Iran-Contra scandal had a big effect on the United States but it had a huge effect on Nicaragua. Through out 1985-86‚ the Reagan administration was selling weapons to Iran illegally in order to encourage Iran to free hostages in the Middle East. Meanwhile‚ the Reagan administration wanted to support the Contras in Nicaragua‚ a rebel group fighting to overthrow the Sandinista government. The administration decided to use the money made from selling arms to Iran‚ and had it sent to the Contras without
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Technology: The Good‚ The Bad‚ and The Ugly Writer’s Memo: For my research paper‚ I would really like to discuss how modern technology is taking away our intelligence. I read a statistic the other day that read‚ 19% of child between the ages of two and four can operate an Iphone application‚ but only 9% can tie their shoes. This quote startled me and caused me to realize that we‚ as humans‚ are slowly loosing are ability to do simple tasks such as learning to tie our shoes. There is so much
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l am writing in response to your letter about ‘’Being Celebrities- Good or Bad ?’’which is found in a forum. HK people are believed to be money-oriented .Under such gaze‚ most of the teenage always think that being a public figure is their vision. However‚ is it really amazing to be a celebrity? To start with ‚being a celebrity can obtain a fame and society status which always come up with money‚ power‚ glamour and attention. Thay can lead a materialistic life. What’s more‚ it should be enjoyable
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Online Dating: The Good and the Bad “Want to meet hot singles in your area?” Not a day goes by without encountering one of these advertisements on the internet. These advertisements can be seen on almost every page on the web‚ from dictionary websites to social networking websites such as Facebook. With many different behaviours resulting from online dating‚ this essay will explore three different positions on online dating: complete rejection‚ middle ground‚ and acceptance. Many people reject
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There are a lot of mixed feeling about the New Deal that president Roosevelt put in place. some people think that it was a good thing and others thought it was a bad thing that happened. Before the New Deal was put into action the U.S was in the Great Depression and most of the families were homeless and unemployed. There was people that was committing suicide because they couldn’t take the failure that had come to them and their families. In my personal opinion I feel that the New Deal was a success
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Most of us have done it or seen others doing it‚ but is studying with music good or bad? Many students claim that the only way they can study is with music. They insist they cannot study without it. However‚ they may want to pull those plugs out of their ears and turn off the MP3 player. New scientific research shows that such multi-tasking may make them learn less and use the wrong part of the brain to store information. As early as 2006‚ researchers at UCLA (University of California‚ Los Angeles)
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There are a few qualities that a boss must have to be qualified as a good supervisor. First‚ a good supervisor must have excellent people management skills. He or she should be able to assign the right person for the right job. This requires ability to judge a junior’s strengths and weaknesses and provide him right opportunities to enhance his strengths and overcome his weaknesses. Secondly‚ a good supervisor should have in-depth knowledge about his functional area. This is essential so that the
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Genes are the little things that make you who you are. It is why your eyes are brown‚ blue‚ hazel‚ green‚ etc.‚ because of your genes. That is why your hair is curly‚ straight‚ or wavy. Or why you’re tall or you’re short. Every unique thing about you is due to your genes. They determine what you’re like‚ your appearance‚ how you survive‚ and how you behave in your environment (Background). Having the power to change genes has plenty of benefits‚ but also plenty of downsides. Some benefits of having
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Video Games: Good or Bad? Spending hours upon hours playing video games‚ one would think that they would start to influence the day to day life. This controversy is brought up in the article “Defending Video Games: Breeding Evil?” written by the editor of Ecomunist.com. The article argues that violent video games do not necessarily make viewers violent‚ but may in fact be beneficial to the user’s health. The main topic is proving games do not influence their audience to the extent of behavioral
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Professor Aldridge English 1201 GF 29 November 2011 The Good‚ The Bad‚ The Ugly Steroids Anabolic steroids are synthetically produced variants of the naturally occurring male sex hormone testosterone. Steroids can be prescribed to persons who lost lean muscle mass resulting from cancer or AIDS‚ or persons who have delayed puberty. Sometimes‚ either athletes or non-athletes abuse anabolic steroids in order to enhance their performance or to improve their physical appearance. Although the use of steroids
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