Hannah Borrero 10-26-12 3rd Period The Truth About Lying Studies show that the average person lies several times a day. Even the smallest of lies make you stress‚ which can cause your heart rate and breathing to increase‚ digestion to slow down‚ and hypersensitivity of muscle and nerve fibers. These affects may not sound that serious‚ but over time‚ they can lead to conditions that no one would want‚ such as coronary artery disease‚ stroke‚ and congestive heart failure. This could happen
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Many articles have been written about beauty as humors other can have a more serious approach. Dave Barry uses his article to display the humorous side of beauty. He uses figures like Barbie‚ Cindy Crawford‚ and Brad Pitt that everyone can relate with‚ to show how many men and women view themselves differently. This approach can be labeled as sexist or stereotypical but Barry uses it in a way that would not be taken so harsh. Using a more playful approach to discuss these sensitive topics allow the
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Justification on the Use of Torture for National Security While the idea may seem contradictory‚ countries around the globe use torture as a form of national security. As noted in the works of an online database‚ Opposing Viewpoints‚ reasons originating from the early 1800s in Jean Larteguy’s novel‚ Les Centurions‚ depicts the opposing justification of why such a method is necessary for safety (7). In his novel‚ Larteguy stresses millions of lives were saved because a French soldier tortured an
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In The Truth about Ocean “Acidification”‚ by Patrick Moore‚ the term “ocean acidification” has been fabricated‚ and people do not see the positive effects it has on marine life. In 2003‚ many articles on ocean acidification were published. Moore challenges one of the article’s hypothesis that corals will cease to grow by mid-century‚ and ocean acidification will impact fisheries worldwide. Moore emphasizes that there are five key reasons why the ocean acidification narrative is a fabrication. First
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The Untold Stories of Torture Critical information creates a need for torture‚ we as the United States need a fair and civil way of acquiring this critical information. Immediate effects of torture seem the most detrimental. Information includes critical information with major implications. The question contains the right of freedom and do our citizens deserve torture to gain this critical information? Generational effects of torture shows the need to protect our citizens and future generations.
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Torture is defined as the action of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or to force them to do or say something. The Central Intelligence Agency put in place “advanced interrogation techniques” under the Bush Administration after the occurrence of 9/11. These techniques can easily be viewed as a form of torture. A citizen of the United States often agrees with the CIA’s interrogation techniques‚ however‚ one is often under assumption that the CIA has the right detainee in prison‚ the
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extremely cruel and should not be performed on anybody. However‚ given the right circumstances I believe that it in some cases torturing someone should be carried out to those who deserve it such as terrorists. It is obvious that terrorists do not care about others rights so why should they deserve theirs. Why should such criminals who are willing to shoot and blow up many harmless people for no reason have the right to voice their opinion on being handled fairly? Individuals who are capable of committing
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WHEEL OF TORTURE Ten (10) Philippine National Police officers have been discharged after revelations that they played a game called “wheel of torture” at a secret detention facility. The Commission on Human Rights is looking into the supposed maltreatment of up to 41 detainees in the Philippine National Police facility in Biñan‚ Laguna. The facility is a 200-square-meter bungalow being rented by the Laguna police intelligence branch first district unit composed of 12 staffs. At the kitchen area
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The Truth About Prostitution Prostitution. It is a powerful word‚ which‚ with just four syllables‚ breeds uneasiness. I have gone almost my entire life without understanding what lies behind it. We live in a society where pop culture and the media give us strong suggestions as to how we should see the world around us‚ and they have not been kind to the concept of prostitution. Hollywood has shown us that prostitutes are the foul-mouths in fishnets roaming the streets of Memphis in the movie
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The History of Torture Why was torture used in almost every civilization within historical record? Torture was first recorded to have been by vikings but it has been a part of every society known to man. Even though‚ each civilization has has a different spin on their forms and reasons for torture‚ it has lasted centuries. Torture has been around for an incredibly long time‚ and has many different methods used for many different reasons. Vikings first started making raids around 790 B.C.
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