thinkers. Whistleblowers take huge personal and business risks to blow the whistle on what went wrong inside an organization. For instance‚ there is Dr. Jeffrey Wigand‚ the tobacco company researcher who exposed his employer on "60 Minutes" for lying about the dangers of smoking. There is Randy Robarge‚ a former radiation protection supervisor at Com Ed?s nuclear power plant in Zion. He blew the whistle in 1996 on alleged procedural violations he feared could lead to a catastrophic event. There is Karen
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This is why I choose to see my scar as a learning experience. It does not matter how perfect someone’s life may seem. Everyone goes through challenges‚ but it is all about the perspective we choose to hold on these challenges. Scars are no exception because they tend to be something that we are not all completely mentally secure about. I am telling you to let go of that ridiculous mindset and instead take an optimistic outlook on it. Not everyone’s scar is a mystery‚ but that does not mean we all
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to some people; conversely‚ some people might see it as a tool used to save many lives. Animal experimentation in the medical field has been useful in many ways. Scientists are able to take information learned from animals and make educated guesses about the human body’s functions and determine a person’s reaction to a drug. Moreover‚ sometimes in experiments in which animals are tested upon‚ there is not a world-changing discovery that changes the medical field and save thousands of people’s lives
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most Americans feel confident there’s a pill that will solve the problem. Even more alarming is the notion many people are willing to combine medications is order to get the desired effect. That is what has become known as polysubstance abuse. More About Polysubstance Abuse It’s surprising how many people out in the world like to think of themselves as amateur pharmacists. They are courageous and idealistic in the way they self-prescribe drugs to treat their ailments or simply get some form of emotional
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English Snow Winter is my favorite time of the year. The snow is my favorite thing about winter. Snow is precipitation in the form of ice. That is form within clouds when the temperature outside drops to 30 degrees or below. Every year around November and December‚ it starts to fall. The snow is important to me because it bring me joy. Watching the snow fall is very peaceful. It falls without a sound unlike rain. There are a lot of things to do to with snow. Like making huge snow
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continue on and years pass by‚ technology is advancing at a rapid pace‚ smartphones especially. But are smartphones beginning to corrupt individuals? Abby Reid‚ a current teenage owner of a smartphone‚ was my first interviewee. Owning her phone for about two years now‚ Reid has become very tech-savvy when it comes to her iPhone. The main apps she uses on her phone are texting and social media. Kendall Lynott was the second interviewed teenager. As well as Reid‚ Lynott has owned an iPhone for the same
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Today we face many issues that affect our way of life‚ but the one that I am most passionate about is immigration.People have different takes on the subject but I believe that the current take on immigration is flawed due to many reasons such as deportation splitting up families‚ the complicated path to citizenship‚ and the fact that we’re judging immigrants when at some point almost everyone in this country was an immigrant. I personally believe that we need to rethink the way we take on issues
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it implies that this is what happens to places that are so passionate in their beliefs; they become stagnant and make little forward progress. Further evidence for this is given in the exchange between Howard and Melinda. When Howard begins talking about evolution‚ he is fervently repudiated by Melinda (Lawrence 4-5). This is indicative of how everyone feels in Hillsboro: rejecting sciences. Reverend Brown’s character‚ constantly being shown as eager to be cruel and uncaring to everything except
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“DO YOU THINK THAT BARACK OBAMA IS A GOOD PRESIDENT? WHY OR WHY NOT?” Barack Obama has been considered one of the black people most influential in the world in addition‚ he became the first black people president of United States of America and he has been in the eyes of much countries in especial countries from South America however‚ it has many questions like if it is a good or a bad president for USA and to the world‚ by the way how governs their country‚ but for me he is a bad president for
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because once our trash goes to a landfill it just sits there and polluts the air. Reusing some old stuff is important too and it is easy‚ for most people. If you help with the worlds pollution problem we could see a day when we do not have to worry about pollution‚ but it will take everyones
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