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    Bad Effects of Drugs

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    Bad Effects of Drugs Drugs are a problem in all societies around the world‚ and have been for centuries. Drug addiction causes many of social problems‚ and causes many people to suffer from its effects. The problems can be divided into three groups: personal‚ familial‚ and societal. The first effect of drugs is addiction. Most drugs cause a very nice feeling called a ‘high’‚ which makes the drug user do anything to get that feeling again. This is called addiction. On the other hand‚ many drugs

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    Latinomics, Good or Bad?

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    Latinomics‚ Good or Bad? By Paula England What are the effects of the Latino and Hispanic population on the economics of Kentucky? According to Olsen if the Hispanic population were a city‚ it would be the third-largest and fastest growing city in the state. The U. S. Census Bureau reports that the Hispanic population of Kentucky was 21‚984 in 1990 and almost 60‚000 in the year of 2000. These figures do not take into account the undocumented immigrants which are estimated by the government

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    Performance Assessment Task Spencer Campbell‚ John Johnson‚ Lauren Skinner‚ Nikitha Gubbi‚ Dalton Wu 9/25/12 Period 5-6 Vegan Lifestyle Having a vegan lifestyle‚ while having a balanced diet is healthy‚ and possible. Usually you get your protein from red meat. However‚ you will need to find another source. Nuts‚ beans‚ and seeds are a great source of protein. To gain carbohydrates‚ you can consume any wheat products like bread and pasta. Foods like nuts‚ especially cashews‚ and oils are

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    Homework Good or Bad

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    negatives to overloading students. Have you ever heard of a child getting sick because of homework? According to William Crain‚ Ph.D.‚ a professor of psychology at City College of New York and the author of Reclaiming Childhood‚ “Kids are developing more school-related stomachaches‚ headaches‚ sleep problems‚ and depression than ever before.” The average student is glued to his or her desk for almost seven hours a day. Add two to four hours of homework each night‚ and they are working a 45- to 55-hour week

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    John Proctor

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    John Proctor: Tragic Hero “A man cannot become a hero until he sees the root of his own downfall.” This famous quote from Aristotle highlights one of the main reasons that tragedies were created; to point out the flaws of a society to learn from them. John Proctor‚ from the tragedy The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ is a prime example of a “tragic hero”. He starts off the play as a respected and successful farmer whose main focus is himself above all else. While the Salem witch trials highlight this

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    Disorders in Children

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    Behavioral‚ Emotional‚ and Eating Disorders in Children/Adolescents NAME CCOU 302-D02 May 5‚ 2014 Professor Cathy Early ABSTRACT There are many disorders that are plaguing our youth. Some individuals are genetically predisposed to certain disorders‚ while others are developed disorders. This research paper will discuss the various disorders that are common among children and adolescents. Disorders that will be covered are behavioral‚ emotional‚ and eating. The Bible has plenty to say in

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    Bad Effects of Technology

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    classrooms for the use of educating children. Technology is now becoming more popular in the presence of classrooms all around the world. Tomorrow’s future is in the hands of today’s students. So having computer technology in the classroom sounds like a good idea to me. As time goes by‚ these machines are being produced to compute at a faster rate‚ for a cheaper cost. These are the known facts. But‚ who funds these machines going into the classrooms for the children to learn? Are these computers really

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    is a bad influence Nowadays‚ almost each family has at least one television. Even when we grow up‚ we still have a cartoon in our memories. But we can see‚ more and more children indulge to TV shows‚ they pick up bad habits from the programs and they lost a lot of fun because of they spend too much time in watching TV. Not only to the children but also to the adults‚ watching TV is harmful to people’s health. Too often such cruel behavior can be seen on television programs. The children could

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    Celebrity Bad Influence

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    celebrities causes us to take into consideration their life of glamour‚ which can ultimately lead to seeing these people as role models. In the article‚ “The Dangers of Celebrities‚” John Idolmann states that celebrities are negative role models admired by young adults. I strongly agree with John Idolmann that celebrities are a bad influence for young viewers because it can affect their self-esteem‚ can become a waste of their time and causes them to lose sight of reality. The way celebrities portray

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    facebook-good or bad?

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    write‚ don’t care about anything father in front of them than their iPods” (Goldwasser 237) is it true? Teenagers I see today like to keep up to date with their friends and love ones‚ making sure they’re okay‚ making sure they’re not sad‚ or nothing bad is happening and even becoming closer to those who aren’t so close.  For example‚ some people are becoming closer to their parent‚ than when they were younger thanks to Facebook. “Ms.Bomberg‚ the Cornell student‚ confesses an upside to her mother being

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