year later‚ in 1981 Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) was formed in Massachusetts. This group has evolved to become one of the nation’s leading youth education and prevention organizations in not only high schools but middle schools as well. SADD has gone on to not only work against the prevention and education against drunk driving‚ but destructive decisions. SADD is now stands for Students Against Destructive Decisions‚ and as a whole they educate youth against alcohol‚ drugs and many other
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The financiers at AIG were awarded millions in bonuses because their contracts were based on the transactions they completed‚ not the consequences of those transactions. A 32-year-old mortgage broker told me: "I figured my job was to get the transaction done…Whatever came after the transaction—that was on him‚ not me." A long list of business executives have reaped sumptuous rewards even though they fractured the world’s economy‚ destroyed trillions of dollars in value‚ and disfigured millions of
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Other consequences are possible‚ but they are minor side effects that can be expected after receiving a vaccination. These minor consequences include soreness at the site of the shot and occasionally a low-grade fever. The most significant argument against vaccines‚ is the unfounded notion that vaccines are linked to autism. This belief‚ and those held by some people based on their religious beliefs‚ is what leads many to argue that vaccines should be
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provides minimal to no use of feedback‚ and there are more fit alternatives. One might object here that standardized testing is essential because it helps to ascertain what kids know or do not know‚ helps parents/guardians decide‚ helps create a common and fair ground‚ and is the most effective type of performance task. However‚ when it comes to standardized testing teachers are not teaching to help kids learn
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Beating the odds: getting a job after college Unemployment rates are a hot topic these days‚ especially with the recent completion of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. The recession officially ended three years ago‚ but monthly figures still tend to be disappointing. Only 96‚000 non-farm jobs were added in August according to a Labor Department report Friday. With such slow growth‚ the possibility of finding employment after college seems pretty bleak for many students. Only
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An Argument Against Gun Control Gun control has become more and more of a hot-button topic in the United States‚ especially after events like the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012‚ when many people questioned the necessity of the second amendment in this day and age. Indeed‚ upholding the second amendment continues to be a difficult prospect when it does not seem like these guns are being used for good. However‚ the vast majority of people not only use them responsibly‚ but also protect themselves and
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parents these days are coming to the point where they need to decide whether to vaccinate their sons and daughters against HPV or not. The human papilloma virus a very common virus. It is the most common sexually transmitted infection that affects about 80% of sexually active people. Doctors‚ scientists and physicians have worked for a long time trying to generate a vaccination against HPV. They eventually developed two called Gardasil and Cervarix. These vaccinations were developed to prevent contracting
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and civil unrest erupted. If you reverse the situation of the Caucasian man was shot by an African man‚ whether if the situation is the same degree of dispute that arises in the community and how do the people react and express? Even legislation against racism exists‚ but people still need to be educated to change their stereotype. Nowadays the political righteousness is another trend to reflect how the society is taking care of racism. How can we start from ourselves to eliminate racism? Regardless
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classify Uber drivers as employees for several reasons. I will address these debates in the following part. Scholars often encourage courts to make such judgement based on the Anti-Domination Principle which states “a good and just democratic society must protect all its members against domination” (Rogers‚ p.500). Brishen Rogers the writer of “ Employment Rights in the Sharing Economy”‚ believes Uber is in an unequal position compared to its workers due to certain tasks it “enforces” them to follow
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The results of my IAT test were kind of confusing‚ but it said that I preferred Native Americans and whites the same‚ so the way I took it is that I’m not prejudice against Native Americans. Yes‚ I do think that the results were valid; I do wish that they were easier to understand but the test was actually fun I have never taken a test of prejudice before and it was really interesting. I do not think that measuring prejudice would be that easy‚ because there are dishonest people in the world that
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