How many people here don’t think I’m going to be serious? Okay‚ that would be all of you. Well‚ here is the shocker: I’m serious about this. TV addiction is very‚ very real. More so than smoking‚ more so than pot‚ and more so than alchohol. It is more insidious than any of these addictions because an entire industry and institution has been built around television entertainment. It is such a part of mainstream America that we don’t even realize what we’re doing until it’s too late. TV addiction
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Attention Please! Texting and driving go hand in hand for a lot of Michigan drivers. Too many people on the road are disobeying the law and causing danger to all. It could be the guy behind you‚ who for some reason cannot drive within the lines. Perhaps it is the lady in front of you‚ whose head keeps popping up and down as she tries to keep her attention on what she’s typing on her phone‚ and the road. Whether people think they have the skill to text and drive‚ or just do not see the existing
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Alcohol Addiction Alcohol is everywhere in our culture and society‚ sharing a bottle of wine over a meal‚ going out for drinks with friends‚ and celebrating special occasions with champagne. Alcohol is such a common popular element in many activities; it can be hard to see when your drinking has crossed the line from moderate or social use to problem drinking. Having a drinking problem has many effects in your life. If you are not aware of your problem you can have many physical‚ economic‚ social
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Every day in the United States‚ an average of two thousand teenagers use prescription drugs without a doctor’s guidance for the first time. Prescription drug abuse is the number one killer of middle aged Floridians‚ killing an average of 9 people per day in Florida. How should we fix this issue in Florida and save other people from putting their lives in jeopardy? I propose that anyone who has a record of prescription drug abuse should be forced to be the government’s guinea pigs. They have to completely
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Many would say I am absolutely insane‚ but I am a rare individual who unforntuanately did not listen to the Beatles growing up. After watching A Hard Day’s Night‚ I instantly fell in awe and definiely understand how one would have Bealtmania. The charm‚ humor‚ and shaggy hair cuts instantly drew me in. I felt as if I were a British teenage girl living in the 1960s and wildy chasing my beloved boyband crush. The movie is full of Rock n’ Roll musical outbreaks‚ innocent fun‚ and a very clean and nice
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168 million children around the world are trapped in child labor‚ 73 million of those children work in Africa and the Middle East alone. Many of these kids work in hazardous conditions in rural areas‚ where their futures are jeopardized. These children ages 5 to 17 never get to go to school or have a good life‚ they work to stay alive or they work by force. Nobody in these regions of the world really care or try to stop what is happening to these children. Only 14.3% of all child labor cases ended
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Genesis Sosa EN 102 Satire Essay March 12‚ 2014 Let’s Get Fat The United States is one of the nations with more cases of overweight people and obesity. Over the years this problem has increased. Experts in the field say that some of the causes for this disease are the lack of exercise‚ too much fast food‚ little sleep and stress‚ genetic problems and others. Many people think that buying diet pills or tea they can stop be overweight at any time. We have to implement solutions such as balance
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I text while driving. I try not to‚ but I do. And I know what you’re thinking. I get it. You think I’m careless. You think I’m reckless. You think I’m dangerous. You say I’m an accident waiting to happen; that I’ll probably get killed one day; that I might even kill you. I tell you now‚ I understand. But I don’t care. I have places to be‚ text messages to send. At times I’ve been brilliant‚ multitasking to perfection; typing ’Brobdingnagian’ while making a double lane change in Austin rush-hour
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Jessica Mao AP Lang‚ period 6 It’s all about our Looks How many people have your lipstick and mascara killed? Luckily‚ most makeup is tested on bunnies‚ cats‚ dogs‚ guinea pigs‚ and monkeys so there is no need to worry about that. Eminent cosmetic companies such as Maybelline‚ Sally Hansen‚ Neutrogena‚ and Cover Girl test their makeup products on animals. Companies use cosmetic testing as a defense to avoid law suits in case anything happens. Even Dove tests on animals which led to the death of
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How to Get Women By Zachery Boudreau Attention gentlemen if you are having troubles and haven’t figured out all the secrets to understanding and attracting women then this pamphlet is for you. There are billions of women out there and any of them can be yours all you do is treat them right‚ or wrong actually. If you know anything about women it’s that the last thing they want in a guy is a nice guy. Sure‚ they might say that’s what they want but that’s just because women don’t even
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