Why Santa Doesn’t Exist Its winter and holiday season is upon us. For most people this means last minute shopping for gifts‚ unless you are a child and believe it’s actually Santa Clause who will deliver the presents to your Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Those of us‚ who know better‚ that Santa doesn’t exist‚ try not to spoil the fun for little kids. The question still arises as to whether Santa still exists or not. A child would definitely say yes‚ but those of us who say no‚ don’t know the
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If I were to find out for certain that God doesn’t exist‚ how would I react/respond? What does your answer reveal about yourself? If I were to find out for certain that God doesn’t exist‚ I believe that it would be one of the most‚ if not the most‚ tragic things that I would ever witness or experience. That is because no matter how much I question or struggle with the things regarding my faith‚ at the end of the day‚ God exists and cares for each individual being in the universe. The feeling
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Niels Bohr’s model of the hydrogen atom‚ was the primary reason for the understanding of energy levels.Bohr was able to explain the bright line spectrum of hydrogen. Sparked by the recent discovery of the diffraction patterns‚ scientists believed electrons could be described as waves. Bohr hypothesized that energy is being added to the hydrogen gas in the electricity form‚ and then leaving the gas in the form of light. He figured the light rays to be quantized‚ meaning only certain frequencies of
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robbery nearby‚ and the wanted criminal is supposedly a young male‚ with no mention of skin color. Does this kind of behavior from officers exist? Is it logical to believe that this man was pulled over because of his dark skin? Do officers prejudice against races? There is a large debate on the subject of racial profiling‚ and whether or not it still exists within the government. Some say that there is no such thing‚ and that officers do not see race as a variable for whether or not they pull someone
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Breaking Through BREAKING THROUGH Myrna Pena Reyes Haltingly I undo the knots around your parcel that came this morning. A small box should require little labor‚ but you’ve always been thorough‚ tying things tight and well. the twine lengthens‚ curls beside the box. I see your fingers pull‚ snapping the knots into place (once your belt slapped sharply against my skin) You hoped the package would hold its shape across 10‚000 miles of ocean. It’s not a bride’s superstition that leaves
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everyone around them cannot help but question the nature of good and evil; with that comes the existence of God. Capote put it best in the quote he included from the schoolteacher: “Feeling wouldn’t run half so high if this had happened to anyone except the Clutters. Anyone less admired. Prosperous. Secure. But that family represented everything people hereabouts really value and respect‚ and that such a thing could happen to them –well ‚ it’s like being told there is no God. It makes life seem
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or wrong‚ it is your opinions. I am pro gun‚ I love guns‚ and I think they should have gun control‚ but to an extent. So‚ I am in between. Some questions that come into my head are‚ How much gun violence is in the USA? And What gun laws currently exist? The first question I wonder is How much gun violence is in the USA? According to The Atlantic‚ There were 8‚583 homicides by firearms in 2011‚ out of 12‚664 homicides total‚ according to the FBI. Yes‚ 8‚583 deaths by firearms is high‚ but how many
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Is a Hero Really Nothing but a Sandwich? In the article titled “Is a Hero Really Nothing but a Sandwich?” by Ted Tollefson‚ he states what makes a person a hero. One interesting idea he mentions is a hero has ability to boost change of community‚ and another important factor he raises is all heroes around the world are instructive and inspirational. While these are not the only factors that make up a hero‚ I believe they are the two most essential evidences to support the topic. The first point
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society. The reason why I decided to choose to do this report was because of the huge impact that the internet has had on our lives during recent years‚ in particular social media and social networking websites. Many people believe that privacy doesn’t exist anymore and that the internet has allowed peoples’ lives to be an open book and be viewed by anyone and anywhere. Although some people would disagree on this‚ others focus on Social networking sites being the main cause of privacy not existing anymore
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the environment in various ways such as soil‚ weathering of rocks‚ volcanoes‚ mining coal combustion‚ power plants‚ municipal waste and even the products used in the household or for health. Since mercury naturally occurs in the environment‚ it can exist in several forms and there are three main forms it takes on; there is Elemental mercury‚ organic mercury and inorganic mercury and each carry on different characteristics within that form. Elemental mercury is a silver metal but is liquid when set
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