In a State of the Union address‚ President Obama stated that “we’re the only advanced country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers.” 2 What we call ‘paid leave’ is really medical and family leave insurance. It provides wages to those who take temporary leave to care for an ill family member‚ recover from their own health issues‚ or care for a newborn child. 7 America’s lack of paid leave is a serious problem‚ since our families‚ businesses‚ and economy
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The Gift of Time “We make a living by what we do‚ but we make a life by what we give.” While brainstorming ideas for this essay I came across this quote by Winston Churchill. Even if you are making a good living for yourself‚ you should always take time out of your day to give back; you never know when you might need someone to help you out. Volunteering my time to my community has always been something I’ve made time for. Not only does volunteering help others‚ but it can affect your own character
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The World’s Most Misunderstood Breed of Dogs When many people see a pit bull or the breed is mentioned they instantly stereotype them as being aggressive and monstrous beasts‚ this however is not the case as all! Pit bulls have been breed over the years as fighting dogs. The owners have raised them to be extremely violent and attack other dogs by treating them harshly and training them to do so at a young age. However‚ over the years people have wrongfully stereotyped pit bulls because their owners
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push-ups‚ v-ups‚ leg-ups‚ planks‚ releve walks‚ kicks‚ weights‚ pull-ups‚ chin holds‚ l-hold‚ and many more exercises that get gymnasts in shape for competition.. Sometimes there is cardio conditioning‚ which is conditioning meant to keep your heart rate going.‚ In gymnastics‚ every single muscle is used‚ so you have to condition the upper body‚ lower body‚ core‚ and even do flexibility conditioning. This shows conditioning is very hard. A lot of people think gymnastics is easy‚ but I bet they’ve never
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he met little Maria. In fact‚ two of the people he killed incited the conflicts. Frankenstein’s assistant‚ Fritz (Dwight Frye)‚ antagonized him‚ poking and prodding at him with a flaming torch in his hand. The Monster only attacked Frankenstein’s college professor‚ Dr. Waldman (Edward Van Sloan)‚ in self-defense when the professor tried to kill the Monster. On a similar note‚ when he accidentally killed Little Maria (Marilyn Harris) by tossing the child into a lake‚ he was only mimicking how she tossed
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Have you ever gone above the speed limit? You probably thought well the limit is to slow for the area and that this is a highway and i should be able to go faster on my commute. This is a problem many of us face‚ forced to go slower when we should be able to travel at a greater speed of the roads. I will discuss the reasons why you should be allowed to go faster and the reasons why we cant go faster on our commutes. Since the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act in 1974‚ which made the 55
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Today in my generation I have noticed a huge amount of incarcerations that I’ve seen publicly on television and in the media. The Smarter Sentencing Act does not repeal any federal mandatory minimum sentences‚ but instead reduces prison costs and populations by creating a fairer‚ less costly minimum terms for nonviolent drug offenders (). The 4 main things it will do will be to save billions spent on incarcerating nonviolent drug offenders‚ save expensive prison beds for more dangerous offenders
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Gardasil: A Controversial Vaccine for Cancer? When you ask people to think of causes of cancer‚ there are a few things that most will say. The most common thoughts to hear include genetics and heredity sources‚ lifestyle choices like tanning or smoking‚ and just plain random chance. One cause that most people won’t think of‚ however‚ is STDs. Sexually transmitted diseases come with a host of problems‚ but usually cancer isn’t one that is attributed. Certain types of cervical and other
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18 through the age of 25 have the highest prevalence age group because at this age everyone is in college and is using marijuana in the last month. On the other hand ages from 25 or older least use marijuana for smoking which is 6.74 unlike the highest is 21.74 hat use regularly.Through the ages 18-25 is the highest prevalence because at this age we are more exposed to drugs we are more than likely to see others use and we ourself are more willing and daring to try what our friends use ‚ if our friends
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Every day‚ millions and millions of people around the world decide to go on vacation‚ and travel somewhere they have never been to before. Whether it is one of the many sunny beaches of Hawaii‚ the gothic buildings of Europe‚ or the bright nightclubs of New York City‚ people choose to experience the excitement of being in a place foreign to them. Nevertheless‚ one place that will guarantee your family a lifetime’s worth of fun and adventure is the state of Alaska: a place filled with vast national
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