To Give Is Better Than To Receive Today’s society is plagued with a disease called homelessness. This can be a great downfall of modern society. Homelessness has been more common in most countries today. Due to this and some experiences I have encountered‚ I came to a realization that to give is better than to receive. Sometimes people do not fully understand a maxim or a dictum until they have a personal encounter that made them comprehend the concept fully. About six months ago a tragic event
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Bikes Are Better Modes of Transportation Than Cars for College Students As I was getting ready to leave for college‚ my dad asked me if I wanted a bike. I thought he was joking‚ so I just looked at him and laughed. Where I am from‚ riding bikes to school is not really cool‚ and what I really wanted was a car. When I told him that‚ he just laughed at me. He tried to tell me that a bike would be better than a car‚ but I was not trying to hear that. I told him I would rather walk than ride a bike
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Good afternoon everyone‚ im here today to persuade you that tablets are better than textbooks especially in our generation today. But first I must define shortly what is a tablet. A tablet is ... So how tablets surpass the importance and usefulness of textbooks? 1. Tablets help students learn more material faster. Technology-based instruction can reduce the time students take to reach a learning objective by 30-80%. 2. Tablets can hold hundreds of textbooks on one device‚ plus homework‚ quizzes
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texting better than calling? Most people live very busy lives. Within one day you may have work or school‚ appointments‚ sports‚ shopping‚ and family matters to attend to. Sitting down and chatting via cell phone isn’t always handy. While it is less connected‚ you can send a friend a text within seconds. But time isn’t the only reason texting is favored by many. If you’re in danger‚ calling 9-1-1‚ or just a family member or friend is risky. Not only can someone track your call easier than a text
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intelligence‚ physical capability‚ and contribution to society. Firstly‚ intelligence. Most people will tell you that girls are smarter than boys. A study by Dr. Paul Irving and Dr. Richard Lynn‚published by the British psychological journal‚ states that the opposite is true. Despite the fact that girls get slightly better grades‚ males‚ on average‚ have a higher IQ than girls by about 5 points. Also‚ for every female genius (155+ IQ) there are 5.5 male ones. This irrefutable evidence shows that
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devastating would happen again. No one was upset about the TSA and government upping the security measures. Why should it be any different now? The only difference is that we are putting new security measures into effect before things happen. It is better to be safe than sorry. Since September 11‚ 2001‚ there still have been incidents where passengers have had items on them that are not allowed on planes. One of the most recognized incidents of this is the Underwear Bomber. Last year on Christmas day‚ a young
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Are women better leaders than men? That was the question posed at Friday’s Utah Valley Women’s Business Conference and according to research presented at that same conference‚ the answer is yes. Keynote speaker Bob Sherwin‚ CEO of Zenger Folkman‚ presented research his company published in the March edition of the Harvard Business Review. The data comes from thousands of surveys that rate leaders in 16 different traits thought to be important to leadership‚ including taking initiative‚ driving
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ACME Bags Workhorse (the plastic bag replacement) and the EarthTote (the paper bag replacement). Same brilliant basic design as their wasteful relatives‚ but designed to be used thousands of times. ISSUE 1: ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES It takes more than four times as much energy to manufacture a paper bag as it does to manufacture a plastic bag. ENERGY TO PRODUCE BAG ORIGINALLY (BTUs) Safeway Plastic Bags: 594 BTUs Safeway Paper Bags: 2511 BTUs Of course‚ most paper comes from tree pulp‚ so the
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It is generally used for the breaking of rules to gain advantage in a competitive situation. Cheating is the setting of reward for ability by dishonest means. And to fail is to repeat. There is a quote: “I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.” Sophocles. For example let’s take a Doctor: If someone becomes a doctor‚ and to pass his or her medical exams‚ that person cheated. And then in professional life that person has a patient waiting for the doctor‚ whereas the doctor
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statement that “Out of a country’s health budget‚ a large proportion should be diverted from treatment to spending on health education and preventative measure”. I absolutelly agree with that statement. Firstly‚ the cost for prevention is much less than cure. To prevent‚ we just spend a little money for vaccine or some other kinds of preventative drugs. Meanwhile‚ to cure‚ especially with some serious diseases such as cancer‚ we need a lot of money as well as time and sometime it is in vain. Secondly
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