foundational information‚ there are still parents today called‚ “anti-vaxxers” who still believe in this link between autism and vaccinations. Many anti-vaxxers are a part of a huge community‚ using the internet as their platform to discuss the “so-called” dangers of vaccinating their children. Many make blogs filled with big words used as a scare tactic to shock their vulnerable readers. “you’ll find long scary looking lists of chemicals that anti-vaccine
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motorist from 2006 through 2012 (“Bicycle Accident Statistics”). Obviously cyclists are more susceptible to injuries involving these accidents. Since 1932‚ 44‚000 cyclists have died in traffic crashes in the United States (Dangers in Terms of Cycling Safety.”) The dangers of sharing the road with cyclists are obvious. Certain places are taking steps to make sharing the road safer. Just this month‚ England’s government promised 94 million pounds to be invested in making cycling easier (“Make Cycling
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These are 3 powerful quotes from The Danger of a Single Story that made me rethink how I will consider a story in the future: - “So that is how to create a single story‚ show a people as one thing‚ as only one thing‚ over and over again‚ and that is what they become. “ - “The single story creates stereotypes‚ and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue‚ but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” - “The consequence of the single story is this:
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Dangers of Barbie Girl Toys started out as children’s entertainment‚ but have toys always just been for entertainment? Or can they affect the way a child develops‚ or interprets the world around them? The toys you play with as a child send messages that can influence your idea of what is socially acceptable. Toys teach you how to become who you are because of the roles they play. Media plays a major role in that‚ if you have a certain toy that comes out in a TV series‚ you play with the toy the
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Jalen S. Underhill R. Blackwell English IV 13 March 2013 The Dangers of Body Art “Grandma‚ what does that thing on your right wrist say?” asked Maya. “It says Justin Bieber! Who is Justin Bieber? Was that your boyfriend back in the day?” Maya’s grandma simply responded‚ “No‚ this is what you call a big mistake!” Grandma did not tell Maya about her life-threatening encounter with Hepatitis B‚ how she was judged for tattooing a Canadian singer’s name on her‚ and how she was not able to keep a
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Because if they get hurt or die in your hand you will feel guilty and never forgive yourself. An article by Zakreski states that “Transporting other human beings in your vehicle is a tremendous responsibility‚ on that many young drivers take lightly. Sending or reading a text message while driving puts your passenger’s lives at a significantly higher risk of being involved in an accident while riding
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Dangers of Using Standardized Testing as the Only Measure of Student Achievement The measurement of student achievement is complex; one must ask themselves‚ what is student achievement and how is it measured? Standardized testing is often used as a measurement of student achievement. This form of testing serves an important role in education. While using standardized testing is not purposed to be a negative form of assessment its misuse as the only measurement of student achievement can be detrimental
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structures Physiology is the study of: Functions of anatomical structures Individual and cooperative functions Specialties of Anatomy Macroscopic Structure Gross anatomy‚ or macroscopic anatomy examines large‚ visible structures Ancient Science Hippocrates 460-377 BC Father of medicine Surface anatomy: Exterior features Aristotle 384-322 BC Philosopher‚ Plato’s student‚ biologist Galen 131-201 AD Physician‚ surgeon‚ philosopher Vesalius 1514-1564 Regional anatomy: Body
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In writing 1984‚ Orwell’s main goal was to warn of the serious danger totalitarianism poses to society. He goes to great lengths to demonstrate the terrifying degree of power and control a totalitarian regime can acquire and maintain. In such regimes‚ notions of personal rights and freedoms and individual thought are pulverized under the all-powerful hand of the government. Orwell was a Socialist and believed strongly in the potential for rebellion to advance society‚ yet too often he witnessed such
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The story “On the Danger of Reading Fiction”‚ Thomas Jefferson clearly shows his dislike for the world of fiction novels. Jefferson has stated that fiction novels are “time lost in that reading” and thinks it should be instructively employed. It’s apparent that anyone who is a fiction novel enthusiast could indeed become offended by the comments made by Jefferson‚ but at the same time need to understand that he made those comments in an entirely different era than today’s modern way of thinking.
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