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    In the memoir “Always Running”, the author Luis J. Rodriguez writes about his life growing up in East Los Angeles and confronts several difficult situations. I don’t blame Luis for making these decisions and Rodriguez shouldn’t be held responsible for the actions he made throughout his youth because he didn’t have a choice in what he did since he was in a gang, the environment he grew up and he wasn’t offered a good education. Personally, I don't blame Luis for making these difficult decisions…

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    are Alex Libby, Alex Lin, and Jeromy Rodriguez. ALEX LIBBY Alex Libby is a very brave teenage activist because he fought for people being bullied. Alex did what it took to be a teen activist. He wanted to tell people to stand up for themselves and speak up when they are getting bullied, because, he didn't want anyone to experience what he had experienced his whole life.until 6th grade. For example, according to the article takepart.com,…

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    The Steroid Era in Major League Baseball has been one of the biggest pops in Professional Sports since the 1980s. Steroids or PEDs are a way of cheating the game by gaining a huge advantage over every non steroid user in any way possible. Major League Baseball is a game that revolves around talent and being able to make outstanding plays both mentally and physically to put your team on top. When steroids are mixed into the game, it amazes people for the abilities that some players have compared…

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    Koy Howle Dr. Kinkead 1301 9/14/2017 Plato’s Apology The judicial system has been known for mishandling serious cases in the past. Socrates happens to have a case quite similar where he had been wrongfully accused of corrupting the youth, attempting to create a deity, and not believing the gods of the state. Socrates apology will be analyzed in the following paragraphs. An apology (apologia) is a justification or defense of a general belief and or idea. Socrates gave his apologia or “apology”…

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    There was another vehicle attempting to make a left on Northwest Seventh Street. That was when the accident occurred. Miami fire rescue arrived on the scene shortly after the accident occurred. They transported eight people to the hospital. Sinai Rodriguez is a student who happened to witness the accident. Sinai stated that her first instinct was to go help when she witnessed the accident. An elderly couple were among the people who were injured in the accident. The man died at the hospital.…

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    In February 2009, Alex Rodriguez admitted he had used steroids from 2001 to 2003, Anthony Bosch plead guilty and was under investigation for selling steroids to professional athletes, The most famous athlete to buy Bosch steroids was Alex Rodriguez , Rodriguez was suspended for the season. Even though Athletes shouldn't be in use of steroids, Athletes should not use steroids because they take advantage of other players and Athletes that are in sports should not consume steroids (Pelley). All…

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    Cameron Michelle Diaz was born in San Diego, but, expressing an adventurous and determined personality from the earliest years of life, she left her home at 16 to act as a model in several international agencies. Working, he spent only five years in Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Australia and France. It was precisely in one of these trips that he met the director Carlo de La Torre, who opened the doors of the then model for cinema. At age 21, he auditioned for the film "The Mask," which starred actor…

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    “I am not a role model and just because I can dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” Players break laws, and behave poorly, but are forgiven due to their talents. Riddick Bowe, punched an opponent during a press conference, Alex Rodriguez used drugs to enhance his playing, and Colin Kaepernick did not stand for the national anthem. This is not the type of example children should be looking up too. Youths are influenced by professional…

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    Alex Rodriguez received strong recognition for his baseball skills in the late 2000s. Many people believed he existed as the best player in baseball at this time. Then the baseball world got hit with breaking and disturbing news, he had used PEDs to enhance…

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    situations are glamorized in the media when it involves someone famous. One example is back in 2013 when New York Yankee, Alex Rodriguez, was suspended by Major League Baseball (MLB) for violation of their Perfomance Enhancement Drug (PED) policy. It was repeorted that Rodriguez took Human Growth Hormones (HGH) to gain an advantage to counter his growing age. With this hormone Rodriguez would be able to increase his muscle mass at a much quicker rate, which in turn would make it easier for…

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