The first day of class began with reading a syllabus. All the students sat quietly as the teacher read aloud what was to be expected. Reading more and more into it‚ the teacher mentioned that no cell phones were to be used in class…students groaning; typical right? Students had never been allowed to use their cell phones in class‚ let alone in the school. So why were they so disappointed? Teachers make that rule because cell phones distract students’ learning processes and takes away from good learning
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The Drinking Age Should Remain 18 Years Old in Australia The Drinking Age Should Remain 18 Years Old in Australia These days there are a number of social issues in the community‚ such as drug abuse‚ teenage pregnancy and alcohol abuse. Alcohol abuse is rampant in today’s society‚ Australian Drug Foundation states that‚ “Alcohol is the most widely used psychoactive‚ or mood-changing‚ recreational drug in Australia.”(Healey‚ 2002‚ p. 11). Underage drinking and binge drinking are some of the problems
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The problem is the people question why the drinking age is 21 and not 18 when can you buy tabaco legally at the age of 18 and you can’t buy alcohol at 18 too. I believe the drinking age should be 21 because teen’s brains are not done growing at the age of 18 and they could be damaged. My first reason is that when the law was moved to 21 the drunk driving dropped. My second reason is that when teens start drinking at such a young age they can have several health problems when they get older so by
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Megan Garber Professor Keltner Composition 1 3 November 2013 The Ways Media Portrays Women Throughout today’s society‚ media contributes to almost everyone’s daily life. From informative news channels to comical television shows‚ media proves to be effective in advertisement‚ releasing messages and informing the audience. Although media proves to be wildly effective in advertising‚ releasing messages and informing the audience‚ periodically destructive and misleading messages are provided
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Should the drinking age be raised to 21? Teenagers between the age of fifteen to eighteen are drinking an average of nine to eleven cans of beer per week. They will ruin their lives if they don’t cut down on the alcohol. Should this be enough to raise the drinking age up to twenty-one? Teenagers do not understand how dangerous alcohol can be. BBC News proved that the UK has one of the worst problems in Europe‚ with a fifth of children aged eleven to fifteen drinking at least once per week.
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science is the study of fossils from the pre-historic era during the early ages of the earth. They have evidences to support their claims that there are really pre-historic creatures that roamed the world. Evidences are strong to support their claim‚ these evidences are the fossils of the creatures. Like Dinosaurs‚ Apes‚ and the 1st man to roam the earth‚ etc. Scientist also base their studies from facts because without facts their study would mean nothing and it would not be accurate. It is like having
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The legal drinking age should remain twenty-one. It should not be lowered because teenagers are not mature enough to drink responsibly. If you are allowed to have a credit card‚ provide for a family‚ and vote‚ you should be able to drink at the age it already is. We all know the consequences to what we do to our bodies‚ that is why we have choices. Drinking can be addicting just like coffee‚ cigarettes‚ medications‚ and body building. Teenagers are not mature enough for the drinking age to be lowered
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should the legal drinking age be”? Many people argue that it should stay as is‚ twenty one and older and others debate the legal drinking age should be lower than twenty one‚ for example‚ eighteen. I personally‚ think the legal drinking age should not be changed‚ and it should remain the same at age twenty one. For this argument there are many pros and cons to both sides. Although‚ I think keeping the drinking age at twenty one out weights the pros for lowering the drinking age to a lower age such as
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1102 Position Paper Draft #1 September 27th‚ 2012 Lowering Drinking Age in the US Who are we to define what we’re old enough to do and not to do? Yes‚ everywhere is different and every country has their rules and regulations‚ and as an international student I’d like to narrow the comparison of my island and the U.S.A. and why I strongly believe that the drinking age should be lowered. In the United States of America‚ at the age of 16 one is entitled to get their driver’s license‚ meaning the
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1. Comment on the commercials below. Be sure to identify the specific logical fallacy in #3 . The given commercials serve up to the mark in understanding the fallacies in a huge manner. First ad has false authority’s presence as celebrities are put forth against us to nullify our cognition. On the other hand‚ in the second ad‚ as stated‚ ad hominem is detected as it attacks certain cable companies by means of pig’s illustration regarding its expensiveness. Here‚ it conceals suggested cable operator’s
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