You are a wide receiver surrounded by the screams and yells of various fans on an enclosed 100 yard field. Currently‚ your team has possession of the ball. ¨It’s your time‚¨ Coach says. With anticipation you strap on your helmet and take your position on the field. Because you are nervous you start to worry about various things‚ but you quickly refocus. The quarterback yells‚¨Hike!¨ You catch the ball after it comes spiraling towards you. Instead of running to the end zone you begin prancing because
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Madison Freeman Stroud English 10 03 May 2016 Gladys Cherry The Titanic‚ a premier ocean liner deemed to be unsinkable‚ was years before its time. After setting sail on her first and only voyage‚ passenger and survivor‚ Gladys Cherry boarded the ship with no notion of what life changing events were soon to unfold. Constructed in Belfast‚ Ireland‚ the Titanic took over three years to build with 15‚000 men and $7.5 million dollars at hand (“Testimony of Joseph Bruce Ismay”). Gladys‚ the third child
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We’ve all heard of homelessness. Homelessness is a very common event in the world. It is a worldwide problem. What is homelessness? Homeless is when a person does not have a home‚ and usually they do not have a job. Homelessness is also a big problems in our society because the more people that is homeless the less people we have left that is working. If homelessness keeps on increasing throughout the time‚ the problem will become more intense. What is the cost of homelessness. The main reason
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The Controversy of Euthanasia One of the biggest and most controversial topics throughout society today is the act of euthanasia in humans. In the medical field‚ euthanasia is commonly known as assisted suicide that is essentially for terminally ill patients only. When thinking about euthanasia‚ Americans tend to relate it towards the rights for animals‚ but in this specific example I will focus on the controversial topic of legalization on behalf of people who are professionally diagnosed with
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Vaccines are an essential part of preventative care throughout life. Their purpose is to protect people and prevent them from catching diseases that can be dangerous and even life threatening . Before vaccines were created‚ almost everyone in the U.S. contracted the measles and a about couple hundred would die yearly from it. Today‚ it’s rare for a doctor to see someone infected with measles. The development of vaccines is a long and complex process that takes about 10-15 years. Vaccines protect
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In 2014‚ there were 1‚298‚000 fires reported in the United States killing 3‚275 civilians in the process. It is scary to think‚ without firefighters‚ what would happen to those numbers. The casualties would have easily been doubled‚ possibly tripled then what it already was. Firefighters are courageous men and women who risk their safety and lives everyday to prevent fires from getting out of control and taking the lives of citizens. Firefighters do not get paid enough for the physical needs demanded
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Once upon a time long ago their was a happy princess named Cinderella and her sister named Drizella. No one ever pitied them or disliked them except one person‚ their step sister. Their stepsister Anastasia was always left out of everything that they did and was forced to clean and do all the chores around the house. Even though she is treated like a pet for some reason she was still nice about everything and does what she is told. Everyday all week long she was always cleaning she never got tired
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Uruguay‚ short for República Oriental del Uruguay‚ is the second smallest country in South American‚ located in the southern part of the continent. (Encyclopedia) Uruguay is bordered by Brazil to the north and east‚ Argentina to the west‚ and South Atlantic Ocean in the south. (Where) Uruguay is the smallest Spanish speaking nation in South America. It has a land mass of 176‚220 square kilometers‚ which is slightly smaller than North Dakota. Uruguay is a water- rich country with lakes‚ rivers and
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According to www.drugabuse.gov‚ it is estimated that fifty two million people with at least twenty percent being twelve or older‚ have used prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons at least once in their lifetimes. Some of the more commonly known drugs include Adderall‚ prescription painkillers and Xanax. These are the medications I will be researching and informing about‚ but there are definitely a lot more than three. Many people are prescribed and use these drugs as directed by a professional
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During mankind’s presence on this earth‚ dating back centuries when the first humans inhabited this earth playing games also known as sports was a big part of life. Little did we know that sports would become one of the largest marketing and mobile companies on the earth. Sports can wear on your body; it can also drastically wear on your brain. Concussion’s are the most serious injury in sports. Weider stated‚ “Brain injuries cause more deaths than any other sports injury” (42). Do we really know
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