There are about a few thousand movies or TV shows that would never make us want to stop watching them. Each movie or TV show we always watch has that one liner we repeatedly follow when the specific scene comes. Some people don’t understand why others like watching movie reruns time and again. It’s as if the first time was not enough. Turns out‚ there’s actually a scientific explanation why we do that. Yup‚ that’s right‚ I said WE. I am just as guilty as those rerun-loving citizens of the world
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promote this message‚ AARP has teamed up with Google-owned YouTube in a multi-million-dollar political advertising campaign. AARP’s ads will air during the primary season with politically-focused videos from sources like CNN‚ The Young Turks‚ and Huffington Post. Ads will also appear on the websites of Fox News and the New York Times. According to a representative from AARP‚ approximately 40% of the Take a Stand campaign’s budget is focused on digital media. The AARP has also promoted this campaign
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Sabrina Shapolsky C11966342 False Positive Drug Tests When an employee tests positive for a drug they did not take‚ it is referred to as a false-positive. The scientific method for testing employee’s drug consumption is not completely fool-proof‚ and it is actually quite faulty. Often times‚ drug tests detect certain foods and medicines as drugs. The most commonly used test for drugs is a
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Pew Research Center. (January 27‚ 2011). The Future of the Global Muslim Population. [Analysis]. Retrieved from: http://www.pewforum.org/The-Future-of-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspx?print=true Kaleem‚ J. (March 29‚ 2012). Progressive Muslims. [Huffington Post]. Retrieved from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/29/progressive-muslims-launch-gay-friendly- women-led-mosques_n_1368460.html
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College Athletes Deserve To Be Paid November 17‚ 2011 College Athletes Deserve To Be Paid Almost every week there is some sort of story that makes the news about a university breaking the NCAA rules. The debate is bigger than ever to start paying college athletes to play sports. It does not matter which sport it is‚ athletes need more than just a scholarship to pay for expenses outside of tuition‚ room‚ and board. A scholarship is strictly limited to these‚ but what about the expenses outside
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Body image is a significant issue for teens today. So powerful an issue‚ “Studies show that teen girls are more afraid of gaining weight than they are of cancer‚ nuclear war‚ or losing a parent.” (“Self”). As we grow up‚ we learn to absorb everything around us‚ like a sponge. We see the skinny Barbie doll and muscular action figures‚ and naturally begin to believe this is what a normal body should be. Today‚ everywhere you walk you will see footprints of the media shouting out the newest fat-blasting
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What makes this century postmodern is the Internet. The Internet has been a godsend in many ways. All aspects of our life benefit from the Internet in some way; whether its getting news‚ shopping‚ paying bills‚ working‚ etc. A blog on The Huffington Post titled “ The Social Media Effect: Are You Really Who You Portray Online?” brought forth a fascinating idea. It expressed that individuals express an “ideal” image on social media. “As research suggests‚ your "real self" is what you are - your
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expectations of rejection all possible causes for the increased need for sexual health care. This conclusion can also be drawn from the improved sexual health of sexual minorities that had long-term partners compared to those with many partners. The Huffington post article‚ “Identifying
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Lopez 1 Ashanti Lopez Mr. Knox AP English Language & Composition 14 January 2015 Mass Incarceration On December 7th of 1989‚ a man named Carlos DeLuna‚ was wrongfully executed for a murder he did not commit (Cohen). The 8th Amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights states‚ "Excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." Carlos never had the opportunity to prove his innocence before being executed by lethal injection. Prior to being executed
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Marijuana: CQR." CQ Researcher by CQ Press. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2013. "Marijuana vs. Alcohol." SAFER -. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2013. Fairchild‚ Caroline. "Legalizing Marijuana Would Generat Billions In Additional Tax Revenue Annually." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com‚ 20 Apr. 2013. Web. 04 Oct. 2013.
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