In Praise of Weightlifting According to dictionary.com‚ weightlifting is the act‚ art‚ or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribe manner‚ as a competitive event or conditioning exercise. Since its introduction in the 1896 Olympics‚ the sport of weightlifting remains the only Olympic sport that involves the use of weights. People should lift weights because it is beneficial for physical health‚ mental health‚ and it can help improve yourself. First‚ weightlifting is beneficial
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I believe that schools should not enforce dress code because schools are more focused on it than any other problems‚ dress code eliminates freedom of self expression‚ and most kids will oppose the law of dress code. Many schools that enforce dress code are often more focused on student dress code laws than any other current problems going on in the school. Tom Houlihan‚ a former superintendent‚ stated that “school uniforms are a distraction from focusing
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Praise of the Scribe’s Profession Written by Cynthia Washington‚ Student And U.S.‚ Africa and World History 201‚ Section 1 Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:25-10:40 September 6‚ 2012 From what the reader know‚ and what historians know Egypt is one of the greatest civilizations to ever emerge in this world. A society ruled by divine kingship‚ and belief in polytheism. It was not because of what the Egyptians did but more so of what was left behind for other readers and educators to see. Considering
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of the most beloved comedies of the eighties‚ The Blues Brothers (1980‚ John Landis) is a masterpiece of absurdist comedy packed with a staggering amount of musical and acting talent. The cinematography is unparalleled in any comedy of it’s era‚ and the camera work greatly enhances the impact of the many‚ many gags. From singing‚ dancing preachers to the Illinois Nazi Party‚ there is no shortage of foes to stand in the way of the Blues Brothers in their goal. Will they fail? Of course not - they’re
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The current system that law enforcement employs is a system that is being abused since it’s used to spy on the privacy of those who feel like they should be protected by the government. In the novel‚ 1984 by George Orwell‚ the party uses its power to spy on the civilians‚ exploiting the citizens’ feelings regarding the safety of the system that is currently in place since they misguidedly feel protected. The people feel like they are being shielded from violence such as war and other sorts of problems
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is to learn to die first. He said‚” Learn how to die‚ and then you learn how to live.” When acceptance is made that death may happen at anytime‚ earthly things won’t be as important as the spiritual things in life. These may take the place of those things to feel whole again. This lead to when he talked about how we have appreciate things we haven’t before we did this process. We as a society don’t acknowledge things like‚ like the earth‚ stars‚ clouds‚ and sun as much as we should. We don’t think
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The U.S. Government has a very large amount of debt‚ but yet the government is still focus on building and supporting things that are not necessary for the economy at all. What the U.S. Government needs to do is find a way to manage our debt‚ it is okay to have stadiums but it does no good for our economy. That is the problem with our society they are too busy worrying about sports than politics. They care and worry about who is going to win the super bowl this year‚ than to how is our financing
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melt much fast. Icy area decreases critically (2.7± 0.6 % each year in this decade). Many buildings‚ houses‚ offices‚ oil pipelines‚ gas pipelines are built on permafrost. Ice melting will make many people in dangerous situations or lose their house; we will lose many important constructions. Ice melting also affects sea level. Satellite photography indicates that the global sea level raised 3.1 ± 0.7 mm from 1993 to 2003. Now‚ there are many archipelagos that have sunk into sea such as in Pacific
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significance of security and surveillance systems have changed as people are realizing the benefits derived from it. According to the latest IMS Research report‚ worldwide market for video surveillance equipment will grow more than 12 percent in 2012 despite the weak and uncertain economic environment. The global market will be driven by strong demand for video surveillance solutions in the BRIC (Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China) countries. Over the past few years‚ video surveillance technology has evolved
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Government: Too Big for Its Own Britches The government in America has obtained too much power for its own good. Scandals such as wiretapping‚ the absence of Habeas Corpus in detained "terrorists"‚ and the war on terror are all proof of this fact. There is a public outcry for the government to stop these acts‚ but their cries fall upon deaf ears. The Bush administration refuses to acknowledge the opinions of the masses‚ justifying all their actions either under Constitutional powers or executive
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