For over 30 years‚ one of the most popular adult recreational activities has also been one of the most dangerous. Lawn darts‚ or "jarts"‚ were one of the best selling outdoor recreational activities since the inception in the late 1950’s (rb jarts). All of that changed when on December 19‚ 1988‚ the Consumer Product Safety Commission‚ or CPSC‚ all lawn darts were banned from sale and manufacturing in the United States. The jart was a scaled up version of the typical pub dart. It was about 13
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kind of a blessing in disguise. Because Americans couldn’t trade with foreign countries‚ they had to produce their own goods‚ which made them more independent. They no longer needed to rely on trade with Britain to get all their needs met. Also‚ this act kind of made other countries respect the Americans more because they were able to challenge Britain‚ a country much larger than their own. One of the most central events that initiated a sense of nationalism in America was the War of 1812. The United
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For a small business to have health code violations is not uncommon. Even when a good offer like being seen over a couple thousand dollars it is unethical for an owner to take the offer. Even though the health inspector shouldn’t be offering a bribe one should never take up on an offer that cuts corners. If you cut little corners you will be tempted to cut more and more. Even if its looked over another inspector will eventually need to come in again. This choice would make a store publicly look
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Describe two business sectors you might want to work in if you were an accountant and why? Two business sectors that I might want to work in if I were an accountant would be the IRS and Government Accounting. I think the IRS would be very interesting and I would be curious on how they examine tax payer’s returns‚ confirm and collect taxes‚ enforce tax laws and preparing and analyzing revenue reports. I always said that if for some reason I become an accountant or anything dealing with money I would
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Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Ourselves The day and the life of a teenagers‚ is consumed with text messages‚ Face time‚ Instagram‚ Twitter‚ YouTube‚ and Face book messages. Many of us watch TV‚ listen to music‚ and “live chat” with our friends by way of the “smart phone”. I’m sure our parents wished for once‚ we would “look up” from our phones and have an actual conversation with them‚ but we can’t. We’re addicted to our phones. And sadly‚ this is typical living
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December 10‚ 2013 Intimate partner violence among cohabitating or married couples A part of human nature is to form relationships with others in our society. We form these relationships to preserve ourselves and the greater good of mankind. These relationships we as humans form ‚ are supposed to be synergistic to both parties that are involved in said relationship. Unfortunately‚ twenty-two percent of women and seven percent of men have been victims of intimate partner violence over the course of
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Alone together : A Peter Pan and Wendy story "mother Wendy! We’re back !" Slightly cried as he and the lost boys scrambled into the Underground Home after a day of fun and adventure in Neverland . "welcome back boys ‚ " Wendy smiled‚ standing before the boys with quiet dignity . " Did you have fun ? " Lots ! I fought a pirate with my bare hands ! " Nibs bragged ‚ grinning up at Wendy . "No you didn’t‚ Nibs ! We did " the twins said in unison . " No! I did" Curly shouted‚ advancing towards the
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Suburban Lawn to the Peculiar Portion of Americans In American Green we see the love for the perfect lawn between Americans. Ted Steinberg shows the relationship towards a prefect lawn and a disorder which he is truly correct. From Richard Widmark suffering from a mowing accident to later asking "will I ever as act again?’ but ’will I ever mow again"(3)? He wasn’t being fully aware of his right being but caring for his lawn. American Dream ties into generalizations to the cold war and the 1950s.
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Summer’s getting drowsy now Soon she will be fast asleep Missing summer‚ the trees begin to weep It’s autumn time so leave and take a bow I heard the autumns singing. The wind it sprints through the trees. The air is getting crispier and a chilly nip is in the breeze. On autumns night a luminous pearl hangs in the radiant night sky. Journeying to warmer land‚ the birds ‘gossip loudly as they fly. When orange and red are burnished on leaves‚ They glide down like a silent pack of thieves. The
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struggle in deciding whether they should or should not move in together before marriage. I believe that especially young people moving in together before marriage cannot be helpful because they become unsatisfied with marriage; they can have a higher risk of divorce‚ and they can also have frequent arguments and disagreements. People can become unsatisfied with marriage because they are living together before marriage. Living together seems reasonable‚ but then marriage does not seem like it is anything
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