not females in this age range. NO reduction in binge drinking occurred for college males. In a national study‚ 13.8% of eighth-graders reported having at least one drink in the past 30 days‚ and 11.5% had been drunk at least once in the past year. Today‚ alcohol is widely available and aggressively promoted throughout society. And alcohol use continues to be regarded‚ by many people‚ as a normal part of growing up. Yet underage drinking is dangerous‚ not only for the drinker but also for society‚
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The Celebrity Influence on Teens of Today In today’s media‚ many people are exposed to material they see or hear which affects their choices on a day to day basis. Teenagers are the most common victims of the media because they are so vulnerable. One of the main causes of this media influence on them is celebrity behavior. Celebrities can change how a teen looks at him or herself in the mirror. They can also have an effect on a teen’s choices in bad habits. They have the power to persuade teens
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Hispanic-Americans and Asian-Americans a person could be American without hyphenation. The world would be post-racial like the most people believe the United States is today. Well‚ truth is the United States is not post-racial. America is not yet a post racial society; there is still a very noticeable racial hierarchy that exists today. The United States is not post-racial when people of color make
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Build Your Future Today Introduction If I were to ask you‚ “What is the next major decision you need to make in your life‚ what would it be?” Perhaps you’ll be looking at your next investment proposal. Or perhaps you are thinking about how to celebrate your next wedding anniversary with your spouse. Or perhaps‚ you’re trying to decide whether or not you will join our Toastmasters club today. Madam Toastmasters‚ my fellow Toastmasters‚ dignitaries‚ and our most honored guests‚ to help you decide
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Growing up in a competitive world made me the diligent being that I am today. However‚ at those times I had to do a research on some school topics assigned by my elementary teacher‚ I’d still have to dig books on our school library and had it photocopied at the local circulation center. All the while‚ my classmates‚ the luckier ones‚ had been sitting at the comforts of their homes surfing the internet and printing data out in one sitting. I wasn’t bothered then. I was still at the top of my class
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plantations in the Americas. Slavery is a thing of the past – civilizations shadow. Slavery a remnant of the past‚ a practice used by the uncivilized‚ non-existent in today’s modern world. But the truth is: More people are enslaved and in bondage today than in any other point in human history. Thirty-six million people are slaves worldwide. Slavery exists in all the one hundred sixty-seven countries that have abolished it (Hess and Frohlich). Slavery was never confined to third world countries only
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The Oppression of Muslims in the World Today Muslims are being oppressed all over the world in today’s times. Muslims are branded by the Western part of the world as ‘terrorists.’ This is completely false. Islam is a religion of peace and those countries that have branded Muslims as terrorists are in fact oppressing Muslims. One of the worst types of oppression that is taking place today against Muslims is in Palestine. Israel is killing and torturing all the Palestinian Muslims just to gain territory
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Refugee resettlement is a very important and debated issue in Australia today. A refugee is a person who has fled their country of origin and is unable or unwilling to return because of a well-founded fear of being persecuted because of their race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ membership of a particular social group or political opinion. (Amnesty 2012). This is an issue that is extremely relevant‚ especially with large outflows of refugees from countries such as Syria‚ Afghanistan and Somalia (UNHCR 2015
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How Our World is Viewed Today Alfred White ENG122: English Composition II Nikkele Shelton 30‚ April 2013 Technology today is becoming more of an advocate for how many people today address art‚ media and philosophy. Being in such a diverse world‚ how we choose to associate what we know is how we learn to get by in our day to day lives. Learning and believing in what is reality verses fantasy and how choose to allow it to exist in our world; it’s all based off our philosophy growing up. Being
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Racism Today in the United States After living in a place like Bend Oregon for 18 years I haven’t ever noticed a difference between blacks and whites. Bend has been said to be “one of the whitest places to live”‚ yet I never viewed a city by its race. Being racist to me meant that it was the whites who had a problem with the blacks and whites didn’t want anything to do with blacks. I hadn’t actually seen racism in action from anyone here. Now‚ after watching the film Crash and reading the essays
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