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    Did you wonder how many accidents happen‚ when people are indifferent to what surrounds them? More and more people choose to ignore the person who is in trouble‚ or can Be i n danger. We are accustomed to ignore other people’s troubles and difficult situations in life‚ we have different morals‚ Not the same as before. Now indifference became commonplace. The twenty first century has brought many innovations‚ most of which makes sense to "self-preservation". In the story "Samuel" written by

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    Hell Date People in life will go through bad things. Sometimes it can be a bad job‚ bad relationship‚ or even a bad breakup. I am here to talk about a bad date. I know that later on in life I will probably go through other dates‚ but this happen to be the worst date I have ever had. The things that consider this a bad date for me are when my boyfriend at the time had me pay for everything‚ put me to sleep during the date‚ and vomited on me at the end of the night. I am not the person who thinks

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    Be Assertive! Here are some tips on being assertive. Use a strong voice Stand up straight Remain calm Be positive and honest. Don’t agree with others Say “No‚thank you!” Don’t slouche and have poor posture Stand up for what you believe in Have a well paced speech. Be firm and in control don’t be aggressive Being assertive will show your peers that you don’t want do drugs‚ and they should stop asking. Want Help? Here are some help lines to contact

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    By far one of the best books I read‚ but mostly just because it’s filled with action and slight romance. The Outsiders is a book filled with greasers and kids that don’t fit in with society‚ hence the name outsiders. It’s shows off how some people that can be represented as hoodlum like‚ they can still be honorable and respect one another. The book has multiple genius quotes that can be interpreted in different ways‚ but still hold its meaning. The main character‚ Ponyboy is seen as a innocent and

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    There has been much debate in recent years among politicians‚ military officials‚ and civilians on whether or not the U.S. should be fully withdrawn from Afghanistan‚ regardless of the country’s economic and military capabilities. There has also been a proposed timetable‚ which President Obama says is in effect and currently being executed‚ to have up to ninety percent of our military personnel out of the country by no later than 2014. It is imperative that we extract our forces out of Afghanistan

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    we already comprehend that there is a possibility complex organisms evolved from unicellular organisms during the Archean Eon‚ there is no explanation to how unicellular life came about. There are many theories to explain the origin of life‚ one of which stated that life came from deep-sea hydrothermal vents which provided chemical compounds to generate energy via chemosynthesis. Another theory claimed that life came from electric sparks based on the Miller-Urey experiment. This experiment stimulated

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    understand that there’s a God who is a savior (Wheatley). Wheatley wrote‚ “On Being Brought from Africa to America” during the 1700s. This poem is revolutionary because typically slaves did not know how to read or write‚ let alone compose a piece of poetry. Wheatley tries to look on the bright side of being abducted from her home country and talks about God’s grace getting her through the journey. From her solidified belief in faith‚ it is evident that she converted to Christianity once in America

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    Christianity for a slave‚ she also touches upon issues relating to race in “On Being Brought from Africa to America” being a powerful insight into slavery leading us to connect these issues into Gilroy’s idea of the “Black Atlantic”. Using rhyme and iambic pedometer "On Being Brought" mixes themes of slavery‚ Christianity‚ and salvation‚ and although it’s unusual for Wheatley to write about being a slave taken from Africa to America‚ this poem powerful addresses ideas of liberty‚ religion‚ and racial equality

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    Knowledge can be gained through various means‚ the most important being reading the books. Experinced is also one of the important factor to gained the indepth knowledge. There has been always a controversy between the two about which one gives richer and broader view of knowledge. I personaly feel that this two are interrelated‚ in the sense one follows the other. Knowledge gained through reading the books is of no use unless and untill we implement it in our practical life. Implementing the knowledge

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    We learn from our mistakes and not from our success Do you remember the day that you lied or steal and got caught from your parents or teacher? However‚ it is not wrong to make a mistake if you learn not to do it again. Al Franken‚ the United States junior senator also stated “Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned that hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake which at least others can learn from.” I believe people

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