Did you know that there are close to fifteen thousand farms growing Christmas trees in the United States? Over one hundred thousand people are employed full or part time in the industry. This year my family and I picked out a Christmas tree at a farm‚ we picked out the very first one we saw because it was the perfect height and we were freezing cold. My family and I always decorate the Christmas tree every Thanksgiving weekend. Decorating the tree was really exciting this year and the tree looks
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In his essays “Kids‚ Trees‚ and Climate Change” and “The Green Dream” Mark Hertsgaard informs us of a current would issue that is occurring that was created by humans‚ global warming. Americans should take global warming as a serious matter because it could extinct some plants or animals due to the climate warming up which is not suitable for some species. Also it creates ice caps to melt at rapid speeds which could lead to parts of the states that live on a border of the ocean to flood. Mark describes
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Good morning/ good afternoon everyone my name is John and today I would like to talk to you about Chris. Chris was a 23 year old man‚ who up until about 5 years ago lived a totally normal life. He lived an average childhood in an average house. At the age of 18 he moved out of his home to live in an apartment with his friends. On his 19th birthday his friends took him out for some fun‚ and that’s when everything changed. They went to a casino‚ and for the first time since in his life‚ Chris made
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Qing Yuan ESL114 Section G Ryan Salvador May 3‚ 2012 Should the Chinese government ban the internet censorship? Since the birth of internet‚ people have been bombarded with different kind of information every day. Internet is a network that connects the data of different private computer networks and organizational computer groups from people or organizations around the world (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). As a result‚ people are looking forward to having access to any kind of websites of their
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side taken on the matter on what we should do about nuclear weapons in the world. We must measure these benefits and drawbacks to determine which decision is the best for future security of our country. One side of the argument is to permanently ban all nuclear weapons in this country. This option sounds like the best option and the right thing to do. However‚ because countries of the rest of the world still have nuclear weapons‚ we are at a security risk. If we didn’t have any nuclear weapons
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much control is needed but in the end‚ without control you have no organization. Toyota has been the number automaker in the world since 2008 according to Forbes. But recently it has lost its rank due to massive recalls. It’s evident that cost-cutting and lack of control plays a big role on why Toyota vehicles are failing at the rate they are going. Even (the former) CEO of Toyota Mr. Wantanbe noticed a lack of control within the organization; He stated “In each division‚ function‚ or region‚
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EARTH BRICK CONSTRUCTION: CUTTING DOWN THE COST OF WALL IN BUILDINGS. Umar Faruq Muhammad1‚ Ahmad Hayatuddeen2 1 (Department of Architectural Technology‚ School of Environmental Studies/Nasarawa State Polytechnic‚ Nigeria) 2 (Department of Architectural Technology‚ School of Environmental Studies/Nasarawa State Polytechnic‚ Nigeria) ABSTRACT Provision of appropriate housing at an affordable cost has remained a nagging problem despite major development in modern building technologies. In this
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Nonprescription Drugs‚” David Alpert is firm in his belief that all universities should follow in the footsteps of Duke University and add a pledge against the abuse of prescription drugs to schools’ honor codes. On the other hand‚ in an essay titled “A Ban On Brain-Boosting Drugs Is Not The Answer‚” Matt Lamkin argues it is not the study drugs that are the problem; it is the emphasis schools put on competition and credentials‚ which drives the students to
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World’s Biggest Trees Are Dying Many of the world’s oldest trees‚ that are 100-300 years old‚ are dying. This is a trend happening worldwide. It’s happening in forests‚ savannahs‚ woods‚ mountains‚ cities‚ etc. The cause is human domination. We’ve been killing off these trees with pollution‚ deforestation‚ and other causes. This could really affect the world because other plants and animals depend on these trees for life‚ whether it be for food‚ shelter‚ or other needs. Large‚ old trees provide shelter
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A bill to ban emergency contraceptives in the United States of America. Section 1. The prescribing‚ use and sale of any emergency contraceptive by anyone in the United States shall be deemed illegal. Section 2. Definitions: The term "emergency contraceptive" shall be defined as: (1) Any pill‚ drug or device that is intended to prevent or terminate a pregnancy. (2) Any such pill‚ drug or device in (1) that is used post-coitally. ------------------------------------------------
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