On Sunday‚ none of the boys was faster than the girl. Danica Patrick became the first woman to win the pole position for the Daytona 500‚ considered the Super Bowl of NASCAR‚ posting a lap of 196.434 mph Sunday. In doing so‚ she also became the first woman to win a pole at any NASCAR top-division race‚ racking up another milestone in her barrier-breaking career. "I’ve heard stories about a kid‚ a boy or a girl‚ saying‚ ’But mommy‚ daddy. That’s a girl that’s out there racing.’ And then they can
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed on November 22‚ 1963 .One article of his death wrote‚ "The day the country cried". Unlike previous presidents killed‚ the JFK assassination is one that is filled the conspiracy theories. Such theories include a Government cover-up‚ Mafia influence and Cuban President Fidel Castro. I believe that it was the mafia and Lee Harvey Oswald. Lee Harvey Oswald‚ plotting to kill President Kennedy is too simple.Since he had no communication with the outside world but someone
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Place strategies in the tobacco quit campaign are intended to either make tobacco products less available to the general population or make help more accessible to those trying to quit. This strategy includes several tactics intended to focus into different populations: first we have active smokers wanting to quit‚ for those help needs to be easily accessible; second we have nonsmokers whose need to be protected from secondhand smoke; third we have the underage kids who not only need to be protected
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Reformation is characterized as a deeply religious and politically based movement‚ beginning in central Europe‚ and lasting for up to one hundred and fifty years. This chain of events is vital to the course of European and World History as it truly ends the “Middle Ages” and ushers in a new era in the history of Western Civilization. Often‚ the Reformation is thought of as the shifting of ideals and ideological power‚ when in actuality‚ it severed religious unity across Europe and sparked over a century
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The secondary school system of today is strongly out of date‚ and putting young adults enrolled in these institutions at risk. In Leon Botstein’s essay‚ “Let Teenagers Try Adulthood‚” the question of reforming the modern day secondary schooling system is brought to light. His plan has some flaws‚ but the idea of creating a new schooling system to accommodate for the rapid developmental stages occurring in today’s youth is worth expanding on. The youth of today is developing at a shockingly speedy
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small high school with a college-like set up would provide an improved learning environment for many students. A small school would provide more one on one time for students and less of the clique behavior mentioned in Leon Botstein’s "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood." A more college like set up with longer classes meeting fewer times a week‚ rather than 7 hour days spent in a single building five times a week‚ would also address the main issue mentioned in Botstein’s essay. Older students would find
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PhD in political science from Harvard University. "The End of History and the Last Man" is the first book of the American philosopher and political scientist Francis Fukuyama‚ was released in 1992 by publisher Free Press. It preceded the appearance of the book ’s publication in the journal The National Interest essay "The End of History?" (1989)‚ which has received considerable attention in the press and scientific press. In his book "The End of History and the Last Man" Fukuyama continues the essay
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My personal belief on this argument is I believe young athletes should try to play as many sports as they can. I was lucky enough to play many sports throughout my life. I played Soccer‚ Baseball‚ Football‚ Basketball. Each and every sport benefited me in some way; they all helped better my skills. Baseball helped my hand eye coordination which benefited me in every sport but really helped in soccer where I also played Goalkeeper as well as forward. Basketball helped me in communication‚ teamwork
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world peace. What is the power of geass? A “geass” (realistically known as a geis in Irish mythology) is a supernatural curse‚ or perhaps a gift depending on how it is used. In Irish folklore‚ a geis is typically given to a man by a woman who usually ends up being a goddess or noble figure. Essentially‚ a geis is a supernatural contract. If left unbroken‚ it can lead to good fortune‚ but if that pact is broken‚
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Something is killing our honeybees. They have been in decline for the past ten years. Honey is becoming more expensive‚ and agriculture is suffering because of the shrinking numbers. Our crop resources are at risk of losing one third their normal reaping. There has got to be something we can do to prevent this loss. What is killing our honeybees? Neonicotinoids are the leading cause of hive colony collapse disorder. When a hive becomes infected by this common insecticide‚ used to kill pests like
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