Last year‚ in August I found out my father had been cheating on my mother. April 18‚2017 my parents had officially become divorced. This meant after 15 yrs. ‚ my mother was going back to work. For me‚ this meant a drastic increase in responsibility. Quite frequently‚ in the mornings I have to wake up early to get my fourteen year old brother off to school. If I hurry him too much he will get frustrated and if we move too slow‚ I will be late to school. I come home in the evenings‚ and regardless
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Donald Trump was born June 14‚ 1946 in New York City. Trump has grown to become an American business magnate and investor throughout his lifetime. Donald Trump is currently a Republican running in the 2016 election for President of the United States. His presidential campaign was formally launched on June 16‚ 2015. Trump is currently using the motto “Make America great again.” However‚ will Trump really make America great again? Donald Trump will not make a suitable President for the United States
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The statistics are famous and unnerving. Most high-school graduates have spent more time watching television than they’ve spent in school. That blight has been overtaking us for fifty years‚ but it’s only in the past two decades that I’ve begun to notice its greatest damage to us–the death of personal imagination. In all the millennia before humans began to read‚ our imaginations were formed from first-hand experiences of the wide external world and especially from the endless flow of stories
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Reality television has strong influence and damaging effects on our society. But let’s face it‚ we feed on the drama. We love to absorb another life other than our own. Along with it comes the misconception of reality which distorts how one believes they have to behave to gain fame or attention. Reality television is bad for culture because it only elevates money‚ beauty‚ and fame above other qualities by promoting inappropriate behavior such as bullying‚ casual sex‚ alcohol abuse and bad language
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Within a society‚ there is always disagreement. There is disagreement on who should be in charge‚ on what ideals should be fought for‚ and on what laws are just. In America‚ we are blessed with the freedom to speak our mind. The very first amendment made to the Constitution says "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assembly..." (1). While there is no doubt that the freedom of speech‚ press‚ and peaceful assembly is
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“Government’s first duty is to protect the people‚ not run their lives.” - Ronald Reagan. All my life I have been surrounded by the law. Sirens blaring up the country road‚ policeman coming to my home‚ and seeing it all broken and messed up on the TV. There was not one day that would go by‚ when I couldn’t just get up for another school day and see that people were actually trying to be nice and make a difference‚ it seemed like all I ever saw was hatred. My sister and I would stay up late just
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$19.3 trillion dollars. That’s the national debt. And before I even say this number out loud it will probably have risen hundreds of thousands of dollars. Maybe even millions. The U.S has about $66 trillion dollars in overall debt and even for the most powerful country that’s got to knock you down a notch. Indeed the next President has an abundance of problems to solve‚ but to even think about solving them he has to find money‚ which with -$66 trillion dollars on his belt is about as easy a trying
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Have you ever had a calling to help someone? Have you ever thought of ways to help others and make the world a better place? Well Eleanor Roosevelt did followed that path until death. Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11‚ 1884. She was teased for being a plain girl and called Granny by her mother. Eleanor grew up feeling neglected and only her father seemed to care for her. But‚ sadly‚ in 1892 her mother died‚ her brother died‚ and two years later her beloved father passed away from alcoholism
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Intellectual Merits of Television Steven Johnson wrote an article “Watching TV makes you smarter. In his article he explains how watching television can help you make a smarter person. He uses examples from several TV shows and series that may be affecting our brain activity even when we don’t realize it. He try to reach to audience from teenagers to older adults. He makes some good points in his argument as well. He argue that TV isn’t necessarily a bad thing‚ but too much of anything is never
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Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington‚ D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) COMPLAINTS AGAINST VARIOUS ) File No. EB-04-IH-0011 TELEVISION LICENSEES ) CONCERNING THEIR FEBRUARY ) NAL/Acct. No. 200432080212 1‚ 2004 BROADCAST OF THE SUPER ) BOWL XXXVIII HALFTIME SHOW ) ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION Adopted: May 4‚ 2006 Released: May 31‚ 2006 By the Commission: Commissioner Adelstein concurring in part‚ dissenting in part‚ and issuing
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