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    Risk Taking

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    -Your name- Taking Risks are very difficult for some people. The mind and takes a big part in this “disease”. The id’s basic needs do a lot to overcome these fears. Fear and lack of confidence are what stop many from doing the possible. Fear plays a major roll in many anti-risk taking situations. “Decidophobia is the fear of making decisions “ (Ronald 118). These people have the fear of taking risks because they fear losing control. These people don’t want to become addicted to something like

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    prescription drug misuse has become a wide spread occurrence in the United States. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration states‚ “Prescription Drug Misuse is defined as intentional or unintentional use of medication without prescription in a way other than prescribed‚ or the experience or feeling it causes”. (The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration‚ 2015). Whether is intentional due to a medical condition or for other reasons prescription drug misuse can

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    To what extent did the aims and methods of Martin Luther King differ from those of Black Power Activists? There is no question that the aims and methods of Martin Luther King differed from those of Black Power activists. King was peaceful and wanted integration with whites while Black Power activists confronted violence and believed in black supremacism and separatism. But they were also similar in some ways‚ such as speaking out on the Vietnam War. The aims of MLK differed significantly from those

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    Katie Dougherty Professor Dordoni EN-140 29 April 2014 Darling Divas or Damaged Daughters? Young girls grow up watching movies about how the flawless princess falls in love with the handsome prince‚ so they wait to grow up to be the as beautiful and perfect as the princess is. Child beauty pageants allow these young girls to wear elaborate dresses along with makeup that makes their face look unrealistic for a child. Some parents of children who compete in beauty pageants say that the competition

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    What Ails Indian Sports

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    WHAT AILS INDIAN SPORTS ? Sports; a passtime for students‚ a passion for players‚ a fitness solution for the middle aged‚ perhaps life for aficionados and more recently lucre for businessmen; has an equal significance for the country as a whole. It is a mirror to the professionalism of a country’s citizens‚ their dedication and the facilities provided to them by the government. Sports serve as a portrayal of the teamspirit among the

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    Michael Marquez Professor Winters ENG-120J 7 September 2013 Concussions: Creating Awareness for Sports-Related Brain Injuries The National Football League is one of the biggest organizations in the United States. The injury rate in football is overwhelming‚ so overwhelming there are already studies out saying football might lead to suicide. Injuries are quite the stat in today’s sports world but the scariest numbers of them all are head injuries. People don’t realize how big of a dilemma it

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    What Ails Indian Sports

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    What ails Indian sports A nation of over one billion people and only one individual Gold medal in the Olympics till date! Alas‚ once the best in the field of men’s hockey but not even able to qualify for the Olympics. Similarly‚ once an Asian champion in football but now struggling to stand on its feet. All these elucidate the deplorable state of sports in our country. Even small nations like Zimbabwe‚ Latvia are much ahead of us in the medal tally. So what is it that is depriving the nation of

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    Character over Reputation

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    Character over Reputation Personality can open doors‚ but only character can keep them open Elmer G. Letterman This is a very important subject to me‚ because we live in a world where we are very concerned about how people see us. A world where people would do anything just to keep up man’s idea of him. Businessmen and organizations inflate their financial records to keep up in the eye of the public; individuals go to any extent to make others see them the way they seem. They say we must maintain

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    Sport is a major global industry generating billions of dollars in sponsorship‚ media rights and gambling funds. In recent times‚ a number of sports have been tarnished by doping scandals. These incidents pose threats to the integrity of sport both nationally and on a global scale. In response‚ sporting organisations and governments have introduced legislation and accompanying punishments to deter the use of both performance enhancing and recreational drugs. However‚ it could be argued that effective

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    Americans‚ as a people‚ are very unique and as such have very unique traits and mannerisms that make all Americans who they are. Personal freedoms‚ being accepting of other cultures‚ and being able to choose one’s own path in life distinguish Americans from the rest of the world. To be an American is to have freedom to do or to believe whatever you want. America itself was founded on the principle of religious freedom‚ and that still stands today. The "melting pot" of cultures and beliefs from all

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