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    in 2013 there were 10‚076 Americans killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. That is almost 30 of us every day. It is an unbelievable figure. Yet we rarely blame the car for the deadly crash; instead we blame the drunk driver. However‚ when it comes to a mad man who kills people with a gun many of us get it backwards. We don’t hold the crazy guy responsible – we blame the gun. It is a natural reaction to an unthinkable act. But‚ consider this; if we dig down to the cause‚ it is people’s behavior

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    for the hair that they display upon themselves. In her song I do believe that Solange did a affective job to display her thought process towards her feeling of hair and creating a voice towards people who view or think the same way as her when it comes to having strong pride towards hair and making it known it’s an important factor of who they are as a person. Hair can represents part of everybody’s identity and plays a part of how you patiently could carry yourself. I can’t directly relate how

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    SUMMARIZE In Why Don’t We Listen Better‚ Dr. James C. Petersen presents an in-depth look at the relationship between active listening and communication in establishing strong bonds in relationships that promote nurturing and growth. These connections are essential for our relationships to transcend superficiality and reach the deep sense of connection that we yearn for as humans. Most people credit themselves as good listeners‚ but the reality is‚ they are not. Healthy communication can seem daunting

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    The video I watched at http:edcorner.stanford.edu/ was an interview with the co-founder of Nest‚ Matt Rodgers‚ called‚ “Tackle Projects Others Don’t Want.” I was intrigued by some of the messages and the advice that was shared by Rodgers in his interview. It seemed as though he was pushing the idea that if you believe you can do something and give your all to it you can accomplish it. One of the first things he stated that stood out to me is that‚ “when someone gives you a really hard problem‚ just

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    also. Due to this unexpected discovery‚ the chocolate chip cookie became the most popular variety of cookie in America‚ a distinction it still holds to this day. Now to this day it doesn’t take all a lot of time because it is already made and just comes in a big container. From ten all you have to do is stick it in the oven and watch them make their

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    The passage "Why Boys Don’t Play with Dolls" by Katha Pollit is mainly about society and stereotypes. Which include how girls tend to ne feminine and usually play with dolls‚ clothes and pink shoes that are usually for girls. Others find this hard to believe that boys might not understand that their toys consist of just trucks and action figures. Others fail to see that there was a women’s movement and many people were against it. People are not just born with the connection to a certain color

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    Lurlene McDaniel is one of my favorite authors. I have read several of her books‚ but Don’t Die‚ My Love is the only one that has left me crying. I cried of happiness and sorrow. This novel shows you an all new perspective of life and it helps you to better appreciate all of your love ones. It reveals to its readers that life is precious and is way too short. Every breathe you take could be your last one so don’t wait another minute to tell the people in your life what they truly mean to you. Anyways

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    The Theory of Secularization is‚ by its very nature‚ complex and unintuitive. Secularization‚ boiled down‚ is “the passage‚ transfer‚ or relocations of persons‚ things‚ functions‚ meanings and so forth from their traditional location in the religious spheres to the secular spheres” (Casanova 13). In fact‚ the theory of secularization is so hard to study and perceive that many still wonder whether or not it is myth in practice (Casanova 11). In part it is so difficult to study because Secularization

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    All teenagers go through a phase in which they think that their parents don’t’ understand anything about them. Most of the time teenagers that think this have a misguided thinking and it turns out that their parents actually do understand them. Unlike most teenagers‚ Ferris Bueller and his sister and right in believing this. Their parents are always working‚ aren’t aware of their schooling‚ and also keep their kids from relationships (and even aren’t familiar with their dating lives). These‚ along

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    “I am African by accident‚ not by birth. So while soul‚ heart‚ and the bent mind are African‚ my skin barely begs to differ and is resolutely white”(Fuller‚ 2001‚ Readers Guide). These are the words of a white settler who matured and found her identity on the dark continent. During the twentieth century‚ much of Africa was colonized by colonial powers‚ as a result‚ the land endured intense warfare and eventually the crucible of decolonization‚ or the freeing of a colony from dominance. From a

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