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    Dangerous Corner

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    Dangerous corner John Boynton Priestley (1894 - 1984) is one of the outstanding English authors of today. His early books (1922-26) were of a critical nature. It was the success of his novel "The Good Companions" (1929) which brought him world fame. In early thirties Priestley began his work as a dramatist. "Dangerous Corner" (1932) — one of the series of Seven Time Plays — was his first effort in dramatic art. Priestley’s other most famous novels are "They Walk in the City"‚ "Angel Pavement"‚ "Wonder

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    Are Families Dangerous?

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    Are Families Dangerous? Barbara Ehrenreich The family is the first institution of the five basic social institutions. It is responsible for developing the behavior of each person to be interactive individuals in society. It is responsible for supplying the basic needs of each person during their development. Unfortunately‚ the image of family has been deteriorated considerably. Instead of being a system support for people‚ it has become a double edged sword. Society is at fault for how bad

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    Facebook Is Dangerous

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    social networking site‚ that is used by many people around the world. You can use Facebook to communicate with your friends and family. Although people may think that Facebook is fun because of communication‚ it is actually dangerous and causes many problems. Facebook is dangerous to our society. On Facebook people can invade your privacy‚ create fake profiles to trick you‚ and facebook creates cyber bullying. Facebook is an invasion of privacy. Organizations can watch you while you are on Facebook

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    Importance of Grades

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    Importance of Grades Grading and reporting are relatively recent phenomena in education. In fact‚ prior to 1850‚ grading and reporting were virtually unknown in schools in the United States. The teacher reported student’s learning progress orally to parents‚ usually during visits to students’ homes. As the number of students increased in the late 1800s‚ schools began to group students in grade levels according to their age‚ and new ideas about curriculum and teaching methods were tried

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    Dangerous Driving

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    Most People have no idea that they are risking their lives each and every day by doing the simplest of tasks and one of them includes riding and or driving a car. Nowadays‚ more drivers have begun to develop excessively dangerous driving habits. Not too many people know‚ but‚ traveling by car is actually a lot more jeopardous than flying on a plane. You would truly be a lot safer by taking a train‚ or boat or anything else. Unfortunately‚ our society has become dominated by time; causing us to ignore

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    Dangerous Sport

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    Sports are an indispensable part of human life. However‚ some are considered to be more dangerous than the others. Because of the dangers those sports can lead to‚ many people believe they should be banned. In this essay‚ I will discuss why dangerous sports should not be allowed. Firstly‚ human life is undoubtedly precious. If somebody‚ for example‚ dies of a dangerous sport; his family would be very upset. This is also a loss to the society considering the fact everybody has to spend twelve years

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    Motorcycles Are Dangerous

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    November 2012 Motorcycles Are Dangerous The road is filled with cars and motorcycles but what makes motorcycles seem dangerous‚ is it the motorcycle itself‚ is it the drivers who are driving side by side with motorcycles or is it the dare devils riding motorcycles? There is a saying for motorcycles‚ “Its not if one fall‚ its when one falls.” This is said because beginners are notorious for dropping their motorcycles. Motorcycles themselves are not dangerous. It’s the non-experienced drivers

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    Is religion dangerous

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    Is religion dangerous? I am writing to investigate the reasons whether religion is good or dangerous. Some people may say that religion is the cause of suicide bombings‚ terrorist attacks‚ violence and wars but on the other side other people may argue that religion brings joy‚ comfort and happiness. Religion can sometimes be the cause of many wars and attacks such as 9/11‚ 7/7‚ the Iraq war‚ the crusades...etc. 9/11 and 7/7 attacks were influenced by Islam‚ but in many parts of the Qur’an many Islamic

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    Dangerous Minds

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    Dangerous Minds ​“The mind is a powerful tool” is a quote that is taught to scholars from all over the world. Teachers attempt to educate their students in the subject they have dedicated majority of their college experience studying‚ and expect them to absorb that knowledge to be further sophisticated. In John M. Smith’s 1995 film Dangerous Minds‚ Louanne Johnson is presented with a teaching position to an academy class at an inner-city high school. Eager to begin her teaching career and unaware

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    Football Is Dangerous

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    From my knowledge about football‚ I do think that football is dangerous for high school players. There are studies done that have proven there are more high school players getting hurt then the college players. “According to the study‚ published in the August 2007 issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine‚ four out of every 1‚000 high school football exposures resulted in an injury‚ while eight out of every 1‚000 collegiate football exposures in an injury.” In a way‚ high school football

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