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Celebrities And Frantic Fans
Number of Words: 602 / Number of Pages: 3
... themselves committing suicide do to overdose of drugs and
liquor. To that end we the fans must understand that celebrities are just
like us, normal everyday citizens.
We should all realize that celebrities are actually normal people,
trying to earn an honest day’s living, and therefore deserve their privacy
rights. Privacy means a lot to them due to the publicity they tend to get,
celebrities private lives are being exploited each and every day being
that every wrong doing by them will soon get them on the front cover of a
daily newspaper. Understanding that their lives are extremely hectic,
p ...
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Skateboarders Nationwide Restless; A Problem That Needs Attention?
Number of Words: 1731 / Number of Pages: 7
... an intricate maneuver flawlessly, the rush is
greater than any pot or coke. Unfortunately, this cannot happen when a skater
is denied access to their sanctuaries, there favorite spot. A good example is
given by Johnston foster- "Last summer, me and some friends were skating at Phi
Beta Kappa Hall, the theater at the College of William and Mary. I pulled a
phat 360 kickflip down the three steps out front. The session was hot, we were
all on (landing most attempted tricks) and it wasn't too hot out side. We all
sat down to rest and then heard sirens in the distance. We saw a blue and white
William ...
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Peer Pressure
Number of Words: 1507 / Number of Pages: 6
... On a smaller scale, can happen when your shopping with friends and the sweater you love is considered out of style by your friends. Based on what your friends think, you will probably not buy the sweater.
Teens often give into because they want to fit in with their friends at all costs. As a child grows to become a young adult friends become more and more important, and have more influence on the decisions that a teenager will make. This makes them more susceptible to give into negative .1
A recent study was conducted on 2100 Canadian teenagers, ages 15-24. It asked the question, “what is the m ...
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Lesbian By Choice
Number of Words: 643 / Number of Pages: 3
... swim downstream?
Within the lesbian community, Ponse (1978) makes reference to two groups. There are many lesbians that claim to have been "born" lesbian. To expand on this subject, one would say these women never questioned their sexual attraction. From day one, they were attracted to other women. Although this is referred to as a primary lesbian, I don’t believe it alleviates any of the stigmas or gives any more comfort or ease to the woman. The elective lesbian is seen as having "elected" to be lesbian. These are women who have experienced heterosexual relations and have decided that they pref ...
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Contrast/Comparison Of A Country Lifesytle Vs A City Lifestyle
Number of Words: 291 / Number of Pages: 2
... , but how they
work different . To begin with, farmers work outside and harvest. Employee of
the company work inside and work on machine. Second, the country has small
markets and the city has big markets. The third way, is the people in country
don't need more money. Everytime, they need to buy something , they can trade
each other such as rice,potato.etc...But the people in the city make more money
because they need more thing such as food, fish,etc..
Next, it is the environment . The two places have different environments. First,
the country is quiet, but the city is noisy . Second, the country ...
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Overpopulation
Number of Words: 646 / Number of Pages: 3
... of parents, voters, consumers, and leaders. The choices they make are critical to stabilizing the population and protecting the environment. Educating the youth of the future will help them to understand the problems the earth faces and how they can help by influencing and being the political leaders who can adopt responsible population policies.
One problem the earth and its inhabitants face today is our lack of resources due to of the increasing number of people. Tropical forests cover only 7 percent of the earth’s surface, but it holds over half of all plant and animal species in the world. The rate ...
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Decriminalizing Prostitution And Legalizing Brothels In The United States
Number of Words: 2665 / Number of Pages: 10
... 669). Now in America, there are almost 2 million prostitutes, and “prostitution is an estimated $20 billion industry” (Sion 1).
Prostitution has a great classification according to Academic American Encyclopedia. Streetwalkers, who pick up customers on the streets, consist of “ the bottom of the hierarchy of prostitutes.” Then, B-girls, who provide the entertainment at a bar or night club, are the next because they provide sexual service for money if they are asked. Other forms of prostitutes are call girls, who work at their own residences and had a list of “regular customers”. The ...
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Violence In Music And The Media
Number of Words: 557 / Number of Pages: 3
... COP KILLER, I know your family’s grievin’ …F**K ‘EM! COP KILLER, but tonight we get even. I think just from those few lines you can understand why it was necessary to remove this album from stores. The first amendment right to free speech is crucial but you have to think of the safety of others when doing something like this and that is why the first amendment rights of this band were not damaged.
Another big problem with today’s music is that it seems to be common now to demean women. Kids seem to be learning that demeaning women is not only acceptable, but preferable to treating women with resp ...
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Staying In School
Number of Words: 398 / Number of Pages: 2
... two, you will find it more
uncomfortable within your classes. The entire college experience involves
parties, football games, and drinking beer with your buddies as well as an
education. As you get into the entire experience and enjoy college, you
will understand and appreciate what a college offers.
The ideal time for college is now more than ever as you also have
scholarships and your parents to help with the expensive money arrangement
which is needed. Parents can be a great help in paying for your college,
and may be willing to pay much more immediately after graduation from High
School, ...
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Welfare Reform
Number of Words: 1708 / Number of Pages: 7
... by their financial need.
In recent years, policy-makers of the welfare program have come to
believe that certain changes should be made to our welfare policy.
Instead of just offering money to its recipients, the government also
offers job opportunities and training for these people on welfare. The
main goal of the welfare program is to get people off of welfare and into
jobs. The welfare program is meant to be only temporary.
Under the welfare reform bill of 1996, Bill Clinton added many
limitations on America’s welfare policy. The president’s plan proposes a
two-year lifetime limit on welf ...
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