What Story Should Be told? 30 min: Did you know that the wealth that belongs to the university of Texas and Texas A & M was funded by oil discoveries? The Texas legislative set aside an original land grant of one million acres for future Texas colleges. But in 1883 another million acres was added to the land endowment. The land reserved for the university was very dry and wasn’t thought of to be worth much‚ especially not 4.4 billion dollars! Oil was first struck on this land in 1923 and in that
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I disagree‚ because people should not force kids to do something they do not like doing; not all kids are the same‚ some of them like playing sports‚ others can like singing or dancing. There are a lot of options kids can pick they want they want to do other than play instruments. First of all‚ many students need to stay in class as it say in source three paragraph two‚ they need to work on their reading‚ writing‚ and math skills. Why? because some kids could use the help they need‚ probably some
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Students should do volunteer work All students should do volunteer work at some point in their life. Some might not agree but I think volunteering helps us in many ways‚ such as to get work experience‚ to get self satisfaction and also to get a sense of responsibility. Volunteering helps us in getting work experience is because ‚for example helping in an elders home will give us the ability to listen to others and give advices on their problems
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Following this tragedy‚ there has been much controversy in this nation involving various topics. I will be writing about one of these topics today‚ that one topic‚ being gun control. I believe that‚ for the safety and security of the American people‚ guns should be banned. Firstly‚ less guns means a safer America. According to wisqars.cdc.gov‚ there were 464‚033 total gun deaths between 1999 and 2013. Based on this‚ you can tell that owning guns has and will continue to cause harm to our nation. Secondly
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Essay :- on How will Science and technology change our lives in future and what should India do to stay ahead in the game. With the introduction of Science and technology in this world‚ it has play an important role in changing every aspect of our lives: at the flick of a switch‚ we have light; when we are ill‚ medicines help us get better; when we want to talk to a friend we just pick up the telephone or send a text message or e-mail. Human life has totally changed since arise of science and
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shifting towards new territory‚ shouldn’t the United Nations do the same? Technology is truly making borders disappear‚ now we can connect with people outside of our immediate region thus creating a more diverse population that can’t and won’t be defined just by their residence. Globalization has made possible a truly magnificent exchange between states and population. Ideas are being shared‚ relationships and friendship are created and what happens in one corner in the world affect the rest of it in
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If you want your body to function correctly you have to have three different food types in your diet. You should have electrolytes‚ carbohydrates‚ and protein. These can be found in your favorite foods you eat every day. Human’s need these three food types for our body’s to function properly. What do electrolytes do to help our bodies?(Copyright © 1998-2015 HowStuffWorks) Electrolytes are important because they are what your cells (especially nerve‚ heart‚ muscle) use to maintain voltages across
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This year South Africa celebrated 25 years since Former President F.W De Klerk delivered the historic February 2‚ 1990 speech in which he committed to pave a way for the countries’ peaceful transition into a democratic dispensation. President De Klerk should at every possible occasion that arises be praised and applauded for such a brave gesture - Mr De Klerk is indeed a patriotic citizen who put his country above himself - and no one can take that away from him. Allow me to use this platform to
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what should the media do to help reduce corruption in nigeria By: Amoka Eunice O. 08BE07309 Introduction The destructive impacts of corruption in the lives of nations throughout the world is acknowledged. Corruption is one factor that can impede the accelerated socio-economic transformation of developing countries of the world (Alawode‚ 2008). Corruption can be defined as the misappropriation of public resources to private ends (Ojo‚ 2003). Adeyemi (2013)‚ also defines corruption as efforts
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in middle and high school. The article “Volunteering: Why Should I Do It?” by PBS discusses the pros and cons of community service. Students should be forced to volunteer because it’s good for them also it helps other people who need help. Helping others is good for a person and others because it makes people feel good on the inside‚ and working for free helps others that are in need‚ and it creates a higher quality world. The article explains that‚ “When we volunteer our time‚ money‚ or talents
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