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    Smart Phones: Windows vs. Android With time‚ phones have changed drastically. First from the house phone to the “brick phone‚” flip phone and now touch screen. Not too long ago Google and Microsoft Windows created smart phones that were really similar to the Apple iPhone‚ which was the phone that achieved better management of apps—BlackBerry being the first to launch phone applications. These smart phones are called Android and Windows Phone 7 which differ a lot from each other. When someone is seeking

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    Steroids and Athletes

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    Engl. 1302.03 Dr. Suzann Spaniel 8 April 2013 Steroids‚ PEDs and Athletes According to Bouchard (2011)‚ The use of performance enhancing drugs (PED’s) in sports has been at the center of an international ethical debate for many years (p.1). Athletes taking PEDs and doping traces back to ancient Greek times‚ athletes enhanced their endurance by using natural stimulants (Bouchard‚ 2011). The use of substances to aide athletes perform better‚ grew dramatically in the early twentieth century‚ but

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    The Basketball Diaries

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    Lizzie Janes Drugs and Behavior Within Hollywood’s movies depiction of drug addiction‚ many have failed to represent all true aspects that come along with such lifestyles. The movie‚ The Basketball Diaries‚ is based off a novel Jim Carroll wrote from his own diary entries. As a teenager growing up in the sixties‚ Carroll reveals his progression of drug abuse which eventually leads him addicted to heroin.Heroin is a white powder derived from morphine found in opium. It is commonly prescribed

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    and complain that college athletes should be "compensated" for their work on the field. We hear that because college athletes generate money to the university they should get money back. Maybe we should pay high school athletes too‚ they generate money. College athletes in major universities don’t pay for transportation‚ tuition or team facilities. On top of a free ride the school should pay them as well? Not a chance. I have some very good reasons why college athletes should not be paid. One of

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    CJS/200 Courtroom Players Response September 4‚ 2013 Courtroom Players Response The Courtroom Work Group is a group that is comprised of the judge‚ prosecutor‚ defense attorneys‚ claimants as well as the defendants. The roles of the individuals in the Courtroom Work Group are to work together to successfully prosecute in the criminal case. This group interacts on a daily basis with all having a mutual goal of production in mind to close the case. In my opinion a Courtroom Work Group is non-other

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    She couldn’t care less about mess that she created with the water as some imbecile was attempting to try something with Silje when it was clearly ridden on her face that she wasn’t interested. It was pathetic that men would submit themselves to this twisted enjoyment in making a woman feel inferior. A repulsive behavior that Odetta found absolutely sickening. Like a mother hen‚ she showed up to defend her friend and looked at the male with disgust. "Think you are some sort of hotshot?" She tilted

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    Great Basketball Coach

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    What Does It Take To Become A Great Basketball Coach? Have you ever imagined not having a coach for your sports team? Or why your coach is so successful? Even though they are very demanding‚ they’re essential for any team’s success.  “I demand a lot out of my players‚ but we have fun and I give them room to learn and make mistakes‚” said Coach Mike Bates. They provide structure and are the heart and souls of each team. Coaches have to love the game.  The team reflects the coach‚ if he’s successful

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    Jeren McGhee Jenna Tucker Research Paper November 10‚ 2011 Paying College Athletes? Might Not Be a Bad Thing College athletes are some of the hardest working individuals around. Athletes have a routine that includes brutal practices‚ intense games‚ and difficult college courses. College athletes carry a tremendous weight on their shoulders. Compensation for college athletes has been a controversial subject for years. Many individuals have their arguments in support of each side

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    news right now‚ a very different situation than 18 years ago when we were looking for the cause of our son’s developmental delay. Much of the media coverage‚ however‚ focusses on the sound-bite and tear-jerking opportunities that any problems with young children can provide. This is fine for the television crews‚ but it really does not inform the public‚ or help parents who are wondering whether their child could be autistic‚ or what to do with a child who is autistic. Autism is a neurological condition

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    Are Athletes Overpaid?

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    Are Athletes Overpaid The average athlete can make more than the President of the United States; how is that fair? Athletes‚ like Tom Brady‚ are overpaid and make more that the average families that work till they are 70 years old. Do athletes really deserve to make that much? The answer is no‚ they do no. First‚ athletes make way over a million dollars in one year. The average income of an American family is about 54‚000 dollars a year. A nurse only makes 70‚000 dollars a year. Compare that to

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