“It was on a dreary night of November‚ that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony‚ I collected the instruments of life around me‚ that I might infuse a spark of being in to the lifeleless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes‚ and my candle was nearly burnt out‚ when‚ by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light‚ I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard‚ and
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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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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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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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sites warn about the dangers of smoking‚ say smoking is addictive‚ list chemicals added in manufacturing cigarettes‚ encourage smoke-free environments for nonsmokers‚ and offer smokers Web-based quitting resources. This is the face of the "new" tobacco industry‚ they tell us‚ committed to public health and to America’s children. They have finally come clean‚ they would have us believe‚ after half a century of targeting kids and deceiving the public about their products’ dangers. Their social commitment
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stop smoking). There are hundreds of chemical substances in cigarette smoke. Three of the most damaging are: Tars--damage delicate lung tissue and are considered the main cancer- causing agent in cigarette smoke. Nicotine--a poison found only in tobacco leaves. It can be extracted as a colorless‚ oily transparent liquid and used in solution as an insecticide. One drop of pure
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part from tobacco‚ there is perhaps no greater harm to the collective health in the U.S. than obesity. Worldwide‚ too‚ obesity’s health effects are deep and vast—and they have a real and lasting impact on communities‚ on nations‚ and most importantly‚ on individuals‚ today and across future generations In the U.S.‚ among adults under the age of 70‚ obesity is second only to tobacco in the number of deaths it causes each year. (1) As tobacco use continues to decline‚ and obesity rates continue
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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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The Dangers of Tanning Beds Many times‚ a lack of education and communication can have detrimental consequences. For example‚ there are some incidents where one might unknowingly make a mistake‚ but by the time they realize the problem‚ it is too late to fix it. In Lord of the Flies‚ the author‚ William Golding‚ tells a riveting story about a group of young boys who feel that they are invincible and have the freedom to do what they want. This leads them into great trouble‚ and even death. Similarly
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