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    The Almost Impossible “The thirty seven year wait is over‚ American Pharoah is finally the one‚ American Pharoah has won The Triple Crown!” The Triple Crown is one of the oldest and most historically valued sports events in America. The Triple Crown takes place as a series of three events including the Kentucky Derby‚ The Preakness‚ and the Belmont Stakes. If the same horse wins all three of the races‚ they are recognized as a triple crown winner. Out of the twelve winners all time‚ the most significant

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    of a small country every year. Three hundred thousand people die every year in the United States due to obesity related diseases caused by the consumption of convenience food. Cigarettes and alcohol together kill more people every year than non-alcohol related traffic accidents‚ AIDS‚ Homicide‚ drug overdose (prescription and nonprescription)‚ obesity and firearms combined. 443‚000 people in the United States to be exact. On the other hand‚ cannabis‚ a plant that has not one hospital or mortuary recorded

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    Messages in Shakespeare’s Works Many of Shakespeare’s plays give one of the main characters a soliloquy or a speech in which they deal with the play’s key issues. There are three particular speeches that have been spoken about for many centuries because of their underlying messages- Katharina’s final speech in The Taming of the Shrew‚ Portia’s speech in The Merchant of Venice‚ and Hamlet’s soliloquy in Hamlet. In The Taming of the Shrew‚ Katharina gives the final speech of the play. She speaks

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    Arousal and Anxiety While learning about arousal and anxiety in class‚ I found that I could apply it to myself very well. Arousal is defined as a general state of activation that varies on a continuum from sleep to extreme excitement and is measured by heart rate‚ respiratory levels‚ skin reaction‚ etc (Gill and Williams‚ 2008). Anxiety is defined as a negative emotional state (cognitive and somatic) involving interpretation and can only be measured by simply interviewing someone or filling out

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    exhortation in order to express our opinion on the topic of dangerous sports. I would deeply agree that this type of “entertainment” is spreading like a wildfire as a human’s habit. Obviously it refers to a risky issue and people who exercise it are in a great danger to get hurt or even die but shake them down putting a deadline between what some people assume as reckless. Having said that‚ it is evident that whoever chooses to try a dangerous sport puts himself in a great danger as a result of the

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    The book of Ecclesiastes conveys a clear message that life without a proper relationship with God leads to an unfulfilled life. The wisdom contained in the book of Ecclesiastes could easily be overlooked or discounted by modern Christians. Without a deeper study of the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes you would not gain the wisdom for life that is being imparted‚ it would merely seem an angry and depressed writing. Because of this course study I have found some important insights to shape and

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    History “The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.” –Mark Twain. This quote carries a meaning that history has been written from one point of view: the victors‚ while the voices of minorities that were needed to complete the picture of the event‚ have not been heard. It tells us that most of the horrible events happening throughout history are due to ignorance and prejudice of people. With all the new types of technology and our large accessibility to information‚ we

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    INTRODUCTION: The status of women in society is neither a new issue nor is it a fully settled one. Before the advent of Islam the women were treated in a very inhuman manner‚ young ones were killed in a very small ages‚ besides the wives and sisters were also considered as a bad omen in the society. After the advent of Islam‚ Islam considers both men and women equally human and grants them equal human rights. Though their tasks and

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    A CRITIQUE OF HIS NEEDS HER NEEDS Harley‚ Williard. His Needs‚ Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House‚ 2011. ISBN: 9780800719388. Reviewed by Donald W. Clark. Willard F. Harley‚ Jr.‚ Ph.D.‚ is a psychologist and marriage counselor. He has written many books‚ helping couples work through conflict and restore and strengthen their commitment and love for each other. He has been married to his wife Joyce for over thirty years and they have two children‚ both are

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    Title: “Dangerous Knowledge – The Negative Effect of the Pursuit of Knowledge on Society” Frankenstein by English author Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was birthed from a competition on “who could write the best ghost story” between herself and a friend of hers‚ poet Lord Byron. On January 1‚ 1818 the manuscript was published and immediately became a bestseller during her time (SparkNotesEditors) This book has proved to be a classic and still resounds with readers till date as a variety of discussion

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