy was elected posthumously to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and her reputation is on record as…

United States for the last decade regarding physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients, many believe having a Doctor prescribe a self-administered lethal drug to a patient is diminishing the value of life. While others believe this method should be the patients’ right to choice when the pain and suffering from a life threatening illness should cease. II. Main Point # 1 - Will Physician- Assisted Suicide, also known as the “Death by Dignity Act” be legalized in the remaining states?…

to be a part of a process and should elect representatives based on who will get the job done without bias. This could be accomplished at local, state, and national levels. An example would be utilizing the media as a tool in a positive way. There has been so much controversy surrounding the name “Common Core”. It should be changed and modified. Some states have already figured it out by modifying and adopted the standards under a new name. Whether people realize it or not, there…

the District Court of Howard County, Maryland relied upon the requirement surrounding intent as the means to convict Sam Kant of Shoplifting. However, the Court made a serious error in judgment in terms of accepting the State 's version of Kant 's actions. Of course, the State focused upon Kant 's lack of patience when he left the customer service line and refusal to return the unpurchased Handell 's beans back to its shelf. However, in Kant 's mind which is directly related to intent, he…

Born of Fire: Chrysler 200 Commercial Analysis The year 2008 represented struggle and despair. The American automobile manufacturing industry especially felt the hit of the economic crisis. The energy crisis spiked fuel prices, discouraging the purchase of pick up trucks and SUVs due to their low fuel economy. Chrysler was a part of the American “Big Three” and their company began to crumble. Unable to withstand the economic downfall, Chrysler was forced into bankruptcy in 2009. This 2011 Super…