...ambitious person because he desires that people will change the environment to make it healthy. David wants the world, and the environment to be healthy for the new generation of people, to experience the world as it is now. Suzuki has...
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...In the words of Christopher Reeve, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” A hero doesn’t have to save the world from a world wide mass destruction like superman. They also don’t have to be male. In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, the main character Odysseus and real life modern day hero Razia Jan model what a good hero really is. Odysseus and Razia Jan reveal how a good hero is someone who can overcome obstacles because it exhibits determination, inner courage, and selflessness. A good hero has the determination to keep moving even when there are hardships along the way. Through his entire journey Odysseus is being thrown into danger and terrifying situations nonstop....
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...English 015 5 September 2013 Signs of Danger Everyday I pace back and forth on the hard pavement on the edge of the pool with my red tube. Hot sun beaming down on my already burnt skin and tried faces scanning the water. All I look forward to on these summer days is lunch break and free swim time. I know I am safe if anything happens today, I’m a lifeguard, I’m trained to respond to life-threatening situations. Blow a long whistle really loud, point at the person in distress, and press the Emergency Stop button. I’m okay. I kept pacing back and forth doing my job, watching over people’s lives. On this afternoon I encountered a situation that will forever be imprinted in my memory. I remember vividly seeing a body on the mid-surface of the water, sinking. Looking at the body I waited for it to come back up or at least show me some signs of helplessness. Nothing. And I counted “One. Two. Three.” I blew on my whistle, pointed at the body, and went to hit the Emergency Stop button. I jumped right in and my heart was pounding. “Why isn’t he moving or struggling?” “Was this going to be my first unconscious body?” “...Please let them be okay” I thought to myself. As I was getting closer to the body I saw it keep sinking. The worst thoughts came into my mind. When I was right on top of it I left my red lifeguarding tube on the surface and dove straight under, grabbed the heavy man with both my arms, going under his armpits and pushed off the bottom of the pool. I was struggling...
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...civilians. Mike Bloomberg former mayor of New York City, seventh richest person in the world is an advocate against gun control.At first he gathered a group called “Mayors Against Illegal Guns” starting with only 15 mayors since than more than 1,000 former and current mayors have joined this cause. It now joins with “Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America” which is one of the biggest groups of moms working for gun safety reducing the risk of gun violence. SInce then they both have formed the group called “Everytown for Gun Safety”. On his last term of mayor he swore to the people that he would set aside $50 million to create a group against gun control called “Everytown for Gun Safety”. Trying to make towns safer again because gun violence is touching everywhere in america and all over the world. This group was one of the best opponents to work against the NRA’s. After two years of this group one of America’s mass shooting present day has happened. More than 2 million cops, moms, former and current mayors, and people in communities have tried to fix common sense laws to reduce gun violence and promote common sense laws....
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...and realized the monster under my bed was very real. And I watched as my world crashed around my feet... Denial won't make it any less real. Refusal to accept it won't save me. My dreams died... All hope was lost... and my plans for my future were destroyed. The reality I knew ceased to exist. And my bubble world simply burst. And I am no longer sheltered . No longer immune. No longer safe. It's hard to move on... So hard to let go. Memories of the past... and dreams and plans for the future... Hopes and dreams have ceased to exist... and I must leave behind my memories if I am to survive. It's unbelievably sad to let go... It's hard to leave it all behind... Hard to walk away... and not keep looking back Hard to believe it wasn't all wasted... Wasted time... wasted love... wasted dreams It's all dead...my memories... my life... my future... my dreams But dreams are just delusions... Eventually you have to wake up... It's hard to believe it's real... hard to believe it's over... harder to accept... It's so hard... to change... To change the way I think... the way I believed it would end... The end is here now... Not somewhere in the future I want to wake up... I pray for the faintest echo of light... waiting in the darkness... for dawn to slowly creep back into my room... I am unable to utter a prayer... unable to rely on anyone to save me. There is no one to save me.... there is only me... I am alone. I will always be alone. I will never...
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...to die. There are many types of terrorist groups such as the Taliban,Isis, and Boko Haram. You will hear about this all over the news about how there were terror attacks and how they killed a plethora of people. The worst part is that it happens everywhere. All that we can try to do is stop it now. Malala On October,9, 2011 A girl named Malala was shot by the Taliban at gun point for going to school. She was shot in the head, shoulder, and neck, not only this but two of her friends were also...
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...for surface water or groundwater authorisations. It also describes how to prevent pollution incidents and gives tips on how to store and handle materials responsibly. How can one go about spelling the importance of water in our lives? When we look around and see how water pollution threatens to destroy the Earth, what is our reaction to it? Indifference, perhaps? It is due to this indifference that the world as we know it will soon end. Through a long-drawn, really slow process of torment and torture. It's not just water pollution that spells danger for us, but since water is one of the most crucial resources, without which the very survival of all life on earth will cease to exist, it becomes our duty to undertake immediate actions to stop and prevent this destruction. Yet, there are some who would still turn a deaf ear to the pleas of taking immediate action in order to stop the destruction and pollution of this natural resource. Then again, there are also those who have understood that this is not the way to go about saving the earth, and are doing everything to save what can...
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...thought possible and will have to struggle to fight the corruption and collectivism of his society to reach his goal of discovering ego. Equality 7-2521 has to go through many struggles to be able to successfully be able to reach self-esteem. One struggle is that even though he is very bright the government does everything to stop him from entering the Home of the Scholars and becoming too smart and learn about the word “I”....
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...In 1941 A speech was given by president roosevelt about how the U.S the speech was given during the time when japan was attacking them and hawaii. The speech was given at a sessional congress meeting. President roosevelt wanted to urge congress to declare war on japan. He did that using persuasive ideas and loaded words. One way roosevelt achieves his purpose is by persuading the congress about what japan has been doing around us and what it is destroying. It is through that it might cause more problems but we can stop the deaths of people and fight back and stand up for what's right. What roosevelt is trying to say “ japan has been bombing us and trying to start a war and over It is an act that is treacherous and requires some kind...
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...The world should be more grateful that Superman saved them rather than worrying about the damages he caused. He saved the world by killing General Zod, sacrificing himself in numerous situations, and teaming up with the U.S. Special Forces. The world should be even more grateful that earth wasn’t destroyed. If it was not for Superman the world would be taken over by General Zod, who wanted to build krypton on earth and continue his destruction of the human race. Killing General Zod was probably one of the bravest things Superman could have done. Zod’s plan was to build a world like his on earth. Zod single handily put the world in danger by trying to find Superman, and trying to destroy earth. Zod threatened to put the world in danger if Superman did not turn himself in to him within twenty-four hours....
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...father and the hero, embarks on a journey to find his son, Nemo. Marlin’s wife dies protecting Nemo and his siblings when they are still eggs and are being attacked by an eel who is trying to eat them. After the attack, Nemo is the only egg left. Nemo survives, but is injured, which leaves him with a gimp fin. This leaves the excited and adventurous Marlin a very scared and timid clownfish. When Nemo is captured by a scuba diver, Marlin must swim from the Great Barrier Reef to Sydney, Australia to save him. Marlin will find the hero within himself and act fast to save Nemo while also allowing him to learn and grow without sheltering him too much. The hero’s ordinary world consists of Marlin and his son Nemo, confined to the safety and protection of the ocean by their sea anemone. Although this may seem uncommon, in real life, this is a very common relationship between clownfish and anemone. Without the anemone, clownfish usually become prey to bigger predator fish. While Marlin may not realize it at the time, because he thinks he is doing the right thing, he is actually making his son, Nemo, very cautious, scared, and afraid of the ocean. Our hero is not only a product of his past, but also a product of his species. Marlin is going to be left with a choice that will lead him outside his ordinary world to face...
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...Kevin Dalmau Mrs. Tasker Studies & Composition 9/20/12 No More Heroes There are no longer people in this world who I can consider a “hero”-- not that there were many before the modern generation. In this day and age people view those who are paid to serve and protect as “heroes”, but I would kindly disagree. The Police Officers and Firemen are not heroes they are simply normal people trying to make a living. To truly be a hero, in my opinion, you must be extraordinary in every way. A true hero must be kind, generous, courageous, truthful, loyal, and chivalrous, an each characteristic must be taken to an extreme. There are many people, mostly in books, who have the traits of a hero, but none who have them all. One such person is the protagonist of the series of books named the Night Angle trilogy by Brent Weeks; this character’s name is Kylar. Kylar is the immortal embodiment of retribution, and he has four of the traits a hero should have. He is loyal; even after a fight to the death he remained loyal to his master, he is courageous; even with the threat of permanent death Kylar charged into a war so that he might save the woman he loved, he is kind; despite his horrible past he still goes out of his way to help others, and he is chivalrous; he would never do anything that would cause harm to those he cared for or those who are innocent. Another of the fictional people who has some of the traits of a hero is Harry Dresden; he is the protagonist of The Dresden Files...
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...One day, this realization will come and it is in our best interest to take it. We need to be determined to do the only thing [we can] do, plus the perseverance to continue. But, in saving the only life [we] could save, Oliver is alluding to one of the most sobering truths of all, that is, that no one else has the ability to live our lives for us, only we have that fortune. Each of us must respond to our own call, leaving us with the daunting task to answer our own call eventually, especially in a world where society has the most detrimental pressure on our lives. Although the outcome of this journey matters and characterizes us and our life, the poem conveys it is more about getting there, the ups and the downs, the good and the hard times, to finally reach this stage of...
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...growing up into an adult and tries to save children’s innocence throughout the book. Even though ones loss of innocence can be made by an abrupt choice, ones loss of innocence in these two books is a gradual experience. The concept of innocence is one that is applied to childhood. Children, for example, are innocent because they have not been tainted by the idea that the world is not as it seems to be. But, as children grow up and mature fully into adults, the loss of this pure quality of innocence begins to be noticed in a person’s life. As this awareness comes forth, it shows that life is not always easy, it is complicated and there will be tough moral decisions that have to be made. Holden Caulfield the main character of Catcher in the Rye wants to preserve innocence so he dedicates his life to protecting childhood innocence. In Chapter two Mr. Spencer tells Holden, “Life is game that one plays according to the rules”. Holden does not believe that life is a game he believes that life is dictated by adults. These adults are phony and cruel and he does not want to follow their rules. Holden feels that by staying a child he will be protected by his innocence from the adult world. Holden carries his view of preserving innocence to the children in the book. Holden is talking about protecting the children so they will not experience the cruelty of the adult world. If he catches the children before they fall he will keep them in their childhood world...
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...poaching. Poaching occurs out of greed to make money. Although there are several laws to protect certain animals, this is a horrible act to any animal. Especially for the animals that are already endangered. Poachers minimizing these animal’s numbers for their own pleasure is not good. People who are against poaching should do what they can to stop this act from escalating, or there will not be any balance on this world. Animals are being killed every day from illegal hunting or capturing, that is called poaching; it’s getting worse and worse in certain places and we should do whatever we can to try and stop it. Poaching happens all around the world. Mainly in parts of the world where there is more game to hunt and a lot of money involved. A social science graduate from Makerere University Kampala in Uganda named Peter Galyak Magellan said that humans have been hunting for survival for a long time now and not because of pleasure. He stated “While primitive humans relied largely upon hunting for food, the agricultural revolution (approximately 10,000 years ago) reduced the need for survival hunting in most parts of the world. Hunting has continued, however, for several reasons, and poaching remains a possibility wherever hunting is an important part of the economy or culture.” He is saying that hunting has been around for like 400,000 years, poaching has been recent because of the reasons or values for doing it. There are so many methods for poaching, in Africa some...
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