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    Chicago it has the same things as the book , they also faced their consequences.. Characters think that their dishonesty won’t go as far, but their lies in the book and film get pretty serious and tragical. Why lie when you could easily say the truth? Back then and even today they decide to keep lying because the think no one is going to find out at all. Somehow everything’s gonna end up getting out and everyone is going to find out either way. Which makes you look worse because when people find out they

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    Connecticut legislated that children under a certain age are liable as delinquents for committing any crimes that if an adult would have done would be considered criminal. Prior to 1995 Public Act Connecticut’s juvenile justice system was designed to be non-criminal and rehabilitative. In Connecticut anyone under the age of 16 is considered a child and anyone who is at least 16 or almost 18 are considered a youth. They now serve crimes that were done before the alleged suspect turn(s) sixteen. The

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    thought that life would always be deplorable. This may not seem true, but when yo I thought that life would always be deplorable. This may not seem true, but when you are being hurt mentally, emotionally, and physically almost every day, it sucks. The bad part about that sentence is that it’s true. I remember the day that we were taken away from our “family” just like it was yesterday. It happened after school on June 8th, 2011, a Wednesday. There were no clouds in the sky and the sun was blazing. It

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    The pigs had a far greater education than the other animals, so it makes sense that the animals would easily fall for lies. Squealer, the most persuasive of all of the pigs, is able to make anyone believe that things on the farm are not as bad as they truthfully are. Boxer gets hurt and Napoleon sells him to the knacker. He uses this money for alcohol. The animals started to figure out what happened and became panicked, but with a lie created by Squealer, their worries are put to rest. Squealer

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    prepared. Many people believe that Adnan syed did not kill Hae Min Lee. Most of them would back their belief by mentioning Jay’s testimony and how it was inconsistent. (“Inconsistencies”) Therefore, due to the inconsistencies, Jay could have been lying in his whole testimony and making up the whole story so that he can put the blame on Adnan. Some would think that Jay was jealous of Adnan because he was close friends with his girlfriend, Stephanie. For this reason, opponents argue that Adnan was

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    after corporal punishments. That’s why I believe spanking is needed. A long time ago, Korean ancestors took over Confucianism. Thus, it orders that all children should obey and respect elder with manners. When I have been spanking with a stick in several times, even though it scared me, interestingly we always called it ‘a stick of love. It means I am being love by spanking with it. I experienced it in several times, so I tried to fix my problems such as lying. Otherwise, one of my friends didn’t

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    Ever since I was in the sixth grade there was this guy that had an enormous crush on me. I never would give him a chance to be my boyfriend, because I was not fond of him. We developed from junior high, to high school until he was even in college. No matter how hard he tried to get me to like him I just could not bring upon myself to do so. As the years went by he showed no sign of letting up, honestly I wanted him to. I did not like him, nor anything that he did I was just irritated by his presence

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    New Money In the novel, The Great Gatsby, Gatsby is seen as a mysterious character that’s not called great or bad. The Great Gatsby takes place in the 1920’s during the “roaring twenties” or called as the “Jazz Age”, a period ending the Great Depression and an era where jazz and dancing become trendy. Gatsby does not seem to be fit to be called “great”, instead he is fit for being called a determined man. Some may not call Gatsby “great” because of his lies and some will call him “great” because

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    concert, delicious gourmet food, and amazing parties flood my timeline. Each time that I see these kinds of pictures, it makes me look back on to my day or my week and see how much fun I didn’t have that week. It makes me question why I don’t have that kind of life or why I don’t have that kind of money. Everyone who I consider acquaintances have their lives figured out while I can’t even decide what flavor Frappuccino I want at Starbucks. One quote inside the article that sums up my feelings is “They

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    tragic hero.” This is according to Aristotle’s definition, a tragic hero is a character “who is neither completely good nor completely bad, but also a member of royalty.” Romeo is a tragic hero because he does many good things, but many bad things, as well. For example, he is a Montague and he marries Juliet, who is a Capulet. This is prohibited, so Romeo is bad. However, Romeo does everything he can to keep Juliet happy and risks his life for her, which makes him good. Romeo is also a man of

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