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Appearance Vs. Reality Of Modern Music Affect On Teenagers
Number of Words: 1123 / Number of Pages: 5
... clothes of peers etc. All of which are covered with popular
musicians. So if they are so accessible then most people are aware of this so
they start to pay attention to it, they see these extravagant people with no
boundaries, limits or regulations. Most of modern "rock stars" have a catch
something that stands out from the rest which leads to peoples attention. Also
most "rock stars" these days have a relationship with the teens, the teens see
themselves (or what they want to call themselves) in the "rock stars"
presentation of their selves, but they take it to extremes so the teens say "he ...
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Television
Number of Words: 276 / Number of Pages: 2
... to create images on the screens. The United States navy used
this new technology to transfer images back and forth to its ships.
In 1929 David Sarnoff invested $50 million dollars into the development
of television sets. In 1935 Sarnoff committed RCA to the development of
television sets. Several networks had to begun to form in Europe such as the
British Broadcasting Corporation which provided the first television service.
Programs were only shown for 3 hours per day. During the next year the united
states set up eleven television stations. RCA demonstrated a television set at
the New York Wo ...
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The Importance Of Attitude
Number of Words: 548 / Number of Pages: 2
... people expect much the opposite. They expect problems and get
problems; expect disappointments and are disappointed; expect to fail and
then, rather than experience the desired success, they fail.
If attitudes are the mental expectations about jobs, relationships,
financial status and so on, then these very powerful thoughts must be the
elements which set the course for our lives and destiny. It isn't life's
circumstances which create the attitudes; it's the attitudes which create
life's circumstances. When people change their expectations and attitudes,
then their lives must surely change as well. ...
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Premarital Sex
Number of Words: 1373 / Number of Pages: 5
... are given a death sentence from AIDS and people that get hurt because there is a lack of commitment in their relationship.
The first and most serious problem that comes from sex before marriage are sexually transmitted diseases. AIDS is the most common and most deadly of the sexually transmitted diseases. First it is important to note that AIDS is caused by heterosexual contact 90% of the time. AIDS can be contracted by any person with the virus in them, unprotected sexual intercourse, or contact with their blood can cause you to get the virus from them. You cannot get the virus from casual every ...
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Anti-Censorship
Number of Words: 578 / Number of Pages: 3
... reading the book lose freedom, but the writers lose the freedom to express what they are feeling. Some of the greatest pieces of writing have come from the heart, and if writers are worrying about how they are writing, then they won't be worried about what they are writing.
Many books that are part of American society could be banned because of their content. If a book says a few curse words, then the school could say than it can't be read even if it teaches us an important lesson. Many books important to society have local color in them, and censorship takes away from the connotation if the lo ...
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Slavery: A Justified Institution
Number of Words: 1206 / Number of Pages: 5
... means were necessary.
Proslavery whites launched a defensive against slavery which explained the "peculiar institution" as a positive good, supported, in fact, by the sacred words of the Bible and the philosophy of the wise Aristotle. The moral and biblical justification surrounding their belief that the relations between slave and man, however admitting to deplore abuses in it, was compatible with Christianity, and that the presence of Africans on American soil was an occasion of gratitude on the slave's behalf before God – basically, the slaves should have been grateful for their bondage. ...
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Life Is But A Choice
Number of Words: 654 / Number of Pages: 3
... on this information. One must understand the world around
him before he can understand himself. Making the choice of obtaining a college
education is extremely important in the world today. There are so many
different areas which ro choose. Each individual must find where his/her
interest lay whether it be janitorial services or a rocket scientist. However,
some people choose not to go to college and still lead a happy, fulfilled life.
Everyone is different and that is what makes our world so interesting.
Another important choice in life is having a healthy body. The key to
achievin ...
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Safety In Our Schools
Number of Words: 1350 / Number of Pages: 5
... but could injure or
kill many more, some of them being friends or people you care for such as
brother's or sister's even if they don't like them now, they'll miss them
when they die. When the kids get out of the school, they should go to a
selected place to wait for others and teachers to take authority. The
children should then proceed to try to stay clear of the firemen and police
officers that might soon arrive because of the consequences which might
encounter the child if she/he gets in their way. The Firefighters could
lose their concentration with such distractions could cost someone's life.
W ...
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Rights Of Egyptian Women
Number of Words: 1671 / Number of Pages: 7
... manage
property, institute litigation, and could act as a witness before a court of law.
Surviving court documents not only showed that women were free to take action
with the court, but the documents also show that they frequently won their cases.
They could also enter contracts and travel freely, unescorted, throughout the
state. This is a great contrast to women in Greece, who were required to act
through a male representative. Interestingly, property and its administration
was passed from mother to daughter, matrilineally. The Egyptians relied on
matrilineal heritage, based on the assumption tha ...
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Immigration Into Canada
Number of Words: 3802 / Number of Pages: 14
... Vancouver which is offering a four year immersion
programme to its students. That in itself is not highly unusual in our bilingual
nation, what is unusual is that the language of choice for the immersion
programme is not French, it is Mandarin. The programme was voted in by parents
who believed the Mandarin language to be more important to their children's
futures in Vancouver than French. This situation shows quite effectively the
transition which is taking place in Canada's third largest city. Vancouver is a
city which is consistently looking more and more to the Pacific Rim nations,
especially Hong ...
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