5150 Mr. Padilla English 101 5 December 2012 Argument Essay The topic of gay marriage has always been controversial. Anytime the idea of same sex couples being allowed to marry is brought up there’s almost always an argument started. It’s viewed by many as wrong and many think it should remain illegal‚ but why? If two people are happy‚ no matter the gender‚ why should anything stop them from marrying? Male and female‚ male and male‚ or female and female‚ it shouldn’t matter; if they’re happy
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even mood swings. It’s especially potent in people with a predisposition for anxiety or depression. Downing just two or more cans a day increased waistlines by 500 percent. One University of Miami study found that folks who drank diet soda every day were 44 percent more likely to suffer a heart attack than those who abstained from drinking soda. People with a daily soda habit (even just one or two per day) were more than 25 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than individuals who had
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FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES Exxon Mobile the Number One Fortune 500 Company A fortune five hundred company is defined as “an annual list of the 500 largest industrial corporations in the U.S.‚ published by Fortune magazine. The corporations are ranked based on such metrics as revenues‚ profits‚ and market value.” (2011) Exxon Mobile has been declared the number one fortune five hundred company in the world in 2008. In 2007 Exxon Mobile was ranked number two but recently with its new
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Have you ever thought of what a tornado could really do if it happened near you? Why are tornadoes really harmful to everything? There are many reasons why they are very dangerous. Reasons like the damage they cause‚ the lives they take‚ and the money it takes to repair things. These are many reasons why tornadoes are dangerous. When you’re in a bad storm‚ there may be a weather warning about tornadoes in your area. Has there ever been a time when you could sit down and think of what a tornado can
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Why are cars a bad investment? - Cars are a bad investment because they eat up your money. You have to look at cost of ownership‚ because all cars depreciate in value very quickly. Insurance‚ maintaince‚ and financing are three major things. Because you’re younger‚ your insurance is higher‚ because the car is older the maintiance is higher‚ causing you to have to pay more money. 2. What are some of the ways that you can save money when buying a car? - Some of the ways that you can
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Progress is always occurring‚ in good ways and bad ways. But for the most part‚ progress is usually bad even though it may seem good. No one can look into the future and say‚ “Hey‚ don’t do that‚ it’s not going to work out” which is why progress should be seen as a bad thing. If someone were to look back on history and look very closely at the things that changed the world for the better‚ they would see that it was in fact a bad thing that happened. One case that can clearly show this is the Industrial
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friend would always cheat off my paper during English class and I would always get in trouble for it. As I got older I learned how bad plagiarism could be and the consequences for it. Copying someone’s published book could also be looked at as plagiarism‚ if found plagiarizing people could be fined as well. Everyone look at plagiarism as a crime. I don’t understand why people plagiarize; I think it’s useless and stupid for people to not use their own brain instead of copying off others. The reason
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I think recycling is a good thing because if you take your trash to a landfill it’ll just sit there for years. But if you recycle your cans and things like that you can just reuse them. But I also think recycling is bad because you don’t know where the can came from and you don’t know where it’s been sitting‚ or how long it’s been sitting there. One detail in the paragraph says "The goal is to reduce the amount of waste we add to the county landfill by 90% over the next five years." I think
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makes crimes out of things that are not crimes.” -Abraham Lincoln The banning of alcohol only made people want to buy more of it‚ and break the law. Although most people agree that the banning alcohol was a good thing‚ some also think that it was a bad thing. It is a very debatable topic. Prohibition removed a significant source of tax revenue and greatly increased government spending. Although the consumption of alcohol decreased in the beginning of the ban‚ it greatly increased within just a couple
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Its size‚ power‚ and low prices are what make Walmart so helpful to America. So why do some people think that Walmart is so bad for American people? (Found in Walmart Nation packet‚ which was given in class) Many people believe that this is a true debate. Everyone has his or her own point of view. If you think about it‚ is Walmart really good for America? Walmart has made many changes since it was first opened in 1962‚ by Sam Walton. By the end of 2003‚ there were 2‚551 Walmart stores in the U.S
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