Friday ‚ December 5‚ 2014 Name: Spyros Zacharis EAP 1002 Dr. Christina Karavia ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY “FINAL DRAFT” The main point of becoming an adult is‚ when a person has the right to be independent ‚and also by the time someone receives new responsibilities is accountable for his actions ‚ either legally or personally. Many people assume that in the age of 18 a person is considered an adult by
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Mini Paper 2 Fetal alcohol Syndrome Prepared by: What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)? FAS is the leading cause of mental retardation in the U.S. today. FAS affects approximately 1 in every 500 born in North America. Mother’s drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy causes FAS. FAS is characterized by: Smaller heads Deformed facial features (small widely spaced eyes‚ underdeveloped jaw‚ thin upper lip‚ and short upturned nose). Abnormal joints
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Gladiator Julius Mitchell ENG 225 Prof. Jonathan Beller 13 March 2011 What would you do if you were engaged in a twelve year campaign; you have a wife and son who are waiting for you‚ but you are asked to be king and leader of your country? Would you refuse your king‚ and turn your back on your country‚ for the sake of two? Ridley Scott‚ director of Universal Pictures “Gladiator‚” brought to life‚ writer David Franzoni’s epic tale of Maximus‚ an inspiring and powerful Roman General
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Caffeine and Cognition Write-Up 1: Which data sets have you selected for your analysis? (5% of mark) The question being considered is the “battle of the sexes” and whether males or females are better at speech-based tasks (this study used the Stroop test). The second question is whether or not caffeine improved the performance of participants in the speech based tasks. Data sets used: V1(Sex of participant)‚ V3(What was the drink taken)‚ V23 (Stroop test-time taken to read word) and V24 (Stroop
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Argumentative Essay: The 5 Essential Characteristics of the Army Profession Carlos Albaladejo LOG C 3 15-003 CPT Neppl March 10‚ 2015 The Army Doctrine Reference Publication (ADRP) states that there are five essential characteristics of the Army profession: military expertise‚ honorable service‚ trust‚ esprit de corps‚ and stewardship of the profession. To briefly define these characteristics‚ military expertise is our ethical application of land power‚ honorable service is our noble
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Disagreement/Dissent Argumentative Essay “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism”. [Thomas] Howard Zinn‚ a political activist and American historian made this statement at the height of his carrier‚ relating that dissent is essential to the attitudes of the government by the people. [Howard] Daniel J. Bornstein argues‚ however‚ that disagreement is healthy and contributes to a working government‚ while dissent is a negative action and is ruinous to democracy. Bornstein defines disagreement as
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Argumentative Essay: Should Gay Marriage be Legalized? Gay marriage has been a critical topic in many countries since 1924. Around the year 2000‚ countries such as America and the UK started approving gay marriages‚ although not everyone agreed with this decision. Still in 2013‚ homosexuals are fighting for their right to get married to someone of their same sex. People against gay marriage feel that if it was to be legalized‚ the importance of marriage would fade away and some people would
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THE FUTURE IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA ON OUR CHILDREN Today‚ satellite and cable television‚ interactive video and electronic games‚ the personal computer and the internet are central to the daily lives of children. Yet‚ little is known about the uses and impact of these new technologies. Children are no longer passive recipients of the media. Use of the internet‚ participation in e-mail‚ chat rooms‚ and instant messaging are some of the ways they are participating with the new media. As their enthusiasm
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Hairspray is an upbeat musical that is set in the 1960’s Baltimore. Teenager‚ Tracy Turnblad‚ is in love with music and dancing. Every day after school she and her best friend Penny Pingleton go home to watch their local TV dance show‚ The Corny Collins Show. Tracy finds out that The Corny Collins Show is holding auditions. She tries out for the spot and wins. Tracy becomes a trendsetter of fashion‚ fun‚ and dance. Tracy decides that The Corny Collins Show should change Negro Day to everyday
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The warriors of Medieval times‚ the lovers of many women‚ and the ones who were called upon by the kings. These were the Medieval Knights. Medieval knights were valued by the kings‚ they were courteous to women‚ but when they were needed the switch flipped. The knights were a ruthless band of men‚ who were misunderstood by some. The side most people never saw was the side of chivalry and kindness. One of the important things for a knight to uphold was that he was to be chivalrous. The word chivalry
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