Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? As I walked into the gas station I couldn’t help but envy the cashier without even seeing who they were because they had a job that required zero mental capacity and required little to no thinking. I had just gotten off of work‚ where I was quite literally running a business‚ which was no easy task. It wasn’t until I laid eyes on who was ringing out my late night purchase did I immediately regret envying them. It was Jordan Davis‚ our graduating class’ valedictorian
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Truly Lokot English Composition II Dr. Elizabeth S 12 2 2014 TV:Could you be with or without it? Television or TV has been considering people’s favorite technology that helps in a way of communication. Television brings quality of pictures and sounds in every home viewer around the world. Also‚ television might be seen almost everywhere like in the mall‚ hospital‚ school‚ and other places. Besides‚ the name television comes from Greek word tele meaning far‚ and the word videre‚ meaning to
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Watching TV is Bad for Children (Argumentative Essay) Today‚ people of different races and generations become victims of TV addiction. Some people watch television because they want to be updated about what is happening in the world. They want to be aware and get connected with different people all around the globe. Nowadays‚ not only adults and teenagers‚ but also children‚ get hooked on television. Because of the busy world people are living in today‚ parents do not have time to take care and
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Watching You The government has many ways of keeping us safe here in the US. Most people aren’t informed of just how far the government has come to make the US as safe as it is. From reading the article “Watching You” I now know to which degree that the government is watching us. The argument about whether or not the government’s surveillance on Americans is a violation of privacy or not has been going on since “a 30-year-old former contractor for the National Security Agency (N.S.A)‚ leaked details
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------------------------------------------------- “Children watching too much television” Cartoon‚ drama‚ variety shows... are all attractive with children. That is why children are more and more addicted to television. We cannot deny the beneficial aspects of television which bring the whole world into a small box. However‚ children these days watch far too much television and the consequences of this are just overwhelming. The first reason why children should not watch too much television is because watching too much television can
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Air pollution can have serious consequences for the health of human beings‚ and also severely affects natural ecosystems. Because it is located in the atmosphere‚the pollution is spread around throughout the world. Forest fires‚ volcanic eruptions‚ wind erosion‚ pollen dispersal‚ evaporation of organic compounds‚ and natural radioactivity are all among the natural causes of air pollution. But most pollution is the result of human activity‚ it’s the operation of fossil fuel-burning power plants
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Does Advertising really make you spend more? A standard claim is that people who watch less t.v. spend less on things they don’t want. But I started to wonder if that’s really true. How influenced are we by advertising? Do we buy things because we see them repeatedly on t.v. or would we buy these things to make us feel good? I bought a new vehicle without seeing one single commercial‚ I decided I wanted a new car‚ and I just went shopping for one. It’s pretty clear that advertising works on
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A powerful tool‚ but to what end? The Internet is the gateway to a seemingly limitless amount of information. This however‚ is where many people have differing perspectives on the Internet. In Nicholas Carr’s article‚ “Does the Internet Make You Dumber”‚ and Steven Johnson’s article‚ “The Genius of the Tinkerer”‚ these men share their perspective on the Internet. The authors believe that the Internet is a source for lots of information‚ but they differ in that Carr believes that the distractions
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HOW DOES ALCOHOL MAKE YOU DRUNK? Drinking alcohol can be similar to a drug addiction unless the consumption is being monitored and controlled. Once alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream‚ it quickly moves throughout the body causing changes in mood‚ feelings‚ and behavior. Most people drink in order to be affected by these changes. Depending on the age‚ weight‚ and gender of a person and how much someone may be drinking can determine how fast the feeling of being drunk can begin. People
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Reading books is better than watching TV The appearance of book is thousands of years earlier than the invention of TV. And they didn’t disappear these years show they’re both valuable and they have their own advantages. However‚ I think reading books is better than watching TV in most ways. Firstly‚ reading books is alternative. Especially when you are studying on an exact subject‚ you can choose books which are exactly about your subject. That means you can get quite a lot of useful and exhaustive
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