A Call to Action: Regulate Use of Cell Phones on the Road When a cell phone goes off in a classroom or at a concert‚ we are irritated‚ but at least our lives are not endangered. When we are on the road‚ however‚ irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating: They are putting our lives at risk. Many of us have witnessed drivers so distracted by dialing and chatting that they resemble drunk drivers‚ weaving between lanes‚ for example‚ or nearly running down pedestrians in crosswalks
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Position Paper The city of Los Angeles has serious environmental issues and we need to pay more attention to that matter to fix it. LA could be a much more welcoming place if it wasn’t for the pollution and vandalism. I believe that if we fund the environmental issue and encourage people not to pollute we could be an even more well known county. Wild animals roam the streets ‚ the sidewalks are dark and dirty‚ walls are tagged all over the county and what do we do about it? To be honest‚ we do
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Get a Mac: Campaign Analysis Introduction “Hello‚ I ’m a Mac... and I ’m a PC” But who are you? You have been listening to the quirky duo fight for almost two years now‚ but have you picked a side‚ are you still on the fence or could you not be bothered? The twosome at the forefront of the ‘Get a Mac’ (GAM) campaign have made it far from easy to ignore‚ in fact this campaign is proving to be one of a kind. In this paper I will discuss how this contemporary campaign has broken barriers and
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History 6 December 2012 Back to the Future: Past‚ Present‚ and Future Whether you are a movie buff or just a dude from the 80 ’s‚ there is a good chance you have seen the classic movie “Back to the Future.” Accompanied by an iconic cast and crew‚ the movie garnered so much popularity‚ Universal Studios pumped out three installments of the Trilogy --”Back to the Future 1‚ 2‚ and 3. With Steven Spielberg ’s and Robert Zemeckis ’ stamp‚ Back to the Future not only launched Michael J. Fox ’s career
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Affirmative Action Affirmative action has increased the number of minorities in workplaces and in universities. It has helped and hurt people since it was put into effect on March 6th‚ 1961. The Catholic Church has weighed in its opinion on affirmative action also. Affirmative action has given minorities more opportunities than they would’ve had before. From 1990 to 2006‚ the number of minorities that received a masters’ degree increased roughly 65%. Part of this can be attributed to affirmative
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A Future Society The story Harrison Bergeron shines a new perspective on the future of the government. It made me sit and think about the possible reasons of inequality and whether they are fair or not. However‚ I wasn’t too pleased with how the laws of equality were carried out. Were the government’s alterations of each person’s life harsh? Did they take these laws too far over the line? The selected piece of reading is Harrison Bergeron written by Hurt Vonnegut Jr. It is a short story of a future
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What is an Affirmative Action Program? It is a law‚ program or activity that changes the conditions for any race with a disadvantage in society. Affirmative action strives for diversity in many sectors of the work world‚ education and society. What is the issue? Discrimination is intentional or unintentional bullying to a person of different race‚ sex‚ religion‚ etc... that causes hurt or harm to the individual. The fact that somebody speaks differently or is a different colour does not come
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Affirmative Action is it still Valuable COM/220 June 4‚ 2013 Affirmative action‚ what is it? Affirmative action is an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women. (Affirmative action. (2013). In Merriam Webster. Retrieved from http://m-w.com) Affirmative action is very important in our modern society‚ Affirmative action is the most effective way of addressing discrimination against minorities and women. Affirmative
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In twenty-first century America‚ programs like Affirmative Action are controversial to say the least. The average person‚ be them black‚ white‚ man‚ women‚ would like to believe that those sorts of programs aren’t necessary and that society has moved beyond needing programs to combat race and gender discrimination. Though‚ as much as one would like to believe that‚ the reality of the situation is that those types of programs still serve a very real need even to this day. Using statistics from a Gallup
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION As much as we desire diversity‚ it will not occur if left to chance. We educate ourselves when we learn to interact with people of different colors and nationalities. During the last election‚ the majority of Americans voted for an African American President. Why then do we continue to use affirmative action to fight inequality? It is not so easy to wipe away centuries of inferiority‚ shame‚ and scars‚ by simply anointing one minority to the highest position in the land. It
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