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• Cockroaches are vile, disgusting insects with no redeeming qualities

• Cockroaches are genetically resilient insects with beneficial qualities.

• Cockroaches are easy to breed and thrive under almost any conditions.

• It's obvious the world will be taken over by cockroaches.

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• Slavery is Abraham Lincoln's legacy.

• Abraham Lincoln's tragic death overshadows his myriad accomplishments.

• Abraham LIncoln was a better than average president.

• Abraham Lincoln's legacy is a combinaiton of his personal traits and heroic accomplishments.

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• Home computers have many uses in the average American home

• Home computers contribute to violent video game usage.

• Home computers are used for online social media and medical advice.

• Parents and children alike enjoy home computers as they alleviate boredom.

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• Martin Luther King Jr. created the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• Martin Luther King Jr. was a dream analyst.

• Martin Luther King Jr. played a significant role in reshaping America’s race relations.

• Martin Luther King Jr. believed in racial segregation.

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• Disco began in Paris and has since had brief resurgences of popularity.

• Disco is the most accessible music in clubs around the world.

• The French really know how to party.

• A blend of many genres of music, disco was most popular in the 1970’s.

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• Occupational knowledge is paramount when choosing a career.

• Teenagers who don’t know what they want to do professionally will be jobless.

• Teenagers should work part time so they know what they want to do later as adults.

• Adolescents can do many things when thinking about their future line of employment.

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• Big Macs are disgusting and bad for you.

• Americans eat too much fast food as verified with the growing obesity epidemic.

• People enjoy the perks of fast food as seen with the expansion of McDonalds

• Peabody, Massachusetts is a tourist trap for burger-loving vacationers.

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• It’s obvious had she lived, Anne Frank would be a famous author

• Anne Frank and her family were brave to have hidden from the Nazis.

• Anne Frank’s diary was a voice for her struggles.

• Anne Frank lived an all-too brief but profound life as recorded in her diary.

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• Dogs make better pets than cats.

• Some breeds of dogs are better than others for city life.

• There are many breeds of dogs.

• Short-haired dogs are better for cities.

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• Kings are obsessed with wealth, as epitomized by King Midas

• King Midas was lucky and therefore had the Golden Touch.

• King Midas had a heart of gold as evidenced by his generosity.

• Although he loved gold, King Midas learned the hard way that wealth isn’t everything.

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