Arson is a serious problem in the United States‚ being the number one cause of all fires‚ the number two cause of fire death and the cause of over one billion dollars of damage every year. Webster defines arson as “ The crime of maliciously burning somebody else’s building or property or of burning one’s own to get insurance money.” Arson is thought of as an insurance concern‚ an invisible “paper lose” by the general populace‚ but for the firefighters who have been injured or killed responding to
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It’s About Time We Changed Our Voting System The voting system in the UK (First Past the Post) came into widespread use for Westminster elections more than 130 years ago and has barely changed since. Some might say the fact that the system has managed to last this long is a testament to how well it works. However‚ many people believe this just shows the unwillingness to change from both the British government and the British electorate. There are many alternatives available which represent the views
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We learn the Best lessons from our mistakes When a person has to face consequences from a mistake‚ majority of the time it is remembered and it usually trigger a mind set in the event that the same situation occurs again. My name is Ericka Mcfarlane the statement mentioned we learn the best from our mistakes‚ is a statement in which I have grown to understand more clearly after experiencing several consequences from mistakes I have made. Learning from mistakes I think is quite true for some
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Name: Neoh Jia Wen Monday class English Essay We should not add our parents as friend on facebook According to the statistic updated in year 2013‚ there are total numbers of 1.26 billion of Facebook users. It is common to have a Facebook account‚ vice versa. The percentage of teenagers that add their parents as friend on Facebook is 70%. 70% of them think that there is no problem to add their parents as friends on Facebook. However‚ it is my view that I should not add my parents as friends
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Beauty vs. Ugliness: Early Myths and Classic Fairytales In his novel of the retold myth Till We Have Faces‚ C.S. Lewis takes the roles of beauty and ugliness from fairytales and myths and not only emulates but confutes them. Traditionally the role of beauty is a symbol of good in classic fairytales and ugliness is symbolic of evil. The myth in the novel both proves and disproves this mainstream idea throughout the novel. Lewis creatively integrates a more relatable story by showing the flaw in
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Are We Free to Make Our Own Choices? Pre-destination can often bring up the question as to whether we as humans control our own actions. Are we free to make our own choices‚ or is everything we do pre-determined by a supernatural being of some sort? Is it safe to say that we are responsible for our own choices? Do we own a free will that allows us to choose our life path‚ or are our actions pre-determined‚ making our exertions useless? In a society that
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REVIEWS‚ REFINEMENTS AND NEW IDEAS IN FACE RECOGNITION Edited by Peter M. Corcoran Reviews‚ Refinements and New Ideas in Face Recognition Edited by Peter M. Corcoran Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9‚ 51000 Rijeka‚ Croatia Copyright © 2011 InTech All chapters are Open Access articles distributed under the Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike Attribution 3.0 license‚ which permits to copy‚ distribute‚ transmit‚ and adapt the work in any medium‚ so long as the original work is properly
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‘Evaluate and discuss the issues surrounding Plagiarism.’ This essay will look at the issues surrounding plagiarism‚ it will look at what plagiarism is‚ the different way in which it can be done either intentionally or unintentionally‚ the risks that are taken when somebody decides to plagiarise something‚ the ethics why plagiarism should not take place and the ways in which plagiarism can be avoided. The Collins English Dictionary defines Plagiarism as ‘Copying ideas or passages from someone else’s
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people even more committed to their positions and others confused. Women face so much hardship from society so‚ they need all the support that they can get. For instance‚ they have to wait for long periods of times before an abortion can be performed‚ they have to deal with long counseling sessions‚ minors need parental consent‚ and there is limited public funding for those who cannot afford a procedure. Sometimes when women face certain situations they end up with no choice other than to abort. The
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Issues Surrounding Homosexuality and Adoption “Gays and lesbians are stepping up their national battle against restrictive state regulations‚ conservative Christians‚ and others to gain the same parenting rights as heterosexuals” (Kennedy 1). Since homosexual individuals are fighting so hard for the rights they are seeking‚ should homosexuals be given the right to adopt children? There is no reason why homosexual individuals shouldn’t be allowed to adopt children because they are capable of providing
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