The story “On the Danger of Reading Fiction”‚ Thomas Jefferson clearly shows his dislike for the world of fiction novels. Jefferson has stated that fiction novels are “time lost in that reading” and thinks it should be instructively employed. It’s apparent that anyone who is a fiction novel enthusiast could indeed become offended by the comments made by Jefferson‚ but at the same time need to understand that he made those comments in an entirely different era than today’s modern way of thinking.
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The Dangers of the Cyberworld Social media sites allow people to be connected with friends and family‚ share photos‚ and exchange ideas. Social networking is very useful‚ but it can be a dangerous place for children if they are not careful. “During the last five years‚ the number of pre-adolescents and adolescents using such sites has increased dramatically” (Pearson). Parents should monitor their child’s social networking sites to keep them safe online. Social network public spaces are unpredictable
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In 1957‚ Dr. William Coda Martin tried to answer the question: When is a food a food and when is it a poison? His working definition of "poison" was: "Medically: Any substance applied to the body‚ ingested or developed within the body‚ which causes or may cause disease. Physically: Any substance which inhibits the activity of a catalyst which is a minor substance‚ chemical or enzyme that activates a reaction."1 The dictionary gives an even broader definition for "poison": "to exert a harmful influence
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The Dangers of Tanning Beds Many times‚ a lack of education and communication can have detrimental consequences. For example‚ there are some incidents where one might unknowingly make a mistake‚ but by the time they realize the problem‚ it is too late to fix it. In Lord of the Flies‚ the author‚ William Golding‚ tells a riveting story about a group of young boys who feel that they are invincible and have the freedom to do what they want. This leads them into great trouble‚ and even death. Similarly
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Guns are a Danger to Society Just imagine sitting in a movie theater around midnight and suddenly some mad man comes in and begins shooting. On July 20‚ 2012 that’s what happened at a Century Movie Theater in Aurora Colorado‚ which resulted in about twelve people that lost their lives and about 58 other’s injured‚ including a baby. (Wikipedia‚ n.d.)There are several arguments that always comes up in the defense of gun use‚ which are guns don’t kill people‚ people kill people‚ guns reduce crime and
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Alcohol and Driving Imagine being in a bar with a few of your good friends. Everyone is drinking and having a good time. Your are going to leave and go home‚ but you friends won’t let you because they know the dangers of driving after having a few drinks. Instead they ca ll a cab to give you a ride home. You would be extremely lucky to have such smart friends. Drunk driving is a very serious problem in our society today‚ but it is becomming socially unacceptable causing the numbers of alcohol
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Dangers of the Media Ever since the early 1600’s prejudice and discrimination has been a big factor in this country. This all was started by the transatlantic slave trade which was the mass migration of Africans to the Caribbean‚ Europe‚ South America and to North America. Africans from Africa’s west coast were piled on in ships to the western hemisphere and Europe. The first slaves were brought to the Jamestown settlement in 1619 from the western coast of Africa. These slaves were forced to do
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Adoption Single parent adoption is a great choice. To be loved in the world should have no argument in whatever case it is. Single parent adoption has just as much love as any other lonely foster child for a two parents. Adoption has had a huge effect on the world as it is today. Many types of adoptions have become existent over generations. Single parent has many people fighting for or against. Love should be no fight. "Single Parent Adoptions: Why Not?." 12 Oct. 2001. http://library.adoption
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the lower the level of discretion. In many ways‚ police discretion is very important; every day‚ officers are faced with situations of varying danger and complexity. No situation is ever exactly the same; even routine traffic stops are ever changing because of different citizens of the public that officers encounter‚ all of which could pose possible danger to law enforcement
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Jalen S. Underhill R. Blackwell English IV 13 March 2013 The Dangers of Body Art “Grandma‚ what does that thing on your right wrist say?” asked Maya. “It says Justin Bieber! Who is Justin Bieber? Was that your boyfriend back in the day?” Maya’s grandma simply responded‚ “No‚ this is what you call a big mistake!” Grandma did not tell Maya about her life-threatening encounter with Hepatitis B‚ how she was judged for tattooing a Canadian singer’s name on her‚ and how she was not able to keep a
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