Within the town of Shrewsbury‚ I believe that us citizens‚ should not celebrate Columbus Day. Many misconceptions surrounding the man and the holiday‚ cause us to believe that this man not only discovered America‚ but that he was also very peaceful when he arrived in the Caribbean. Although‚ this is not true‚ many facts help support that Christopher Columbus‚ in fact did not discover the continent that we live on today. As a child‚ many kids are taught that Christopher Columbus founded this land
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mandatory military service protects the United States‚ ultimately in reality it sacrifices numerous of our fellow young citizens to death. Therefore‚ we should not have mandatory military service even as a proposition. Till this day there is a huge debate about whether or not people of a certain age should be forced to go to war. People question‚ should young men and women attend the military service? Is it really worth it? Supporters of the military service say that it is a course through which young
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Why We Should Not Fear Death May 21‚ 2007 by Quincy Death is a common topic of speculation and frequently anxiety. In the time that Epicurus was laying out his way of life and sharing it with others this was the case. Epicurus‚ though‚ claimed that we should not fear death because‚ “Death‚ the most frightening of bad things‚ is nothing to us; since when we exist death is not yet present‚ and when death is present‚ then we do not exist” (Letter to Menoeceus‚ 125). Death is frightening to people
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1 Copyright © Joel H Josephson 2004 Do we introduce computers to children? 2 years‚ 3 years‚ 6‚ 8 12‚ 15‚ never‚ when do we start the process of introducing children to computers? Educators‚ parents‚ even gray-haired and learned professors cannot agree. The second question that then arises is whether computer based content positively or negatively affects the learning process. I can hear the screams of protest and support in full interactive‚ multi-media; broadband enhanced detail even as
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and it is up to the companies who outsource to them to make sure it happens. American companies should do whatever it takes to make sure that their products are not being manufactured in “sweatshops” in this era of internet purchases. Companies tend to outsource their labor to third party manufactures and do not audit them for sweatshop conditions. This is a practice this has to change. Companies should not be allowed to get away with “brushing it under the rug.” It is their responsibility to audit
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Why should we gain knowledge? What purpose does it have in our lives? A quick or succinct answer to that would be that we want to answer the doubts in our lives and learn how to survive in the world we live. However‚ gaining knowledge is not something we have complete control over. As babies‚ we are always gaining new knowledge unconsciously and unintentionally‚ that we then apply in our everyday lives to make it easier. For example‚ when a baby cries‚ his mother comes rushing to him to soothe him
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Should we as consumers resist Globalization? In order for us to fully answer this question we must look at the advantages and disadvantages of Globalization from the perspective of the consumer. Seeing as every person on this planet at some point of another has been a consumer we should not have an issue giving an answer to the question. At this point it is good to point out that the United States has always been a melting pot for cultures throughout the world. We were founded on the concept
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Should We Switch From Nonrenewable to Renewable Energy Research Question: What are the differences between renewable and nonrenewable energy and should renewable energy be promoted? I. Thesis statement: The side effect of extracting nonrenewable energy‚ the advantages of using renewable sources in producing energy and the capacity of both of them are the three main points that have pushed engineers to focus and to improve the field of energy. II. Introduction of energy Source: (Touryan
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and worth one cent‚ so if I was you I wouldn’t let that precious penny walk out of my life. Pennies are very expensive to produce. We have spent over eighty million dollars over the production of pennies‚ while pennies are only worth one cent. Even though some people want to get rid of the penny‚ it would be better if we keep it because it is apart of or culture. Also‚ we could avoid price increases from rounding up‚ and pennies are good for charities. Many people have opinions on keeping or eliminating
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As Americans we have civil liberties. Civil liberties are basic rights and freedoms that are guaranteed to American citizens (Thompson). For example‚ as Americans one of our civil liberties is to keep and bear arms. In our society‚ this civil liberty has become an issue due to several incidents involving firearms. Therefore‚ a bill has been constructed threatening our right to bear arms. I feel that as Americans we have many reasons that we should have this civil liberty is because the right to bear
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