Thanks in part to social media‚ young people today pursue celebrity as avidly as riches. In the current warp-speed entertainment world littered with marginally talented‚ vacuous performers‚ the vanguard appears to be Miley Cyrus‚ one of the most Googled people in 2013. Her most recent efforts include contributing "twerking" to the common lexicon‚ and providing the world with a signature Christmas gift‚ an Instagram selfie emerging from the shower‚ posed with her familiar tongue. Kate Winslet‚ sensibilities
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Cars‚ a necessary transportation tool‚ are becoming more and more significant in our modern society. Using a car is faster than taking a bus especially when time is limited. It does not have to stop as frequently as a bus‚ and at the same time‚ it is much easier to keep to a tight schedule. However‚ some people argue that cars cause a series of problems‚ such as air pollution‚ energy crisis. As far as I am concerned‚ cars have a greater beneficial effect on the society. To begin with‚ the advantage
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Today‚ recycling‚ maintaining our sustainability and taking care of our environment is a big thing. While the best method is to reuse our wastes‚ this often cannot be done. Therefore‚ the only way to go seems to be to recycle‚ to use the same materials to make that same product again and again. While this seems to be a great idea‚ it is not always the case. I usually carry a water bottle in my bag. I drink bottled water not because I believe it is safer or cleaner than tap water; but rather merely
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Halloween is meant to be a day when kids go house to house collecting candy but as the years go by‚ Halloween is becoming increasingly dangerous with the pranks‚ candies‚ and costumes. For example‚ a youtuber called Fouseytube‚ his friends‚ pranked him by dressing up as a devil and turned off the light so when he went and saw the devil by his flashlight‚ he fainted on the spot then started hyperventilating. This is why Halloween is being spread incorrectly because of the media where people create
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Contrary to popular belief prohibition was not as effective as legislation designed. The amendment was designed to protect the United States as public drunkenness was seen as threat to the nation. Additionally‚ it was designed to crush and eliminate crime‚ corruption‚ improve social conditions‚ decrease the need for welfare and prisons‚ and improve the overall health of Americans. It is estimated the United States did see a dramatic drop of “30 percent in alcohol consumption” (Nara). Additionally
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Media are devices used for moving information through time or space. They link the sender to the receiver. And when a message is sent to a certain receiver or audience‚ this receiver will eventually interpret its meaning. There fore‚ as a result‚ the audience will be influenced and will change in a certain way. In fact‚ influence refers to the way in which the mass media‚ in all their forms (television‚ books‚ films‚ etc ) affect the way we‚ as audience behave and act in our society and in our every
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or both? Few topics stir as much debate in the education community as the concept of providing government funded aid or vouchers to parents to send their children to private schools. At it ’s most basic level‚ school choice is a movement focused on affording parents the right to choose which school their children attends. This controversial subject is recurrent in many state legislatures‚ the federal education community and within all education circles in the United States. The vouchers issue
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Essay #1: Education REVISION When it comes to education‚ many people automatically have a negative reaction; especially when discussing the United States’ educational system. Whether it is grade school or a higher education‚ most people would agree that something needs to be changed. However‚ finding the specific “what” that should be changed in the education system is hard‚ because it’s failure is a combination of many things‚ rather than one direct problem. As citizens‚ we know that flaws are
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Inequality and Environmental Goods and Bads Introduction I grew up in Bakersfield‚ California in the 1990s. I never really thought about pollution‚ or the industrial facility that flanked my elementary school‚ but I was always sick‚ always coughing and stuffy. Later in life I went back to that old school and found that there was an oil tank farm‚ behind a fence‚ right next to the playground. While I have no scientific proof that this was causing my sickness‚ it is probably a bad idea to put such facilities
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THE EDUCATION SYSTEM The education system in my country is different from U.S education ;mostly it is similar to France education system. The education system in my country is very restricted and it is not easy to graduate from high school. I have been attending US colleges for almost four years now. I finished high school in my country and never get a chance to attend college in there. In this essay I would THE EDUCATION SYSTEM THE EDUCATION SYSTEM The education system in my country is different
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