“Don’t smoke too much‚ drink too much‚ eat too much‚ or work too much. We’re all on the road to the grave—but there’s no need to be in the passing lane.” — Robert Orben. The average American works about 34.4 hours per week‚ making us the 16th highest worked country in the world. The highest country is Mexico who has an average of 42 hours per week‚ the other countries are very close to the American average. Many people feel like they have to work overtime just to provide for themselves and their
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December 11‚ 2013 How Technology and Social Media Control Children and Adolescents Incredibly many people look at their phones throughout the day to see if they have a text-message‚ email‚ notification from social media‚ missed calls‚ or simply just because it has become an addiction. Technology has been changing over the years‚ and new apps and newer upgrades for electronic devices are being developed. High tech is advancing at an incredible rate. Consider how technology has expanded and evolved
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PROTECTO (KID HERO) BY D. M. LARSON I’ve always dreamed of being a hero. I’ve tried everything to become super. I let a spider bite me... no spider powers; just lots of itching. I tried standing too close to the microwave oven hoping the radiation would change me. Nothing. And I got in trouble for making so many bags of popcorn. But I took it all to school and had a popcorn party. I was a hero that day. So I guess it kinda worked. I love being a hero. I love helping people. I love
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really know what it’s like to be the new kid when you’ve been one. Being the new kid is like being a fish out of water‚ and I know that for a fact. It may seem easy to some‚ but transitioning from your old life‚ where you were comfortable‚ to a whole new life is a pretty big deal. It’s scary‚ tedious‚ and hard. You don’t know what to expect. Everyone wants to fit in‚ and you can’t deny that. Everyone wants to be liked and wanted. When you are the new kid‚ you have to start over and gain that all
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Swing Kids 1. Hamburg‚ Germany. 1939. The main character‚ a young‚ German man named Peter Muller‚ was very traumatized by what the Nazi’s and Gestapo (the terrorist political police of the Nazi regime founded by Hermann Göring‚ whose purpose was to persecute all political opponents of the Nazi regime) did to his father. Over the course of the movie‚ Peter went through a change; he saw his father in a new light‚ and realized what really mattered in the world around him. Peter’s father was a violinist
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Should the world RELY on English as a lingua franca? Pierre Frath CIRLEP‚ Department of English‚ Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (France) pierre.frath@univ-reims.fr ABSTRACT English has become a global lingua franca‚ a unique linguistic situation in world history. As there is no discernible coercion‚ it seems the world has freely chosen English and yet if for example we look at European linguistic policies‚ the
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World Religions Exam Review Vocabulary Allah - Arabic word for God; Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews‚ but some of the revelations are interpreted differently. The word "Allah" is a unique word because it is genderless. It is neither masculine nor feminine. (I) Adhan - the first sound that the newborn hears. It is a call
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Analyzing a short story * Title: Kid Kill * Author: Ed McBain * Year: 1953 * Genre: Short story - crime story * Description – a summary of the plot: The story takes place….. At the same time as it is written‚ It takes place on a very cold day in a smaller town in a police station and in the home of the family. In the beginning of the story…. We are at the police station where we meet the detective Art Willis and his partner Ed Daley. Then…… The detective arrives
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Allen Eckles Mrs. Konczakowski 12 CP LA period 1 23 August 2012 “Token kid” In school social circles‚ I always find myself becoming “The Token Black kid." Most people just naturally assume by the tan skin and curly hair that I must be half black. They mistakenly assume that many of the accomplishments I have made are due to the fact that I am mixed. It is true that I am mixed‚ but not with African American‚ but with the Latino culture. My mother was born in the Dominican Republic‚ and my
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better as KiD CuDi‚ is considered a genre-defying artist. KiD CuDi’s music classifies as hip-hop and rock‚ which seem to be opposites‚ but he effortlessly combines the two as if they were meant to be. CuDi released his most recent album on April 16‚ 2013 titled Indicud. “Mad Solar” was one of the more emotional and personal songs CuDi featured in his latest breathtaking albums. The song has an eerie feeling to it‚ but nevertheless‚ CuDi exonerates his feelings and inner thoughts into it. KiD CuDi
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