Not Buying It Essay Examples

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The Ethics of Eating Meat (279 words, 1 pages)

According to Gary Yourofsky, eating animal products are unethical, unnatural and unhealthy. He believes every year thousands of innocent animals are slaughtered for no reason. People think they need them because of nutrition. We can still have all these from the earth naturally by being vegan. Place yourself in the ... Read More

Remembering Elementary School (367 words, 1 pages)

I remember my first day at AMCA in 5th grade where I had transferred to from Summit Hill. I was very nervous and I wondered if anyone would like me. My new headmaster dropped me off at the trailer where my class was and I had an organization and preparation ... Read More

Dropping out of College (1032 words, 3 pages)

They are many reasons why students drop out of college. The main three reasons why students drop out of college are financial problems, family problems and academic. Being a college student is hard when you are by yourself. Half of the students who enter college dont graduate, many because of ... Read More

What Do Vegans Eat and What are the Health Benefits? (216 words, 1 pages)

The vegan diet is a strict diet that is defined as the act of eliminating or not using non-human animal products. Vegans only eat foods that are not an animal product or by product such as ratatouille, falafel, hummus, vegetable stir fry. The foods include ingredients like tofu tempeh and ... Read More

What Is an Argument? (727 words, 3 pages)

An argument is one type of academic writing. In an argument essay the writer needs evidence to support their position on a particular subject. Evidence is used to persuade reader to the position or claims given by the writer. A counterargument is usually an opinion of someone else or another ... Read More

Judgments Based on Our Identity: Why We Should Avoid Them (749 words, 3 pages)

I have been misjudged based on my looks but my identity does not tell anything about me. Some people may judge you based on your outer appearance and can call you a Steeler if you dress certain way and from a certain race even though they do not know anything ... Read More

Eating Healthy Foods While on a Budget or Fixed Income (798 words, 3 pages)

People say that its impossible to eat healthy foods while on a budget or fixed income, well Im here to tell you that not completely true. Dawn Jackson Blatner, a Chicago dietitian stated in The Beacon New, whether they be working class families struggling with a loss of income or ... Read More

Deportation at Breakfast (679 words, 2 pages)

Javier is an average Hispanic looking guy, about 5 feet 4 inches tall, short, muscular and sturdy, his legs, a little shorter for his body. He has a short curly raven-black hair, brushed up so neatly. Javier is around in his late 30s. Javier is from Acapulco, Mexico, he entered ... Read More

The Role of World Trade Organization in China’s Economic Growth (1170 words, 4 pages)

China joined the World Trade Organization on December 11th, 2001. Before joining the WTO China had an agricultural tariff of 31.5 and an industrial tariff of 35 (Chow). Foreign companies could not compete pricewise and Chinese citizens had a hard time obtaining foreign goods because of their high prices. Under ... Read More

Negative Effects of Drug Abuse (283 words, 2 pages)

There is virus flooding the streets of Philly. Families have failen apart after being expose to this virus. Many of them are losing their houses and jobs. The effect of these viruses is all around us. People are lurking the streets trying to find ways make money so they can ... Read More

Benefits of Globalization (833 words, 3 pages)

People all over the world are closer than ever. Americans workwith foreign countries on a daily basis to improve life.Globalization is a controversial subject and one of themostdebated topics in the world. The debate of globalizationcomes up everywhere. It shows up in books, on TV, while surfingthe web, in magazines, ... Read More

An Unexpected Career: An Interview with Theresa (853 words, 2 pages)

When I was a kid I grew up eating mac and cheese, frozen pizza, and hot dogs. This wasnt because my mother did not know how to cook, in fact she is an expert cook with 30 years under her belt. Theresas first experience with cooking was not one by ... Read More

Memories of Diwali of an Indian in Canada (754 words, 3 pages)

As innocent as I was back in 2006, I didn't even know that how or whyDiwali was significant to me. I was just celebrating it thinking its fun. Iwas strange to the feeling Diwali holiday seemed to bring in families. Thenews was quickly spreading, about me and my family. We ... Read More

The Pleasure I Find in Helping Others (279 words, 1 pages)

When I was shopping with my mom I held a door for a pregnant lady. She seemed tired so I helped her get the door. She thanked me and I think she was happy for it. I felt good afterwards. I felt appreciated. It was surprising because she was really ... Read More

My Work Experience at Best Buy (464 words, 1 pages)

I still get excited every time I walk into that store. I still greet theman in the lemon yellow shirt with an enthusiastic How do you do?''every time I step through the sliding glass doors. Unlike manyAmericans, I can honestly say that I love my job.I started working at Best ... Read More

Comparing and Contrasting Civil Rights Movements (285 words, 1 pages)

Compare and contrast the various movements we covered in class regarding the Civil Rights Movement. Questions to cover include but are not limited to Why were some successful and others not successful? How do the circumstances of the movement relate to ideas and concepts covered in class?The Civil Rights Movement ... Read More

Life Before and After Becoming a Teenage Mother (781 words, 3 pages)

While numerous teens who engage in pre-marital sex never becomepregnant, several are not as fortunate. A number of teens assume itwill not happen to them and do not use necessary precautions to protectagainst it. Most teens who engage in pre-marital sex do not considerthe consequences that can result in this ... Read More

Consumption and Environmental Issues (1046 words, 4 pages)

In this world, mass consumption is only way to develop an economy, and people are held capitalist system. People are blind about mass consumptions, and they believe that it will make well-being for humans life. Materialism does not always make happiness for human because we can not control avaricious. Once, ... Read More

Transitions and Family Stress (927 words, 3 pages)

Our family structure at home was egalitarian. My mom is a registered nurse and works third shift at Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville and my dad owns his own flooring business. This constrained my behavior because there was always someone at home to be there with me and my sister, so we ... Read More

The Thrills of War (871 words, 3 pages)

The Oxford English dictionary defines war as a hostile contention by means of armed forces, carried on between nations, states, or rulers, or between parties in the same nation or state the employment of armed forces against a foreign power, or against an opposing party in the state. I define ... Read More

Legal Documentation (385 words, 2 pages)

Law firms generate vast amounts of paper work both in the form ofcorrespondents and legal documentation. For this reason many law firmsspend considerable sums of money buying state of the art equipment andsoftware to increase productivity. Very few legal documents are keyedonly once. The majority of documentation is drafted and ... Read More

Treasure, Mahwash Shoaib, narrations based on memories, my grandfather’s memories (592 words, 2 pages)

Through reading the Treasure written by Mahwash Shoaib, a deep contemplation comes to my mind and strokes me as my grandfathers wrinkly hand-touch. When a person is gone, his spiritual existence of mind is sublimated. I understand authors feeling. We have the same generation gaps, and shared childhoods with our ... Read More

Thinking of My Treasures: My Grandfather’s Memories (592 words, 2 pages)

Through reading the Treasure written by Mahwash Shoaib, a deep contemplation comes to my mind and strokes me as my grandfathers wrinkly hand-touch. When a person is gone, his spiritual existence of mind is sublimated. I understand authors feeling. We have the same generation gaps, and shared childhoods with our ... Read More

Food Quality Issues in China (609 words, 3 pages)

Three years ago, Sanlu Milk had been revealed that their milk powdercontains melamine. This kind of chemical substance is harmful to health.Many babies in China had kidney stone, some of them even died after theydrank Sanlu milk. This scandal caused very bad influence in China, andit made people angry. Chinese ... Read More

An Analysis of Parliament’s Implementation of the Stamp Act (233 words, 1 pages)

Parliaments implementation of the Stamp Act was based around the need to help pay off the massive war-debt accumulated from the French and Indian War. Unlike its predecessors, the Sugar Act and Navigation Act, which were indirect taxes, the Stamp Act was a direct tax that affected all of those ... Read More

School Uniforms Should Not Be Mandatory (998 words, 2 pages)

Should Schools Have Mandatory School Uniforms? School uniforms are a problem to not only children and teenagers but also a problem to adults or parents. Parents are the ones who have to spend money on uniforms, thus they arent saving money. Uniforms do not help with ending all the bad ... Read More

A Family’s Financial Crisis (694 words, 3 pages)

In my countryside, I hear that there is a family with three people - -mother? father and son. At the beginning, they had a tranquil and happylife. Unfortunately, his mother got a serious disease which she had tolie on the bed, which means not only the income of the family ... Read More

How Important Is Money? (422 words, 2 pages)

Who needs money anyway? my father always said. As a stubborn teenager I ingored his words. Now that I have experienced life on my own, I came to realize he was right. Money doesnt solve everything. Money does not buy happiness, and it doesnt buy you friends. Many people take ... Read More

Growing up with My Mother (599 words, 2 pages)

When I was little I dislike my mother, and I wished that she would vanish! She was strict mother. She would always have extra homework after I did my schoolwork. My manipulating mother is the main reason I am in college today because she told me since I was little, ... Read More

Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve (468 words, 2 pages)

In our society, one usually learns that it is not always smart to be too nice to everyone they meet. People who are too nice often learn from life experiences not to be so kind. Kindness can become a weakness in ones life. A person might learn it is not ... Read More