People have been using drugs from centuries and first “written” information about it comes form the Sumerian civilization ideograms (dated 5000 B.C.) which shows using of opium for joy. Could they have been wrong with it? In this essay I will try to answer the question about risks and benefits of legalizing soft drugs. Firstly I have to explain what is meant by the definition “soft drug”. Mainly the term regards drugs which are not psychoactive and are non-addictive (or the risk of addiction is
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Use of mobile phones should be banned in public places Imagine you are cashier in a supermarket. It must be very annoying to help an costumer who is on the phone and who is not paying attention at all. That is why use of mobile phones should be banned in public places. First of all‚ using a mobile phone in public places is very asocial and it can disturb people who are around. Public transport‚ cinemas‚ Music theatres etc. are places where people do not want to be disturbed. However there are still
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LENIN Lenin was one of the leading political figures and revolutionary thinkers of the 20th century‚ who masterminded the Bolshevik take-over of power in Russia in 1917‚ and was the architect and first head of the USSR. Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov was born in Simbirsk on the Volga River on 22 April 1870 into a well-educated family. He excelled at school and went on to study law. At university‚ he was exposed to radical thinking‚ and his views were also influenced by the execution of his elder brother
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Counterfactual thinking makes people different from other creatures because of this ability make the imagination come true‚ while other creatures also cannot imitate behaviors as humans’ do. According to “Possible Worlds: Why Do Children Pretend?” Gopnik introduces the idea of counterfactual thinking‚ which is “the woulda-coulda-shoulda of life‚ all the things that might happen in the future‚ but haven’t yet‚ or that could have happened in the past‚ but didn’t quite (163).” This definition gives
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retention of a word be increased through using a puppet? After use of the puppet‚ can children use the words in context? Will my teaching be more effective with the use of puppets? Context I expect to conduct my research with year 1 students from a South London school. There will be approximately 30 students in the group. The sessions will take place over half a term which equates to 6 sessions in total. The school has specialist support for children with hearing impairment‚ presently there
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Effect of internet on teenagers The Internet has become an indispensable element of life for most people in the contemporary world‚ and children are not excluded. Because of the ubiquitous availability of Internet access‚ in schools and libraries‚ children are increasingly becoming involved in this new technology . As of December 2003‚ 23 million children in the United States ages 6 to 17 have Internet access at home‚ which is a threefold increase since 2000 ). According to a survey conducted
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portfolio as diverse as Google’s‚ what are the company’s core brand values? Is Google doing the right thing by diversifying into so many different product/service areas and taking on so many potential competitors (cloud computing‚ smart phones‚ high-speed Internet service‚ etc.)? Despite Google’s diverse portfolio‚ the company manages to maintain a very people-focused set of core brand values. Google’s core brand values consist of maintaining its position as the leading organizer of information
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device or application‚ encompassing: Internet‚ Mobile phones‚ Radio‚ Television‚ Fax‚ Computer and network hardware and software‚ satellite systems and so on‚ as well as the various services and applications associated with them‚ such as videoconferencing and distance learning. (Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia) Communication technology has impacted a lot of lives in Zambia positively and negatively as will be illustrated in the foregoing explanations. The Internet is a global network connecting millions
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M1- Explain possible consequences of maltreatment for children and young people I am going to be identifying possible consequences or the outcomes of children and young people if they are abused or maltreated at a young age. The first consequence I am going to identify is mental health issues. If a child is abused of any sort at a young age they will develop and grow up thinking this is normal‚ for example physical abuse they may not know any better or they may know better but not know what to do
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Are Children Smarter Because of the Internet? The internet has become a vital part of everyday life from young to old people‚ and for most children and teenagers‚ using the internet has joined watching television and talking on the phone as the normal for everyday life. According to a 2005 Pew Research Center report‚ 87 percent of 12 to 17 year olds are now online. That is a lot of exposure to information‚ and at the same time misinformation to an easily impressional demographic. So it begs the
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