Every year‚ the world-famous event called the Encierro or the Running of the Bulls takes place in Pamplona‚ Spain. The city of Pamplona and surrounding area has ties to Roman times‚ and this is evident in its architecture. The tradition that became the Running of the Bulls originated from the festival of Saint Fermin‚ who was from Pamplona and eventually beheaded. In the 13th century‚ the religious ceremonies in honor of Saint Fermin (also called Sanfermines) were on October 10th‚ but they were changed
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firearm related deaths in America soared to over 30‚000‚ but in Australia in the same year‚ we have only had 236 deaths resulted from firearms. This is a huge difference and the major reason why is because of the introduction of the gun laws which banned certain guns in Australia in 1996 where the deaths every year where cut in half in the years that followed. Putting forth a gun law will not make any criminals follow the rules. For example‚ the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting occurred because
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A young basketball player sees one of his star professional role models all buff and big. When asked how he got in such shape the professional athlete only had one word to say “STEROIDS”. Should steroids be banned from sports? My answer to this question without doubt is yes. Why? I have three good reasons why. 1) Athletes are encouraging teenagers to use them; 2) it is unfair to the players of the past who have records and statistics to be overshadowed by players who have cheated their way by
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they live in. Although this seems to be the case‚ more than 11‚300 books have been challenged for controversial material since 1982; 311 books were challenged recently in 2014 (American Library Association). The fact that books are constantly being banned illustrates how in many schools‚ knowledge is being withheld from students. Although some students may be sensitive to controversial material‚ banning books from their school libraries is damaging because it takes away their rights‚ limits their academic
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placement tests can potentially be a standardized test. These tests have grown in popularity in recent decades‚ and thus are becoming a greater debate. Standardized tests‚ common tests administered within a school district‚ state‚ or country‚ should be banned in the United States. Standardized tests consist of either a single examination or multiple examinations grouped together to be taken at a single time. These tests are used to measure how well a school district or region is performing. There
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curious person. Something that many people seem to notice generally about modern music is that much of it is either explicit‚ vulgar‚ or touchy topics. Parents and kids alike are concerned with their friends and family. Vulgar and explicit music should be banned because it promotes substance‚ physical‚ and sexual abuse‚ can cause a person to develop depression or suicidal thoughts‚ and influences children to repeat and hold on to vulgar and explicit actions. Firstly‚ vulgar lyrics in songs can promote
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germinated soy beans‚ one will contain ungerminated soy beans with a small amount of gravel‚ and the last respirometer will contain only gravel. The soy beans that are germinated have been soaked in water which starts their growth process. These beans should
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Cell Phones Should Be Banned in the School Ninety-two percent of students use cell phones in the classroom and only ten percent admit about it. It is a sensational number that these many students use cell phone during class to text‚ browse internet‚ exchange emails‚ send pictures or check social networking sites (Tindell & Bohlander‚ 2012). The use of mobile cause copious concerns including disruption in the classrooms‚ providing opportunity to cheat and is an instrument for crimes. The very common
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Essay on Energy Drinks should be Banned A few months ago‚ the analytical and research agency Packaged Facts (PF) noted a sharp increase in the demand for energy drinks. According to the PF experts‚ the revenue from the sales of this category of products will exceed $21.5 billion by 2017. For comparison‚ the legendary Coca-Cola Corporation‚ providing water dispensers all over the world‚ earns about $47 billion annually. However‚ this week‚ the popular energy drinks industry attracted attention
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Due to the unpleasant effects on children‚ online games should be banned by the government. Firstly‚ online games totally distract children from studying. Instead of listening carefully to what teachers say in class‚ young gamers often think or chat with their friends about how they can improve their ability in the games or where are they going to hang out in their cyber world and so on. Moreover‚ after school‚ they just go straight to the computers‚ ignoring their homework and lessons to review
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