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    The concept of cause and effect is present everything one encounters in life. Whether it is a chemical reaction‚ climate‚ or even us‚ as human beings can influence along being influenced by various factors that individuals encounter in the journey called life. These factors majorly credit to be our past actions afflicting our present selves. In the novel‚ the Great Gatsby‚ this is present in various characters. First of all‚glancing this with the main protagonist/narrator‚ Nick Caraway. Nick encounters

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    it and hope that it will go away. However‚ the facts are undeniable. The studies have been carried out and all the results point to one conclusion: Television violence causes children to be violent and the effects can last forever. The information can not be ignored. Violent television viewing does affect children. The effects have been seen in a number of cases. In New York‚ a 16-year-old boy broke into a cellar. When the police caught him and asked him why he was wearing gloves he replied

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    Title: The effects of social networking on youth. Abstract Online social networking has become extremely popular with youth and young adults. These self-expressive sites describes the lives and excitement of today’s youth. Social networking refers to activities that are carried out by specific online services that provide space and tools that allow the creativity of others to shine and express themselves. How are the youth effected if at

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    A Study in Materialism and it’s antidote… Giving Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things‚ or more money‚ in order to do more of what they want‚ so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. ~Margaret Young By: Jon Winslow Intro: Just two weeks ago I was in Radio Shack looking at a pair of head phones I wanted. Though merely forty dollars‚ I couldn’t at first bring myself to buy them. Why? Because that was money I could

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    Combating the Effects Media Violence on Children “You better run for your life if you can‚ little girl‚ hide your head in the sand little girl‚ catch you with another man‚ that’s the end’a little girl. I’d rather see you dead‚ little girl‚ than to be with another man…” Most of us would be shocked by these words‚ but these are actually the lyrics for Run for Your Life by the Beatles. Other songs like Foster the People’s Pumped Up Kicks (All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you better run

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    Americans have grown increasingly alarmed about youth violence. There are far too many of our children killing and harming others. Many people question why this is happening. Sadly‚ despite decades of effort on a broad front in this country‚ we still can not answer this question with certainty. Some people point to the media for this problem; while others say it consists of many different problems. It is hard to pin point one certain problem that turns our children violent. Children can have problems

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    The Long-Term Effects of Youth Unemployment Dr. Thomas A. Mroz and Dr. Timothy H. Savage University of North Carolina‚ Chapel Hill and Welch Consulting Economists A STUDY BY THE EMPLOYMENT POLICIES INSTITUTE October 2001 he Employment Policies Institute (EPI) is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to studying public policy issues surrounding employment growth. In particular‚ EPI research focuses on issues that affect entry-level employment. Among other issues‚ EPI research has quantified

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    the United States by focusing on the world’s greatest sport. Lamar’s observation on how Americans quickly embraced soccer when realizing its popularity displays the materialistic culture that Americans possess. He described this as the “bandwagon effect” (Lamar). Americans realized the popularity of soccer internationally and became interested so they could view soccer one of their own

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    Jesica Schmidt Foundation of Lit Romeo and Juliet Cause and Effect Essay Romeo and Juliet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is a story about two star-crossed lovers destined to fall in love. The play revolves around Romeo and Juliet‚ following them through their fateful story to their eventual death. Their downfall is created from the mistakes made by Romeo‚ Juliet‚ the Friar‚ and the Nurse‚ all building up to the tragic ending. Despite the other’s mistakes‚ Juliet is ultimately the one to blame for their

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    Cause and Affect Essay: Drunk Driving Drinking and driving is a very bad combination. Mixing the two would be very deadly for many people on the streets. Drinking reduces your concentration and your reactions to sudden hazards which can lead to fatal accidents or severe injury. “MADD estimated that there are between 1‚350 and 1‚600 impaired crash fatalities in Canada each year.” This meaning that there are an approximate of 1‚450 lives stolen to drunk driving that can be saved if one person

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