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Barney The Hitler Of My Generation
Number of Words: 950 / Number of Pages: 4
... a cult-like following among toddlers who swear upon their mother's graves that he is God himself. Barney has become a marketing win-fall. With an international fan club of more than six hundred thousand and video sales that outnumber copies of Cannonball Run and Playboy's Lingerie Video combined, Barney is slowly taking over the world. Barney has brainwashed the world's children into thinking he is a god, when truly he is the spawn of Satan himself. Recently, a student at Duke University published a theorem about Barney being the spawn of Satan: Given that Barney is a CUTE PURPLE DINOSAUR, Barn ...
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Sex Education: Does It Really Work?
Number of Words: 2235 / Number of Pages: 9
... problems in order of importance. This will prove that teens having sex at a
younger age is the reason for the failure of sex education in this country. To
counteract this problem abstinence should be taught to children under the age of
16. Then when the children reach the age of 16 they need to be taught AIDS and
condom education.
AIDS and other STDs are an important reason we have sex education. AIDS
education is supported in all fifty states: "Sex education is only formally
required or recommended in 47 states" (Gibbs 61). This shows that AIDS
education is considered more important than ...
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Beer
Number of Words: 1961 / Number of Pages: 8
... germination had already begun, and the
grain had therefore malted and developed a much sweeter taste. The sweet result
of what the farmer considered a disaster is now modern-day malted barley. This
malted barley gave a sweeter taste to breads, cakes, or anything which had
previously been prepared with unmalted barley. After a while when barley malt
became a common ingredient it is thought that a loaf or bowl of this malt was
accidentally left in the rain. When wet, the dissolved starches and sugars in
the malted barley became susceptible to wild yeast, which started spontaneous
fermentation (5) ...
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Internet Junkies
Number of Words: 1856 / Number of Pages: 7
... everywhere, but nowhere. The world in which you hear a lot about, but never see. The place
which is quickly becoming our world, not just their playground. In some people's opinions, individuals like the one mentioned above are becoming all too common in today's society. Everywhere you turn, someone is selling something new and great about the net. They preach of peace, glee, economic prosperity and over all, wonderfully great times to come, all a result of this "Information Superhighway," not once giving you proof what they are saying is legitimate, not just cyber-babble designed to get you to fork ov ...
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Rent Control: Pros And Cons
Number of Words: 1268 / Number of Pages: 5
... opponents, though, have both theoretical and practical experience on their
side. First, rent control creates a market that is unfair for everyone. Since
the rent is set at a lower than normal level, an unsatisfied demand is created.
This increase in demand leads to an increase in the cost of rents in the
uncontrolled sector. Thus, two types of rents are created: those that are
unfairly cheap, and those that are unfairly expensive.
Another problem that is created is that landlords who own rent controlled
apartments are often not able to earn enough money to adequately maintain
buildings. This leads to ...
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Near Death Experiences
Number of Words: 1799 / Number of Pages: 7
... pneumonia only recovering after his doctor had pronounced him dead to his family.” This remarkable case stunned Raymond Moody, and after publishing his book, this case intrigued society. This particular psychiatrist went on to write about his Near Death Experience, but Dr. Moody was the first to research this unknown topic.
Although Dr. Moody set a precedence in studying this subject, the event that triggered his studies was not the first Near Death Experience to be documented. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, also a psychiatrist, worked with survivors from the Nazi concentration camps. Because of h ...
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Ford Focus Copying Honda Civic
Number of Words: 465 / Number of Pages: 2
... compact class. As Far as I am concerned, Ford better spend that advertising money on better performance reliability. Honda has proven that it is not the advertisement, but loyal customers that spreads the word and the best car on the market for the resell value. I have bought my 97 Honda Civic brand new two years ago. I paid $14,700 total for the car. My car is now worth $13,800 according to Kelly Blue Book. My friend bought a Ford Escort the same year and paid $13,900 for it. His car is now worth $9,250 according to the Kelly Blue Book. My friends car has depreciated $4,650 and mine only $900! Now y ...
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Wal-mart And Its Market Struct
Number of Words: 592 / Number of Pages: 3
... in rural and small-town markets. They felt that the people from the suburbs would come to them, which is exactly what ended up happening. Their simple strategy worked; one store would cater to several different towns.
In less than three decades of existence, Wal-Mart grew from a single small discount store in Rogers, Arkansas, to the largest retailer in the nation. This title was previously held by Sears Roebuck and Co., but during the early 1990's they were surpassed by Wal-Mart and Kmart. Sears has since regained the number two spot as the nation's leading retailers, but it appears that Wal-Mar ...
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Hiarchy Of Angels
Number of Words: 1927 / Number of Pages: 8
... duty of angels is as messengers of God. (The word "angel" means
messenger in Greek.) But angels can do God's chores, such as busting Peter out of jail in Acts 5,
or destroying Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19. But some angels obey only the devil, and
those angels are known as "demons", as is Satan himself. Satan had been an angel, but decided
to do his own thing. Angels can see all aspects of a situation instantly, since they are so very
wise.
Angels, and the dimensions they live in, were apparently created before our visible
world and universe. (The Bible tells us inGenesis ch.1-2 tha ...
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Eulogies
Number of Words: 614 / Number of Pages: 3
... in difficult ways, that you could have used six words to explain the
sentence. In his last poem “The Progress of Poesy,” Gray has a different way of
explaining his point of view. In this particular poem he pertains to life as a drink. He
wants the reader to get a mental picture of a human , drinking life like a glass of tea.
Grays point, is the a person has total control of what they do, and what a person does
not do. If one makes a mistake, just shake it off and start over again.
Two other well known elegy authors, are Burton Raffel, and Cha ...
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