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    good grade. Although I was very smart I was completely irresponsible when it came to turning in assignments for classes. I had gone through middle school with a mind set that D’s were passing and at the time that’s all that mattered. It gave me more time to be with friends and less with school. But I was in for a wake up call my second year of high school when I was called in by my counselor. “Okay students‚ I’m going to pass back your transcripts so you can review what you have taken and what you

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    “Against School” is an argumentative essay that tells about how the public education system incapacitates the children of today. It was written by John Taylor Gatto. In this reading‚ Gatto claims that the public education system causes children to become bored with themselves‚ to conform to the way of the school and its teachers‚ and it causes them to lack the ability to deal with issues that go on in the real world‚ outside of school. Gatto’s explanation for this is that it is partially the teachers’

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    Disadvantage of student bring phone to school   * With more and more attractive phones around in schools‚ there are good chances of phone snatching/theft. While this is applicable to any attractive or expensive item but it can be dangerous for the phone owner because snatcher can go crazy and/or may use some weapon.   * Phone cheating on tests‚ provided the conditions. Mobile phone fraud is an open secret‚ and a message can be sent several students‚ a wide range of cheating.   * May cause distraction

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    CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The assessment of Indomie noodles TV commercials among children is diverse and it has attracted or resulted to this research. Television as a means of communication is widely believed to be the most persuasive and effective medium. This is facilitated by the unique features of television which is the combination of sight‚ sound and motion. These features account for the diverse viewer ship. Robert Reed (2007) defines television according to

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    A Bad Habbit

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    Bad Habits Many people are trapped in some kind of a bad habit that they wish they never had. Bad habits are formed more easily than good habits‚ and are usually the hardest to get rid of. People who know of their bad habits want to change‚ but no matter how hard they try‚ they usually find themselves not being able to. Bad habits are formed over a period of time; it is important for us to avoid bad habits and try to control bad habits to improve our confidence and self-image. Smoking‚ drinking

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    Smoking Is Bad

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    Why Smoking is bad Gabriela Rojas San Joaquin Valley College Do you know why smoking affects you and the others around you? Smoking is very popular in the United States. At almost every gas station‚ there are many ads about why you should buy cigarettes. However‚ the smoke from cigarettes has life threatening chemicals in them. Kids

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    Habits are things people do repeatedly. But most of the time people are hardly aware that they even have them. They’re on autopilot. Some habits are good‚ such as; exercising regularly‚ planning ahead‚ and showing respect for others. Some are bad‚ like; thinking negatively‚ feeling inferior and blaming others. And some don’t really matter‚ including; Taking showers at night‚ eating yogurt with a fork‚ or reading magazines from back to front. Depending on what they are‚ our habits will either make

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    The Bad Beginning

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    includes the name of the The Bad Beginning: A Terrible Tale book he or she is reviewing. The writer engages the Do you enjoy happy endings? If so‚ The Bad Beginning by The writer reader with Lemony Snicket is a book you’ll want to avoid. This is a includes the a question. story with a bad beginning‚ a bad middle and a bad title and author of the book in ending. Why would anyone want to read such a thoroughly the introduction. bad book? It’s all in good fun! The writer The Bad Beginning is a story about

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    Bad Law/Lawyers Introduction: Law is a term which does not have a universally accepted definition‚ but one definition is that law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. What is bad law you may ask? Bad law ties in with quite a few things‚ as a matter of fact it’s a very big subject but I would like to break it down to just a few certain topics. The topics that I would like to discuss are what is and makes a bad lawyer in general

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    Bad Decisions

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    sometimes you make good ones and sometimes you make bad ones. In my case I’ve mad a some bad choices lately. I’ve learned the hard way about making bad choices. In some ways I think learning the hard way was good for me‚ otherwise I might not have learned at all. After being in trouble and experiencing the guilt from putting worry on my parents shoulders‚ I have new motivation to get everything straight with my life. About a month ago I made a really bad decision. I gave a boy named Porfi my phone after

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