obstacle can block people from something‚ but any obstacle can be dealt with. An obstacle is a thing that blocks one’s way or prevents or hinders progress. Some people say that obstacles are nothing but a disturbance that prevents people from doing or being what they want. Everyone looks at an obstacle as something negative and tries to get rid of it when they should embrace it and look at the positive side in it. For example‚ in the play Julius Caesar‚ Cassius and Brutus saw Caesar as an obstacle and
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is significantly different from the way our forefathers lived fifty or sixty years ago. Thanks to modern technology‚ today we have got just about every amenity we need to live a comfortable life. Some people believe that modern technology has made our lives more complicated. They are of the opinion that we should learn to do away with it. Is that possible? Let’s examine. Modern technology might have made our lives more complicated‚ but one has got to admit that it has improved our lives in several
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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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Significant changes in the workplace are the result of new and advanced technology. For the past generation‚ technological inventions and improvements seem to be introduced every week. The trend is guaranteed to continue. Technology’s impact on the 21st century workplace will result in rapid changes. Changing Workplace Rules Technology makes it possible to telecommute‚ work from virtual offices and communicate with businesses and individuals across the globe. Flexible work schedules
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General insecurity across the country‚ portends great danger’ On January 26‚ 2012 · In Law & Human Rights 12:12 am 0 By Abdulwahab Abdulah Prince Adetunji Orisalade‚ a lawyer of over 25 years is the Deputy Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly. Orisalade‚ a former Chairman‚ Lagos State Valuation Court in Badagry division between 1995-2000 in this interview spoke on the state of the nation‚ arguing that President Goodluck Jonathan did not carry Nigerians along before the increase
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most homes‚ and is heavily advertised to young adults. Many teenagers mimic this behavior to gain a sense of maturity or a feeling of rebellion in a period of life that creates identity. Unfortunately‚ the actions of these teens who choose to drink can have dire consequences. Many of those consequences are involved with vehicles: Cars‚ youth‚ and booze are a dangerous combination that causes over 2000 deaths yearly in people under twenty one. Another danger is alcohol poisoning
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Is Christmas Too Commercialized? You finally crash through the doors to Wal-Mart with a large lady stepping on your hand. You look around. In the corner‚ there are two ladies getting in a fist fight to get the last outfit in their size. After an hour of pushing and shoving you finally get what you want: a plasma screen TV on sale‚ but you definitely had to pay the price. You left the store with a black eye. The madness starts on black Friday and continues through the holiday season. Everyone
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TOO SOON A WOMAN LITERARY ANALYSIS Title: TOO SOON A WOMAN suggests the subject of the story‚ because the character of the story is a young girl of 18 but mature enough to her age. THE DAY BEFORE THE SUN CAME OUT suggests the end of difficult days‚ distressful situation and the beginning of happy good days. Author: Dorothy M. Johnson In her writing about the West she takes a realistic look both at the white settlers and the Indians they displaced (changed their places) and frequently battled
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The Danger and Pointlessness of Total Equality In the story "Harrison Bergeron"‚ author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. described a sort of dystopia where everyone is "equal". There was a government that made it it’s duty to force equality upon every citizen in the form of handicaps. There were handicaps that were instilled upon a person if they were more beautiful‚ strong‚ intelligent‚ and talented than the "average" individual. These hinderences were dangerous‚ torturous‚ and discouraged any type of possible
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People Have Become Overly Dependent on Technology What do you think your life would be like without technology? We live in a technologically civilized society‚ and most of the things we do depend on technology. Ultimately‚ we can say that ‚"living without technology is like living without air". Our lifestyles change each time a new invention is created. In my opinion the most influential technologies are telephones‚ televisions‚ cars‚ and computors. The main purpose
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