Janel Henggeler Composition One 10 February 2013 Cell Phones: the Fast Track to the Destruction of Society We were on our way into Manhattan for our monthly shopping trip to Wal-Mart. I was riding in the backseat as always‚ being the youngest. My oldest sister‚ Nicole‚ was in a state of the utmost euphoria‚ because today was the day she got her first cellphone. My parents made her a promise that if she was getting good grades they would buy her a cellphone her freshman year of high school. She
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(Look sad and in pain) My stomach hurts and I have headaches every day. The girls are spreading rumors and telling secrets‚ and it just doesn’t feel right to me. Is there something wrong with me? Or am I really what they say I am? Could I be a victim of bullying? As you may have noticed my speech is about bullying – so let’s get started. Have you ever been bullied? Has it happened to your peers or have you just seen or heard about it on TV? Many people have different opinions on what bullying
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target for energy development.[Hydro-fracking is different from conventional natural gas drilling because it uses a lot more water (billions of gallons). There’s an increased potential for toxicity and long term impacts in hydro-fracking as well. It also has several environemental impacts‚ including habitat disturbance and water contamination. These are all new components‚ which differ from the original horizontal drilling of gas. These new factors‚ emerging from hyrdro-fracking‚ has been an on going
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NATO’S EVOLUTION By Mike Sofka United States History II Mr. Appel December 22‚ 2013 NATO or North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created on April 4th‚ 1949 in an effort to counter Russia’s threat to the US. Only 12 countries were originally part of NATO where as now there are 28 countries.1 When it was created‚ NATO had few purposes‚ mainly as a defensive pact to retaliate against any country that invaded a NATO member.2 "By this treaty‚ we are not only seeking to establish
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The Impact of Tourism on Economy of Singapore Introduction Located in the southern tip of Malay Peninsula‚ Singapore is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia. By 2012‚ the population of the country was 5.3 million‚ composed by 62 percent citizens and 38 percent permanent residents or foreigners. As a small country with limited resources‚ it is strategized to develop itself as a trading-based and tourism-based country. In 2013‚ there were 15.6 million tourists visited the country
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3.5 Negative Impacts 3.5.1 Psychological well-being One of the themes to arise was the impact on all three participants of listening to the distorted cognitions of sex offenders and how they had heard things they would never ‘unhear’ and the struggle of constantly trying to find a way to deal with that. The participants found it particularly hard to hear sex offenders minimising or rationalising their crimes‚ or hearing their total lack of disrespect towards victims. Participant 1 described an
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Philippine Tourism Industry Krista Danielle Yu School of Economics‚ De La Salle University‚ Manila‚ Philippines krista.yu@dlsu.edu.ph The archipelagic nature of the Philippines‚ as well as its colonial heritage‚ offers a wealth of scenic views that invite both locals and foreigners to participate in tourism-related activities. According the Department of Tourism (2011)‚ the industry is one of the three largest industries in the country. This study aims to measure the economic impact of tourism
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Impact of Tourism on Dubai’s Ecosystem Dubai has become a place that’s synonymous with ultra-rich lifestyle‚ state of the art technology and infrastructure. Yet up until three decades ago it was recognized to be no more than a place known for fishing and trivial trades. Since the discovery of oil reserves in the late 1960’s‚ Dubai has relied on the oil production to fuel its rapid economic expansion. However‚ depletion of its oil reserves has lead Dubai to eliminate its financial dependence
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IMPACT OF TOURISM TO MALAYSIA ECONOMY The significant role played by the tourist industry in Malaysia can be traced from its earliest developments. This is because in comparison with other South-EastAsian states such as Indonesia and Thailand for instance‚ Malaysia was less developed in the tourist industry sector. Today it has become the country’s second biggest source of foreign exchange and the third largest economy sector. Over the years the industry is significantly contributing to GDP (gross
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Chick-Fil-A is famous for their adorable cows advertising “eat mor chikin”‚ waffle fries‚ Southern values‚ and being discriminatory. Chick-Fil-A has a negative impact on society for its anti-marriage equality statements‚ donated to multiple anti-gay organizations‚ and discriminating against female workers. Chick-Fil-A is well known for their stance on same-sex marriage. Dan Cathy‚ the president of Chick-Fil-A‚ has said that he “prays for God’s mercy” for a society that allows marriage equality (Stein).
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