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    flaws his theory of “Geographic Luck” (Guns Germs and Steel) . Essentially‚ Diamond’s theory basically claims that Europeans conquered based solely on geographic luck‚ and leaves out all other information that also impacted the situation. Diamond’s theory leaves out human decisiveness and politics role in the conquering of Africa and the Americas. Diamond’s theory may work on a much smaller scale‚ but unfortunately the conquering was much more complicated than geographic

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    amount of pleasure‚ how great the pleasure is‚ and more things that are along the lines often pleasure the consequences of an action has as an outcome. Despite the action or decision there will always be some sort of consequence. When I usually think of consequences the first thing I think of is a bad outcome that has been caused by my actions. I believe the reason I associate the word consequence with a negative thing is because I always heard people say that if you do that there will be

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    Intro In this essay I will be talking about the History Of Antarctica. First the Human Inhabitants then The Geographic history what lies under the ice and finally the climate history. Body Paragraph #1 Human Inhabitants is there or was there any proof of human life on the ice island‚ Till this day there is no proof of any human life on the ice but scientists may be able to find some in the future. There is a bedrock island under all the ice and there may be some kind of evidence of some type

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    Running Head: Illiteracy among African Americans Illiteracy among African Americans LaKisha Heard Marygrove College Abstract The high rate of illiteracy is a major problem in the United States. Although there have been programs and initiatives started to eradicate this problem‚ illiteracy still plagues millions of Americans. Out of all ethnic groups‚ African Americans have a higher illiteracy rate. Within this project‚ the causes of illiteracy are revealed and viable solutions to this

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    Consequences of Cheating

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    unacceptable in order to complete and pass any given assignment by the professors‚ or schools standards. The different methods of cheating have changed and evolved over the past years‚ and like any other unethical decision has continued to result in consequences that could possibly affect students for the rest of their lives. I remember my classmates in elementary school cheating on tests and getting caught most of the time. Many of my classmates in high school got after school detention for cheating

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    The Consequences of War

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    Not many people are fans of wars; nobody wins until years after the war begins and countless lives are lost. Fathers and Mothers have to bury their sons when they should be buried by their son or daughter; not the other way around. The consequences of war can be felt and seen all throughout the world today. Many Soldiers‚ families of soldiers and the trained dogs that are there to help the soldiers are coming out of war with PTSD and other mental health issues that can impede their lives. How can

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    The Reasoning and Consequences of Addiction Addiction is defined as a “compulsive psychological need for and use of a habit-forming substance” (merriam-webster.com). It is a debilitating disease that spreads like an infection throughout the life of the addict. Persistent use then consumes every aspect of that life‚ damaging the physical‚ psychological and social well-being of anyone within its grip (merriam-webster.com). Addiction does not discriminate. People from every race‚ age‚ sex‚ religion

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    School bullying may affect students including victims and bullies. It has short and long term consequence that will affect their personality or even their future. Victims Firstly‚ victims who are being bullied may experience many immediate mental or physical health-related consequences. There is a studies show that victims have more psychological stress such as anxiety‚ sadness‚ low-esteem‚ sleep difficulties‚ headaches‚ stomach pain and general tension then their peers who are not being bullied

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    The Issue And History Of Illiteracy Among African Americans Becca White Writing 123 Instructor Sydney Darby 27 May 2008 Illiteracy is a growing issue in America. The U.S. Department of Education funded the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) in 1992 that estimates over 90 million Americans fall well below an eight grade literacy level (Rome‚ 2004‚ pp. 84). Nowhere is this tragedy more prevalent than among the impoverished African Americans. Illiteracy has always been higher among African

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    When I first began to drive I never went over the speed limit‚ I was too afraid of being caught. I was terrified of breaking the law and of the consequences I could face for speeding. I knew that punishments were harsher for drivers under the age of 18 and I didn’t want my license to be suspended. Sometimes I drove even under the speed limit because I was paranoid. I felt as if there was a police officer at the end of every hill‚ curve‚ or a long stretch of road just waiting to catch me speeding

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