for not only individual Americans‚ but for people throughout the world. Unfortunately‚ however‚ as America enters a new era‚ both politically and technologically‚ many question whether America’s initial values will be preserved — and whether they’re worth preserving at all. While it is ignorant to say America’s values are no longer applicable to a more modern society‚ that doesn’t mean America’s values cannot be forgotten by America’s citizens. America’s
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Are Travel Sports Worth It? An issue that is defied about a lot is whether kids should be allowed to play travel sports or not. Many people think kids should not play travel sports because there are more risks to injuries than rec league. When kids play travel sports they have fun and learn new stuff‚ so why should people take away that privilege. Because people think rec sports are better for their kids they are wrong because there are many more pros than there are cons. Kids should play travel
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"Carmen smiled‚ ‘I am poor‚ but I am rich. I have my children‚ I have a garden with roses‚ and I have my faith and the memories of those who have gone before me. What more is there? ’" (Ryan 76). Even when it looks like Esperanza has nothing‚ she has much because of love from her family and her friends. Before Esperanza ’s father died and her life seemed to fall apart‚ Esperanza had not realized how fortunate it was to have a surrounding where people loved and cared about her. "Tomorrow was her
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The great debate on whether or not going to college is worth the price tag has been the focus of many academic studies these past few years. The main focus of these papers is simply‚ “is it worth it?” Both sides have their own statistics and charts but one of them has to be right‚ and that would be the anti-college side. Not going to college outweighs the benefits of going because of financial reasons‚ how it might restrain innovation‚ and if it allows students to focus on what they really want to
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Arthur Luo POSC 143 July 10‚ 2012 Nicholas Boushee The “Electoral College” Archaic but Worth Keeping Every four years the United States enters the frenzy of election. Presidential candidates from multiple parties get ready for a campaign across the nation to gain popular support from both the delegates and the people. The presidential candidate not only has to win the popular vote‚ but also the majority votes in the Electoral College. The Electoral College serves to elect the president and
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The áo dài is a Vietnamese national costume‚ now most commonly worn by women. In its current form‚ it is a tight-fitting silk tunic worn over pantaloons. Áo classifies the item as a piece of clothing.[1] Dài means "long".The word "ao dai" was originally applied to the outfit worn at the court of the Nguyễn Lords at Huế in the 18th century The dress was extremely popular in South Vietnam in the 1960s and early 1970s. On Tết and other occasions‚ Vietnamese men may wear an áo gấm (brocade robe)‚ a version
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violence‚ music was the canvas for it all‚ the 60’s was the place to be. The era of freedom and change‚ a music rock group‚Buffalo Springfield‚ consisting of five members changed the world’s perspective by composing a melody called "For What It’s Worth". Lyricist‚ Stephen Stills receives his inspiration from the Sunset Strips Riots. Dealing with riots and forced participation with a curfew that residents and business owners have
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Can music contribute to anything worth? Famous music composer‚ Ludwig van Beethoven once rightly quoted “Music is a higher revelation than philosophy”. Indeed‚ music has higher magnitude than just being a mere form of entertainment- it plays a significant role in our society be it politics or religion or even academics. So important is music’s value that it has been recorded throughout history of mankind in numerous ancient writings including the sacred Hindu scripture‚ Veda. Thus it
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meteor hit Earth and primates started to show up and eventually lead to our creation. There are many different kinds of primates that we have studied and learned from. We can go to different places to view and understand their life style. The Fort Worth zoo is one of those places where I went to observe and learn. I got to observe two white-cheeked gibbons and three ring-tailed Lemurs. Apart from their difference they also have some similarities. The first primate that I observed was the white-cheeked
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Texting While Driving: Is it worth Dying? SP: After listening to my speech‚ I want my audience to be influenced by the dangers of Texting while driving. CP: By the end of my speech‚ I am going to tell you about the disadvantages and the risk factors Texting while Driving entails. [Let me begin by showing a few photographs and I will proceed with a few questions.] I.Attention Can anyone identify what these teenagers have in common? They may all look alike‚ healthy‚ pretty we can say
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