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    Rising Gasoline Prices

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    Rising Gasoline Prices Over the past four years‚ Americans have been battling with high gas prices. The price of gas affects everyone’s lives. High gasoline prices hurt many people’s budgets. The prices at the gas pumps are not our only concerns. If gas prices go up then the cost of consumer products will go up. Many people need gas to drive to work. Gas prices continue to increase‚ making people in the United States feel the affects. Gas should be made affordable so it does not negatively interrupt

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    Pakistan Tobacco Company

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    Introduction Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited was incorporated in 1947 immediately after partition‚ when it took over the business of the Imperial Tobacco Company of India which had been operational in the subcontinent since 1905. PTC is the part of the trans-national British American Tobacco Group (BAT)‚ one of the world’s most international business groups. In more than 100 years of British American Tobacco’s existence‚ the Group of companies has traded through the turbulence of wars‚ revolutions

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    Alcohol Dependence

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    Associative complaints Frequent lying- 1 month Physical injuries- Stealing- 1 month - near left eye Involvement in anti-social activities – 1 month -bridge of the nose Increased talk- 1month High self esteem- 1month Grandiosal ideas- 15 days Assaultive & irritable behaviour- 1 week Pre-disposing factors: Sudden onset & progressing gradually

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    beneficial for them and what is not. Minimal students are educated about sex and having proper decision making skills. Even fewer students avoid sexual activity; and if they are sexually active‚ take the proper safety precautions. Sex education should be increased to curb problems such as teenage pregnancy‚ Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)‚ and unhealthy relationships between children and their parents during adolescence. The majority of conservative parents and sex education teachers believe that

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    Marijuana Vs Tobacco

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    Austin Biswell Mrs. Van Mierlo English 101-16 3 March 2013 Marijuana vs. Tobacco When the term medical marijuana is heard most don’t take time to think of the true benefits this plant holds. Some say it is harmful and destroys the body just like tobacco. Research says different. What benefits does tobacco hold? Obviously none since it is the number one killer in America. “Marijuana can help relieve pain‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and other symptoms caused by such illnesses as multiple sclerosis‚ cancer

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    Alcohol in Australia

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    culture Alcohol is a seemingly moderate drug‚ that over the years‚ became a key part of our Australian culture. This essay will examine how our society has turned a blind eye to the dangers of alcohol consumption‚ and in turn disregarding the numerous health issues. The Australian culture has normalised and legitimised binge drinking. It has become an expectation that alcohol is an accepted part of most social occasions. However‚ a society with a drinking culture‚ ignores the impact that alcohol has

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    about drinking‚ but they usually don’t think about the consequences. In fact‚ one out of 10 children ages 12 and 13 uses alcohol at least once a month. In a single year‚ 522 children under age 14 were arrested for driving while intoxicated‚ (113 of them were under 10 years old). 70 percent of all teenagers drink alcohol. 60 percent of all teen deaths in car accidents are alcohol-related. To most people‚ these numbers are just statistics. And most teens never think of themselves as a statistic

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    Drinking Alcohol

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    Topic:Should the minimum legal age for drinking alcohol raised from 18 to 21 in Australia Name:Michael Student #: Thesis statement:The minimum legal age for drinking alcohol should be raised from 18 to 21 in Australia Paragraph 1 1st Topic Sentence:Increasing drinking age makes our society safer 1st Supporting Idea:drunk drive causes many accidents Evidence:new drivers--poor skills--easy to be killed- 3.65 drivers and 0.77 additional people died 2nd Supporting

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    Pay for Performance

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    Reimbursement and Pay-for-Performance HCS/531 March 25‚ 2013 Reimbursement and Pay-for-Performance With health care reform taking full effect‚ various changes are emerging with regard to health care provider reimbursements. Third-party and government payers are rapidly moving toward pay-for-performance approaches that emphasize the quality rather than the quantity of health care services. Pay-for-performance initiatives have the capability of significantly impacting reimbursements based

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    barometer rising

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    Mother Teresa devoted her life to the need of others around the world. Mother Teresa was born in 1910 and instantly felt the calling to be a nun and serve through helping the poor. At the age of 18 she joined a group of nuns in Ireland. After 2 years‚ she was given permission to travel to India. In India‚ she worked as a teacher but the poverty had a big impact on her which led her to start “The Missionaries of Charity”. This was to look after people no one else would. Also for many years‚ Mother

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