The Good‚ Bad and Ugly of Fracking There is a gold rush going on right now. Man is breaking the earth‚ looking for natural gas. It’s a mad scene‚ with hucksters on every side of the issue. There is a lot going on underground and that process is called Fracking. The word alone can stir up controversy. The process of extracting natural gas through hydraulic fracturing or “fracking‚” might summon in someone’s imagination an environment and damaged communities. Natural gas hides from sight it is invisible
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School Uniforms: Good or Bad? Kelly Wiles Picture this: walking into a school and seeing that America’s youth is not being judged by what they are wearing: whether their style is "cool" or not. "Uniforms are to the suburbs wildly" (Ferrandino‚ Newsweek). Whether students approve or not‚ uniforms are spreading across the nation. There are many advantages to this school clothing restraint. They help students as well as parents resist peer pressure. They also prevent gang members from wearing gang accessories
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VIOLENT MEDIA IS GOOD FOR KIDS By Gerard Jones In our class book Practical Argument‚ I chose “Violent Media is Good for Kids” by Gerard Joneson page 36. In this article Jones states and tries to prove that violent media is undeniably good for children. He challenges this by saying what he believes also how he grew up too passive because he was sheltered from the media. Upon hearing that the media has "lofty messages of pacifism and tolerance" (par.2)‚ his mother had borrowed some comics for him
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Is Animal Testing All That Bad? A lot of people think that animal testing is bad‚ and that animals have rights too‚ and blah blah blah. Well‚ the truth is that animal testing has helped the medical field tremendously since the 1950s.Here are the pros of animal testing. Between 1950 and 2004‚ deaths from stroke and heart disease in the U.S fell by 72% and 63%. Also‚ AIDS related deaths in the U.S have fallen a big 70% between 1995 and 2005 alone due to animal testing! My point is‚ that no matter
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Facebook ; the good the bad and the unknown Facebook is a social network service and website that was launched in February 2004 it is operated and privately owned by Facebook‚ Inc. As of this year‚ [updateFacebook has more than 500 million active users. It is a great online source for keeping up with your friends‚ finding friends with similar interests‚ staying in touch with loved ones all over the world‚ and sharing things in your life with the people you care about. But when is sharing and
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All Good Music Festival & Campout 2013 Every year on the third weekend of July‚ Thornville‚ Ohio becomes a festival ground for the very eccentric hippies and tree huggers. The All Good Music Festival & Campout comes to town. The festival used to be held in Masontown‚ WV. From the music to camping‚ and the vendors‚ the festival is something everyone should experience. My first experience was the summer of 2013. One of the most important reasons All Good even exists is for the music. There was more
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Globalization. Is it good or bad? Globalization is happening all around us everyday whether it is wanted or not. Some may believe that globalization is a bad thing and should be controlled to some degree. Others say that it is a great thing that is happening in the world and that it should be seen as a move in the positive direction. What is globalization‚ What makes it so important‚ and why is it only recently being noticed? Globalization is a process of interaction and integration between
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Devina Rahim ENC1102 6/13/2013 Article: Violent Media is Good for Kids Author: Gerard Jones Violent Media is Good for Kids Black Ops is one of the most popular violent games in the world of PlayStation‚ Xbox‚ and other gaming systems. Violence has existed long before there was violent media. In the article “Violent Media is Good for Kids”‚ by Gerard Jones makes a strong argument concerning violence and children. He had great points about some troubled young children are able to transform
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lot of the topics in some way or another brings up the discussion of addressing the homework issue. As a teacher‚ I do believe there is an importance in having students’ complete homework regularly. Reilly conveyed in the article‚ Is Homework Good for Kids? Here’s What the Research Says‚ that homework is a great way for students to work independently and develop self-discipline while also reinforcing skills‚ concepts and information that was learned while in class. Research has proven along with
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Tim Brown ENGL 1190-C1611 Are Concealed Weapons Good or Bad Concealed carry‚ or CWP (concealed weapon permit)‚ refers to the practice of a citizen carrying a handgun or other weapon in public in a concealed manner‚ either on one ’s person or in proximity. I am for law abiding citizen having the choice of deciding if she/he wants to carry or not carry a concealed weapon for protection for themselves and their families. I have been interested in carrying a concealed weapon ever since I was
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