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    all started just after the stock market crashed in October 1929. The crash wiped out many people’s investment. When bank failures erased the savings of those who weren’t even invested in the stock market. Even though it all failed I would have still been saved or prevented with better regulations. There were more than 13 through 15 million people unemployed‚ which makes it more than 20 percent of U.S population. The Great Depression started in the U.S and quickly dispersed worldwide. During the Great

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    their loved ones from accidents caused by texting and driving. Parents should be against this because it is a big distraction while driving‚ which causes people to take their eyes off the road for a few seconds‚ which can be enough to drive a person off the road or into another vehicle. Parents should also be the ones to warn their teenagers about the dangers that come with texting while driving. They should talk to them about how in only seconds fatal things can happen. A study shows how common texting

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    Why Do Always People Want More? Throughout the history of time and even mythological stories and fairy tales‚ people have always seemed to want more than want they have. They have never been able to satisfy their unlimited wants for money‚ power‚ or even just materialistic items. This greediness has and always will be the downfall of many wealthy and powerful individuals. No matter how advanced we are in society‚ people will always find a way to question what they have and not appreciate what they

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    Another interesting area of Sports Gambling is how it affects the Brain like Drugs. Around two years back‚ researchers and mental health experts chose to characterize problem gambling as a behavioral addiction‚ the first of its kind‚ placing it in a class of disorders that additionally incorporates substance abuse. The explanation behind this change originates from neuroscience research‚ which has demonstrated that sports gambling addicts have a considerable measure just the same as drug and alcohol

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    During the Holocaust‚ Hitler tried to kill millions of Jewish people in Europe. The only escape from death was trying to leave‚ but it was hard. During the Holocaust‚ Jews tried to escape Europe so they could immigrate‚ but they faced many struggles along the way. To begin‚ Jewish people during World War II had to leave their homes. If they did not‚ they would die. In the article‚ “War Stories”‚ Julie Sarne’s Oma says‚”One day the Gestapo (secret police of Nazi Germany) came and told us to leave

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    Activity 4.1: How a Country’s Culture Affects Motivational Efforts Carlos J. Rivera Indiana Wesleyan University How a Country’s Culture Affects Motivational Efforts When employees and managers from the US and other countries are mixed together in any intense environment they often bring with them different expectations about workplace success factors‚ rewards and career development as well as differences in motivational wiring. Managers need to be sure they understand these differences and

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    Cause and Effect: Gambling Throughout life we take chances with many different things. We take chances for ourselves‚ and we take chances for others close to us. Chances are things which will give you so much good in your life if you go for the right things and succeed when taking the chance. As is everything in this life taking chances are all and only good within moderation. When you take yourself to an abusive level with anything it becomes dangerous for you and all who surround you. An unsuccessful

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    however‚ when people take themselves to an abusive level of necessity‚ it becomes dangerous for them and all those surround them. Gambling has a number of negative effects that distinguish it from other challenging activities; some of these issues are: addictions‚ family problems and bankruptcy. Gambling is not only a problem in the United States. Gambling is a big problem many other countries such as England and Whales (Department for Culture‚ Media and

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    Gambling in Sikkim- a cultural phenomenon” ‘Eyes up‚ pens down’- and so it begins. The tension is palpable‚ as a man rhymes pithy sayings and one-liners to numbers. It is a gathering of people at the terrace of Kanchendzonga Shopping Complex‚ for Tambola (a variant of Bingo). The man on the mic could get away with the vilest of sexist remarks‚ if my uber-feminist friend gets that one coveted number that would complete her “Top Line”. But it’s not all misogynistic wordplay‚ in fact‚ a lot of historically

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    Without Gambling? After reading about Dr. Tamokashis field work I realized how gambling is an incredibly important aspect of the Gende people of the Yandera village. In our culture gambling is looked down upon. However‚ for the Gende people it helps redistribute the wealth back into the economic system to those who are in need. If an anthropologist who had an ethnocentric view would walk into the Gende culture the effects could be disastrous. By taking away something as minuet to us as gambling it would

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