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    Effects on the American Dream‚ Both Positive and Negative The editors of Forbes called on these writers: James Q. Wilson‚ Katherine Newman‚ Robert Reich‚ Gertrude Himmelfarb‚ Natwar M. Gandhi‚ and Charles Derber. To answer this following question: If things are so good‚ why do we feel so bad? The American Dream has both positive and negative effects on the country‚ but in the end people will ultimately create their own fates. There are many positive effects that the American Dream has such

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    Ancient Olympics

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    Andrew Blue Mrs. Harris 18 March 2005 World History 1 History of the Ancient Olympic Games The Ancient Greek Olympics were not only sporting events‚ it was a celebration to honor the great and powerful Zeus. The Ancient Olympics were held every four years at the famous Olympia‚ a district of Elis‚ here all free Greek men were allowed to compete. The first record of the Olympic Games was held in 776 B.C. The main sports were the Pentathlon‚ the Equestrian Events‚ Pankration‚ and Boxing. The

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    Explain the benefits of actively promoting positive aspects of behaviour. Positive behaviour is strongly linked to respect for others and what is generally accepted as ’good’ behaviour tends to be centred on this. Positive behaviour is about learning self-control and consideration for the needs of others. The Social Learning Theory is based on the fact that children will adopt the behaviour of the adults around them. In other words setting a good example is the first thing all adults should try

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    The Olympic Athlete

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    The Olympic Athlete I always have respected Olympic athletes‚ for they spend all their time training. Victorious athletes were professionals in the sense that they lived off the glory of their achievement ever afterwards. Their hometowns might reward them with: free meals for the rest of their lives‚ honorary appointments‚ or leadership positions in the community. The victors were memorialized in statues and also in victory songs‚ and commissioned from famous poets. Today‚ the Olympic Games are

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    Video Games Do Have Positive Purposes Video games are frowned upon by parents (such as mine) as time-wasters‚ and worse‚ some education experts think that these games corrupt the brain.  Violent video games are easily blamed by the media and some experts as the reason why some young people become violent or commit extreme anti-social behavior.  But in my research I found that video games can actually have many benefits – the main one is making kids smart. Video games do have positive purposes

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    The Special Olympics According to the organization Learning to Give‚ more than 7.5 million Americans are currently suffering from an intellectual disability. Many do not realize how many are affected or even what an intellectual disability is. WebMD says that these disabilities are characterized by below-average intelligence or mental abilities. People with intellectual disabilities can learn and do new things‚ but they learn them much more slowly. People with these disabilities tend to be ignored

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    The Olympics: Research

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    The Olympic Games are a huge‚ international sports event. Thousands of athletes from around the world come together to compete. About 204 nations are involved in the Games. Why did they begin? According to Michael Gauthier in his article on livestrong.com‚ “The prideful Greeks started the Olympics because of their belief in the glory of competition and to honor the gods with their ability.” From 776 B.C. up through present day‚ the Olympic Games have had many changes. The first Olympics were held

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    Positive and Negative impact of electronic devices and gadget to the Children. Nowadays‚ we can easily found children as young as two years old are playing with an electronic devices and gadgets anywhere. That is not only the video games that make the children stay‚ it is also includes television‚ mobile phones and smart phone application‚ computers‚ tablet computers‚ PSP games and etc. Children tend to be active consumers‚ many electronic products and gadgets’ commercial have been targeted to young

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    TOPIC: THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF COMPETITION CAN OUTWEIGH ITS NEGATIVE EFFECTS We can clearly see that in today’s world‚ competition is the ultimate force‚ which is driving each and every person towards the development of the society. Indeed‚ we can say without any doubt that the positive impact of competition can outweigh its negative impact. Competition provides fair chance‚ zeal to work hard and ultimately to come up with the best upshot. However‚ many people have firm believe that competition

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    Diversity in the Olympics

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    the Ancient Olympics in Greece‚ the modern day Olympics has expanded from only Grecian people who spoke Greek to worldwide competition from diverse cultures around the world in which each country’s participant vies for their country’s honor and glory. Today‚ we even have the Special Olympics for challenged persons who want to compete in some of the same events. Whether you enjoy sports or not‚ the Olympics is one of the most interesting and publicized events in the world today; both Games holding summer

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