Many pirate books popularize the belief that pirates wear eyepatches and make people walk the plank. While some of these beliefs are true‚ many are not what real pirates do. Pirate novels romanticized the idea of pirates by making them seem that pirate booty is always gold and jewels‚ making people walk the plank and that there were no women pirates. Firstly‚ pirate booty is not always gold and jewels. Sometimes‚ pirates don’t even bury their loot. While their earnings can be riches and gold‚ most
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Epigenetics is a new phenomenon that has stunned the world of life sciences‚ proving to have enormous potential in many aspects of biological and medical research. Many academics‚ scientists and doctors‚ have concluded that epigenetics could be the answer: The answer to curing a plethora of modern neurodegenerative diseases. Epigenetic changes are reversible and heritable modifications in phenotype without alteration of the primary nucleotide sequence. Evidences have suggested that epigenetic mechanisms
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Of course‚ even after all that has been learned about torture and its impact on human lives and our reputation around the world‚ there are still those proponents of torture who claim it to be an effective means of obtaining information. In 2014‚ just three years ago‚ the psychologist and architect of the CIA’s enhanced interrogation program‚ James Mitchell‚ gave an in-depth interview with the Guardian Newspaper‚ breaking a seven-year long silence on the issue. Mitchell took exception to a newly released
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Pennies were the first coin minted in the U.S ‚the first U.S penny is 223 years old. In recent years‚ there has been a heated debate about money in the United States. Surprisingly‚ it is about the pros and cons of producing and using pennies. In my opinion the penny should no longer be used and produced in America today. Here are some reasons why‚ pennies cost more than it’s worth‚ they are not big money‚ and are so close to worthless. ‘‘ Michael Cooper‚ an eighth grader
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Did you know 8% of all Americans will experience a traumatic event that will cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? This disorder‚ also known as PTSD is an anxiety disorder that commonly affects our troops that keep our country free. PTSD is a commonly heard term‚ but do you know what it really is? Most Americans aren’t aware of the severity of this disorder. PTSD causes depression‚ nightmares‚ anxiety‚ and panic attacks. In many instances‚ people have committed suicide due to a traumatic
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Undocumented immigrants is one of todays most talked about topics in politics. It seems like a big controversy. You have two sides of the spectrum on what people agree on when it comes to this topic. The documentary “Wetback” goes in depth to show you all sides of this topic‚ the immigrants’ side‚ the volunteers at the immigrant safe house and the volunteers of the U.S. Border vigilantes group. You have the people that want to help out and understand the hardships that these people face in their
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Legends of untold riches and beauty are popular with people because the possibility of achieving said greatness excites the masses. The lost city of Atlantis is one of the more popular legends‚ and it originated from a few pages in Timaeus and Critias‚ two of the famous “dialogues” written by Greek philosopher Plato in the fourth century B.C. Existing 9‚000 years before his time‚ Plato described Atlantis as a great naval power and utopian island kingdom that mysteriously disappeared into the sea
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Bees are miraculous in their own ways. Humans are intrigued by their social structure and how within a hive each bee has its very own role. There is only one bee‚ the queen‚ within the hive that lays eggs and keeps reproducing. Drone bees‚ or male bees‚ have one purpose and that is to fertilize new queens. Lastly‚ the most essential and largest quantity of bees are the workers. They forage for pollen and nectar‚ contribute to the care of the queen and drones‚ feed larvae‚ protect the hive and perform
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ADHD affects over seventy five percent of children in America. Studies have shown that some believe these children are over medicated. Knowing someone with ADHD can impact how one feels about medicating. A classmate who is affected was doing a project in class and looked pale tired and unhealthy. He could barely walk and stay focused. This could be because he was overmedicated. Being overmedicated not only affects school life it can affect one’s personal life. One reason why for overdiagnosis
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If Dylan had only knew what he would be getting himself into when he innocently auditioned for his freshman year musical. If Dylan had only known the shame‚ humiliation‚ embarrassment‚ and torture that was yet to come‚ he would have never enthusiastically auditioned in front of a panel of directors. If only he knew that he would become a statue when he faced the Musical Theatre bulletin board. It was his first audition. His first musical. His first year in the school. His first time performing
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