automatic sequestration calls for $1.2 trillion in lowered federal spending‚ with 50% coming from defense and 50% coming from non-defense budgets. If Congress cannot reach an agreement‚ these cuts will reduce the Department of Defense spending by about $55 billion dollars. On September 11‚ 2001‚ the United States faced a difficult time in which 3‚000 lives were lost due to an attack upon the U.S. by terrorists who hijacked airplanes and crashed them into the Twin Towers in New York City‚ the Pentagon
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today as people. Of this century‚ according to the U.S. State Department‚ human trafficking is one of the greatest human rights challenges of this century‚ both in the United States and around the world. Due to language barriers‚ lack of knowledge about available services‚ and the frequency on how much the trafficker moves the victims‚ the human trafficking perpetrators and their victims are hard to catch. Since this is still one of the biggest crimes that violates of the UN Declaration of Human Rights
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pass”. There is about 42% of kids who get bullied online‚ and one out of 4 get verbally abused daily ( bullying statistics). It is also estimated that 160‚000 kids miss school everyday‚ just to avoid being bullied (MBNBD). “ The school bullying statistics show that schools nowadays could no longer be a safe haven for our children. Sadly‚ schools have become a hunting ground for bullies and as long as they can freely lurk around‚ children will never be safe”( Aeshka). Think about how many kids are
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old. (Wikipedia.org) George was born February 22‚ 1732 in West Moreland Virginia. They moved to Little Hunting Creek Plantation in 1735‚ later named Mount Vernon. Washington’s family moved again in 1738 to Ferry Farm. (KL) Very little was known about Washington’s child hood. That led biographers to fill in the gaps by making up fake stories. Such as: George chopping down the cherry tree and confessing and George throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac River. Neither of those ever happened.
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Brandon Gross 9/27/12 English 11 Period 1 In NASA‚ the Mars science lab rover is acknowledged‚ over a budget at 2.5 billion dollars. Although Obama’s Fiscal plan for 2013 would incise NASA’s funds from 587 million dollars to 360 million dollars‚ no quantity of money is worth Mars exploration. Mars is still merely a rocky surface in the midst of no indication of water or active geology. Space exploration is exceptionally expensive to the citizens of the United States; the government
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every day objects we have now. This computer that I am typing on would not exist‚ making me have to hand write all of my thoughts down on paper. Knowledge also helps people to gain confidence. Being able to tell people about interesting information helps one feel good about one’s self. Going college would enhance this because college is just that—the opportunity to gain knowledge. In life‚ money can create a lot of turmoil. I believe that many marriages end up in divorce because of money issues
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PART I ESSAY Origin of Essay History of essay as a literature form has begun in 1580 when Michel de Montaigne has published the book “Les Essais”. In French term “essais” means “try” or “experience”. It was a book written because of boredom; it did not have a distinct structure or plan‚ and consisted of individual chapters‚ formally unrelated to each other. Montaigne suggested his literary tests in form of initial essay‚ highlighting their subjective‚ relative‚ and inconclusive sides. In fact
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for one minute about not having one of them in my life because of a selfish act of my mother sickens me. I thank God every day that she is as passionate am I on the subject. Each one has brought an important piece to my life‚ from the silly times to the more serious‚ and the seemingly crazy stuff. Yes we have had our share of ups and downs‚ but nothing I wish I did not have to have. I feel there are many aspects to the many different reasons for the thought of abortion. I think about the stories from
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studies‚ conducted in the United Kingdom of Great Britain‚ a focus on infidelity as the main cause for divorce has shifted onto a phenomenon called “falling out of love”. This phenomenon is reflected in the fact that there is nothing new to discover about the other person and the reasons that made them fall in love fade away as time goes by. Stated succinctly‚ adhering to a “comfort zone” in the relationship is rather dangerous. A steady relationship makes the importance of personal growth easily forgotten
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Keep Cigarette Sale and Production legal: Save the Economy Cigarette smoking dates back to the 9th century; when cigarettes were first invented in Central America‚ and has become a popular habit since then. Smoking is prevalent all over the world‚ and it has been estimated that the number of smokers will continue to rise despite the various campaigns taken against it. It is a widely accepted fact that smoking causes many health problems and thousands of people die each year‚ but should
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