The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are set to roll around in just a few more months‚ an encore of its 2016 Summer counterpart‚ highlighting the top athletes from across the globe vying for a spot to become one of three Olympic medalists. Sports fans alike crawl out every crack and crevice to tune into whichever channel that might be covering an Olympic event‚ and if they are lucky‚ they’ll catch Frank DeFord— a longtime sportswriter‚ commentator‚ and novelist— stirring up yet another controversial topic
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Hydraulic fracturing‚ also termed hydrofracturing‚ hydrofracking‚ or simply fracking‚ is hotly debated for its economic and environmental impacts. Fracking is the process by which rock is fractured by a pressurized fluid containing water. chemicals and sand to access natural gas‚ petroleum and brine from great depths of the Earth’s surface. Fracking produces the economic benefit of more accessible hydrocarbons‚ not to mention the 2.5 million fracking related jobs that were recorded in 2012 worldwide
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"Salamander! Call it a Gerrymander." A federalist paper editor is said to have declared this after the signing of the 1812 redistricting law. Governor Elbridge Gerry had found a way to expand his political power by gerrymandering the districts. (Boston Gazzete) Even now‚ gerrymandering remains a threat as the power struggle sways back and forth between leading politicians. Is there a better way to redistrict? The answer is no. Gerrymandering will always involve politics since it in itself is
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It is my feelings that pornography should be censored and no it does not violate the First Amendment. I am not as well versed on the Constitution of the United States as I would like to be‚ but I do know that the First Amendment is intended to allow freedom of religion‚ the right to exercise that religion; freedom of speech‚ individual or the press; freedom to peaceably assemble; and the freedom to petition the Government for any grievances. I also realize that amendments are subject to interpretation
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Should we choose homeschooling as institutional education system to educate children? Homeschooling is an education where the parents are the primary responsibility as the teacher as different as public school (Cambridge Dictionary). Nowadays‚ there are community of homeschooling that the parents who homeschooled their children can join with such as HSLDA (Homeschooling Legal Defense Agency) in United States and Homeschooling and Alternative Education Association (ASAH PENA) in Indonesia to share
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Every day thousands of homeowners think about starting a new Landscaping project. While some of these individuals will get started right away‚ others say they can’t get started because the weather has been bad or they don’t have enough time. Some of them just say they don’t know where to start. Sadly things like this will cause many homeowners to never get the beautiful landscaping they desire. Luckily‚ there are a few tips that any homeowner can follow to make sure they are able to get landscaping
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The Dilemma of Divorce The divorce rate in America for first marriages is 41 percent‚ second marriages is 60 percent‚ and third marriages is 73 percent. (Gozich) Leo Gozich is the president of National Association of Marriage Enhancement and has studied the topic of divorce for many years. In his article‚ he includes‚ “Over the last 27 years‚ since no-fault divorce legislation swept across the nation like a tidal wave‚ America has witnessed a 279 percent increase in the divorce rate; and the
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Imagine living with smallpox‚ rabies‚ polio‚ and other fatal diseases running rampant. Imagine the fear instilled in daily life because of those diseases and that there are no cures or prevention methods. Fortunately‚ we live in a time with vaccinations. Vaccines save millions of lives each year‚ have eradicated smallpox disease‚ and substantially lessened the chance of contracting other diseases. Vaccines are considered to be one of the greatest medical achievements. However‚ whether to vaccinate
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Most of the time procrastination isn’t always a bad thing. It could be good if you use your time wisely and think of good ideas. But on the other hand‚ it could be bad because‚ if you just sit around and do absolutely nothing. If you manage your time carefully‚ you would get done a lot faster and easier. As said in sentence 8‚ “Dr. Perry generously acknowledges that he has stood on the shoulders of iants‚ in particular Robert Benchley ‚ the Algonquin Round Table Member. In 1930‚ Benchley revealed
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The Constitution is not adequate for today’s times and needs to be updated to the technology and improvements that have happened throughout the years.. Many parts of it only work for the 13 colonies and not for today. The people of the United States do not have equal opportunities in work such as how they are paid and how they get treated in the workplace. The liberties of the population is not secured anymore due to the new government and the way people perceive the authority of those higher in
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