Arden Soriano Mrs. Bell Advance English 10 March 26‚ 2014 Pros and Cons of Doomsday Prepping The cries of siren across the nation‚ bombs dropping left and right‚ people yelping for salvation; are you ready for doomsday? Prepping for doomsday has its positive and negative sides. First of all‚ not a lot of people know about doomsday prepping. Next‚ the barren wasteland left from the apocalypse force you to learn some useful skills. Prepping could be expensive‚ but if you look for the best deals it
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Taken root in ancient times‚ the Olympics were created as a means of celebrating and exalting the physical specimen‚ in order to show peak human performance on a multitude of different fronts. The foundation of the Games still lies today in the values and ideals of the “Olympic philosophy‚” which basically serves to bolster the ranged inclusion(s) of athletic practices‚ particularly amongst the younger generations: “Blending sport with culture and education‚ Olympism seeks to create a way of life
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Ever since the 1960s‚ there has been an influx of high-income populations moving into urban areas from the suburbs. This phenomenon was coined ‘gentrification’ by sociologist Ruth Glass in 1964 to describe “the movement of upscale (mostly white) setters into rundown (mostly minority) neighborhoods” (Hampson). Proposition 555 has stated that in order to increase government funding and provide citizens a better life with a cleaner environment and safer community‚ the process of gentrification would
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under certain conditions. A "weapon" is defined more broadly in Florida than in Georgia: it includes the firearm‚ the knife and more. One of the main arguments of the pro-guns is that it is because there is not enough weapons that there is violence. As one of the favorite slogans of the National Rifle Association‚ a powerful pro-gun lobby‚ summed up: "How do you stop a dirty guy armed with a gun? With a good guy armed with a gun ". Per firearms supporters‚ if any individual was armed‚ there would
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interviewed by the media as a young athlete and the whole world is watching them. Have you ever noticed that the young players who do one year in college ‚and make it to the pros end up with not a good education.If the young players sustain a injury or even worse wouldn’t be able to play again they wouldn’t have a degree or a job .A Lot of pro scouts they look for strong ‚and mental demands ‚and most of the players out of high school players aren’t ready .That was a few
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womb. It is either done by having an induced abortion or caused by a spontaneous abortion which is also known as a miscarriage. There are people who are pro-life meaning that these people believe that the government has an obligation to preserve all human life‚ regardless of intent‚ viability‚ or quality of life concerns. While the people who are pro-choice believe that individuals have unlimited autonomy with respect to their own reproductive systems as long as they do not breach the autonomy of others
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drinking fountains‚ the dingy restrooms and the back of the busses"(3)? Integration among Central high was a start to improving this racist society. Central was the best high school in the area and originally‚ only white people were admitted there. A pro to African Americans going there would be them being allowed to get the best education they could. It would mean equal education between whites and blacks. The Little Rock Nine was a very smart group‚ and Melba explained that‚ "each of us planned to
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Now the concept itself is like a mathematical equation: economic increase plus a safer neighborhood equals a positive reputation. Still‚ there are those who believe the idea of gentrification produces a negative outcome for the community. Despite the cons to gentrification one should strongly take into consideration the positive effect it leaves in a community. The question now is‚ why are there residents against the idea‚ if gentrifying
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According to Talbot‚ there are currently around 16‚000 desalination plants in the world (2014). Although a con to this method involves needing a lot of energy‚ the benefit in having these desalination plants is that it gives saline or salt water a better purpose rather than it being an undrinkable source. Also‚ it helps countries that do not have a lot of access
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The Pros of Illegal Drugs Many countries along with the United States have laws forbidding the possession‚ sale‚ and use of certain drugs ranging everywhere from marijuana to heroin. Though many countries classify these drugs as illegal‚ I believe certain ones are not as bad as people portray them as. In my mind‚ the illegal drug cannabis‚ also known as marijuana should be legalized since it can not only improve the economy but its side effects are not that foreign to other legal drugs.I believe
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