Tavajah Hunter 4.25.13 Dr. Garnes ENC1122 Controversy: Light Skin vs. Dark Skin within the Black Race There is a deep‚ dark secret that some blacks have tried to keep hidden for years. It is that prejudice exists within the race. In our society‚ dark skin is devalued while lighter skin is valued. Some dark-skinned blacks‚ on the other hand‚ feel that light-skinned blacks receive preferential treatment from the white power structure and thus are able to get ahead much more
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Max Nathan Gower English II 4/27/13 Alcohol Interlocks Saving Life’s Ignition interlocks have been issued in forty-eight states. Presented on June 22‚ 2000 by Pennsylvania‚ Ignition interlocks are similar to in-car breathalyzers that measure a driver’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC). They prohibit the engine from starting if an alcohol-sensing device registers above a pre-set level‚ typically around 0.02 BAC. This ignition interlock act started at one state
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Indeed‚ service learning does serve for a well-rounded education. Especially while in college‚ service learning can familiarize students with companies and professionals in their chosen fields of study in their communities. I am in school to earn a Bachelors Degree in Information Technology. I would love to be immersed into a service learning program to not only gain experience in my field‚ but to complete a project within my community with companies that I may look to for a job upon graduation
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Do you agree or disagree that America has its own "unique" food and celebrations. Use specific examples to support your opinion. Throughout history‚ America has been a land of immigrants. American has been influenced by many cultures from all over the world. This is why America has no set language or culture. I disagree‚ because America has its own unique food and celebrations‚ but rather it obtained it from other countries. Some examples of food is shown in Soul Food by Amiri Baraka “Deep fat
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The world we live in has changed a lot in the last thirty years. Our children used to take lunch boxes to school‚ play hide and seek and eat homemade cooked meals on a regular basis. Nowadays they eat lunch at the school cafeteria or they pick up a soda and a bag of chips from one of the many vending machines located on school properties. They also enjoy playing video games in front of the TV and since their parents are busy‚ they replace dinners with pizzas and frozen dinners heated in the microwave
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Schools can have many problems students and social issues. Many parents and school faculty have wondered if school uniforms could help some of these problems. Some of their problems may be how some students don’t have enough money to buy certain clothes which could be in style‚ other problems could be that clothes could represent gang related things. The bullying in schools has always been a problem‚ and parents think school uniforms could help that. As a student‚ I know that bullying happens in
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If we were to all go back to the 1960s when segregation was a serious issue then the statement regarding the AP program is valid. Lucky for us‚ racism against certain ethnic groups was taken away with the help of Martin Luther King. That world slowly faded away from our lives and in its place came the cruel world of stereotypes that we live in today. People today still believe that individuals are separated based on ethnic‚ racial‚ or socioeconomic groups when actually‚ the problem lies with stereotypes
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Professor Cooper English101FYE5 22 November 2013 Legalization Lincoln once said "Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man’s appetite by legislation‚ and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes.” The prohibition of marijuana has proven to be a failure and a waste of resources. In addition‚ prohibition has hurt society more than it has helped. Also‚ marijuana can be used as a medicine to treat many life threatening illnesses. The legalization of
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Greenhouse Gas The greenhouse gas effect is the number one blame for global warming. We could not live without the greenhouse effect. The main gases are ozone‚ nitrous oxide‚ carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ and water vapor. These reflected rays‚ called infrared radiation ‚ keeps the atmosphere warm. They are vital in maintaining the balance in our atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is mostly a result of the sunlight’s energy and the clouds that absorb and reflect heat. Without the greenhouse effect
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friends‚ looking down you see that your gas tank is on E‚ so you tell your friends that your heading to the gas station. You get to the gas station fill up your tank‚ maybe get a couple of snacks then you check out. You are what the gas station workers call customers. Not only are you just any old customer‚ but you belong in a category just like everyone else that comes into the gas station. There are many different types of people in this world‚ and working at a gas station you interact with all of them
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