Editorial New Laws against Texting while Walking Will Rogers once said “You can’t legislate intelligence and common sense into people." However‚ you can try. After recent incidents involving distracted pedestrian accidents‚ New York and Arkansas are attempting to outlaw texting or listening to music while walking‚ or cycling. It may seem a little bit ridiculous‚ but after Cathy Cruz Marrero’s infamous fall into a mall fountain‚ these means may be necessary. Have you ever tripped while
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Every day you wake up to go to work‚ pay bills‚ dropped of the kids at school or gram’s house what’s the first thing you ask yourself when you get inside your car. Do I have enough gas? Gasoline is what keeps moving the world around‚ even for those who use public transportation. The gas price will always impact the world not matter what the country’s economic statues especially her in the United States. We can all recall when the gas prices where over the roof‚ it was during the recession that took
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Faculty and students will vote beginning March 29 continuing through March 31‚ to determine if the gym for the school will get its name changed‚ due to the past of the school’s first principal‚ Lee Stewart. “We will lose more than a name if this proposal passes. Our students do not think of Lee Stewart when they talk about the gym‚” Lindy Hall‚ girls’ Varsity basketball coach said. “Instead‚ they think about the history that happened there.” Hall said the gym represents more than 100 years of memories
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Introduction: You have the freedom to choose‚ but that doesn’t make you immune to being judged for your choices. It means the government can’t step in and punish you….or so we thought. In this collection we were introduced and freedom and how should it be given or demanded. We read many stories on different ways freedom was given or demanded. Even though some freedoms should be demanded there are a lot that should be given to us to feel safe in our own country. Thesis Statement: Certain freedoms
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10 Sights You Have To See in Melbourne‚ Australia As the capital of Victoria and second most populous city in Australia‚ Melbourne has everything you could want in a city. Beautiful beaches‚ an iconic skyline‚ a thriving nightlife‚ a rich‚ fascinating history— it’s all here. Since you’ll be spoilt for choice in terms of what to see when you arrive‚ here’s ten of the things you shouldn’t miss: 1) Federation Square The fact that Federation Square totally polarised public opinion in Melbourne when
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It could be that you and your fiancé just graduated off university‚ both not having full-time substantial jobs‚ and both neck-deep in your college loans. Or maybe‚ you are into your second marriage‚ both bride and groom having kids to merge‚ and with an outright extended family‚ you just want to keep things simple and practical and stick to the significance of the occasion. Whatever the circumstances‚ you just can’t afford a glitzy wedding and have no money to burn. Still‚ this is not a cause to
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Do you know a problematic boy? Do you think that the best for him is to go to a detention center‚ so he can be reformed and released to society as a good person? There is crime around us‚ and teenagers sometimes take place in perpetrating them‚ and as any person who commits a crime‚ they receive a punishment proportional to their offences and are sent to a detention center as an attempt to reform and lead them to a right path. However‚ the methods applied aren’t working as they are supposed to‚ there
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After I got my newest patient in a hospital bed‚ gave her some pain medicine‚ some blood‚ and sutured up her wound‚ it was up to me to find out who she was and fill out her charts. “Good evening‚ ma’am. I am your doctor‚ can you tell me what happened to you?” I ask her. “Mhhhrrmppphhh‚” the patient looked confused. “Eiimerpufffff?” her eyes widened‚ she started panicking. “Ammerefuammp! Extoenpeff!” she begins to climb out of the hospital bed -climbing out of the taxi‚ novel in hand-. The patient
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Emma: Well‚ the idea that there are 2000 incident reports of which some show‚ what appears to be abuse‚ human rights abuses‚ and in particular violence against children‚ is horrific. Amongst the many responsibilities the Australian government has‚ making sure that people are treated the right way‚ are one of those many responsibilities. Immigration and asylum seekers can be a major issue for as long as it needs to be‚ but the Australian government’s first priority should be making sure that those
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One in four women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. One in four. Every six days one woman will be killed by her partner‚ the one she trusts the most. Every six days. Fifteen point four percent of CEO positions are held by women. Eighty-four point six are given to men. For every one dollar a man makes‚ a woman will make seventy-two cents. Twenty-eight percent less than her male counterpart. Twenty-six percent of MP’s are women. Seventy-four percent are men. Why? Why in a country where
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