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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You probably believe that most people attend college. There is a good chance that you think that it is natural to be educated. It seems to be true that a college degree has replaced a high school education for most job/career purposes today. Therefore‚ you may be surprised to know the answers to the following questions. First‚ what percent of the U.S. population has a college degree today? Second‚ we live in an increasingly global world‚ so what percent of the world population has a college degree
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Why people do academic cheating Nowadays‚ academic cheating has become a prevalent phenomenon‚ and this behavior includes activities ranging from turning in the same paper in more than one class‚ to plagiarism‚ to copying from another student’s test and so on. The factors that play a major role in this phenomenon are listed as follows: the inability to reach an agreement on what constitutes academic cheating‚ the benefits to conduct academic cheating‚ and the probability to be caught in academic
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You Need More Water: 12 Signs you are Dehydrated Water constitutes 60% of the body and every part of the human system needs water to work properly. You have heard different information about the importance of water. Some people say you need to drink water first thing in the morning and drink at least eight glasses of water every day. It begs the question: How much water should I drink? The NHS says six to eight glasses per day is still best. This however does not mean that it must be water alone
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Most people believe that free will is something that all humans have. Many religions even teach that people have free will. Children are told by their parents that they have free will. However‚ free will is nothing more than a myth. It is only an illusion. Humans only believe that they have free will. The play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ by Sophocles brings this idea up. In the play‚ Oedipus believes he has free will in choosing to run away from the town he calls his home because he is afraid of a prophecy
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Has there ever been a time where people misunderstood you ? You felt as if you were alone. I personally have never experienced it ‚but I know a friend who has. I was there to help because they’re all my friends. There was hard times but with help we all got through it. My friend’s name who has experienced it‚ is named Brian. He’s a 19 year old boy whose very intelligent and super funny. We met at a friends house thats where I got to know him. I thought he was a really cool person to hang out
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Bullies Need Harsher Punishments Jaquelyn Hochrein We are taught to follow The Golden Rule (to treat others the way we want to be treated.) Bullies completely ignore that rule and do what they want‚ but when normal students simply are late for class‚ they could have detention! Yes‚ bullies are punished‚ but in my opinion‚ they are not punished well enough. Bullies can be so aggressive that teachers are too scared to stand up for the victim or too even punish the bully! If you agree that teachers
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some users abuse it. The more that is taken the greater the effects are which can cause short and long term problems. One of the reasons that people use this drug is for the feeling that it offers to them and get some users addicted. The use of marijuana causes THC to flow from your bloodstream to your brain in which gives the user the “high” they feel. “It acts much like the cannabinoid chemicals made naturally by the body‚ according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).” THC acts on
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Today‚ the Bible is not favorably viewed. People will often state that they believe it is a fairytale or a book of mythology. Those who use the Bible as their source of truth are mocked and ridiculed with sayings such as‚ “You still believe in a magic sky-daddy who ‘blesses’ you?” or “Anyone who trusts a 2‚000-year-old book cannot be taken seriously.” Understandably‚ there is a reason people feel this way. In the past‚ many religious people have peddled the Bible for control‚ power‚ and money. Unfortunately
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their health. And still to today‚ we use animals for our needs. Animals have supplied us with the technology and advances in the medical field. Without them‚ we would have never been able to perfect the polio vaccine. They are a vital part of our survival. Animal testing strengthens our community and saves us from possible casualties. There are many reasons to keep up this practice of animal testing. It has been happening for years‚ so why stop now? The most prominent case of success within animal
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