To state it simply‚ I am a true and proud chocoholic (choc•o•hol•ic; noun:a person who is excessively fond of chocolate). Quite often‚ I find myself in need of snacks‚ chocolate‚ cupcakes‚ and among all the junk food I eat M&M is my favorite candy to buy. Growing up‚ I always wonder why the different colors in the M&M bags were not equally distributed. Common sense tells me mass production of the different colored shells are made and then combined along the way before being distributed in their individual
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occurring. Nearly half of crimes in the United States are committed by youth 10 to 17 years old. Juvenile crime increases each year at a rate double of adult crime. One way to help deter juvenile crime was the creation of the “Scared Straight Program”. Programs like Scared Straight consist of organized visits to prison facilities by juvenile delinquents or juveniles at risk of becoming delinquent or showing such behavior. During contact with the juveniles the adult inmates describe their experiences
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Ed Yong’s article‚ "Scared to Death"‚ describes how returning wolves to Yellowstone affected the elk population’s patterns and behaviors. Many people believe that the fear of being eaten is what drives animals away. However‚ this theory is not completely true. The Yellowstone elk population was thriving‚ but the wolves’ return impacted it on many different levels. Yong wrote‚ "Seen through the eyes of an elk‚ the physical terrain is overlaid with a mental map of risk‚ complete with "mountains"
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thing he was initially afraid of and use it for his own benefit. When at times situation do look unfavorable and frightening‚ people are attracted rather than being appalled. Kathy Feinstein touches on this point when she says that juveniles viewed “Scared Straight” as a dare and wanted to prove their courage. We can see this aspect in skydivers‚ wildlife explorers (e.g. the crocodile hunter) and
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to uncover. You have to uncover why the behavior is there not try to scare that behavior out of the child‚ because everything that is buried takes more then fear to dig it up. So when a child is sent to a “scared straight” program is it really and truly effective? Can a child truly be “scared straight”? These programs make the claim that fear is the way to set a child straight and the programs surround the child in fear to correct their bad behaviors. Fear to correct bad behaviors‚ well‚ that no
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M&M Report Alex Colbert Strayer University Abstract Statistics is not an easy topic for your everyday person to pick up and make it easy for them to understand. Equations and hypothesis and the like can be overwhelming and confusing. But what about when you relate it to something that is common in everyday life? Throughout the semester we were given the task to evaluate M&Ms in a few different statistical ways. Throughout this report the goal is to be able to explain what happened‚ and offer
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Tawe Tawe Malala Yousafzai‚ Our Books and Our Pens The book I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai is a powerful autobiography about the 18 year old educational activist. In her speech‚ Malala says‚ “Let us pick up our books and our pens‚”- “They are our most powerful weapons. One child‚ one teacher‚ one book‚ and one pen can change the world” (Page 310). My take away was that‚ we should educate the world through books and pens‚ because education can send a more powerful message than any of the weapons
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Animal Cruelty Good morning‚ teachers and fellow students. Imagine if you were beaten for no reason‚ forces to do something you don’t want to‚ and left to die. This is how many animals are treated every day. Nobody should do this to other animals‚ and it must be stopped. People should be kind to animals because they’re sensitive‚ just like humans. If an animal is abused‚ it will try to defend itself which can result injuries for both humans and animal. All animals should be treated equally‚ animal
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This is a profoundly moral tale of lost innocence and adult cruelty. Do you agree? Ammaniti’s novel I’m Not Scared set in Acqua Traverse‚ Italy 1978 is a powerful text‚ which explores relevant social themes and issues. Besides being a tale of adult cruelty and lost innocence we cannot ignore the role in which loyalty and betrayal play in the novel. These central themes make this novel a compelling text. In the novel Michelle journeys from a joyful innocent child into a perceptive and wiser
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I’m not scared reveals how poverty and ignorance can lead to the erosion of moral values. Niccolo Ammaniti’s coming of age novel examines how poverty and ignorance can lead to the erosion of moral values‚ yet also shows how people can act with compassion and love. The kidnapping of Filippo is cruel and inhumane brought about by desperation‚ poor choices and a lack of thought about the consequences. Many adults act in ways that are ‘immoral’ yet Michele’s moral development‚ independent to his father
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