this free education is completed‚ high school graduates are urged to go on to college. This leads many people to believe that it will help our country reach the goal of becoming a smarter nation. However‚ in his essay Idiot Nation‚ Michael Moore argues that the exact opposite is occuring. We are becoming a nation full of idiots. Sadly‚ Michael Moore is correct. The majority of the people in this country are‚ indeed‚ idiots. This is due to the nation’s poor educational system and the people’s
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There are many attributes that take part in Gatsby’s greatness. However‚ some of Gatsby’s actions and wants tarnish his overall greatness. Jay Gatsby from “The Great Gatsby” is a great man in that his desires and passion are unparallel to other rich men similar to him‚ but his greatness is also questionable because of the crimes that he has aligned himself with. According to the book‚ Gatsby gained most of his wealth from participating in illegal activities. These activities soared Gatsby amongst
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There are fast-food restaurant advertisements on almost every street corner‚ trying to grab attention by billboards‚ commercials‚ sign spinning‚ and more. In the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser he begins to describe how the first two major individuals invented their now multibillion dollar companies which who were Carl Karcher and the McDonald’s brothers. First with Carl N. Karcher‚ who is the founder of what is now called Carl’s Jr. He was born in 1917 near Upper Sandusky‚ Ohio‚ where he
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To what extent and in which ways has the United Nations been both a success and a failure? Is it still necessary in this day and age? Why or Why Not? The United Nations is an international organization‚ which was formed around 1945 following the Second World War with its main goal: to maintain peace and security. In the past‚ the UN had worked along countries to prevent conflicts and issues‚ to maintain peace and at times the UN successfully achieved its goal but sometimes it didn’t. When we flashback
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Why did the League of Nations fail? Explain Emery Reves’s line of reasoning. If it is valid‚ why hasn’t the UN become a supranational sovereign entity? What structural problems (i.e.‚ the way the institution is set up) plague the UN? How could they be fixed? Under what circumstances can the UN do peacekeeping missions? 1. Why did the League of Nations fail? a. Collective security- agreement by all countries to automatically punish aggressors states i. Difficulty agreeing on
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Breaking News & Top Stories World News‚ US & Local: NBC News‚ 24 Apr. 2006. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. "Safety and Health Guide for the Meatpacking Industry." Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Web. 27 Feb. 2013. Schlosser‚Eric. Fast Food Nation. New York: Harper And Perennial‚2005. Print.
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Undereducated America: A Nation in Distress In our society today‚ literacy is no longer defined as being able to read and write very little just to get by‚ but it is being able to read‚ write‚ and comprehend the information presented to you which you can use in order to be a functional and efficient member of society. Even in one of the wealthiest‚ most technologically advanced countries in the world‚ literacy is still a matter of concern in modern day America. It is alarming to know that 1
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In his novel the Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby as a character who becomes great. His life being as just an ordinary‚ lower-class‚ citizen‚ yet Gatsby still has a dream of becoming wealthy man. After meeting Daisy‚ he has a reason to strive to become prominent. Throughout his life‚ Gatsby gains the title of truly being great. Even before Gatsby is introduced‚ he is hinted at being out of the ordinary. The first evidence of this is when Nick says‚ "Gatsby turned out alright at the
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------------------------------------------------- 2012 Summer Olympics medal table The 2012 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) ranked by the number of gold medals won during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London‚ United Kingdom‚ from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Approximately 10‚800 athletes participated in 302 events in 26 sports.[1] Of the 204 NOCs participating‚ 85 received at least one medal; 54 won at least one gold medal. Bahrain‚[2] Botswana‚[3] Cyprus
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Alexander the Great was born in Pella‚ the son of Philip II and Olympias. Even at a young age‚ people respected his abilities‚ like the taming of Bucephalus and his activities as regent. Despite these tales‚ I assert that he was in fact quit unfair‚ proud‚ and neglected to listen to any outside governments and the desire of their people. Alexander the “Great” should not be called great because of these and more. The first vestige of my case is his injustices and unfairness against others. In the
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