considering that we have no natural resources‚ and we are but a little red dot on the world map. Is the usage of Singlish what we want to be remembered by? Singaporeans’ usage of Singlish has created such a bad impression of our conversational skills to foreigners when they visit us‚ that we are no longer remembered by our incredible evolution from a fishing village to a leading financial hub of the world‚ but by the slang that we speak. Thus‚ I agree strongly‚ that Singlish should be banned altogether
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begun to accept Syrian refugees. Allowing people who are fleeing their country is what the United States was built on and how the country was founded‚ we should allow Syrians to enter‚ following what we have done in the past that has made our country what it is today. Although certain Syrian refugees may disrupt our national security‚ they should still be
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Why Can ’t We All Just Get Along? The concern of weapons of mass destruction is perhaps one of the largest growing issues in the world today. These weapons are a threat to everyone; actually‚ they are a threat to the existence of the world‚ and it is for this simple reason‚ why there is concern regarding this topic all over the globe. " [The threat of weapons of mass destruction is] A Damocles sword poised on the neck of the human race‚ the magnitude of the threat they pose cannot be overstated"
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Issue 1 Should We Drill for Offshore Oil? The yes argument for offshore drill has increased due to skyrocketing fuel prices‚ continued wars‚ and rising unemploy- ment as shown from a Gallop poll that was conducted in May of 2008. The political landscape is also changing in favor of offshore drilling. The environmental concerns Americans less because of the increasing financial strain being realized by a majority of the American public. If we had increased offshore drilling it could help lower
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Anthropology: Marriage and Divorce God in the Garden of Eden performed the first marriage. Adam and Eve‚ both made in God ’s image‚ were joined together by God and commanded to "be fruitful and multiply‚ and replenish the earth" (Genesis 1). God declared them to be "one flesh" (Genesis 2) and established the pattern of marriage to be a man leaving his father and mother and being joined to his wife (Genesis 2). Marriage in the Bible is a lifelong commitment between a man and woman before God. Marriage
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did chores your house would be filthy. Now kids will not do anything unless it’s for money. Do your parents get paid to take out the trash or do the dishes? I agree that kids should do chores.However‚ I disagree with the fact that kids should get paid to do chores. Kids should not get paid to do chores because chores are an excuse to be with your family. I believe that kids should not get paid to do chores. First off‚ chores are not the same as a job. While studies show that adults who did chores
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Should all people become vegetarians ? As we can now observe‚ vegetarianism has become something fashionable‚ and the number of people who reject eating meat is constantly increasing. In Britain‚ for instance‚ over 5 million people have done it so far. It is obviously connected with the recent animal diseases‚ but this tendency is likely to spread on the other regions of the world. However‚ it is not only a fashion or fear of illnesses. I myself became a vegetarian about 2 years ago‚ and I can
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Do you get enough sleep at night? Or do you not get enough because you stayed up all night doing homework? A challenge that students face each day is having to do all the homework they have and getting enough sleep. Students can overcome this challenge by going to the School Board Office and stating this problem‚ paying more attention in class to finish some of it in class‚ and trying to keep and follow a schedule so they can do homework and sleep on time. We have to do this if we want our children
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Immigration and Immigration Reform Haley Johnson Axia College of University of Phoenix Thesis Statement: More and more immigrants are coming in to the United States each year‚ and we as a nation should truly reevaluate our immigration policies. Immigration and Immigration Reform The number of illegal immigrants who come into the United States each year is staggering‚ and the numbers just keep on increasing. Three million illegal immigrants come into the United States every year
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generation) who choose to opt out of paying for health insurance. Many Americans live day to day hoping they will not get sick. From the results of these rates‚ President Obama signed the US Health Care Reform into law. The health care reform law encases benefits such as affordability‚ accessibility‚ comfort and ease for low income families worrying about going broke if they get sick‚ health care cost will be capped‚ and insurance companies will not be able to deny applicants due to pre-existing
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