worrying about possessions‚ and I love the freedom it gives me. This kind of thinking started when I relocated for my career after college. I made a goal for myself. This goal was to get rid of junk I accumulated over 22 years and only keep possessions that would fit in my four door sedan. I haven’t looked back. Since then‚ if I haven’t used something in a month‚ I get rid of it. Sometimes I throw it in the garbage‚ sometimes I give it to charity‚ and sometimes I try and sell it. I am going to continue
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Writing 121 9 June 2014 Response: Get a Knife‚ Get a Dog‚ but Get Rid of Guns Molly Ivins‚ a liberal columnist who was made famous by picking fun at her home state of Texas and mocking politicians‚ battled breast cancer before she died in 2007. Although her essay‚ Get a Knife‚ Get a Dog‚ but Get Ride of Guns is over a decade old‚ her words are still a hot topic today. Molly Ivin’s essay takes on the gun control debate‚ engaging the audience with a sarcastic perspective that leaves them asking
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election. This is due to an antiquated system called the electoral college. The electoral college (EC) was founded in 1787. The founding fathers set up the system so that the president is chosen indirectly. This was done so that "popular passion‚" wouldn ’t factor in as much. Basically they didn ’t want presidential campaigns to become purely advertisement campaigns. (third party times) But there are a few serious flaws in the electoral college that need to be dealt with. For example‚ the well known
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Nourish to Flourish: Reducing malnutrition Poor Psychology + Poor Management Resulting in reduced nutrition values - Lalita Choudhary India has the largest nutrition problem in the world • 47 percent of Indian children under five are Nutrition categorized as moderately or severely malnourished check • At least half of Indian infant deaths are elated to malnutrition‚ often associated with infectious Death toll diseases Impact • Malnutrition impedes motor‚ sensory‚ cognitive
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How to get into college College‚ although it may seem distant and impossible‚ is looming closer to each student everyday. “In October 2015‚ 69.2% of 2015 high schoolers graduates were enrolled in colleges or universities” (bis.gov). Almost everyone understands the importance of receiving a degree or diploma in their planned area of expertise‚ but does everyone truly understand what it takes to get into college? Only through academic achievement‚ leadership skills‚ and various talents that show
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How to Get Rid of Blackheads – Some Helpful TipsAre you someone who has been dealing with skin problems for years? When you are in a place where you are thinking about how to remove blackheads‚ you will find that there are a number of tips and tricks that you need to be aware of‚ so stay on top of things!When it comes time to figure out how to remove blackheads‚ you can rest assured that there are a lot of people in just your position. Blackheads are very common‚ for both men and women. Because they
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Why would you even think about getting rid of sports? Sports are the best thing about high school. You have football which is the best‚ you have basketball which is pretty good. And finally you have baseball and baseball is an alright sport. I would be really mad if our school got rid of our sports. High school football is the best thing at Clinton. If our school got rid of it a lot of people would get really mad‚ especially the football players. Because taking away football is also probably taking
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"The majority does not rule and every vote is not equal - those are reasons enough for scrapping the system. But there are other consequences as well. This election has been making clear how the Electoral College distorts presidential campaigns. A few swing states take on oversized importance‚ leading the candidates to focus their attention‚ money and promises on a small slice of the electorate." The 2000 election caused a lot of controversies. It took five weeks to determine the Presidency and
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Dear Mr. Senator‚ the Electoral College may be a former method in our changing world‚ but it still plays an important role in our government. To date‚ it has been the best method in choosing our president and that should not change. This style of voting is the most organized style to elect important officials and has proven again and again how effective it is. It evades the hassle of runoff elections‚ makes it up to larger states that have fewer votes and requires a trans-region appeal to all candidates
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leading up to and after the 2016 presidential election I have been thinking about the impact effect of the electoral college. The electoral college is made up of the number of state members in the house of representatives and the number of state members in the senate. In Kansas we have 6 electoral college votes because we have 4 house of representatives and 2 senators. The electoral college was originally designed so each state could choose representatives to cast their states vote in the presidential
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