they told me‚ ‘which we will now try to fill with something useful‚ but don’t imagine that you will be of any real value to us for the first ten years.’ I was fortunate to have lighted upon an employer prepared to invest so much time in what was‚ in effect‚ my real education and I shall always feel guilty that I left them when the ten years were up. 2. A well-trained mind is not to be sneezed at‚ but I was soon to discover that my mind had been trained to deal with closed problems‚ whereas most
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minute for your life to be over. Distracted driving is a growing and dangerous problem in today’s society that can lead to accidents causing injury and even death and is becoming one of the top killers. Thematic Statement My speech today is on texting while driving and I am against it. All drivers need to be aware of distracted driving and take steps to minimize the risk to themselves and others. “I’m asking you today to listen to the statistics and the stories and decide for yourself whether
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No Texting While Driving Do you own a cellphone that you use on a daily basis? If yes‚ then think about where and when you make use of it. At work? At home? While cooking? Any free time that you can get your hands on your phone? What about when you’re DRIVING? Because cell phones have become such a necessity in the world that we live in‚ people cannot go for long periods of time without turning to them to text‚ check Facebook or make a call. This impairs our judgment and we don’t always pay
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accumulated 28‚700 unused minutes. "None of the kids call us back! They will not call you back‚" said Beard‚ a former actress who with her husband coaches business leaders on public speaking. A generation of e-mailing‚ followed by an explosion in texting‚ has pushed the telephone conversation into serious decline‚ creating new tensions between baby boomers and millennials -- those in their teens‚ 20s and early 30s. Nearly all age groups are spending less time talking on the phone; boomers in their
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Stop Using Cellphones While Driving Driving while talking on a cell phone‚ even hands-free‚ is the equivalent of driving drunk. Cellular use while driving is common‚ but dangerous. Due to the number of accidents that are related to cell phone use while driving‚ some jurisdictions have made the use of a cell phone while driving illegal. Drivers who use a handheld device are four times more likely to get into a crash serious enough to cause injury. At any given moment during the daylight hours‚
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Part 1-Vocabulary 1. Bicameral- Having two legislative chambers or houses. 2. Coalition- An organization of people or countries involved in a pact or treaty (the Constitution). 3. Consensus- An agreement in the judgment or opinion for the Constitution reached by a group of people‚ or countries‚ as a whole. 4. Democracy- A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them. 5. Divided government- One party controls
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The vocabulary words I chose are beleaguered‚ which means to beset with difficulties and aghast defined as being filled with shock or horror. The reason they both apply is because in every example Gladwell has provided from David vs. Goliath to Boeis‚ Frereich‚ and Northern Ireland Protestants; all of the underdogs possessed the ability to cause shock their opponents‚ as well as they all start out with great difficulties that are overcome despite the odds being against them. Gladwell defines the
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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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and sharing stories of this week’s activities. Some words used were “Que suave‚ Que si no‚ Tienes feria and No hay pedo. When translated they are completely confusing and do not make sense however there are many different meanings in the Mexican vocabulary for one word. One needs to listen to the tone‚ expression and gestures this individual is using to understand what is being said. As a Mexican-American‚ my family is familiar with many of these different phrases or idioms spoken. For example
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Record responses in med blue bold font Student Exploration: Density Experiment: Slice and Dice Define Vocabulary Density: The degree of compactness of a substance Mass: A coherent‚ typically large body of matter with no definite shape Matter: The substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed Volume: The quantity of three-dimensional space occupied by a liquid‚ solid‚ or gas Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. What do
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