Name: Dariga Kassenova Are children of alcoholics more likely to be alcoholics themselves? In answering the question‚ researchers sampled 451 people in Alcoholics Anonymous to see how many would say that one‚ or both‚ of their parents were alcoholics. People in AA used in the study currently attend AA somewhere in Ohio‚ Michigan‚ or Indiana and were asked by people in charge of the local AA programs to volunteer to fill out a survey. The research found that 77 percent of the respondents had at
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Paul Chung Transition English Four April 21‚ 2011 Essay No more Guns The year 1774 was pivotal in the history of the United States. It marked the beginning of the Revolutionary war‚ which lasted thirteen years and claimed thousands of lives. Fighting against the British‚ the Americans had to rely on individual citizens because they did not have a well organized army. As famers and hunters‚ many citizens already owned guns. These rifles proved indispensable in defeating the British. After the
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Slaves No More Back in 1979 Leon Litwack published a book called Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery‚ which featured the poem Slaves No More. This poem was very emotional and touching to me. Litwack expressed his feelings about the abolishment of slavery and some experiences he had being a slave in this poem. I will be explaining what this poem is about‚ what Leon Litwack was trying to say‚ and why I chose this topic to write about. First‚ I will explain my interpretation of what
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Dimary Sanchez 12/28/13 Shakespeare? NO MORE! Shakespeare? More like bore me to sleep speare‚ plays like this should not be enlightened anymore. Shakespeare should NOT be taught to students in High School nor any school due to his advanced themes and language. What is the point of studying his work if it is not even fun to study? Shakespeare is neither amusing nor enjoyable. In the words of Merida‚ parent‚ “Majority of university
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the best education and jobs is becoming increasingly competitive‚ it is not uncommon for some people insist that children should spend more time on schoolwork rather than other activities‚ which may district their attention. However‚ to a large extent‚ I believe that giving these young students a moderate amount of free time is a necessity. There seems to be an agreement that children need to develop many life skills other than intellectual ones. Where are life skills? Apparently‚ students cannot
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Natasha Charles 00030503 Audience And Reception Essay: Children Are More Susceptible To The Effects Of Television In the world today‚ it is said that mass media has surpassed what it was in the past as so many people depend on media information globally. Of all the communication mediums‚ television is ranked at the top being the most powerful as it not only informs‚ it also influences the targeted audience. Television is used as a tool to control and shape the minds of its audience as it also
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Santa Clara University’s fall one act festival this year consisted of Three More Sleepless Nights and Wanda’s Visit. The first consisted of two married couples conversing in bed with members from both coming together for the final scene. The actors clearly had embraced their roles and where clearly pouring their emotion into playing their characters‚ making for a compelling performance. At times‚ however‚ this could go too far; particularly at the start where it became almost impossible to understand
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Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet‚ novelist‚ and critic‚ noted for her feminism and mythological themes. She was born in 1939 in Ottawa‚ about the same time World War 2 started. Her life was lived in a time of male dominance‚ which she did not like. She expressed her views of this by writing‚ and her writings showed many of the feminine views that she believes in. According to a reviewer‚ Atwood’s writings are obtained from the "traditional realist novel‚" where often the female protagonist is representative
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No More Hiroshimas. James Kirkup. Appreciation by P.S.Remesh Chandran‚ Editor‚ Sahyadri Books‚ Trivandrum. Mankind hates to destruct‚ in spite of the destructive traits inherent in man. In his heart‚ man is a good being who likes to preserve mankind’s achievements intact for the posterity. But politics is often not led by men‚ but by mobs and crowds. Wars when fought by single persons have always turned to be good to this world: Socrates‚ Tolstoy‚ Louis Pasteur. When fought by people‚ they turned
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NO MORE WOOF http://www.livescience.com/42300-no-more-woof-dog-animal-communication.html A dog may be man’s best friend‚ but if people ever figure out what dogs are really thinking‚ will the friendship sour? That’s a risk that a few inventors in Europe are willing to take: They’ve received funding to develop "No More Woof‚" an electronic device that promises to analyze dogs’ brain waves and translate a few of their thoughts into rudimentary English. It’s still a work in progress‚ but once
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