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    Beyond Beauty Why do people wear makeup? Makeup has been around since the beginning of time and has been used as a style in which people can express themselves and prove to the world who they truly are. Makeup grants people the ability to show their individual artistry in an approaching form that is interesting to them.The usage of makeup/The purpose for wearing makeup has antiquated since the ancient times. Beginning with the Ancient Egyptians in 10‚000 BCE‚ both the male and female Egyptians are

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    Objective Explain the reasons why people live in hazardous areas. Discuss vulnerability as a function of demographic and socio‑economic factors‚ and of a community’s preparedness and ability to deal with a hazard event when it occurs. Explain the reasons for some sectors of a population being more vulnerable than others. A Distinction A hazard / Hazard event / Disaster Hazard -is a perceived natural event which threatens both life and property Disaster - is the realisation of this hazard

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    Name___________________________________ Biology 2401 Quiz Fundamentals of the Nervous System Ch 11 MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) What is the role of acetylcholinesterase? A) amplify or enhance the effect of ACh B) destroy ACh a brief period after its release by the axon endings C) act as a transmitting agent D) stimulate the production of serotonin 1) 2) The term central nervous system refers to the ________

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    Removing the Choice of Freedom for a more Advanced Society Loss of choice limits society’s acts and words in exchange for what they think is a more superior community. Loss of choice can be presented in a society with rules and regulations. Rules decreases the chance of what the government assumes is inappropriate behaviour. Loss of choice is presented in multiple areas in the book The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau. Citizens lose the choice of decision‚ the choice to act freely and the choice to

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    The theistic argument that I think is most plausible is the Cosmological Argument. I think this because to me this is the only argument that is plausible because things do not exist without a cause. For example‚ people and animals do not exist without reproduction. People must have a first cause to be created and exist. “The cosmological argument for God’s existence goes like this: The world could not exist on its own so there must have been a first cause that brought it into being. This first

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    need to dosomething that we do not enjoy.Many people think that we should be true to ourselves‚ so that we should choose what weenjoy most‚ regardless of what other people think. For example‚ if we do not want tostudy anymore‚ just give up and try to do what we really want to such as being an artist or a dance. It is meaningless for us to continue studying if we have no talents and no interest in it.Somebody consider health as an excuse for not doing anything that they do not enjoy. For a person who

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    The reasons why many Americans do not vote America is a free country‚ and voting is an important part of that freedom. Unlike other countries where dictators and monarchs make decisions on behalf of the people‚ Americans get the right to decide who runs the country and what laws should govern citizens. But even though voting is an important privilege‚ most Americans simply don’t vote‚ and some of their reasons may surprise you. Here are seven common reasons most Americans don’t vote. 1. They think

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    Why do people laugh? Someone makes a strange sound or behaves in a peculiar manner so everyone around expels air out of their lungs at a rapid rate. Why? In an article for NBC News‚ Robert Provine‚ professor of neurobiology & psychology at the University of Maryland‚ states from an evolutionary perspective‚ “We believe laughter evolved from the panting behavior of our ancient primate ancestors (1999).” He further explains that people and apes laugh under the same circumstances‚ such as while playing

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    Why do people still go to the cinema? In this modern age we have computers‚ which contain the Internet. The Internet theoretically has endless capabilities and in this modern day people can get hold of any type of media they want whether that be music‚ TV shows‚ movies and games; even movies that have not been released. So with all of this in everyone’s grasp people can watch or listen to what ever they want to do thanks to streaming websites or websites that contain torrent downloads where you can

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    responses—“Mrmph”—were muffled by the carpet but knowing Elena and her tendency to hold a grudge‚ she would likely never forgive him. Just as the second hand on the clock passed over the twelve‚ Chief Parker and Garren entered the room‚ looking like complete opposites as the three of us made eye contact. Garren managed a weak smile but his fingers drumming against the back of the clipboard like some kind of Morse code revealed his true feelings. Sitting across from me‚ Chief Parker lowered the lamp‚ allowing me

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