Wonderful Wikipedia Writing papers and using the internet as a resource for information come hand in hand as a college student. However‚ is it safe to trust one of the most widely used and accepted forms of information on the internet today? The argument is brought forth in multiple articles concerning how Wikipedia has been used and abused over many years. Through the eyes of many viewpoints‚ though‚ Wikipedia can still relate to almost any topic and provide quality information. Individuals across
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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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inaccurate (“Murdoch’s Decision”). According to British historian Tim Maltin‚ the Earth’s nearness towards the Sun and Earth allowed record tides to be created‚ which aided the formation of the giant icebergs across the Earth. As a result‚ the icy water created uncommon mirages‚ warping the Californian crew’s vision drastically of the Titanic vessel (Broad). Because of the unusual illusion‚ it not only could have taken responsibility of the Titanic’s crew short notice of the iceberg‚ but also the
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DDT tends to have a half-life of 75 years‚ making it extremely stable in the ground or water it penetrates (prosandcons). As it accumulates in the environment‚ it continues to build up in animals and may make its way up and into the food chain‚ poisoning every level and eventually making its way to humans (Kenney). Because of its “persistence
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can win large amounts of many. Millions of dogs are killed by other various breeds everyday. The owners of the dogs meet at a discrete location and force their dogs to fight. PETA states “Some dog fighter train their dogs by forcing them to tread water in pools; run on a treadmill while a caged rabbit‚ cat or other terrified animal is dangled in front of them; or hang on with their jaws dangling from a chain baited with raw meat.” Many trainers use techniques as to inject them with steroids and to
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Cancer (The Crab)‚ Leo (The Lion)‚ Virgo (The Virgin)‚ Libra (The Scale)‚ Scorpio (The Scorpion)‚ Sagittarius (The Centaur)‚ Capricorn (The Sea-goat)‚ Aquarius (The Pitcher)‚ Pisces (The Fish). Each of these star signs has an Element‚ either Air‚ Fire‚ Water‚ or Earth‚ a ruling planet‚ and certain personality traits that the people born with this sign all
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Volcanoes Argumentative Essay Volcanoes are one of the most dangerous forces of nature ever‚ but they aren’t really something to fear or not be studied because people think they can kill them by just looking at them. Volcanoes are things people should learn to thousands and be in awe vegetables. They should be looked at a different way because they create geothermal energy‚ make soil fertile so farmers can plant on them‚ and because of tourism. These three are very important reasons to be able to
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permission from my people for your landing…” Beowulf showed up unannounced to help the Danes in defeating the evil Grendel that was terrorizing the people. “As his words ended‚ he leaped into the lake‚ would not wait for anyone’s answer; the heaving water covered him over for hours he sank through the waves...” Beowulf had already defeated Grendel‚ now Grendel’s mother is causing havoc‚ due to the death of her son. Beowulf has to defeat Grendel’s angered mother‚ so he dives into the marsh where her
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Water is wet‚ the sun is bright‚ and people age - there are some facts that every human being can agree on‚ so why then are we so split over whether we were brought into this world through evolution or by an almighty creator? How exactly did our species come into existence? To me‚ the answer is obvious. Through proof of historical evidence‚ impossible odds and mathematical improbabilities‚ archaeological discoveries‚ proven predictions‚ inexplicable complexities‚ etcetera‚ I can safely conclude that
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may be familiar with the newest Hairspray produced in 2007 but what many have not realized is that it originated from the first Hairspray film produced in 1988 and the Hairspray Broadway musical. The 1988 Hairspray‚ was directed and written by John Waters. The theater producer for the Hairspray musical was Margo Lion. The 2007 Hairspray is directed by Adam Shankman and the screenplay was written by Leslie Dixon. Each of the art forms has differences throughout
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