their own. In the Buddhist world‚ these hardships are referred to as suffering. The best way to end suffering is to first find the root of what is causing it. Craving and ignorance are the two main obstacles one will cross through suffering in order to make it to the state of enlightenment and nirvana. First‚ clinging and attachment are what craving refers to. Attaching
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Introduction: You wait in line for what seems like forever and finally you take your seat. You pull the paddle bars so they fit snug against your shoulders. You reach the top and then comes the big drop. You start screaming or if you’re daring you put your hands up and enjoy the ride. I’m of course speaking of roller coasters. Today I’m going to go over the history‚ the different types of roller coasters‚ the mechanics‚ and the most important part‚ safety of roller coasters. History The oldest
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I. Introduction a) How many people‚ by show of hands‚ have family that came from another country? i. Most everyone is affected in some way by the rights of immigrants coming into our country. Whether by legal or illegal means‚ it is an important and pressing issue. b) The registration and deportation of immigrants has detoured from a legal issue and has become more of an issue of profiling. c) I hope to demonstrate to you today about how our laws have taken away from the American dream by persecuting
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Topic: Ecstasy Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about ecstasy. Central Idea: To inform my audience about the history of ecstasy‚ how it works‚ and the symptoms. Introduction I. 3‚ 4-methylendioxy-methamphetamine II. According to the US National Library of Medicine Nation Institutes of Health‚ approximately 10% of college students have tried this at least once. 7% have used this within the past year and 3% within the past month. It is the second most likely illicit drug to be used‚ first
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On March 2016‚ I get a call from my mom saying "get to the hospital now." I kept asking "what’s going on‚" but she kept ignoring my question. "Your grandmother is getting chemotherapy. Just get to the hospital as fast as you can." Chemo? But she’s been cancer free for 4 years‚ why is she having chemo again? I race to the hospital‚ she’s in surgery getting chemo implanted into her spine‚ and all of my family’s eyes are red‚ they’ve been crying. My mom sits me down and tells me that even though 2 months
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common‚ stars. Humans have been using the stars to navigate and create a calendar due to their patterns. Many people have been fascinated by the unknown all around us. This year in astronomy we have been hoping to learn as much as we can about where and how we came to be. What we have found is that everything comes from the birth and death of stars. Everything we know today was created by the stars. Today we will be taking a closer look at the star Arcturus. After traveling thirty-seven light years we
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Chocolate Lava Cake … warm chocolate oozing out decadence My buddy Anemone showed me this yummy looking Chocolate Lava Cake recipe and we made a date to come over my place to make it. It was really fun for friends to cook together! I don’t normally have a sweet tooth‚ and I wasn’t really acquainted with this French dessert (see cooking note 1)‚ but my friend convinced me that I will like it. She was right – it was really good! Not too sweet like most desserts are‚ and just the right amount of chocolatey-ness
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everyone has been telling me that Elvis was‚ and still is‚ the king of rock ˜n’ roll and I wanted to know why. So‚ I’m going to talk about Elvis and how he changed music forever. I’m also going to talk about how Elvis started out by being a bad influence to becoming a worldwide icon. 3. Facts about Elvis Before I start talking about Elvis and how he changed rock and roll‚ I’m going to introduce you a
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system is not functioning properly. After losing eight liters of fluids‚ the organs will shut down; they will die without treatment‚ and it can occur in less than a day. This is due to hypovolemic shock; as the large amount of water is excreted‚ it makes our blood thicken‚ which will lead to problems in our circulation‚ keeping it from reaching our organs. The potential impact of the overall health is
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Haley Jurgensen English 2 Ms. Windish 20 November 2016 1st Women on Earth Did you know that Pandora was the first women on the Earth? Well she was and how she got there was magical‚ i’m gonna teach you about Pandora the goddess of gifts. It will start by telling you about how Pandora made it to Earth and who she was created by‚ Pandora’s box‚ and about her life. Pandora was created by the gods (which means she’s a goddess) she is the goddess of gifts. Men were created before women‚ they were made
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