Social Network: an online community of people with a common interest who use a Web site or other technologies to communicate with each other and share information‚ resources(dictionary.com). There are almost 500 million users of social networks and spent over 700 billion minutes a month using them. Is this hindering our social skills? There are many ways that people interact with each other such as e-mail‚ texting‚ a social network but the least used interaction is face to face. A negative impact
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Today I will be presenting my opinion on why I think teachers should not give homework to students. To start off‚ this is something everyone says. Us dedicated students wake up two hours earlier than there actual time of waking to get to school and study for seven hours. Isn’t that the obvious purpose of school? Education? Why are we given homework to do at home when learning could have taken place at school? Or maybe teachers know that they aren’t doing a good enough job! What shocks me is that
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EXAMS! ‘Exams’ is the word that most students fear off. Exam is a part of school life that all students have to go through. There are advantages of having exams in school. But there are people who think that exams give more disadvantages to the students than advantages. Some people say that exams should be abolished because they encourage cramming‚ I believe that they should not be abolished because exams are the only way for teachers to get feedback from their students‚ build high moral standards
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Emily Parrish Russell English 1105 12 December 2012 Soda Sizes Michael Bloomberg‚ New York’s mayor‚ has addressed the issue of obesity by banning the sale of soda and other sugary drinks over sixteen ounces in movie theaters‚ restaurants‚ stadiums‚ and street carts. As of March 2013 if this ban is violated‚ the vendor would face a two hundred dollar fine. The ban is a great idea. Regulating soda sizes exerts control over obesity and is a proactive move to help reduce osteoporosis. Increasing
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You see your kids looking around in fear and sadness as they get into the police car going downtown. The Outsiders is a novel about a 14 year old boy who has troubles with friends and family. Curfew is a time that minors must be inside by or else they are in trouble. Even though no curfews may allow for more fun sometimes‚ there are many more reasons why having curfews are better. Curfews over the years have lowered teenage crime rates by 23 percent around the world. Some people believe that Curfews
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Why Alcohol Should be Banned Worldwide A. To Inform B. To Inform people that alcohol is dangerous and should be banned. C. Drinking can cause many problems in your life including death. I. Drinking is considered the number one drug used in America and the number one killer among young people and adults. A. Short and long term effects of alcohol on the body and mind B. Car crashes and alcohol poisoning C. Effects on your family and relationships
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Should Catcher in the Rye be Banned? Throughout the years many schools have banned or taken the novel Catcher in the Rye. There are various reasons as to why some schools have banned the book‚ a few are “too vulgar”‚“too sexual”‚ “anti-white”‚ “morals”‚ “too much violence” and “having to do with occult”also it is considered a symbol for teenage angst. But when thinking about it‚ is a type of language and imagery enough to ban a book? The book is also considered a valuable lesson and experience for
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A banned/challenged book is material that has been removed because people believe that it is too inappropriate to read. Especially in schools. The reason books are challenged or even banned is that the topics the book covers are sensitive for people to handle. Such as racial themes‚ profanity‚ and violence. The novel The Catcher in the Rye would be challenged because it showed a child going through an adult life with vulgar language‚ sexual references‚ and underage drinking. After all the reasons
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“More than half of adult New Yorkers are obese or overweight‚ according to the city’s health department‚ which said it believed 5‚000 New Yorkers died every year as a result of health problems related to obesity” (Grynbaum). This mind-boggling statistic is what lead the mayor propose a soda ban that would limit the size of soda that could be sold. This ban‚ in an effort to fight obesity‚ would discourage people from buying larger sodas by banning the sale of sodas of more than 16 oz. Although this
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My favorite sound What sound does bright your day and does inspire you? Everyone has a particular sensation about the music that he/she listen to. Music is a part of my life and I love being listening to my preferred sound. The gospel is my favorite sound because it helps me to remember my God‚ it is my source of inspiration and it is my best way to relax. Gospel is my favorite sound because it makes me feel lovely. By listening to religious songs‚ I feel closer to the Spirit of God and I can
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