Perceived Risk & Gambling As of 2008‚ there were more than 2‚000 internet gambling sites worldwide; with combined revenue of these websites being estimated to be north of $18 billion (Overview of Gambling Regulations‚ 2008). Due to its obscene rate of growth‚ potential harm to its consumers and growing ease of accessibility‚ internet gambling is viewed by many as a major cause for concern. Don’t expect the apprehension towards online gambling to ease up any time soon. Casinos‚ of both
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Is Gambling a Social Problem? Gambling is an act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning. It also involves a significant risk as the material good (usually money) wagered in the game may be lost if the player does not win. Common forms of gambling include cockfighting (which usually results in the death of one or both roosters)‚ casinos (which has become a profitable business)‚ slot machines (convenient for those who want to play individually)‚ bookmaking (often used for predicting the
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Genaro Rincon 04/28/2010 Persuasive Speech Proposition: I am going to prove to you that betting or gambling is an addiction‚ and that like any addiction they are wrong for us. We should stop being addicted to anything. Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Don’t do it in excess. Once you do it‚ you aren’t going to stop doing it. One is nothing. If someone says to you give 5 dollars‚ and if you get a question right I will give you 50 dollars. Would you do it? I think you everyone would
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Miriam College Grade School Quezon City Text Gambling in Our Society Today In partial fulfillment of the requirements for Language 7 Submitted by Wendy Heo 7-Maranaw Submitted to Miss Franchet Bumanglag February 2013 Chapter 1 Introduction Text gambling is currently one of the biggest network problems in the Philippines. Due to the popularity of short messaging service (SMS) or text messaging in the country‚ broadcast stations and telecommunication companies have connived to endorse the
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Gambling In Spring Meadows After an application by the North Geebung football club to install pokie machines‚ the Parish Priest of St Francis gives a passionate sermon opposing the move. He aimed to persuade the parishioners by presenting himself as a social expert‚ rather than a religious figure. Throughout the sermon the priest sustains a metaphor of illness through “contagiously”‚ “cancer”‚ “sickness” and “disease”. All these words have overtones of quick-spreading illnesses. This language
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I used to own online store‚ The Nelsons’ Wholesale‚ LLC. I would buy and sell certain products. Technology helped me to communicate faster and easier with my customers. I used variety of technology. Sending and receiving emails was my daily activity. I would choose merchandise to purchase but beforehand‚ I would send questions for details and later I would receive the answers. Emails are fast‚ convenient‚ it increases efficiency‚ reduces use of paper and cost. Gmail‚ Hotmail‚ Yahoo‚ these are
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My father moved from the North to the South after the officially unification of the North and South Vietnam in 1975. He met my mother‚ and they got married. My parents and most of my extended family aren’t big on gambling‚ so I personally never understood the appeal and thrill of gambling. A couple years ago‚ my parents had sent me to study abroad with the hope that I am able to have a better education in the United States. Once I started to go to college here‚ I have a broader perspective about the
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Recently‚ a new‚ debatable topic has hit Americans in a swift manner. Should gambling be legalized in their respective states? As you may already know‚ gambling is the act of risking something of value for a potential chance of profit. “Not that long ago‚ Americans held gambling in the same esteem as heroin dealing” (Popkin & Hetter 17). Today‚ however‚ people see gambling not as bad as it used to be. In fact‚ according to a Harrah’s survey‚ thirty two percent of all households in the United States
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Speeches are used to persuade. Discuss. The art of persuasive speaking‚ or rhetoric‚ has been practiced in the West since the fifth century BC. It traditionally deploys three key elements: ethos‚ being the speaker’s character‚ standing and credibility; logos‚ being the rational appeal of the speech; and pathos‚ being the emotional appeal. Devices typically used in effective rhetoric include: inclusive language‚ repetition‚ metaphor‚ imagery and historical references. Depending on the context‚
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Gambling might lead to trouble! Gambling is getting more and more common in todays society. There are several shows on TV about poker each night and even more gambling related sites on the internet. These TV-shows and sites influenc young people and they might get stuck with gambling related issues for their entire life. That’s why I’m going to argue against gambling and why gambling is a bad thing. People have been gambling for hundreds of years‚ so it’s not a brand new thing. What is new though
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