unfamiliar makes us nervous in a way that is hard to describe. The act of leaving our comfort zone puts us in a un safe position‚ and leaves us with a rush of questions running through our heads. We ask ourselves Should I be doing this? Can I do this? Do I look stupid? What am I doing? While it may not feel like it‚ this is normal and it is good. Too often we let the fear of the unknown stop us. However‚ pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones is actually good for us. Trying new things not only helps us
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There has been recent discussions of trigger warnings‚ a controversial issue has been whether it protects students or take away freedom of speech. Microaggressions are small actions or word choices that people can do or say‚ without any intent‚ which will end up offending other people. Students are starting to use the word “trigger warnings”‚ a word that first appeared on blogs and other online forums to alert people of content that contain sexual assault (Wilson). Universities are using them more
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Controlling the Trigger‚ Not the Weapon To be controlled‚ or to not be controlled? That is the question that people have been asking about guns for years‚ and there still has been no true action for or against gun control. As Jeff Cooper once said‚ “The rifle itself has no moral stature‚ since it has no will of its own. Naturally‚ it may be used by evil men for evil purposes‚ but there are more good men than evil‚ and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness‚ by propaganda
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The Impact of Nanotechnology in Our Lives"Nanotechnology is science and engineering at the scale of atoms and molecules. It is the manipulation and use of materials and devices so tiny that nothing can be built any smaller." It refers to the use of materials with nanoscale dimensions‚ ranging from 1-100 nanometers. Nanotechnology impacts our lives today in many ways‚ such as economically‚ socially‚ environmentally‚ ethically‚ and more. Nanotechnology is used broadly in many ones’ daily life. Many
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Why Do Music Get Stuck In Our Head? Songs‚ jingles‚ melodies and tunes that get stuck inside your head? Sounds familiar? We call these earworms. Studies by marketing professor James J. Kellaris show that nearly 98% of people have had songs stuck in their head. His studies demonstrated that different people have varying susceptibilities to earworms. Even though‚ almost everybody has been afflicted with one at some time or another. Each person tends to be haunted by his own demon tunes. These earworms
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Have you ever thought that some people take too many risks? You thought right. Your everyday life is packed with numerous risks to a point that there are too many to count. Recently people have started taking bigger risks such as climbing Mount Everest. Because of this‚ the average death rate on Everest is gradually increasing. There has to be more and more helicopters flying around Everest. Because of the increase more rescuers are risking their lives. Now people are debating on whether people
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What kind of impact do statues and memorial sites have on people when they see them? It usually gives them a historical background on who and what the person and event were. Memorializing significant people in history is important because of what they’ve done in America. In this essay I will be writing about many sources that are reasonable when it comes to memorializing those people or events in history. They all have a purpose to be created. They have to portray the actual history that happened
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discover which organisms do have a natural right to life. As a starting point‚ therefore‚ all matter must be divided up into groups. Sentience is often used as a benchmark‚ but this is a mixed word as it implies not only the ability to feel but also some level of consciousness. As its use could create
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prevented by the use anti-emetics drugs. These drugs are often useful for patients that are undergoing chemotherapy. The drugs act
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can not be heard. Trigger warnings may be overused in today’s world and people think there no need for it. However‚ People argue trigger warnings are needed because there are many victims of violence and those victims are too sensitive. Trigger warnings prepare a person mentally on a subject they are about to hear. At U of C‚ the incoming freshmen received a letter stating “there will be no trigger warnings” and are expected to have debatable topics. In a college environment‚ trigger warnings and safe
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