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    Heating Up Sex has become a prominent topic for television in this generation. Rebecca L. Collins‚ a senior behavioral scientist who graduated from UCLA‚ claims in the essay “Does Watching Sex on Television Influence Teens’ Sexual Activity?” that sex on television influences the early initiation of sex for teens. She believes that the leverage that television has over teens can easily be avoided and provides ways to decrease teens’ sexual activity. However‚ television has a positive influence on

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    Lost Names Essay

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    in time in an individual’s life in which their name truly becomes a part of their identity. A name is more than just a title to differentiate people; it is a part of the person. In Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood by Richard E. Kim‚ names play a major role on the character’s identities. The absence and importance of the names in the story make the story rich with detail and identity through something as simple as the name of a character. Names are a significant factor affecting the story and

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    My Name Is Margaret

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    My Name Is Margaret. “My Name Is Margaret” written by Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou is novelist‚ poet‚ playwright‚ actress‚ composer‚ and singer. Actual name is Marguerite Annie Johnson born in 1928. People identify with our name in many ways. Our name is what links us to our family; History and we are the image that is associated with our name. In the outline of the essay‚ the narrator is informative of how it was like to live in that precise time period. Margaret distinguished between

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    Name Reflection Essay

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    First and foremost the name franklyn came from a British origin meaning Freeman. My name was given to me by my dad because he thought it was a very successful name. He gave this name to me because everyone that he has heard off with the name Franklyn has been successful. To me the name Franklyn means someone with style dignity and class‚ so basically they like to do things on their own without the consent of anyone. I say this because for me I do not like to copy what other people are doing or listen

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    Plant and Scientific Names

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    Catalogue of Plants – Edition II NO. DHIVEHI NAME COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY NAME Aamanaka Castor bean Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae 2 Aadaththodaa Malabar nut Adhatoda vasica Acanthaceae 3 Afihun Opium poppy Papaver somniferum Papaveraceae 4 Ahi / Ehi Cheese fruit / Great morinda / Indian mulberry Morinda citrifolia Rubiaceae 5 An’bihi Gamboge tree Garcinia cambogia Guttiferae 6 Akarakara Pellitory

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    According to Heather Collins‚ successful thinking is “carefully reasoning about and actively engaging with your environment” and also “asking lots of questions”. Collins tells a childhood story about her as a young girl. She explains that “[she asked her] mom too many questions [and] asking all those questions when [she] was young was actually a good thing”. Collins states that constantly being curious and asking questions as a child is what made her a successful thinker today. Successful thinking

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    "Names Have Power"

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    the author of The Lightning Thief‚ once said‚ “Names have power.” This quote means that every name can be traced back thousands and thousands of years and the history and the meaning of the names become a part of it. With so much powerful meaning tied to the name‚ it can affect a person’s life thousands of years after the event occurred. The name can either be destructive‚ or beneficial. The story told in Romeo and Juliet is a perfect example of how names can affect a person’s life. Romeo and Juliet

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    my name is margaret

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    “My Name is Margaret” Our name identifies us in many ways. It connects us to who we are and connects us to our family. White people have had the power to express what identifies them best and black people really never got the chance to experience what identity is‚ it has always been prearranged for them. This passage’s main point is about identity and breaking out of the silence that the whites have had over the black people‚ about taking control and breaking the norms. In this story‚ Margaret

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    There are several arguments that Calloway concludes with in The Victory with No Name. The primary argument is his notion that Native Americans deserve more credit than what American history has given them. Calloway states‚ “the day when American Indians won their greatest victory became an aberration in the national story and a blank spot in the national memory‚” and argues the book will “restore the memory” of this victory (10). Moreover‚ Calloway demonstrates that “St. Clair’s defeat” represented

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    The Power of Brand Name

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    The Power of Brand Name The success of any business or consumer product in today’s world depends in part on the target market’s ability to distinguish one product from another. Branding helps ultimately consumers to identify one product from those of the competition. However‚ there is a second side of branding. As society progresses and increases its ability to purchase more and better quality products‚ people’s perception regarding brand names changes as time goes by. For the majority of people

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