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    For my whole life‚ I have never understood why people smoke cigarettes even when they know the horrible effects it has on one’s health. It has been known for many years that the use of tobacco products is the main cause of life threatening diseases‚ such as cancer and emphysema. In the 20th century alone‚ smoking tobacco has accounted for over 100 million deaths‚ yet people continue to infest their body with this poisonous smoke. I realize now that the reason I have negative feelings towards smoking

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    Why Do People Take Drugs?

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    Why do you think people take drugs? Do you know anyone with an addiction-prone personality? What does the medical literature indicate about addictive personalities? I think people take drugs because there trying to escape or forget about something in their lives. And when they take drugs they don’t have to worry about anything that is bothering them. They also don’t have to face anything that is bothering them because there not ready or don’t wont to so they get high. Medical literature indicates

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    Why Do People Get Tattoos?” Many people today get tattoos for different reasons‚ some being for their own personal reasons‚ and some being for the cultural and social prospectus around them. Men‚ women‚ and even young people today have different types of tattoos that have many different meanings. Miliann Kang and Katherine Jones write about different people and their tattoos. For young people‚ a general reason for getting a tattoo is because

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    Why Do People Keep Pets

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    People have said‚ “The only creature to love someone more than it loves itself‚ is a dog.” The love doesn’t stop there; cats‚ hamsters‚ rabbits‚ and many other animals have unconditional love towards you. From 1970 to 2010‚ the number of cats and dogs in households has risen from 67 million to an estimated 164 million. Of these statistics‚ there are 78.2 million dogs and 86.4 million cats owned nationwide (humansociety). Why do so many people keep pets? There are numerous reasons for why people choose

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    is common among athletes and young people who want to increase their muscle size or reduce their body fat. Although getting body piercing and using steroids have become popular activities in modern society‚ they can both be very dangerous. There are different reasons why young people take steroids or pierce their bodies. Recently‚ piercings of the lip‚ tongue‚ nose‚ ear‚ navel‚ and nipple are growing in the world. The reasons for piercing vary greatly; some people pierce to fit into a certain group

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    Effort

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    Effort There are times when it seems skipping over responsibilities and taking the easy road out will be the more enjoyable path. Endless opportunities for social events‚ extracurricular activities‚ and fun activities fill the mind. As I recall times when I took the easy way out two examples come to mind‚ a failed test and essay I never completed. These were far more painful than simply doing the work would have been. The bright alternative was an aced exam and much praised history paper where

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    thirteen million people aged twelve and over have used methamphetamine. Reasons why people choose to use this drug range from fitting in with their friends to staying awake and alert in situations. While meth does provide bursts of energy to stay alert‚ a few days later the user will most likely crash and sleep for days unless they take more of the drug. Although meth is illegal in most places‚ that does not stop people from trying to purchase it since its ban in 1970. Methamphetamine is often referred

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    Why do people attend college? College is a place that the students can learn more and new knowledge and experience in it. Of course‚ different people have different reason to study in college. For example‚ some people want to be to go on a further study after they graduate from the college; some people hope to find a good job after their studying in the college and also some people wish to exchange their present situation through studying in the college. In my opinion‚ no matter what reason people

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    Why do people choose LLC?

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    Why do people choose LLC? BUS311 Instructor: Anthony Patete Why do people choose LLC In the business world today‚ there are many competitions in the market with all the different small businesses and corporations that is hard to compete with especially when you just starting off. In the business market today there is the LLC‚ partnership and corporation options that people can choose to turn their organization in to. Most of the time‚ many

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    People Change

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    stupid and harmful is‚ “People don’t change.” Although everyone has ingrained personality traits‚ we aren’t held captive by them. Believing that we can’t change encourages us to accept our weaknesses. How many people with substance problems claim they aren’t capable of stopping? It’s much easier to continue a harmful behavior when responsibility is placed on an outside force like genetics or an “addictive personality”. Saying people can’t change is the same as saying people can’t learn. When you learn

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