General purpose: To persuade Specific purpose: To persuade my audience to vote for the legalization of marijuana. Introduction I. Ghanja‚ Funk‚ Kif‚ Cheeba‚ Endo‚ Grass‚ Herb‚ Skunk‚ Pot‚ Weed. II. Statistically speaking‚ most of you have tried or actively smoke marijuana. I tried it once or twice‚ but I did not inhale. (Culture-Type) III. I am a registered member of The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws‚ or NORML. IV. In the next few minutes‚ I ’ll give a brief history
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GDP Per Capita and Corruption 4/14/13 In my analysis of corruption‚ I chose to see how corruption affects the per capita income of families‚ households around the world. GDP is one of the most important factors in determining how well people in a given country live. Typically the higher the per capita GDP is‚ the better quality of life the people in that nation are able to derive. With less corruption throughout the world‚ I believe that GDP will have an easier time growing. The nation of Sri
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Technology in Classrooms: One Laptop per Child-A Failed Idea? Is the use of technology benefiting the students in classrooms today or is it taking away from their education? Should students be allowed to have easy access to a computer during a lecture to find relevant information or is it a distraction that puts their attention onto something completely off subject? It has certainly been argued both ways. As technology becomes more prominent in everyday life‚ the global world changes at the
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can’t tolerate discrimination with different religion and race‚ but it can tolerate “all of these discriminatory practices which are being inflicted on women today in Canada Anderson’s essay “The 51-per-cent minority” is a deductive essay. The general principle is explained through the title “The 51-per-cent minority” which is saying even though women account for 51% of Canada’s population they still get discriminated upon. A test case that supports the general principle is when women workers earn
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Accountability is everything within the Marine Corps and within the working world. Unit cohesion could not exist without accountability. Good communication could not happen without good accountability. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines accountability as: “the quality or state of being accountable; especially: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions” Supervisors‚ running a company‚ need to have 100% accountability of their employees. This is so
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n the sports world people often do not acknowledge female sports as much as men’s sports. Women sports are newer and hence the reason for them not getting the recognition they deserve. But the sports world is starting to see how women’s sports can be just as interesting and exciting as men’s sports can be. I am going to show you some discrepancies between women and men’s sports. Women and men’s sports should each have equal opportunities. I come from a small little town called Schuylerville
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suffering due to lack of freedom. We see it in the Middle East‚ especially now‚ we also see it in a lot of African countries. In any country who is not democratic‚ there seems to be an issue. Even in the rich China‚ yes indeed they are rich but their GDP per capita puts them far away from the democratic countries‚ as Chinese common folk live rather miserably. The Middle East who has been riddled with violence for many years now is a prime example‚ there is not even one country who we can consider democratic
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troChapter 1: Charting the Heavens (Astronomy Today) SUMMARY The universe is the totality of all space‚ time‚ matter‚ and energy. Astronomy is the study of the universe. A widely used unit of distance in astronomy is the light year‚ the distance traveled by a beam of light in one year. Early observers grouped the thousands of stars visible to the naked eye into patterns called constellations. These patterns have no physical significance‚ although they are a very useful means of labeling regions
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True Self: The Door to True Happiness Not everyone in this world is like what they seem to be. Today‚ we live in a world where only a few live their true self and not disguise themselves with the traits they never had. One can never be truly happy until they start living their true self and take off the illusionary disguise. There are two characters in the novel‚ Chronicles of Narnia‚ that disguise their true identity. The reader can get glimpses of their real character throughout the book. One
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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Placement Paper Held on 28th January 2010 1) APTITUDE TEST: Questions = 82 ; time limit = 90 minutes. no negative marking. Offline (paper & pen) test and a PSYCHOMETRY TEST also. Section 1: VERBAL ( 32 Questions ‚20 minutes ) Directions for questions 1-10:Find the synonyms of the following words 1. Depreciation A. appreciation B. Deflation C. rise D. None of these Ans: B 2. Circumspect A Condition B Inspect C. Cautious D Reckless Ans: C 3. Abysmal A
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