Anita Sood is a former national woman swimming champion of India. She became the fastest Asian swimmer to cross the English Channel. She was awarded Arjuna Award for her achievements. She currently has two children. She lives in the United States‚ in Los Angeles‚ California. She became the fastest Asian people Asian swimmer to cross the English Channel . She was awarded Arjuna Award for her achievements in 1983. Mihir Sen (16 November 1930 - 11 June 1997) was an Indian swimmer‚ best known for
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Prohibition in the United States‚ also known as The Noble Experiment‚ was the period from 1920 to 1933‚ during which the sale‚ manufacture‚ and transportation of alcohol for consumption were banned nationally[1] as mandated in the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Under substantial pressure from the temperance movement‚ the United States Senate proposed the Eighteenth Amendment on December 18‚ 1917. Having been approved by 36 states‚ the 18th Amendment was ratified on January
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Stimulus Package Competition will be fierce for a piece of economic stimulus package pie. After all‚ this bail out is directly the result of a credit system in crisis from overextension of subprime lending. Too many American families are facing mounting piles of debt‚ job loss‚ and possibly the foreclosure of their home and business. Surveys of taxpayers show the expected uses of the tax rebate to be paying a bill/debt‚ beefing up a meager or depleted savings
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MOBILE PHONES ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MOBILE PHONES Mobile phones are used all over the world for different purposes. In this essay‚ we will be looking at the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phones. Dr Martin Cooper is considered the inventor of the first portable handset and the first person to make a call on a portable cell phone‚ in April 1973. This portable phone had numerous features never seen before. It revolutionised communication
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transport system. Anyway‚ loads of people cannot imagine how to get home after a tiring working day without a car. On the other hand‚ using the car as the most popular mean of transport has a lot of disadvantages. Firstly‚ cars pollute surrounding atmosphere which is very harmful for human’s health. Secondly‚ there is an enormous quantity of car crashes which causes death of the majority of participants. In the conclusion i should say that people are faced with a difficult choise between using
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Some advantages to living in the country include these points: Clean Air‚ no neighbors‚ open spaces‚ quiet‚ birds‚ deer and other critters. You have to love nature to live in the country. No crime‚ and people are usually friendly. Some disadvantages to living in the country include these points: No shopping mall or large supermarket. Power outages occur more often and usually out in the country everything runs on electric‚ like a well pump so you can flush the toilet‚ so no power and therefore
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ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE OF CREDITS CARDS Advantages | Disadvantages | Convenience--Credit cards can save you time and trouble--no searching for an ATM or keeping cash on-hand. | Overuse--Revolving credit makes it easy to spend beyond your means. | Record keeping--Credit card statements can help you track your expenses. Some cards even provide year-end summaries that really help out at tax time. | Paperwork--You’ll need to save your receipts and check them against your statement each month
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little opportunity for upward mobility or the ability to save for retirement (Angel &Angel‚ 1998). These older cohorts have extremely low levels of education‚ less fluent in English‚ and many were exposed to occupational health risks associated with farm work. These disadvantages‚ taken together‚ have a cumulative effect that seriously undermines the economic well being of older Mexican Americans. Those older individuals with no or very low incomes are particularly dependent on family for support
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Natural resources are the building blocks on which modern society depends. Knowledge of their physical nature and origins‚ and the web they weave between all aspects of human society and the physical earth can lay the foundation for a sustainable society. We agree with the above statement because natural resources are important‚ as human beings would not exist without them. We use natural resources in everything we do. Therefore we should use our resources with minimal wastage and even ensure
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I tend to agree that young children can be negatively affected by too much time spent on the computer every day. This is partly because sitting in front of the screen for too long can be damaging to both the eyes and the physical posture of a young child‚ regardless of what they are using the computer for. However‚ the main concern is about the type of computer activities that attract children. These are often electronic games that tend to be very intense and rather violent. The player is usually
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