Nikita Youth Gun Violence Every time I look around someone is dying. Its so crazy how close this topic is to me. I chose this topic on a Tuesday and on the very next day (Wednesday) a close friend of mine was shot and killed. So as I write his Essay I can’t help but to think about him‚ his name was Alex Bland 21yr old. From the years of 2002-2006‚ 687 Chicago youth were killed by guns‚ and firearms are used in 10 out of 14 murder-suicide in Illinois. In 2005 71% (435) of the homicides and 36%
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Antioxidant Controversy Modern day society has put a massive emphasis into advertising antioxidants. Just about everyone has heard the word “antioxidant.” At least 150 million Americans regularly take dietary supplements that include antioxidants. Magazines‚ newspaper articles‚ product labels‚ supermarket displays‚ cosmetics‚ et cetera‚ hype the antioxidant potential‚ and market countless supplements as an additive to a healthy‚ youthful diet and lifestyle. “All seem to promise that eating the
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Cyber Bullying By Fernando Marinero & Kasey Green What is Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. Is It Wrong? While bullying is considered an old notion‚ cyber bullying is fairly new to this day in age. In an online survey conducted 52% of people said that yes cyber bullying was a serious problem‚ while the other 48% said it was not. The Debate The people who agree that cyber bullying is a
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“Video games are bad for you? That’s what they said about rock and roll.” -Shigeru Miyamoto Blaming video games for real world violence has been an honored tradition for the past few years. It has gotten to the point where the people pointing fingers neglect to take any personal accountability. Parents simply want someone to blame for their own children’s violent behavior. Video games are an obvious scapegoat‚ but what they forget is that someone has to buy the video games. There is also the little
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Game From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Game (disambiguation). Tug of war is an easily organized‚ impromptu game that requires little equipment. The Card Players‚ a 1895 painting by Paul Cézanne depicting a game of cards. A game is structured playing‚ usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work‚ which is usually carried out for remuneration‚ and from art‚ which is more often an expression of aesthetic
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Natives. These mascots and cultural figures are part of the Native American culture. To go and generalize these people into a sports team that have nothing to do with who they are‚ is being very prejudice‚ misleading‚ and in many ways wrong. This controversy should not even be something to think about. These people deserve the right to be heard and understood that their names‚ tribal figures‚ and beliefs are theirs. Mascots used to define them bring nothing but racism‚ shame‚ stereotyping‚ and generalization
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Would you use this web page when writing a term paper about the history of computers? A Brief History of Computer Technology A complete history of computing would include a multitude of diverse devices such as the ancient Chinese abacus‚ the Jacquard loom (1805) and Charles Babbage’s ``analytical engine’’ (1834). It would also include discussion of mechanical‚ analog and digital computing architectures. As late as the 1960s‚ mechanical devices‚ such as the Marchant calculator‚ still found
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Donald J. Trump: The name alone either evokes tears to people that fear doom of the United States or the exact opposite. Currently‚ he is a major topic of controversy not only between politically affiliated people but on a global scale as well. Sources whether they be personal blogs or official articles‚provide a wide range of misinformation and different credibility standards while portraying biases on whether or not they are against or support these accusations. The verbal warfare surrounding Trump’s
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is very common playing computer games. Even though computer games are common in our life‚ they have not only good effects‚ but also bad effects‚ especially to teenagers. Moreover‚ even though parents know that teenagers play computer games too much‚ they do not know that why teenagers are widely excited at computer games‚ and what the bad effects of computer games are. There are two main causes that teenagers play computer games too much. In addition‚ playing computer games too much has two main effects
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Criticism of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. has received criticism for the use of sweatshop labor‚ environmental destruction‚ and unethical business practices. Additionally‚ it has been criticized for its litigious legal policy of suing before first gathering all the facts necessary to pursue a legitimate lawsuit. Accusations of anti-competitive behavior iPhone There has been criticism of the iPhone and the iPod being locked into iTunes and creating an iTunes Store monopoly for these devices
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