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Teen Suicide
Number of Words: 1544 / Number of Pages: 6
... in the adolescent and young adult group. Young males are more common than young woman suicides. These are only children who followed through with the suicide. For every successful suicide there are fifty to one hundred adolescent suicide attempts. In other words, more than five percent of all teenagers tried to commit suicide, and the number is still rising. It is scary to think that four percent of high school students have made a suicide attempt within the previous twelve months. In a small safe town like Avon, in the Avon High School where you and I practically live, you can see the faces of ...
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The Cherokee Indians
Number of Words: 971 / Number of Pages: 4
... and streams so they could take
advantage of the rich black soil for farming. Corn was their main source of food,
along with wild plants and roots that were common to their homeland. They used
spears, traps, and fishing lines with hooks to catch many different kinds of
fish. They also used an interesting method of poisoning an area of water to kill
the fish and gather them up as they floated to the surface.
The Cherokees were also skilled hunters. They hunted large animals, such
as deer and bear, with bows and arrows. They covered themselves in entire
deerskins, antlers and all, and used deer cal ...
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2nd Admendment Pro-Gun Ownersh
Number of Words: 2444 / Number of Pages: 9
... I will persuade you in that, (1) federal gun control laws are unconstitutional, and (2) I will prove that the 2nd Amendment is both a "State" and "Individual Right." Can any of you tell me the difference between the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the "Bill of Rights"? Lets start with the Declaration of Independence.What was the pur- pose of the Declaration of Independence? It outlined the reasons as to why the 13 colonies wanted sep- eration from Britian. What does the United States Constitution do? It outlines the federal government and gives it certain powers, these ...
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The Issue Of Sport
Number of Words: 748 / Number of Pages: 3
... Pan Pacific Grand Prix.
The Sport weekly magazine article " Shirley knows her tables" printed on 14th
May, 1996 dicusses her determination and preparation for the competition in the
2000 Olympics game. Every game have different levels of competion and also the
bigger the prizes, the more competitive. Shirley trains very hard and knows it
is very competitive at the Olympics.
Secondly people can personal achievement from sport. Sportspersons are
satisfied that is they have performed to their expectations. Personal
achievement is doing the best you can or setting up goals and fulfilling t ...
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How To Deal With A Person Who
Number of Words: 557 / Number of Pages: 3
... down; it is the same as asking someone who is sobbing not to cry.
Secondly, try to communicate with him/her. It is possible to deal with anger by talking with someone. So, when we are trying to help an angry person, try to talk with positive manners. For example, avoid blaming, or accusing him by putting him on the defensive position; instead, encourage him to tell people what he feels and try to give him some feedback. Our body language and voices are very important as well. It is very hard to listen to someone if he/she is coming across in a loud, threatening way. So, when we are communicating with ...
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Sportsmanship
Number of Words: 1579 / Number of Pages: 6
... in sport and why it is that he does commit the acts of violence. When leagues such as the National Football League (NFL) or the National Hockey League (NHL) areasked to try and remove the violence from their sport, they are hesitant because it is not what the fanswant. "Bryant and Zillman report that television viewers enjoy NFL plays more when they are rough andviolent" (McPherson 294). Why should these leagues remove the violence that is occurring if they are making money andkeeping people employed. The fans of the games want to see these situations and eliminating the fightingaspect would hurt the s ...
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Condoms A Good Idea
Number of Words: 1070 / Number of Pages: 4
... an STD. The consequences of adolescent sexuality are of great concern to parents and health care professionals. Sexual conduct among American teens has been studied for the past several decades and analysis has shown that there is an increasing rate of sexual intercourse among young people. In the last twenty years, the amount of teenagers having sex has risen substantially. A solution to the problem has been to include sex education and distribution of condoms in high schools. People were able to accept sex education in high schools but many were opposed to the condom distribution. Parents and e ...
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Theseus Athens Great Hero
Number of Words: 549 / Number of Pages: 2
... for many years to come.
The first day in Athens Theseus started looking for Aegeus' castle but
what he did not know was that Aegeus was ,at the time, under the power of a
sorcerer by the name of Medea. She could see the power in him from afar and saw
that he would take her power so she told Aegeus to kill him. At this time either
Aegeus nor Theseus knew that they were related. Media told Aegeus to invite
Theseus to a party or ball coming in the near feature and to poison his drink.
Aegeus poisoned his drink and gave it to Theseus. Just before Theseus drank the
wine Aegeus dashed the glass t ...
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Serial Killers 3
Number of Words: 2322 / Number of Pages: 9
... is the critical factor that separates the serial killer from mass and spree killers. A serial killer usually emerges from the pain and suffering of a life riddled with abuse, neglect, hormonal imbalances, and other numerous situations. Serial murder is a disease. There are valid explanations that help society realize that these individuals experienced events so traumatic in their early lives that they have become dead to their surroundings and have attained no sense of moral autonomy (Levin & Fox 52). To truly understand a serial killer, society must put aside their media-born misconceptions and lo ...
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Aids 2
Number of Words: 1256 / Number of Pages: 5
... partners of people in these risk groups, immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, and some of the infant children born to women at risk.
All these varied people had one thing in common: almost absent levels of the white blood cells called T helper cells that keep the immune system functioning properly. Their defective immune systems left them vulnerable to one serious health problem after another. Although many problems could be treated, and even cured, others immediately arose. After their first serious problem, people were said to have AIDS, and once diagnosed with AIDS most survived for only a yea ...
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