For this assignment‚ I will discuss why I agree with New York ’s ban on smoking in bars and restaurants. On 26 March‚ 2003‚ the New York State legislators approved a state-wide smoking ban in all bars and restaurants. Governor Pataki signed it immediately; a similar bill was defeated one year earlier. The ban took effect July 24‚ 2003. Many of us believe in our rights or freedoms as citizen‚ what many forget is sometimes our right or freedoms will impact the rights or freedoms of others. I have
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Poem in Your Pocket Day originally began in April of 2002 in celebration of New York City’s National Poetry Month. The Mayor of New York‚ along with the Departments of Cultural Affairs and Education‚ introduced Poem in Your Pocket Day to the residents of New York City. Residents were encourage to select a poem‚ carry it with them throughout the day‚ and share it with others. In 2008‚ the entire country was encouraged by the Academy of American Poets to join the poetry day making it a national celebration
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HW: 2N Imitation (a poem); write a parody of “Internment.” You may use the work you started in class‚ but must cut and paste into the Doc I shared with you. The Labours by Ankit Dixit The goddess of marriage out of jealousy‚ made him insane by treachery‚ by then it was too late‚ the blood had been spilled‚ all was lost and both of his loves were long gone. Later after he woke from his temporary insanity‚ his hands bloody‚ a knife lay beside him‚ his wife and children bleeding
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bullying. Bullying is a serious issue which needs to be punished harder. There are several types of bullying for example cyberbullying and bullying people based on how they look or features that are abnormal. For example in the article "Bullies Behind Bars?" ‚ Carmen Morais makes mention of a young 15 year old child‚ who was bullied because she came from Ireland to the
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great Langston Hughes. What makes these poems so intriguing though is the way the setting‚ theme‚ and speaker create distinct images for the people who read these poems. The setting helps describe the situation of the poem with regards to the time of day‚ the season of the year‚ the historical significance‚ the person being addressed‚ and the external or internal conflicts. The theme also did its part with respect to its link to the poems. The theme of the poems created issues and ideas which caused
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Why does the colour leak out of beetroot? Procedure to investigate the effect of temperature Hypothesis- The higher the temperature while cooking the beetroot‚ the more pigments well leak out from the cell membrane‚ hence the absorbance would increase. My hypothesis was concluded by the facts that beetroot contains red pigments called betalians which are located in the cell vacuole. Normally the pigments cannot leak out; however cooking the beetroot allows the movement. This is because the cell
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In this week’s reading‚ Literacy Behind Bars by Malcolm X express the significance of reading and building vocabulary. The passage goes on to state that Malcolm X was not able to read and had only finished his educational path as early as eighth grade and oddly enough it wasn’t until he was in Norfolk Prison Colony where he had began to teach himself to read. Malcolm was able to do this by copying the words from a dictionary on his paper‚ where he would then begin to recite them and think of their
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University Applying to college is a slow and painful process. Because it’s really hard to get accepted‚ unless You are better qualified than thousands‚ and their thousands. You know; the bank accounts in the Caribbean islands. I had to study really‚ really hard for the SAT’s‚ In order to even stand a shot into any of the ivy leagues. And luckily‚ My family‚ Can donate a library‚ Or instead of Columbia University‚ I’d be off to Albany. There are whole bunch of these so-called admission
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Violence Poem Violence affects the lives of people like a car without brakes‚ Spiraling out of control with one simple mistake. It may seem fun and the cool thing to do‚ When you make a mean joke about the weird kid at school. Sure when you say it‚ he fakes a smile and laughs along‚ But on the inside‚ the comment plays over and over like a catchy song. When he gets home‚ he takes a quick glance in the mirror. It’s the same reflection he always sees‚ but this time‚ someone different appears
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My SRP is determining if the colour of ice affects its melting rate. Ice melts by taking in energy from its surroundings to form heat. This makes the molecules in the ice cube vibrate. As the overall vibration increases‚ the water molecules split from each other turning the ice from a frozen state to a liquid state. Heat can be absorbs in two different ways‚ through direct contact with a hot surface or through radiation of a hot surface nearby. Radiant heat can be contributed by sunlight‚ fires and
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