phrase probably means nothing to you and if you’re under 25 then you are probably either sick of the four word acronym or using it in anyway possible. YOLO is a phrase that means “you only live once” that shot to fame earlier in 2012 when the rapper Drake featured it in the hook of his song “The Motto”. According to Urban Dictionary‚ YOLO is “an excuse for young people to do stupid things” or “a stupid motto that teenagers live by because it gives them an excuse to drink underage‚ do drugs and commit
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In today’s society there is a war going on‚ a battle to control our minds‚ hearts‚ and souls with a simple idea. An idea so dangerous that it not only has it indoctrinated us as a generation‚ but indoctrinating future generations without so much has a scrap of scientific evidence. An idea that questions our livelihood‚ why we are here‚ why we do what we do‚ and where do we go when it is all said and done. This idea is known as the Evolutionary theory and its concepts derived nearly 200 years ago
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Cited: Drake‚ David. "The "Death" of Hip-Hop." Stylus Magazine 16 Mar. 2005. Print. "Hot 100." Web. Santo‚ Michael. "95% of Music Downloads are Illegal: IFPI." 19 Jan. 2009. Web.
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Effective Commemorative Speech Paper President Ronald Reagan’s speech regarding the tragic disaster of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986 was an emotional speech expressing empathy and inspiration. The speech honored the seven astronauts who lost their lives and also offered hope to those who continue to explore space in the future. Several expectations from President Reagan’s speech was achieved. According to Lucas (2011)‚ when delivering a commemorative speech‚ the main purpose is for the speaker
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Starting Out with Programming Logic & Design (Second Edition ed.). Addison-Wesley. Microsoft. (2013). What Is Reusable Code? Retrieved from msdn.microsoft.com: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa189112(v=office.10).aspx Venit‚ S.‚ & Drake‚ E. (2011). Prelude Programming Concepts and Design (Fifth Edition ed.). Addison-Wesley.
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Risky Business In the 1983 smash hit Risky Business‚ director Paul Brickman takes his audience on a wild ride through Chicago. The film spans across the Chicago land area‚ and beyond. From a small high school‚ to a world famous hotel‚ it really shows what Chicago is made of. But it also holds a dark side to itself‚ when the dangerous and socially perverse world of prostitution comes into play. Joel Goodman‚ played by Tom Cruise‚ is an average high school senior. He has regrets and doubts
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arises from symptoms due to a disorder‚ syndrome‚ disease‚ or condition that is subsequently categorised and classified‚ Drake (2001) also backs this up in his book by stating “Prevention‚treatment‚and management of disease processes and traumas in service of reducing or eliminating the pathology associated with disability‚ as well as secondary conditions‚ are its goals” (Drake‚ 2001).Moving on‚ the social model on the other hand‚ views disability as coming from society and environmental
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first full year of business. Henry Ford produced the Model T to be an economical car for the average American. By 1920 Ford sold over a million cars. By 1924 over half of American families had automobiles‚ and there were 60 million cars on the road (Drake 259). In 2006 there were 500 million cars on the road (BTS). The explosive growth in popularity of the automobile in the course of the 20th century has had a dramatic impact on society. It has affected the infrastructure of cities by the creation of
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The New Jim Crow The New Jim Crow‚ written by Michelle Alexander‚ gives a brief history recount of the past caste systems that have oppressed African-Americans and proposes that today there is a new caste system. She suggests that today’s caste system is created by the U.S. criminal justice system by targeting black men and incarcerating them. In other words‚ she says that today’s racial caste is based on the mass incarceration of African-Americans. She supports her claims by providing an abundant
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Privateers were similar to corsairs‚ except they were also usually commissioned or authorized by a governmental body in times of war to attack enemy ships and raid enemy shipments. Drake was called a hero by the English‚ nicknamed “my pirate” by Queen Elizabeth I‚ but known as El Draque (The Dragon) by his Spanish enemies. Drake was the second man to circumnavigate the globe during the years of 1577-1580. On that trip‚ although losing four out of his five boats‚ still managed to destroy and scavenge
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