The Disillusionment of Paradise Jamaica is known as an island of paradise for many individuals around the world. The culture is rich with its long white sandy beaches‚ crystal clear blue water as far as the eyes can see‚ palm trees blowing in the crisp breeze‚ Duns River falls‚ and the birth place of reggae music. Often times when the illusion of perfection is removed from a situation‚ clarity is identified. In reality‚ to the vast majority of its natives‚ Jamaica is a country plagued with corruption
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Friendship Imagine‚ for a moment‚ that you are a new child‚ in an unfamiliar place‚ full of invisible faces that stare at you as you walk past them. Your face buried in a map so that you can find your way through your new environment and you continuously bump into strangers who do not offer a supporting hand to guide you on your way. You are lost‚ and you do not know what to do. Suddenly‚ out of nowhere‚ a hand comes right in front of your path‚ grasping yours‚ and leading the way to safety and
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Why don’t teenagers eat healthy? They have not stopped dressing‚ playing sports‚ working‚ or traveling‚ so why did they stop eating healthy? Is it because today they have grown up with junk food and that they do not know how to eat healthy? Maybe it is because they are so involved with many other activities that they can’t find the time to eat a decent meal. Whatever the specific reason may be‚ American teenagers have stopped eating healthy and something needs to be done. This paper tells the reasons
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Exercise gives people the ability to have more self-esteem‚ self-worth‚ and a higher level of confidence. Brisk walking for one hour a day for five days a week burns about two-thousand calories a week. Although those perfect looking bodies that our society shrives for are only reached with extreme dedication‚ simple daily exercise is guaranteed to increase self confidence. Strong muscles also help protect you from injuries when you exercise‚ because they give better support to your joints. A common
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Is it right for V-chips to be activated in a television set? A V-chip is a special computer chip piece places into a television set that allows parents to block certain programs from being shown. In a home‚ a little boy the age of fourteen‚ named Trian loved to watch television. Since his parents reach late for work‚ Trian gets the opportunity to watch anything he likes. He loves to catch violent movies. Years after‚ Trian becomes too hard to handle. He takes drugs‚ involved in gangs‚ and he constantly
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The extreme heat made droplets of water slowly trickle down his face. There’s a brown‚ heavy sack tied around his waist‚ decreasing his speed by the minute. He retrieves white‚ cotton shaped‚ puffs from the ground‚ being careful not to puncture his finger. A rich‚ white man walks by‚ and in his glance was a half-filled brown sack. He immediately draws out a long‚ black leather rope with a handle and strikes the black man. “Hurry up‚ finish‚” the white man said “you have only but a few minutes”. The
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NFL players in the United States have taken a stand‚ or I should say a knee‚ against police brutality and racial discrimination. Players who kneel for the anthem have shown strong distaste against the American flag; these protesters have shown disrespect to the brave who have sacrificed their lives for each individual you see every day. The controversy on this matter began last season when former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem. His attempt to bring attention
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As we grow as the proud and self-praising country we are (which seems to work quite well for us) we need to increase our political and economical success by funding NASA to colonize Mars. Imagine it‚ looking down at your own two feet standing in red dirt‚ mars dirt. You all of a sudden know that you have done something so new‚ so astonishing and you’re in utter shock of how accomplished you feel for America. By embarking on this big decision as a country we will be ensuring the survival of our species
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Should skateboarding be an Olympic Sport? How much do you know about skateboarding as of now? Did you at least know that it recently became an olympic sport. You may think…”oh wow what a great thing to do.” But that’s not the case in this situation. Many people are debating whether skateboarding should be an olympic sport. But even though skateboarding may not be as popular of a sport as basketball or track n’ field why not give skateboarding an equal chance as any other sport. First of
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When a child is involved in sports‚ he or she is of course subject to fail‚ but also has a very good chance of experiencing many wins. Without the right kind of coaching‚ these kids could end up thinking the wrong things not only about themselves‚ but about others as well. If they have coaches who don’t allow them to lose‚ and only expect wins‚ then everyone on the team could develop an arrogant attitude about life. There also is a chance of them having an issue with their ego. Coaches should not
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