“Why does America needs its nerds”? In the passage “America need it nerds”‚ author Leonid Fridman expresses his fear and concerns on why Americans needs their nerds. Fridman emphasizes his argument by comparing and contrasting American’s on-going social beliefs and misperceptions of nerds and the actual role taken on by the nerds and why the role that they play is so vital to society. Friedman begins with‚ “bringing to our attention”‚ the type of terms our society uses to describe the “intellectually
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Why do boats float? All boats float‚ but floating is harder and confusing than it sounds and its best explained through a scientific concept called buoyancy. Buoyancy is the force that causes floating. An object will either float or sink depending on its density in the water. If it’s denser than water‚ it mostly sinks; the less dense object usually will float. It doesn’t matter the size of the object is. Plastic that is big as a football field will float because it is less dense that the water. A
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Love the people you hate the most. God’s chosen people were called to love unconditionally‚ yet they absolutely hated the Samaritans. “Love your neighbor as yourself. For there is no commandment greater than these”(Mark 12:31). The Samaritans were viewed as a disgrace in the eyes of the Jews. “A person’s a person‚ no matter how small”(Dr. Seuss). What gives us the right to hate someone because of the way they look‚ what they believe‚ or how they live? Israel was split into the Northern and Southern
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WHY DO PEOPLE ENGAGE IN VIOLENCE? There is too much anger in this world. Many people pray but they don’t seem to pray hard enough to internalize peace in their minds and spirits. How can one continue to pray and kneel in penance for their sins‚ go to church and pray the rosary every day and then after a while‚ shout in rage or even kill the innocent? This is a Jekyll and Hyde syndrome our nation‚ or even the entire world‚ has developed. Violence in our culture is fed by multiple forces; the
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Doctors’ involvement in any form of healthcare is inevitable‚ which is why their opinion and occupation is crucial. In terms of sexual and reproductive healthcare‚ there is sensitivity regarding patient confidentiality‚ whether or not the doctors inform an adolescent’s parent. Issues such as STD’s‚ contraception‚ and abortion are the most common situations in which a teen desires privacy. There is controversy over what the limitations of parental involvement in sexual health care should be because
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For my whole life‚ I have never understood why people smoke cigarettes even when they know the horrible effects it has on one’s health. It has been known for many years that the use of tobacco products is the main cause of life threatening diseases‚ such as cancer and emphysema. In the 20th century alone‚ smoking tobacco has accounted for over 100 million deaths‚ yet people continue to infest their body with this poisonous smoke. I realize now that the reason I have negative feelings towards smoking
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As we move further through the novel‚ Rivers attitude towards ethics and reasons for war change. He has a moment of realisation were he feels sympathy for his patients. Rivers begins to re-think his previous beliefs. Rivers feels deep conflict about whether treating his patients just so that they can be sent back to their deaths is right or wrong. Rivers is offered a job at a mental hospital after he begins suffering from severe chest pains. During Rivers time away from Craig Lockhart Hospital‚ one
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BRIEF DETAILS‚ STUDIES AND WORKING PLANS Why do I choose UTP? Will UTP gives what I want for the future? Maybe‚ students ask both of these questions before they choose UTP to pursue their studies. How do I know about their doubts? Because I also do feel the same and think about the same thing. Anyway‚ before I answer these questions‚ let me give brief details about my own self. I’m Farah Wahidah binti Mazlan‚ born on May‚ 18 1990‚ in Tawau‚ Sabah. My first education was at Methodist Girls Primary
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It was simply unusual and I refused to be dragged into this mess‚ I directed him to the easiest way out. Not bothering to be confused as to why or whom he was running from‚ because it was not curiosity who killed the cat‚ it was plain stupidness that had stabbed and ribbed the cat’s heart right from it’s chest. When we reached the large grey door several minutes later‚ he had let go of
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