Writing 110 9 September 2013 Your Car is Your Best Friend When I was seventeen I was told one of the most important things that I would learn in my life. I was told that your car is your best friend. I didn’t believe this at all‚ the person who told this to me always said the craziest things. After going through a terrifying experience with a friend and seeing her views about what had happened‚ I soon learned that this lesson was very true. Your car is more important to you that you would think
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regressing our language and transforming it back to a precise standard of spelling. Anne Trubek; writer‚ editor‚ and associate professor‚ had a very formulated opinion on this subject. Trubek expressed her stance on this matter in the article‚ ”Use Your Own Words”. Trubek claims that spelling should evolve by becoming more loose; rather than being so exact. She supports this idea by using a variety of techniques to persuade her audience: traditionalists. Trubek successfully convinces traditionalists
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I read the article titled “Choose Your Own Identity” by Bonnie Tsui. The author starts off by using a personal anecdote about her son and that he should consider what his race should be(White or Asian). She states ”It wasn’t until 2000 that the Census Bureau started letting people choose more than one race category to describe themselves‚ and it still only recognizes five standard racial categories: white‚ black/African-American‚ American Indian/Alaska Native‚ Asian‚ Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
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someone was indeed hurting my feelings. The insecurities I had as a child from being overweight or having larger ears that stuck further than most of my peers‚ were in fact the very reason I was being bullied. In the article “How Being Bullied Affects Your Adulthood” by Kate Baggaley she describes how one family therapist by the name of Ellen Walser DeLara interviewed over eight hundred people ranging in age from eighteen to sixty-five about the lasting effects bullying had on their live. The author
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The argument of legalizing pot has been in question for years now. William Bennett‚ who served as the Secretary of Education under Ronald Reagan and a Drug Czar under H.W. Bush‚ wrote an article called “Legal Pot Is a Public Health Menace”‚ that is full of hard hitting facts. Though all his facts go against the legalization of pot‚ not all of them are trustworthy enough to decide whether or not to legalize pot. Most of Bennett’s facts are unrepresentative‚ unclear‚ or insufficient for the claim
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While reading “The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚” I couldn’t decide who was worse between Mr. Shiflet and Mrs. Crater. When I finished reading I decided Mr. Shiflet was worse because of how manipulative he was. Mr. Shiflet was able to manipulate how and what people thought and what people talked about with him. When Mrs. Crater would ask Mr. Shiflet a question about why he is at her house he would respond with a different question or tell her a story about the doctor in Atlanta that cut a human
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their native language. But today in society many are shocked to find out that their ancestor history or past isn’t true at all because of DNA genealogy. If you thought that your ancestors we’re Puerto Rican and they actually turned out to be Mexican. Would you freak out? Would you have to change your ways? Would you change your traditions? A genealogical DNA test examines the nucleotides in specific locations on a person ’s DNA to find out where a person’s ancestor comes from. The test results are
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Cannot Control Heredity - I Cannot Control Race - I Cannot Control Discussion In what way is physical fitness related to body image? Exercise and fitness activities help control body weight and help make your body more attractive. Exercise helps to tone muscles and shape your body. In your opinion‚ what effect can advertisements seen in magazines and on television have on the way people see themselves physically? In my opinion‚ advertisements and magazines affect people by convincing them to
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1st Quarter Hand-out HEALTH 4 HANDOUT Consumer Health – refers to the state of well-being of a person who uses information‚ products and services that directly effect on his or her health. (Wise selection of health products) Health Information – refers to the data and facts about health products and services that a consumer gets from media and people‚ including professionals and agencies. Health Products – refer to substances‚ materials‚ or equipment prepared or manufactured for you to buy and
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lifestyle choices limit good health more than any other factor’ To live a healthy life people need a balanced diet and to take plenty of exercise but other habits‚ such as smoking and drinking in excess‚ can affect our lifestyles and have a negative impact on our health. Whilst some people believe that individuals themselves should know what is good and bad for them‚ others believe that some people have not been educated enough on the impacts of certain habits on their health and on others around them
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