After months of insistent begging‚ you finally decided to relent and get your child a pet. Why not try a guinea pig? Guinea pigs span the gap between an easy to care for goldfish with a fleeting lifespan and a labor intensive dog with a long lifespan. Guinea pigs typically live five to seven years‚ though some may live as long as nine years. While they enjoy floor time with their owners‚ they will spend most of their life in their cage. So while the cage requires weekly cleaning‚ there is no need
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This public service advertisement portrays texting and driving as a cause of injury that can be prevented. It seeks to get people to change their behavior by using a close up image of a man being punched in the face‚ comparing his reaction to that of cars crashing into each other due to texting and driving. A close-up view is more effective than a shot taken further away because the detail highlights the violence of the punch. We are able to see the pain in the man’s face while the spit is forced
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Runaway youth is a serious problem that America faces today. Whether it’s just a youth’s way of trying to hurt their parent’s feelings‚ threating to run away is no laughing matter. Sometimes it’s not a threat to run away‚ sometimes they leave unannounced leaving the parent usually with grief‚ anger‚ and confusion. Between 1.6-2.8 million youth run away each year in the United States (The Truth About Runaway Teens‚ 2013). Those numbers are just the numbers of youth running away. Even when a youth
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Concussions have turned into a big problem in major sports and it has caused parents to rethink if their child should play an contact sport like football. A concussion is when there is an severe blow to your head that causes confusion and other symptoms like headaches. Many people believe that children under a certain age shouldn’t be aloud to play contact sports like football. Others believe that parents and young children should be educated on concussions and how to ensure the safety of their kid
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Most people think D-Day is a day that we freed France. This is true‚ however‚ there is much more to it. “D-Day is the military code for the day on which a particular military operation is set to begin.” ("D-Day." Gale Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale‚ 2010. Student sResources in Context. Web. 9 Dec. 2015)Many soldiers perished‚ and people lost loved ones. One of the bloodiest battles in World War II was on June 6‚ 1944 on Omaha‚ Juno‚ Gold‚ Sword‚ and Utah beaches to free France from the
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try to find out its probable causes and effects with particular reference to Akatta‚ a town in Oru-East local government area of Imo state. It is the view of the researcher that early marriage continues to increase daily in spite of the awareness being created by governmental and non-governmental agents over the dangers of early marriage which posses problem to the entire society. The researcher believes that it is relevant to study the major causes and effects of early marriage in order to enlighten
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August 20‚ 1989 Jose and Mary “Kitty” Menendez were brutally murdered in their Beverly Hills mansion‚ with no lead suspects at the time. Lyle and Erik Menendez were reported to be the first witnesses at the crime scene‚ not yet considered suspects because of their physically altered states of mind. At 21 and 18 years old‚ the Menendez brothers walked away from murder. The disdain behavior the brothers acquired through negligent parenting were strong indicators in which investigators came to the conclusion
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Literature has always revealed a great deal about the attitudes and beliefs of different cultures. Puritan authors in the late 17th and early 18th centuries wrote poems‚ persuasive speeches‚ stories‚ and first hand accounts that reveal their thoughts‚ feelings‚ and beliefs. Described especially was the Puritan’s deep regard for religion and their fear and love of God. William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation was written in 1630 as a description of Bradford’s experiences in the New World. The main
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Education is the most important achievement of a persons’ lifetime. The possibilities and accomplishments become virtually endless once you have achieved a college education. One can tailor their education toward specific areas of learning to become anything they want in American society. Having an education not only gives you the promise of a decent life‚ but produces self confidence and self esteem. Knowledge is the most important tool that America bestows upon her citizens. Anyone who lives here
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Many people are affected by natural disasters every day. Some are worse than others‚ but no matter the severity‚ there is usually a loss‚ and a cry for help. The first one I want to talk about is the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks (a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake)‚ measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimate of three million people were affected by the earthquake. Death toll estimates ranged from 100‚000
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