The article The Good‚ the Bad and the Airborne: Levitation and the History of Impossible in Early Modern Europe‚ author Carlos M. N. Eire makes a myriad of claims about the historical prevalence of holy levitation. The physical impossibility of holy levitation is irrelevant to study; understanding levitation will aid in the understanding of people who believed it was possible. In this way Eire favours synchrony over a traditional diachronic narrative. Furthermore‚ he infers that it is the job of
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Fracking can be both good and bad in today’s world. Fracking can be good in many ways such as its an alternative use for fuel because we use so much each day. This means that we have more gas and oil to use for cooking‚ heating and powering out cars‚ for instance. Also‚ it reduces the amount of toxic chemicals in the earth’s surface because it uses so much water. With oil and gas being pumped from the ground locally then the energy cost around the country will be cheaper instead of having them shipped
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Male Circumcision: Good‚ or Bad? Circumcision of males involves the removal of the foreskin of the penis. It is practiced in many cultures‚ ethnic groups and religions as a ritual or just as a social expectation. Some groups circumcise males for religious or cultural reasons‚ but there are also hygienic reasons that other groups circumcise male infants. In uncircumcised males‚ “if good hygiene is not practiced‚ smegma‚ secretions from small glands in the foreskin‚ can accumulate‚ causing a foul
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ounces of pot‚ that kind of thing‚ it’s just‚ it’s costing us a fortune and it’s ruining young people‚” Mr. Robertson said. “Young people go into prisons; they go in as youths and come out as hardened criminals. That’s not a good thing.” That is what Pat Robertson‚ the televangelist who once ran for president‚ said on his show “The 700 Club” while mentioning how thought marijuana being legalized can be a good thing. I am a 41 year old wife and mother who has had her fair share of life experiences
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Sibling Rivalry: Good or Bad? “Younger siblings often measure their places in the universe against the apparently unbreachable and permanent gap that separates them from their older‚ seemingly more talented and accomplished siblings.” This quote from “Laney High” by David Halberstam describes something very common amongst children in a family: sibling rivalry. Although sibling rivalry is not always a good thing‚ for Michael it definitely was. If it was not for Larry‚ he would not be as successful
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Ida Campbell The Electoral College: Good or Bad? The United States Electoral College is the group that is responsible for electing the President and the Vice President every four years. Contrary to popular belief‚ the United States is not a “true” democracy in the rawest sense of the word in part because of our electoral college. The mechanics of the United States Electoral College is fairly simple. Each state is assigned a certain number of electors. The number is derived from the total
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attributed to the increasing number of gamers‚ which accounts to around 500 million people around the world‚ according to Jane McGonigal‚ a game researcher‚ in her 2010 TED conference. Additionally‚ according to NPD research‚ consumer spending in the game industry in 2012 has reached $20.77 billion‚ the amount slightly more than the total Afghanistan production in the same year. Now the debate continues: are video games good or not? The first yell against video games is about the amount of violence
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The standardized test was great it was not that bad I was thinking about how wold I do in this standardized test. For me I consider both bad and good test taker because sometimes the test can be a little bit hard to pass and long to take but not all the time sometimes it is not that hard to take the standardized was kind of hard and also long to take but that did not make me feel bad. For a standardized test I prepare by looking over my practise test my work for my classes and also look over my homework
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Cocaine is it Good‚ Or Bad? "Snow‚" "Blow‚" "Coke‚" all preferably known as Cocaine a drug that has been plaguing the Americas for centuries. In fact‚ it has been the cause for death‚ life and war. It ’s ironic to mention "death" and "life" in the same sentence. But how could this evil drug‚ which ruins many lives‚ provide life in any way? The answer is easy‚ history. Cocaine is not the drug we all expect it to be. Cocaine is originally from the South Americas‚ cocaine comes from a miniature
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Reprimanded fish are honestly not good‚ this is a test. To impede on someone is very bad.Reprimanded fish are honestly not good‚ this is a test. To impede on someone is very bad.Reprimanded fish are honestly not good‚ this is a test. To impede on someone is very bad.Reprimanded fish are honestly not good‚ this is a test. To impede on someone is very bad.Reprimanded fish are honestly not good‚ this is a test. To impede on someone is very bad.Reprimanded fish are honestly not good‚ this is a test. To impede
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