The book that I read was called Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks. I think Nicholas Sparks wrote this book because he wanted to create another love story for his readers to read and to give his readers a book that was somewhat different from his last books. From reading Nicholas Sparks’ books in the past‚ you know the books are fiction but some part of you will think that the story is real and can happen in real life because he is so detailed about what he writes. The author’s purpose of this book is
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Cellphone market penetration in the U.S. approaches 9 in 10 citizens. Jupiterimages/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images The cellphone is one of the defining technologies of the early 21st century‚ with a December 2012 Pew Internet study showing that more than 87 percent of American adults own at least one. While the negative societal consequences of cellphones have been well documented‚ it ’s also true that they can bring many benefits. Mobile technology allows users to interact with family‚ friends
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Positive and Negative Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives This paper closely discusses both the positives and negatives of the use of hormonal contraceptives. The question of its benefits versus risks is even more imperative as it affects far more people than other hot topics like death penalty or euthanasia. We are not talking about a couple of horrific criminals but about 100 million women all across the world who take hormonal contraceptives. As with every drug there are
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Do safe-haven laws prevent infant deaths? Safe-haven provides safety for newborns with parents that don’t want to keep and take care of them. “Parents who abandon their children are usually single‚ poor‚ and unequipped to raise a child” (Safe-haven 4). Safe-haven laws protect the lives of infants by reducing child abuse‚ giving proper support to teen mothers‚ and helping overwhelmed parents. Taking a closer look at these laws will give you a better understanding of why they are needed. To begin
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What is the importance of staying positive during times of conflict? When people stay encouraged during times of conflict‚ it helps people look at the bright side of the altercation over the depressing side of the quarrel. In the passages “Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank and “Blood‚ Toil‚ Sweat‚ and Tears” by Winston Churchill they stay upbeat to set an example for the others around them. When faced with times of conflict‚ people try to keep faith which has many benefits‚ including‚ health benefits
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Television is constantly being criticised as being bad for children. One of the first arguments to come up is the effect that violent TV has on children. It is a valid argument as most of the time TV violence begs for imitation because violence is demonstrated and promoted as a fun and effective way to get what you want. Many violent acts are perpetrated by the "good guys‚" whom children have been taught to emulate. Adding to the lure of imitation is TV ’s freedom from restraint. Children are taught
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The effects of tourism in Africa Ever since the ability to travel over vast amounts of distances around the world became easier with the use of innovative marvels such as the aeroplane‚ tourism started to grow in certain countries that had enough places of interest. Africa offered much that cannot be seen anywhere else in the world; from the ancient pyramids of Giza to the spectacular wildlife migration in the Serengeti. Tourist from around the world would pay a lot of money to see and be a part
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Video games and the positive effects on society Do video games infect children and force them to act out violently? With incidents like Columbine High School and Sandy Hook Elementary society‚ and the media‚ has strived to find a connection in these school massacres. These incidents occur at the hands of children and adolescences and they all played video games. The media has ultimately decided that these violent video games may be to blame. After every school shooting this is information the
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The Positive and Negative effects of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution had many positive and negative impacts on society. The positive include cheaper clothes‚ more job opportunities‚ and improvement in transportation. And the negative would include exploitation of women and children‚ workers work long hours and environmental damages. These are just a few that I believe had an impact on the Industrial Revolution. England was an ideal place for the Industrial Revolution to
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The Second Industrial Revolution brought about a number of useful technological changes and some of the major effects it had on society included‚ but were not limited to the ideology of innovation/inventions‚ urbanization‚ and capitalism. The majority of the changes that occurred were positive. They all affected the world in a positive manner. Inventions and innovation made way for capitalism‚ mass production and world economy. Urbanization led to more workers being readily available to work in factories
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