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Underage Drinking Young Adults
627 wordsWhy has America had so many problems with underage drinking? I think that there is way too much underage drinking by young adults in America. On the other hand, I dont believe that it is their fault. I feel, that the lawmakers should lower the drinking age. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1986 forces states to enforce the legal age of 21 years old or lose matching highway funds. Alcohol has been around since the beginning of time and its not going to disappear. I believe that alcohol is...
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Scarlet Pimpernel Sir Andrew
1,107 words... at the ball when she was walking across the room very quickly he handed a small piece of paper to Sir Andrew. Marguerite, wanting to read that paper, districts Sir Andrew by getting him into a room and knocking a table over just so she would have enough The note had stated that the Scarlet Pimpernel would be in the supper room at precisely one oclock. Marguerite contemplated about whether she would give Chauvelin this news and spare her brothers life, or save the Scarlet Marguerite choses to...
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Police Department Video Tape
1,419 words... of so many people who live in the community. Now, there would be no jobs, no places to buy anything, no hope, no future. All because of these fires of April, 1992. For years to come, sociologist will be trying to find out why this happened. What were the deep roots that ignited this tragedy, this rebellion? There will be many questions and many answers. However, there was really only one direct, immediate cause that was the flash point; when the jury in the televised trial of the four office...
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Seven Oclock Time Call
825 wordsHere you are, striking up a cordial conversation with a future prospect, saying how you will undoubtedly call her within the next few days. You approach the girl as if you are very interested in her, extremely interested, more so than anyone else has ever been, and you ignite a deep conversation as if she and you are the only two people on this earth. You become fixated as you stare directly into her eyes and gaze into the depths of her soul to engage in an amazingly insightful conversation as y...
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Notre Dame Eiffel Tower
1,636 wordsIt was a cold clammy morning, and as I awoke I could not help but wonder what the day had in store for me. It was not just any ole day, but it was my first New Years Eve in Germany. I had just got back from a six-month peace keeping mission in Bosnia, as did the rest of my unit and had a lot of money to travel with. I had plans to go to Amsterdam earlier in the week, but decided not to since the unit next to mine was just raided for drugs. Although, I have never done drugs I knew this would put ...
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Day Tammie Cake
354 wordsIt wasnt to long ago, yes, and I can still remember that day. My youngest daughter Tammie was only five and a half. It was my fortieth birthday. Jackie, my wife, and Tammie were in the kitchen baking my birthday cake, it was the first time Tammie ever made, well or should I day created, a cake. It was a very hectic day around my house. I had the feeling that those two were up too more than just baking a delicious white, strawberry cake for me. In addition, the fact that the phone was ringing all...
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Make A Decision Back Home
1,613 wordsHey Erik, turn up that CD bro, that songs hella tight, I havent heard Sublime for days. For sure, Im so glad track is over, too much to do, you finish rolling that spliff yet B? Yeah man, hook me up with that light on the table, puff, puff. I laid back on Erik's plush, slightly worn leather couch purchased from the Value Village store downtown and watched as he displayed a phat French inhale. I was in a cloudy state with so much on my mind I didnt know where to begin. I was once again in the bas...
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Seven And Eight Oclock Seven And Eight Time
550 wordsQuentin is totally obsessed and consumed by time. From his constant references to shadows, to his grandfathers watch, to the various clocks and other timepieces denoted in the section, Quentin is completely consumed by his reflections concerning time. It is this infatuation that drives Quentin mad. His madness stems from his personal feelings on time, and his fathers cynical outlook on time and life in general. This section begins with Quentin waking in his dorm room to the sun coming through th...
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Blood Sugar Patient Care
1,122 wordsThe night shift on the surgical ward began as usually with report without any interruption. There were 12 patients on the floor and 2 nurses including me and in-charge nurse. It was about 2 am when one of my patients, 32 year old woman, diabetic, approximately 12 hours postoperative reconstructive foot surgery became nauseated and had small emesis. She was on PCA Morphine, drowsy and responded appropriately to questions. Her pain was on 3 / 5 scale, her nausea persisted, capillary blood sugar wa...
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Dinner Party Material Things
1,063 wordsThe short story, The Necklace, by Guy De Maupassant, follows the life of a woman and her husband living in France in the early 1880 s. The woman, Mathilde, is a very materialistic person who is never content with anything in her life. Her husband, a lowly clerk in the Ministry of Education, is not a rich man, but he brings home enough to get by. He enjoys the simpler things in life, yet his wife, Mathilde, cannot. Nothing is good enough for her. Her selfish ways are evident in her attitude towar...
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Eldest Son Child Pornography
1,511 words... court. The testing procedure is very intense, absolutely accurate and cannot be falsified. The tests included blood tests, written and computer based testing, as well as stimuli testing with probes attached to the phallus. The stimuli testing included both still image and video forms, in addition to audio stimuli testing and written materials. The result of these test concluded my husband was determined to be a normal male in every way. Again, these tests were on our own recourse, since we w...
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York City Favorite Place
667 wordsNew York City is one of my favorite places to visit. Out there on the streets, it is possible to feel absolute freedom. Living in America is a fantastic privilege; living in New York City is something further even better. As you stagger up those stairs to the city streets and you capture that first breath of city air, you declare to yourself, this is freedom! The buildings are so astonishingly tall and eye-catching. These buildings encompass the most distinctive architecture ever invented. There...
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Clean Well Lighted Older Waiter
560 wordsCharacters And Symbolisms In A Clean, Well-Lighted Characters And Symbolisms In A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Characters and Symbolisms in A Clean, Well-Lighted Place Ernest Hemingway's Short story A Clean Well-Lighted Place is about two cafe waiters analyzing an old mans behavior. Moreover, one of the waiters identifies himself with the old man. The theme depicts the elderly's mentality that youth means confidence and a life without loneliness. The story uses elements such as characters and symbo...
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Nervous Rookie Cop Blood For Blood Jesse
886 wordsCreative Writing: The Crash... as Jesse stumbled down the stairs, he could hear the weeping and he knew that something had gone wrong. He cried out, whats going on? Jesse this is officer Potter, and he would like to talk to you, wept his grandmother. Whats the problem officer? mumbled Jesse half asleep, rubbing his eyes. Well, Jesse I dont know how to tell you this, but this morning on I- 43 your dad was in a very terrible accident. He was hit by a semi truck heading south on the interstate. And...
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Sense Of Responsibility Six Hours
636 wordsCreative Writing: There Isnt Much Time It is Monday morning and I have slept in, thanks to Thanksgiving. In fact, its twelve oclock and I am free for the afternoon. As usual, I sit in front of the. television after I clean myself up, staring endlessly at the screen with my finger clicking on the remote. I realize that I have a draft due on Thursday, but I justify my procrastination with reasons like: there is still lots of time. Life is faster now, and people in the 90 s are supposed to organize...
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Hours A Week Socially Accepted
700 wordsAs a college student you run into a few conflicts. One of the most common of these is between education, and being socially accepted. These two statuses conflict almost every hour of the day. Should I go out and drink tonight even though I have an eight oclock class? All my friends are going to Kansas City this afternoon, and I have a class. Which should I do? These are just a few of the dilemmas a normal college student runs into. I for one was out until two oclock in the morning the night I de...
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Forty Five Five Years
1,438 wordsBook Summary Go-Boy The book go Boy is all about the life and times of boy and man named Roger Caron. He is trapped inside a life that he does not want, but he does not know any other way of living. Roger knows how to commit crime, he knows how to survive in jail; he was not taught any other way of life. Roger Caron started his jailing career on October 17 th, 1954 in the Guelph reformatory doing fourteen months for break and enter at the age of sixteen. This was Rogers first time away from home...
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Cast A Fly Rod Cast A Fly Line
461 wordsHow To Cast A Fly Rod Most people think of fishing as going down to the local creek or jetty and soaking a few prawns or throwing a few lures around. However there is a more fun and often more productive method called flyfishing. To go flyfishing you need six things, a fly rod (usually around 9 foot long), a fly reel (a round shaped reel usually with a 1: 1 retrieve ratio), a fly line (a round 90 foot long), fly line backing (fills up the reel and is spare line in case the fish takes a big run),...
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Succeed In Life Five Hundred
467 wordsSport Is The Greatest School Of Vanity It is two oclock on Saturday the 22 February 2000. It is the day of the annual Hilton VS Michael House rugby game. In the stands, five hundred schoolboys eagerly await the arrival of the fifteen so-called Gods dressed in the black and white to come racing onto the field. As the Titans take the field all five Hundred of them jump up and praise them in one euphoric roar. The out come of the game is eight to five in Hiltons favor. They all run on and form a ci...
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Soap Operas Daytime Talk
987 wordsProfessional wrestling programs are among the most popular shows on television; they often represent six out of the ten top-rated cable shows each week. In addition to boosting ratings, the World Wrestling Federations (WWF) increased emphasis on violence, raw language and sexual suggestion has made it controversial. Even though the televised events the WWF chooses to put on television may be disputed; the broadcasts should still be considered acceptable on television today. Although the WWF is o...
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