EFFECTS OF WATCHING TOO MUCH TV Discoveries and invention of devices are always welcome till we‚ humans‚ find a way to abuse its benefits and be adversely affected by it. This was the case when Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-ray and within five years‚ the British Army was using a mobile x-ray unit to locate bullets and shrapnel in wounded soldiers in the Sudan. TV was also invented with positive thoughts in mind – there would be no national borders‚ education and communication would be worldwide
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the best possible benefits from it. The purpose of this essay is to persuade the reader that people shouldn’t watch very much television because the content of many TV programs is not educational‚ it makes people waste time that could be used in better activities‚ and it negatively affects people’s mental development. The first reason why people shouldn’t watch very much television is because the content of many TV programs is not educational. Nowadays‚ we can see movies and shows that present
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sports. The salaries of professional athletes need to bee lowered. Many people who have tougher jobs are more deserving of that kind of money‚ and the athletes that make that kind of money waste it and have no morals. There are definately people more deserving of high salaries than a professional athlete. The president of the united states‚ who has one of the toughest jobs in the nation‚ makes no where near as much as an athlete. Barack Obama makes around $400‚000 a year while Alex Rodriguez makes
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voice their admiration for nature with similar poetic devices in both “The World Is Too Much With Us” and “God’s Grandeur”. Similes are used to help the reader’s understanding of the subject by comparing two unlike things. William Wordsworth states‚ “‘And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers’” (7). Wordsworth continues to express his exasperation with the world while describing nature. The ‘sleeping flowers’ have the potential of ‘waking up’ or realizing the natural beauty around them. Gerard
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HUMANITIES - OPINION PIECE Have the Anzac commemorations become too commercialised? Before venturing into an answer‚ it’s important to understand the question. What does ‘commercialised’ really mean? The Free Dictionary describes commercialised as “organised principally for financial gain.” It does not mention popularity‚ a broadened reach into mainstream consciousness or increased awareness of what something is. However‚ these very things may occur if something organised for the purpose of financial
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professional athletes paid too much? Today’s sport’s world is the biggest revenue making industry in the world. Different sports bring in different amounts of revenue but they are all enormous amounts. I myself love sports so there are a few sports that I contribute to financially also. Is it fair that professional athletes get paid millions of dollars to entertain us? It is known that the sporting industry Sporting events is a place for people to go‚ relax‚ have fun‚ and do something they
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1) Why does the Earth have seasons? Describe the relationship of the Earth and Sun in each of our four seasons. Contrary to what most people believe‚ seasons on Earth are not caused by the distance of our planet in relation to the Sun. This is a common misconception due to the Earth’s elliptical orbit around the Sun‚ which means there are times that the Earth is closer to the Sun‚ and times when it is farther away. If the Earth’s proximity to the Sun was the cause of our seasons‚ then they would
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million users of Facebook‚ I logged on to the world’s biggest social media network this morning and was immediately annoyed. Facebook had changed its user interface‚ again. Gone was the “Most Recent” button‚ which allowed users to see what their friends have posted in a simple‚ straightforward‚ and chronological order. Now Facebook is indulging‚ again‚ in outright effrontery: employing its own secret algorithmic sauce to spice up what it considered to be the most important “top stories‚” while plattering
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A global power can be defined as one which has the capability to influence global governance and is necessary to ensure a world order. United States‚ Russia‚ U.K.‚ China and some others may rightly be called as global powers for their strategic and politico-economic leverage. Historical evidence suggests that these powers have not been soft at all in their course to power struggle. Softness may be defined as the opposite of assertiveness and activeness in this power struggle. It is a term often used
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and risk of injury. They serve many purposes to the kids who choose to participate in youth sports. Most kids make friends and enjoy themselves. Some evidence of this is in the article‚ "Have Youth Sports Become Too Intense‚" when it states: "Most students join sports to learn a skill‚ make friends‚ and have fun." This‚ therefore‚ shows that kids
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