Social Networking and Its Dangers Just when I was about to pick up my pen to finally start on my assignment‚ the Facebook chat buzzer went off yet again. It was Ivan‚ a friend I just met at the beach this afternoon playing beach volleyball. We chatted for about twenty minutes before he started asking me a series of personal questions and finally my sexual orientation. I was naïve then and didn’t know what sexual orientation meant‚ looking back I realized that Ivan was gay wanted to know if I
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Why have nuclear weapons not been used in conflict since 1945? Nuclear weapons have only ever been used once in human history‚ and that was during World War II when The United States deployed missiles on Japanese territory‚ in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. At the time of bombing in 1945 only the USA had developed nuclear weapons‚ whilst today the pool of states consisting of nuclear weapons is still extremely small‚ with only nine states laying claim to nuclear technology and weaponry. This nuclear
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We all fall victim to the fast food drive-thu‚ some more than others‚ eating it every day. But do people really know how bad fast food is for them? Everyone has different reasons for eating fast food‚ some because of the convenience‚ some actually crave it‚ but few people truly realize just how unhealthy this food is for them. The article “Why You Should Avoid Fast Food at All Costs” written by Richard Stossel gives very eye-opening details as to where our food comes from and how it gets to our plates
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very many years and it has passed through many stages. The oldest and most harmful of all is slavery. The intuition of slavery grew to proportion greater than had been previously observed. Both stories‚ "The Danger of a single story‚" and "Museum Indians‚" share likeness of racial non acceptance‚ discrimination‚ and ineptitude towards others‚ a result of a single story. In the article “Museum Indians‚” readers can detect the contemporary and historical forces combing to keep many communities of color
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taken for granted‚" it said. Ten to 30 percent of mammal‚ bird and amphibian species were already threatened with extinction‚ according to the assessment‚ the biggest review of the planet’s life support systems. "Over the past 50 years‚ humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable time in human history‚ largely to meet rapidly growing demands for food‚ fresh water‚ timber‚ fibre and fuel‚" the report said. "This has resulted in a substantial and largely
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public. Even small facts like how drivers are less likely to use seat belts when they have been driving under the influence. After educating students and the public the next course of action would be to have the law enforced. The enforcement of laws would also play a major role in preventing teen drunk driving. As stated by the Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ it is estimated that 24‚560 lives have been saved by minimizing the drinking age laws since 1975. There are important reasons
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What Commercials have done to the American Dream In the article “Master of Desire” Jack Solomon claims the American dream has two faces that contradict the dream and lures us to achieve social distinction and bask alone in the glory. Although this article was written in the 80’s when it comes to advertisement nothing has changed in the aspect that advertisers can still persuade us into believing that their product will make our life better. The two faces that are mentioned are communally
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Wildlife/Vehicle collisions (WVC)‚ primarily deer‚ are increasing mortality rates of our natural wildlife populations beyond predation and other environmental factors. Wildlife management practices and the lack of predation have caused more wildlife/vehicle collisions because the numbers of deer and other wildlife commonly hit on our roads and highways have been on a sharp incline since the harsh winter of 1996. The increasing necessity of our automobiles‚ combined with the overlap in urban areas
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proven that there aren’t any pills that actually block fat. (Dietician 11) Many dieticians say that you never should use diet medications to manage weight. Weight loss pills are addictive as well. When you take them in large doses‚ you begin to fill other side effects like nausea. It can also cause your heart to beat so quickly that it just eventually stops. (Eating Smart 137-138) Also‚ after you stop taking the medications‚ there is a rebound reaction. They can often cause depression as well. May diet
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for growing crops‚ fodder and limber. Once the fertile portion of the earth’s surface is lost‚ it is very difficult to replace it. In India‚ the destruction of the top-soil has already reached an alarming proportion. Land degradation problems have resulted in increasing depletion of the productivity of the basic land stock through nutrient deficiencies. In addition to the direct loss of crop producing capacity‚ soil erosion increases the destructiveness of floods and decreases the storage capacity
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