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    Say No to Smoking

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    Smoking is a major problem in today. Initially the man get attracted towards it and later it turns into a habit. There are many other diseases. Texts were considered drug abuse is bad. Smoking is a slow poison. It spread in a body slowly. Most have bad effects on the lungs. Because of smoking the man dies quickly. Smoking causes a disease such as cancer and tuberculosis. Smokers do not seem properly hunger. The taste of mouth gets worse. Not foul mouth. For women‚ smoking is more deadly. Some people

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    Just Say No?

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    Just Say No? We all know that making the choice to start smoking is most often an adolescent’s decision made in response to peer-pressure: teenagers wanting to appear cool‚ independent‚ sophisticated and glamorous to their friends. Anti-smoking commercials always seem to be directed at teens. I remember from my younger days‚ “Just say no” was a popular catch-phrase. Today‚ I can turn my television to any random station and‚ sooner rather than later‚ I am going to run across an anti-tobacco

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    Say NO to Racism

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    BERNIE CENICEROS Title: Say NO To Racism Topic: People must learn to avoid racism and correct those who don ’t Thesis: No matter how much we think we ’ve evolved as humans‚ racism holds us back Intro: I.Attention Gaining Strategy: how many of you have witnessed or been a victim of racism? II.¼ high-schoolers are racially abused every year III. No matter how much we think we ’ve evolved as humans‚ racism holds us back IV. My main points are why racism is wrong‚ why people move here‚

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    In “Hidden Intellectualism” Gerald Graff explains his view on intellectualism and how the education system only limits intellectualism to book smarts. Graff also enlightens the misunderstanding on society with “street smarts.” He explains that everyone including “street smart have potential and they are overlooked. Graff explains that we only associate the educated lifestyle with texts and subjects. He argues that the education system assumes that its possible to “wax intellectual’s about

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    Gerald Graff’s essay‚ "Hidden Intellectualism‚" is a critique on how schools are missing out on a valuable opportunity to encourage students to learn more academically. Graff feels that utilizing what he calls "street smarts" is an effective way to relate to students. I feel Graff’s theory is an effective way to use student’s interests to engage them in school. I agree with Graff because if a student is more interested in the lesson that is being taught‚ they are more likely to pay attention and

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    In the article “Hidden Intellectualism” written by Gerald GraffGraff target college students to inform them about a hidden intellectualism that can be found in our everyday society. In the article Graff draws attention to the many types and ways different people can identify with intellectualism. He argues that people are intelligent in several ways and just need to learn how to plug the intellectualism they enjoy into a school-like setting during classes. He exemplifies this by using his own intellect

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    Courage to Say "No"

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    2000 26 February 2007 Courage to say “no”. We all have difficult decisions to make in life. When these decisions involve someone you care about and when it means doing something you don’t want to do‚ it becomes even more difficult. Several instances come to mind where I had to make a choice that could ultimately affect my relationship with the other party. I will cover two‚ one when I was a young boy and another as an adult‚ both of them significant. I was born in the city of Wilmington‚

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    Say No To GMO

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    Karla Miramontes A. Giardino March‚ 22‚ 2015 Say No To GMO! Have you ever payed attention to the fruit sitting in your basket at home? How about an apple that you eat half of and then set it down because you’re full? Do they rot quickly or stay looking ripe and shiny for a decent amount of time? If you’re picturing your fruits ripe and shiny at all times‚ it has probably been tampered with. Science calls this Genetic Engineering. Genetically modified organisms ‚ also known as GMOS

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    Bayan Khoudari Robert Colson 61320 June 3‚ 2011 In the article "Hidden Intellectuals" written by Gerald Graff‚ he suggests through a persuasive argument specifically how street smarts can very well be more intellectual than book smarts. And how that knowledge goes far beyond academic learning and is continued into the everyday world is not considered intellect because of a different background. He argues that by being involved in non-academic subjects; like sports‚ fashion and music; can help

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    Hidden Intellectualism In Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism‚” Graff argues that by not involving non-academic elements to the curriculum‚ schools are missing out on opportunities to encourage their students to learn. Students may be more prone to pick up intellectual identities if they were encouraged to do so on subjects that interest them. Graff recalls moments in his youth when his interests in academic subjects were minimal. Although his interests in non-academic subjects were vast‚ his

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