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    are influenced by their family‚ culture‚ and society. Individuals have free will‚ but because of their influences they are encouraged to choose what family‚ society‚ or their culture tells them what to do. It is up to the individual to either go with or against their influences. For example‚ if they do not agree with something from their religion they have the option to go against it or stop practicing that religion. Internally each individual has the ability to make their own decisions‚ but external

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    Problem How do ships float even though they are so heavy? Research • What is buoyancy? – Buoyancy is the upward force caused by a fluid such as water. • What is Archimedes Principle? – The buoyant force is equal to the weight of the displaced water. • What is density? – Density is the mass of a material per unit volume. – Example: The density of steel is 10 times more than the density of wood. Hypothesis I think when the weight of the object is greater than the displaced water

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    Imagine if people live in a world‚ where competition did not exist . People would live in an ancient-like society‚ low-technology level‚ and laziness would be the theme of this world‚ because improvement would be unnecessary. No matter what professions they are‚ athletes or politicians‚ people would not be better since they have no competitors. However‚ competitive instinct exists in humanity‚ and people can achieve their dream in sports competition‚ people practice and compete to push each other

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    “People cited violation of the First Amendment when a New Jersey school teacher asserted that evolution and the Big Bang are not scientific and that Noah’s ark carried dinosaurs. This case is not about the need to separate church and state: it’s about the need to separate ignorant‚ scientifically illiterate people from the ranks of teachers.” (deGrasse Tyson) Science is based on observations of the natural world‚ not on the supernatural occurrences that Intelligent Design followers believe. Evolution

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    The purpose of the numerous amount of news outlets is to inform the general population of events and occurrences that they would normally not have knowledge of. It’s so people in New York can know that Texas was hit by a severe storm. In general‚ to keep the country connected. But‚ when did it become about getting your own personal opinions across? When did it become a platform for individuals to express their bias unto the populous? Nowadays the news is constantly flooding the airwaves and newspapers

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    German defeat throughout WW1 and for the economic hardships in Germany. dictators believed that the supreme human possessed blonde hair and blue eyes which we should rid of the globe of Jews‚ gypsies‚ and also the disabled. dictators planned to try to do this by making his men‚ aka Nazis‚ to kill‚ mistreat‚ and abduct anyone guilty of such things. On September fifteenth‚ 1935 dictators began imposing the Nuremberg Laws that created it exhausting for Jews to participate in their traditional everyday

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    All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost. — J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. — James Thurber (1894-1961) Funny how people despise platitudes‚ when they are usually the truest thing going. A thing has to be pretty true before it gets to be a platitude. — Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1879-1944) Integrity needs no rules. — Albert Camus (1913-1960) The price one pays for pursuing any profession‚ or calling

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    while most of students live in countryside or poor places. Therefore‚ they live far away with their families when becoming students. They must take care of themselves. They face and overcome many obstacles in strange places. In some cases‚ the students do part time jobs to earn extra money for hired room or tuition. Without family next them‚ they learn how to mature and overcome difficulties. Secondly‚ the students can make friends and open their relationship in university. There are many kinds of people

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    In a world where written words are most commonly seen on Twitter‚ Facebook‚ and Instagram--digital platforms where things like sarcasm‚ excitement‚ and grief are often hard to detect without the use of emojis-- it is extremely likely that the unembellished words of printed literature are misinterpreted. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s assertion that "books are the best of things‚ well used; abused‚ among the worst" is perhaps more relevant now than ever. Thanks to social media‚ everything is open to the

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    trying their hardest doesn’t matter. As pro linebacker James Harrison said‚ “You’re not going to be rewarded for doing your job‚ and in fact‚ if you simply show up and don’t perform‚ you won’t have a job for long. But if you’re the best at what you do and work harder than your competitors‚ rewards will come.” (Armideo‚ Travis) By just competing for the trophy‚ kids don’t truly enjoy the sport. Completing tasks beneficial to their future is a better use of their time. By producing useless participation

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