“Arachnophobia – Fear of Spiders” Michelle Swearingen MOD A June 23‚ 2011 Everest Institute San Antonio‚ TX Arachnophobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of spiders. From the Greek word “arachne” meaning "spider" and “phobos” meaning "fear". There are historical and cultural reasons for arachnophobia. In the Dark Ages spiders were commonly considered to be a source of contamination of food and water. They were believed to be the cause of the Bubonic Plague (though in
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Fear When I think back to a time that I let fear prevent me from doing something‚ I thought of the moment I went to an amusement park. My friends asked me to ride a roller coaster with them and I did not because of fear. I know fear held me back at that time‚ since I did not enjoy spending time with my friends‚ I had to be the one holding everyone’s bag‚ as well as wasting my money on a place that had nothing else to offer but roller coasters. Sometimes as a child‚ people can have sad or frightful
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argue that the future is bright because of the developments in medicine that more then before effective medicines are being made which sometimes can work for treatment of disease‚ without any operation. And they also argue that in recent years the machinery has made the work easier everywhere‚ such as houses‚ offices‚ shopping malls and other places. But from my point of view‚ the future is not bright. Of course‚ I don’t ignore the day-by-day developments and those in the upcoming future to make the
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the mindset of the American people‚ 60% of Americans think that balancing the federal budget is more important than the quality of public education. The effects of this tremendous lack of funding are terrible for the current students who are the future of America. The cuts
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My Future Plan I knew for a while that I wanted to be a police officer‚ but after taking the Career Cruising test my thought was finalized. While I was taking the online test I was hoping that police officer was going to be an option I was right‚ my choice was actually high on the list. The hard part was deciding on what college was right for me because I didn’t know where to start. Now that I have an initial research project on my career and college choices‚ I have learned that being a police
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The Future of Policing Christina Johnson CJS/210 September 14‚ 2014 Ronald Rucker University of Phoenix Policing in the United States has changed dramatically since it was first brought to the thirteen colonies from England. However‚ some of the issues faced then are being faced in policing today. There are also new trends that are prevalent‚ and these trends will continue to have lasting effects on the future of policing. Even though new trends improve policing overall‚ they
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The Cars of the Future In the last few years there has increased the amount of famous ATV’s here in Puerto Rico. The problem is that here in Puerto Rico they are illegal to drive on public roads because they are not very safe and they are for just one passenger. Lately there have been a lot of accidents because of people that does not use their gear and run at velocities where losing control is inevitable. The government has put laws against them and they are trying to eliminate them from here
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The Future of Starbucks Starbucks locates‚ grows‚ purchases and sells the best variety coffee bean. Their success is due to their ability to visualize‚ think analytically‚ overcome challenges‚ and solve complex decisions. As Starbucks has become an open system‚ an important issue of caring for and supporting the environment also contributes to their success. Starbucks strategically increases profits and promotes advertising by seeking out the best marketplace to retain their coffee beans. They focus
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Imagine what the world will be like when you are an old person. My Imagination of the Future I have always thought to myself‚ “What is happening to our world? People are changing. So is the Earth‚ but in a different way.” We say that we should save our Earth. We are told‚ every single time‚ not to waste paper. But is everyone into it? Let us look deeper into this and see what I imagine of the future. When I look around me‚ what do I see? Glaciers? Mountains? Or
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Fear often becomes our worst enemy when it makes you become irrational and stops you from thinking clearly. First of all‚ fear can make us become overly cautious‚ to the point where it causes harm. In Nadine Gordimer’s novel “Once Upon a Time” a family builds a barbed wire wall because they are so afraid of the robberies and the boy decides to explore the fence and dies from being shredded by the wire “(the boy) dragged a ladder to the wall‚ the shining coiled tunnel...with the first fixing of its
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