“Too Early to Start‚ Too Late to Quit” Gambling addictions have become a prominent problem in today’s society. Gambling is to stake or risk money‚ or anything of value‚ on the outcome of something involving chance. Like cigarettes‚ drugs‚ and alcohol‚ gambling can be very addictive if not monitored properly. A major cause on the increase in gambling addictions is the media. The media portrays gambling in a positive‚ harmless manner that encourages all to participate. Although‚ some addictions
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My Vision of Tomorrow Tomorrow’s world will be much different and also‚ much better in many ways. We will have developed much better technology. We will have made huge medical advancements. The general quality of life will be much better‚ and living will also have become much easier. Still‚ nothing can ever be perfect‚ and in a world of the future‚ we will experience many complex and unavoidable problems such as depletion of resources‚ overpopulation‚ and the threat of nuclear and biological
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what іs acc℮pt℮d as knowl℮dg℮ today іs som℮tіm℮s dіscard℮d tomorrow? Consіd℮r knowl℮dg℮ qu℮stіons raіs℮d by thіs stat℮m℮nt іn two AOK’s. Th℮r℮ can ℮xіst no argum℮nts that n℮w dіscov℮rі℮s always caus℮ ℮xіstіng knowl℮dg℮ (Today’s) to b℮ dіscard℮d or th℮ fact that ℮xіstіng knowl℮dg℮ іs n℮v℮r dіscard℮d. Such ℮xtr℮m℮ stands cannot b℮ tak℮n. Fіrstly‚ І would lіk℮ to ℮xplor℮ th℮ qu℮stіon and th℮ words us℮d. Th℮ qu℮stіon stat℮s that ‘knowl℮dg℮ today іs som℮tіm℮s dіscard℮d tomorrow?’ Іt іs for us to r℮alіz℮ that
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Tomorrow When the War Began In the book “Tomorrow When the War Began” written by John Marsden‚ an important character who made a change was Homer. You could se him changing throughout the story in the beginning‚ middle and end. He became more mature‚ developed feelings for certain people‚ and also took lead of the group. ‘Tomorrow When the War Began’ is a book about seven teenagers who go on a camping trip in the bush to a place called “Hell”. They go on this trip to get away from their busy
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Tomorrow when the war began. In the novel; ‘Tomorrow when the war began’‚ the characters experience various changes and transformations. These changes occur when the different characters experience life threatening situations and environmental change. The characters have to adapt‚ think and behave differently. The changes that occur involve the themes of leadership‚ war and love. Throughout the novel‚ John Marsden shows change in Ellie. In the beginning Ellie is a carefree but hard working
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TOK Essay 4. “That which is accepted as knowledge today is sometimes discarded tomorrow.” Consider knowledge issues raised by this statement in two areas of knowledge. Knowledge is formed from different ways of knowing‚ with different language‚ perception‚ reason and emotion‚ a same issue can be interpreted differently by different person or group. From a personal level perspective‚ due to the difference in their background‚ culture and experience etc‚ a person’s knowledge is often different with
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A theme that I found important in the extended text Tomorrow‚ When the War Began‚ by John Marsden was change. Change is when people have things happen to their circumstances and are forced to think or believe differently. Change was important because it was a dominant theme in the novel as the characters – young teenagers – were forced to cope with the devastation of their lives and their environment caused by war. The theme of change is also important because it is something that affects us all
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From the start of 20th Century to the early 21st Century‚ Australia has gone from a European centric nation to a multicultural superpower. With the introduction of many different ethnicities and cultures throughout the years‚ not only have our values‚ attitudes and beliefs evolved to accommodate the amount of variety‚ but many other things have evolved too. One of the most important things to have been brought to the country of Australia is the wide variety of different cultural foods and cuisines
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they want to. Through their strength and intelligence‚ youth can rise above the odds. Expectations may be high but it is because their elders had seen a great potential in them. The youth is the hope of the motherland.” This is just one of idioms that ourPhilippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal once enunciated. This means that thefuture of our nation lies on the hands of the youth of today. More so‚ the youthhave the power to reshape the nation’s present appearance. However‚ thismeaningful and echoing
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Xi Sun ESL 1068 SECTION 001 03/26/2013 Anita Szabo Summary about “A Fable for Tomorrow” In short story “a fable for tomorrow‚” Rachel Carson describes a small town in America that was once a beautiful town but then became devastated by pollution. Writer uses such poetic language to describe the beautiful surroundings at the first of text. The townsfolk and wildlife were live in harmony with each other. The fecund farm‚ orchards and all kinds of trees were spread the fields. The blooming
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