“Lead by example and you will teach others without having to say a word.” This is a quote that my grandparents would always instill in both myself and my siblings. Growing up in a traditional Polish family the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child” was very accurate. I can remember every member of my family playing a role in my upbringing. We were taught to respect authority and if you did something wrong you would be held accountable for it. At my high school there was a zero tolerance policy
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Karate kid. 16/07/2013 It’s bad enough moving to a new city‚ but when that city is located in China‚ it’s almost too much to handle for 12 year old Dre Parker. It’s not easy being the new boy in class when you don’t know the language‚ and it’s even harder‚ when the cool boys use Kung Fu to rule over the other pupils at school. Fortunately‚ Dre meets some nice classmates‚ including the cute girl (he fancies) Mei Ying. However‚ it turns out that Cheng
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Arturo benitez Period: 3 Date: 2/4/14 Why We Should Not Do Drugs? Thousands of young men have wasted their lives because of illegal drugs in the world. They were mostly victims of a bad influence‚ a broken-home family‚ of ignorance‚ or curiosity. The key reasons why people shouldn’t do drugs are that drugs are bad for your body‚ they ruin your life‚ and they cause addiction. First‚ drugs affect your body in many permanent ways like brain damage‚ heart problems‚ and hallucinations. Brain damage
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SUMMARY OF GORE VIDAL’S ESSAY—DRUGS: CASE FOR LEGALIZING DRUGS In an article entitled “Drugs: Case for legalizing Drugs” by Gore Vidal‚ Gore Vidal makes a case for legalizing drugs in the United States. In his essay‚ he declared to the world that to stop drug addiction in the United States‚ the government should “simply make all drugs available and sell them at a cost”. He explains why making drugs illegal does not stop drug use and trafficking. He explains that he himself has tried everything
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Drugs Addiction Miami Beach Senior High Ashley Gonzalez Ms. Cooper/Mr.Sussman English II-Period Three 06 March 2013 Drugs Addiction Topic and Thesis Statement Miami Beach Senior High Topic: Drugs Thesis Statement: In an examination of drugs I will discuss causes of this disease/or social dilemma. I will also discuss the effect of drugs on individuals‚ families and society.
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Album Reviews Book Reviews Downloads Features Movie Reviews Music Video Reviews Single Reviews The Karate Kid: Children’s own self-help Filed under: Movie Reviews — Leave a comment August 15‚ 2010 Starring Will Smith’s son‚ Jaden Smith‚ along Jackie Chan‚ bring to the big screen the remake of 1984’s The Karate Kid‚ a cross cultural adaptation depiction and a vivid stand-up towards school bullying. Dre is a 12 year old who just moved to China due to his
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Drug dealers and drug users Introduction The drug dealers are criminals because they violate the laws against sale of drugs. They engage in activities such as manufacture‚ cultivation‚ distribution‚ and sale of drug substances prohibited in law. Because of the illegal drug dealings‚ the smugglers carry severe penalties that include sentencing‚ depending on the drug classification. The drug users become addicted to the drugs and finally die. A good example of a drug dealer is Frank Lucas who used
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part of a group? In society there is an arising opinion that not all children participating in activities should receive a trophy. According to Reasons-Rupe Poll‚ “57 percent of Americans say only winning‚ and deserving kids should receive awards. Another 40 percent say all kids on a sports team should receive a trophy for their participation” (Ekins). These views are a result of many children showing a feeling of entitlement‚ an increased cost of programs‚ and lack of ambition. Today many children
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Recently‚ there is a hot video on the famous video-sharing website‚ Youtube. It is about a kid who was spoiled‚ was marking a tantrum in front of his parents in front of a restaurant. I was there and saw the incident happened. The child and his parents were standing in front of the door of a restaurant. The child yelled and shouted loudly‚ he was asking for his parents to tie his shoelaces. His parents refused unless he kept quiet and went in the restaurant to have lunch. Surprisingly‚
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the joys in teaching children is seeing your kids grow and learn right before your eyes. Aside from the academic benefits‚ this is also a good way to bond with them. I love helping my kids with their homeworks for it refreshes my memory too. I instill in their minds the importance of good study habits early on‚ so that they will very likely learn to study independently when they are already in the middle school. When I say I am helping my kids in their assignments‚ it means that I am guiding
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