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    the national debt’s growing size behind this “ceiling” controversy? 5) What would fiscal hawks like to achieve‚ in return for raising the ceiling? 6) Could the tea party spirit spark an outright refusal to raise the debt limit? 7) If this bogs down in a game of political chicken‚ how can the nation keep paying its bills? 8) What’s the public’s view on the national debt and raising the ceiling? 9) What’s the solution to the problem of rising national debt? “The government currently spends

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    Text messaging Pop culture is defined as commercial culture of popular taste. These are some of the categories music‚ fashion‚ movies‚ and trends or fads. One of the biggest trends among young adults today is text messaging and IMing. Young adults generally don’t leave home without their cell phones. Texting is a way for young adults to communicate when they aren’t able to talk to the person face to face. Many people argue that text messaging is a bad habit that pop culture has brought along‚ but

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    The U.S. culture has been saturated with Mexican and Puerto Rican influences. Influence is defined as a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do. I believe most of the influences are good but there are also some that are bad. The two major influences that will be brought up would be the influence of human creativity and violence. Puerto Ricans had a unique blend of human creativity. “Fueled by that political awakening‚ a cultural renaissance emerged among Puerto Rican

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    Cars have been in use since the year 1870. Since then the number of cars on the roads has increased many times over. Cars now seem to have made our live easier and more convenient. Nevertheless‚ in my opinion‚ more cars give us much more problems than their benefits.First of all‚ people must work much harder in order to afford a car. This also means that they have to earn a considerable amount of money. The prices of new cars are so high that they usually need to take a credit to buy one. Moreover

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    Grabill explains to us the potential behind digital writing and its benefits. Digital networks have expanded all the technologies of writing to be more out of the box than just texting. Even if you do not text you exert a technique of digital writing everyday as any type

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    looking at construct of social roles‚ some have lost spouse roles. * Social roles drop out when aging. * When these older people engaging in different activities‚ they maintain in healthy ways and they are happier. * When the gas prices go up‚ these people tend not to go out. * Older people like to engage in many things * Disengagement: if older person is volunteering for something‚ that is good * Life Review: turning inwards to begin to forget in ones life‚ such as was I good

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    AP US HISTORY Summer Assignment Francis Lewis HS 1. What distinguished the American Revolution from others? The American Revolution was different from all other revolutions because it was the first successful attempt that established a government. Another thing that distinguished this revolution from the others is that it did not occur from within. 2. Why does Ellis think this is significant? Ellis thinks that the distinguishing factors are significant because the American Revolution

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    America is known famously throughout the world with the nickname "The melting pot." The reason behind this is that America is extremely diverse and has many different people. Immigrants give America the chance to know the culture of many countries. They bring in their culture‚ religion‚ economic benefits‚ and ideology to America. I believe that the United States should allow legal immigrants from all over the world because they bring many benefits to it. Immigrants are a positive influence on United

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    “Cars enslave us rather than liberate us.” In the first place‚ one must work much harder in order to afford a car. They are not only expensive to buy‚ but cost a lot to run‚ too. The gas price gets higher and higher‚ not to mention how much it costs to fix the damages if you break it. So‚ one has to work more hours if he wants to have a car and still be able to live a decent life. Another argument against cars is that people who own them are worried about their cars being stolen or damaged. In order

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    The US had previously accounted for about 30 percent of global economic output. Since 2000 to 2001‚ this amount has slowly dropped. The terrorist attack of 9/11 occurred during an international financial crisis that still remains today. The fighting in Afghanistan‚ again‚ has caused major setbacks for the United States. Under the presidency of Barack Obama‚ Americas total government dept is estimated to be $16.8 trillion by the end of the year‚ compared to $441 billion for Greece. Per person

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