I think that illusions are bad because they make people see things that are not really there. Illusions could lead to someone harming themselves or someone else. Illusions can make someone see something bad that could scare them for a while‚ and end up making them have flashbacks. Although very few illusions could possibly be good many could make a person’s reputation go bad because if someone says they see something and it’’s not there someone could say that the other person is on drugs. These few
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On April 14‚ 2011‚ I read an article in the New York Times that read Pat Robertson Questions Prison for Pot Convictions. (Shear) The article had caught my eye because of who Pat Robertson is and how you wouldn’t think he would be for the legalization of Marijuana. I would have to agree with what Pat goes on to say and how I feel a lot of it makes sense. “I’m not exactly for the use of drugs‚ don’t get me wrong‚ but I just believe that criminalizing marijuana‚ criminalizing the possession of
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Online Dating: The Good and the Bad “Want to meet hot singles in your area?” Not a day goes by without encountering one of these advertisements on the internet. These advertisements can be seen on almost every page on the web‚ from dictionary websites to social networking websites such as Facebook. With many different behaviours resulting from online dating‚ this essay will explore three different positions on online dating: complete rejection‚ middle ground‚ and acceptance. Many people reject
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Douglass‚ an American Slave” to show the reasons why slavery was bad. In the autobiography‚ Frederick Douglass made claims against slavery and supported them with his own experiences. Some of the claims are that slavery corrupts slave owners‚ the slaves were treated like property‚ not people‚ slavery separated families‚ and slaves had to live and work in horrible conditions. In opposition to Frederick Douglass‚ slave owners believed that slavery is good so they used the Bible and their religion (Christianity)
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What Matters Most To You? Why? What matters most to me is making meaningful improvements in my native Iran. Although my short-term dream is to form a successful Internet business‚ my long-term aspiration is to graduate from business to politics. I take my cue from America‚ where industry leaders like Michael Bloomberg have revitalized communities and made great people leaders. Iran has been ravaged by several decades of “ivory tower” politics‚ corruption‚ unemployment and caste divide. For
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Article Outline – Why Bad Multiples Happen to Good Companies The article suggests that rather than focusing too much on having the highest multiples with regards to the companies’ performance‚ managers and executives will be better off focusing on the amount of value they create with regards to growth margins and capital productivity. One example of this was the US household-products manufacturer Church & Dwight‚ although the company’s growths on EBITA margins (+13.9% points compared to the
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Inequality and Environmental Goods and Bads Introduction I grew up in Bakersfield‚ California in the 1990s. I never really thought about pollution‚ or the industrial facility that flanked my elementary school‚ but I was always sick‚ always coughing and stuffy. Later in life I went back to that old school and found that there was an oil tank farm‚ behind a fence‚ right next to the playground. While I have no scientific proof that this was causing my sickness‚ it is probably a bad idea to put such facilities
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Video games! Good or bad - video games are games you can play on electronic screens such as computers‚ TVs and even portable devices like iPods and cell phones. Many of you are already aware that games were made for bored people to pass the time. You might have noticed that a lot of games include shooting‚ fighting‚ racist or themes and plots. Video games have become extremely popular in recent years. They are played all over the world not only in homes‚ workplaces‚ and clubs‚ but even schools
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Do you really think that boredom is bad for you? Some people think that boredom is the worst thing ever‚ but it really is not. Boredom is actually very good for you. We need more boredom in our lives because it is very important for your brain. Also‚ just important for you. Boredom is not really a bad thing. You can daydream or just have time to think. Boredom is very good for you and your health. Being bored can benefit our binds and even our education. When you are reading or working on something
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fall down. This is the reason why people in Europe could not dare to sail farther than Asia. However when Christopher Columbus became a cartographer‚ he believed that Earth was round. Also Marco Polo who had traveled to China and India and brought the spices to Europe and inspired him. He wanted to find a shortcut to reach India more quickly. Christopher Columbus wanted to prove that he is right and wanted to set sail as fast as he can. He asked kings and queens to give him the permission and lend
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