According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “In 2008‚ about 3‚500 teens in the United States aged 15-19 were killed as a result of motor-vehicle crashes‚ and 25% of those killed in these accidents had a BAC of 0.08 g/dl or higher.” (“Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet” 1). Believe it or not‚ teenage drunk driving is still the number one cause of teen death. It has become the deadliest epidemic to plague our society today. With the widespread “Alcohol Awareness” programs‚ like D.A.R.E. and
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Tytro Art 11/18/11 Break on through….to Modernism Post-Impressionism: Cezanne‚ van Gogh‚ Seurat Cezanne Starry Night by Van Gogh date 1889 I chose Starry Night not only because it is my all time favorite painting since I was a kid but the movement and all the darkness behind it. It captivated me when I was seven years old and to this day I can’t get eyes off this painting. This painting uses a nighttime scene with trees; stars to have the audience feel comfort. Line maintains
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California. He lives with both parents‚ and leads a comfortable life. Jimmy is about to experience a medical phenomenon called a night terror. This past week‚ Jimmy has been very active. His parents just bought him a new skateboard and he has been riding it quite often. Along with his skateboarding‚ Jimmy school‚ and chores at home. These various activities have put extra stress on his body‚ causing him to become vulnerable to illness. ------------------------------------------------- Jimmy has to
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Night Essay Surviving the Holocaust can alter a person’s faith – it can either strengthen it or cause it to falter. In 1941‚ in the village of Sighet‚ Romania‚ twelve-year-old Elie Wiesel spends the majority of his time studying the Talmud and exploring other aspects of the Jewish religion. One day‚ all foreign Jews‚ including Elie’s instructor‚ Moishe the Beadle‚ are expelled from Sighet. Upon his return‚ Moishe tries to warn the Jews of the horrific dangers that lie ahead. They all refuse to listen
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fail to realize we are truly blessed to have these necessities we refuse to even think how life would be if these very items were stripped from our lives the way those of the Jewish faith were stripped of any humanization they had‚ as displayed in “Night” by Elie Wiesel. As we are guided through Wiesel’s horrific experience‚ we are challenged to understand how specific items and events symbolize the pain and suffering of the Jewish people. In such case‚ tattooed numbers‚ the process of selection‚ and
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the things I have witnessed‚ I have developed a great fear of being out after 9:00 pm. Most nights I would rather spend sitting in my only window watching below. One evening I had just sat down to watch the darkened scene below‚ when I saw a young looking man walking quickly toward a running car‚ parked under one of the only two street lights. He appeared to be nervous as he continued to look back over his shoulders. I watched more intently now. Then‚ just as suddenly as I noticed him‚ I saw three
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Dehumanization in the Night Do you know how many people died during the time of the Holocaust? The number went up to eleven million deaths. Six million of them were Jews. Which left only three million Jewish people alive. Here is one story. In the novel‚ Night by Elie Wiesel‚ Tattoo‚ Star of David‚ and Transporting are ways the Jew were dehumanized. One way of dehumanization was the tattoo on their arms. The tattoo was a series of letters and numbers. Elie Wiesel numbers were A-7713. “I became
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Bars‚ drinking‚ dancing‚ affordable‚ late nights‚ paint parties‚ and social life are just a few descriptions any UCF student would use when asked about the night life around the University of Central Florida. Located in the heart of Orlando‚ UCF students are presented with a variety of “hot spots” to choose from. Once the sun sets and the moon begin to appear‚ you can find many students pondering which club to choose tonight. While going out to clubs may be a good way to relieve stress and expand
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The heart and soul of all cultures is the food and Hawaiian food is a fusion of many cultures. The islands of Hawaii have been open to different cultures for hundreds of years. What do you see when you think of Hawaiian food? If you ’re like me‚ (born and raised on the (“mainland”) I think of fresh fruits (mostly pineapple)‚ seafood (Hawaii is‚ after all‚ in the middle of the Pacific ocean)‚ and exotic luau dishes like steamed taro leaves and roast pig. In reality‚ Hawaii ’s cuisine is both much
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Dehumanization in Night The holocaust killed millions of Jews. The Germans tried to wipe all Jewish people off the earth to get rid of culture‚ lifestyle‚ things that could have left evidence of Jews ever existing‚ but through all of the horror and dead bodies someone survived. His name is Elie Wiesel‚ many years after his experience with the Germans; he wrote a book called Night. His book consists of the childhood he experienced at Auschwitz and the dehumanizing experiences that he faced. His book won many
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