Did We Really Win the Cold War? Most people would say yes‚ we did win the Cold War. We accomplished some of our goals‚ the biggest being the collapse of the USSR. I personally believe that‚ even though we won by "last man standing" terms‚ the consequences that sprung from our actions in the past and present constitute as a loss. My first example would be the fear of nuclear weapons‚ and the actions that followed it. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962‚ we were at the closest we had ever
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others and these devices are not good for their physical and mental health. At a young age‚ we learn how to play with others and keep ourselves occupied. But if we get our kids used to using technology as a main form of entertainment‚ then they will not know how to play with other children‚ learn communication skills‚ and how to keep themselves occupied. In the article‚ What Screen Time Can Really Do To Kids’ Brains‚ Mari Swingle‚ a neurotherapist and a doctor of psychology‚ states that “What we’re
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Sexuality is a subject about which no one is neutral. Everyone has a sexual nature‚ everyone has a need for sexuality‚ everyone has a sexual personality that has been formed by home‚ schooling‚ the trial and error of life experience‚ and whatever they pick up along the way from the subtle and notosoosubtle influences of the society in which they live. In seeking to make sense of our sexuality we must look to its origins. Where does our sexuality come from? In this article‚ I would like to look
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The first fundamental function of learning foreign language is that it provides students chances to have a glimpse of the culture of other countries. It is only by having the knowledge of another culture‚ can we learn tolerance and understand ways different from our own. Aside from that‚ we can also understand how different religions shape different cultures. Besides‚ there are so many masterpieces from countries like China and India that are written in the language with words that may don’t even
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According to Stephanie Coontz ‚ in “What we really miss about the 1950s”‚ people enjoyed living in 1950s for a number of reasons. First of all‚ wages‚ during 1950s‚ rose rapidly and government’s help was remarkably big. Government’s role during that time was to help young people to start their future by paying for their education. Not only young society received great support‚ but also Veterans‚ who could pay less than one dollar for part payment when buying their houses. Another group that received
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Gucht and West were determined to release one song each month for a year and “All We Do” was one of the songs they decided to release as another step towards their goal. Through a combination of emotional lyrics and heartfelt music‚ the song “All We Do” effectively conveys the message that we need to start living the way we want to and stop creating façades to cower from reality. The overall structure of “All We Do” presents a repetitive‚ but coherent approach for individuals to be able to uncover
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today is‚ “How do we end racism”? This is a question that has plagued the mind of the American psyche for hundreds of years‚ especially those who feel the cruelty of being looked down upon for something they cannot control‚ the color of their skin. Do we have riots or do we lead nonviolent protests? Do we calmly speak to our friends about why it is wrong to use the “n” word‚ or do we beat them up whenever we hear them say it? I’m my opinion‚ there is no finite way to end racism. Rather‚ we just alter
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matter how much we try we cannot change who we are. No matter how much we try we cannot change who we are. A change is defined as the act or instance of making or becoming different and is very difficult to achieve‚ however not impossible. Our physical characterisitcs and how others perceive these characteristics and what we post online affect our identity and are generally impossible to change. On the other hand people can change who they are‚ such acts can be seen with gender changes or plastic surgery
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France‚ this country that no longer dream… This country once known for domination it exercised over the world and its flourishing industry‚ today is a country that its inhabitants wish to leave. We must admit‚ emigration is a phenomenon very present and growing in recent years. The subject remains taboo: political deny that the decisions snuff spent decades in the past have resulted in a disaffection of French for their country. They are more likely to want to settle here permanently based in other
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Do We Know? Everyone in this world has their own opinion and I have mine. Do we really know if God is white‚ black‚ Hispanic‚ Jewish‚ Muslim‚ female‚ or male? In entertainment industry movie producers are playing games and changing things from the traditional God being white to God being black. In Bruce Almighty God is black. In previous years in movies God was always a white male. Through time it seems that people open up their minds to new ideas. I don’t believe that God is black
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