It is the year 2056‚ and China has become the leading superpower in the world. With more wealth‚ resources‚ and manpower than many of the other modern countries combined‚ China dominates the free market and commerce. The Chinese Yuan has become worth almost as much as the American dollar. In the major cities of China‚ life is streamlined and fast paced. However‚ life has remained mostly unchanged for the Chinese farmer living out in the country. Though new technology is available‚ not much of
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Better Than Intelligence Quotient? For many years schools and businesses have held someone’s Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in very high regard. In many cases this one quotient score has been a deciding factor in hiring‚ promoting‚ and recruiting in the corporate world. It has been thought that if someone possessed an above average IQ‚ then surely their operational output would be above standard. In the last decade it has been proposed that IQ is a definite operational must have
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normal household consists of two parents‚ but on some occasions children grow up with one or maybe no parents. The idea of a better lifestyle lives in all of us‚ and parents who live a not so great lifestyle will work for an even better lifestyle for their kids. Langston Hughes "Mother to Son‚" and Robert Hayden "Those Winter Sundays‚" displays a parents will to make a better lifestyle for their children. A parent’s love is shown in different shades depending on the personality of the individual.
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traditional year round summer vacation. That is a reality for thousands of kids across the United States. This is why I believe that the traditional school system is more beneficial than a year round system. Year round schools have disruptive schedules‚ the day amounts end up being the same in year round and traditional school and‚ year round schools cost more to maintain and run year round. The first reason I believe that traditional schools are more beneficial is because of year round schools
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texting better than calling? Most people live very busy lives. Within one day you may have work or school‚ appointments‚ sports‚ shopping‚ and family matters to attend to. Sitting down and chatting via cell phone isn’t always handy. While it is less connected‚ you can send a friend a text within seconds. But time isn’t the only reason texting is favored by many. If you’re in danger‚ calling 9-1-1‚ or just a family member or friend is risky. Not only can someone track your call easier than a text
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Holidays have been apart of my life as long as I can remember. I don’t remember a holiday my family didn’t come together. Holidays help bring people closer together as family‚ friends‚ and as a nation. The most popular holidays in my opinion are Thanksgiving and Christmas. Both of these great holidays still brings us happiness‚ love and joy for one another. One can still argue that Thanksgiving is better than Christmas. By the impacts it has on our lives. Also how it has changed in the present day.
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the essay‚ “Two Years Are Better Than Four”‚ the author Liz Addison‚ who attended Piedmont Virginia Community College and Southern Maine Community College‚ shares her opinion on the importance of community colleges. She responses to Rick Perlstein who wrote “What’s the Matter with College”. Perlstein believes that community college doesn’t matter anymore and in response to that‚ Addison argues that community college still matters. Addison mentions that community college is better than university by
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themselves of punishment. If someone kills another person‚ the only equal thing is for them to be killed. The use of Capital Punishment is very needed for many reasons‚ it’s fair‚ lower cost than prison‚ and can most likely teach the killer and society a lesson. The costs of the death penalty are dramatically different than the costs of housing a prisoner. The annual costs for a single prisoner are very high. A study released by NBC Right Now claims that Washington taxpayers pay $35‚897 for each prisoner
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In the short essay “Two Years are Better than Four” Liz Addison responds to Rick Perlstein’s essay titled “What’s the Matter With College?” She believes that American community college is where anyone can begin an education‚ where anything and everything is possible. On the other hand‚ Perlstein says that college no longer holds importance‚ and “College as America used to understand it is college coming to an end.” Liz Addison grew up in London‚ according to their education system an average student
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the essay that I chose to read was Two Years are Better Than Four by Liz Addison. The title caught my attention because it is stating that community college is better than a four year university but in a way that makes you want to read. Another reason why it caught my attention was that if I had no idea what the essay was about I would want to know why 2 years are better than four. A way she could have made it better however would have been if she stated what the years were talking about for someone
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