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Electro Magnetic Magnetic Fields
1,480 words
Technology and the individual: How Electro-
Magnetic Fields Affect our lives Electricity is
the building block of our society. Now more and
more we are becoming dependent on electricity from
computers to microwaves, electric power is what
keeps our society running. Something that no one
thinks about is Electro- Magnetic Fields or (ELF?
s). While these ELF are being ignored slowly they
are becoming a silent but deadly killer in our
society. Scene cancer and illness are becoming so
common people a...
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Charlie Gordon Im Gonna
617 words
Hurting Charlie When was the last time you wanted
something so much, you would sacrifice your life
to have it; even if just for a moment? Charlie
Gordon, a 37 year old man with a learning
disability, did just that. In the story Flowers
for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes, Charlie gets a
chance to alter his I. Q. substantially through
operation. The only drawback to this is, the
long-term outcomes of the operation are unknown.
The operation does succeed, but later Charlie is
sent on a riveting downward...
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Story Takes Place Stephen King
817 words
In my opinion, the book was: 3. not difficult Did
I enjoy reading the book? 3. very much Where does
the story take place? How do you know? The story
takes place in the city of Derry, Maine in the
United States of America. When does the story take
place? How do you know? The story takes place in
the late 80 s or the early 90 s. It isn t
indicated exactly but it fits the scenery and life
style of the people. Who is the most important
person in the book? Why? The main character in the
story is Ralp...
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San Diego Greenhaven English Common Law
2,188 words
Juveniles and the Death Penalty Why it? s not a
Deterrent, and How it can Become One Today, minors
are using their age as a shield against capital
punishment. I feel the death penalty is
appropriate for juveniles in certain
circumstances, such as murder and brutal crimes
that are considered capital offenses. The rate at
which the death penalty is carried out, as well as
inconstancies in sentencing doesn? t make it a
deterrent. There should not be an age limit in all
capital offenses for those wh...
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Isn T E Commerce
801 words
Yesterday, the recruiting firm of Challenger, Gray
038; Christmas, Inc. released a report stating
that 8, 789 jobs in the Internet industry were cut
during November. And the month isn? t even over.
Today, Internet consulting firm i XL announced
that they would eliminate 850 jobs. Additionally,
a four other Internet companies announced cuts
totaling 100 jobs. After busting through the 4000
mark earlier this year, the tech-heavy NASDAQ
ended the day hovering just above 2600. I get
questions all...
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Ten Thousand Isn T
721 words
Isn = t it Ironic? Although I am generally content
with my meager day-to-day existence, there are a
few days when I feel that I might as well have not
been born. These are the days when I feel like
asking the world Why is this happening to me?
These are the same days Alanis Morissette
denounces in her aptly named song Ironic However,
despite the verbal lyrics, there is an overall
message that is quite the opposite. Alanis is
quite good at setting the mood of her
chart-rocking songs and Ironic is...
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Curley Death Penalty
1,819 words
? In our understandable desire to be fair and to
protect the rights of offenders in our criminal
justice system, let us never ignore or minimize
the rights of their victims. ? The death penalty
is a necessary tool that reaffirms the sanctity of
human life while assuring that convicted killers
will never again prey upon others. Through the
death penalty many families of victims find solace
and retribution by seeking to put an end to it
all; the sleepless nights, the terrifying
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Quality Of Life Parts Of The Body
1,572 words
Lung disease (in general) is the number three
killer in America, responsible for one in seven
deaths. Lung disease and other breathing problems
is the number one killer of babies younger than
one year old. Lung cancer claims more lives each
year than breast, prostate and colorectal cancer
combined, but somehow the statistics fail to
capture the enormous toll taken by this disease,
says Diane Blum. You may ask, Is there a cure? The
answer to this question is yes and no. Yes some
are cured of canc...
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Mortal Combat Violent Programs
800 words
Is the media to blame for society s problems? This
is the question that has been asked ever since
television became a household necessity. There are
many different types of media today ranging from
newspapers, to television programs, video games
and stories. There have been many arguments upon
arguments about this issue, and over thousands of
studies have been conducted. Unfortunately there
isn t one single result, there is only an array of
supposed answers to this undying question. When
present...
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Story Starts Three Meals
1,622 words
Thesis Statement: Too often we perceive a person
to be something that they aren t ad destroy the
chance of making for ourselves a life long friend.
Introductory Paragraph: Often in our self-indulged
lives we don t take a moment to step back and look
deeply at the true characters of the people around
us. Instead we are happier with making our
unsupported judgments on people and continuing to
go about our own concerns. Mr. W. Somerset Maugham
wrote a story called, Mr. Know-All, that shows us
how t...
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Low Self Esteem Eating Disorders
817 words
The Ms. Perfect Ms. Perfect The thin trend makes
headlines of newspapers and magazines; being thin
is a topic discussed by television talk shows and
top stories in the news. Companies like Snackwells
and Nutragrain base their existence on women? s
cravings to be thin. The media? s attention on the
thin and beautiful has opened women? s eyes up and
sparked a craving for this perfection. Models and
actresses are who television has taught us to
believe are beautiful. Trying to live up to this
has c...
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Theory Of Relativity Driving Force
1,301 words
Motivation Equals Progress Self interest is a
driving force; it is motivation. Motivation leads
to progression and without progression early man
would never have gotten past learning about fire.
There is no single purpose of self-interest, it is
for the individual to decide, but it is my
motivation to live and I am convinced that it
raises the standards of life. All things naturally
progress because they adapt. According to Darwin,
the strong survive; that is, the members of a
species best suite...
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Wall Street Journal 21 St Century
3,846 words
Management in the year 2000 global organization
Technological advances at the end of the 20 th
century have allowed companies to globalize,
facilitating the sale of their goods and services
in foreign markets. Communications, empowerment,
and learning will be the three greatest deciding
factors in the success of these new multinational
firms. To be more successful in business in the
global environment, it will be necessary to expand
to the global market. An increase in production,
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Curley Wife Lennie And George
1,611 words
Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, is the
story of two simple farm hands, Lennie Small, who
incidentally, really isn? t very small, and his
better half, George Milton, on their quest to have
a place of their own, with plenty of furry
bunnies, of course. Sound strange? Read on to get
clued in. The book opens along the banks of the
Salinas River a few miles south of Soledad,
California. Everything is calm and beautiful, and
nature is alive. The trees are green and fresh,
lizards are skitt...
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E Mail Messages Work At Home
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Office of Tomorrow In an increasing number of
companies, traditional office space is giving way
to community areas and empty chairs as employees
work from home, from their cars or from virtually
anywhere. Advanced technologies and progressive HR
strategies make these alternative offices
possible. Imagine it s 2 o clock on a Wednesday
afternoon. Inside the dining room of many
nationwide offices, Joe Smith, manager of HR, is
downing a sandwich and soda while wading through
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Linda Tripp Biological Father
975 words
Privacy and the Internet Robert Wright wrote an
essay featured in Time Magazine on October 19,
1998. The essay was called Sin in the Global
Village and it focuses on personal privacy in
cyberspace. The Internet is a rapidly growing web
of information that more and more people are
using. The benefits are for instance immediate
access to information from all around the world,
electronic mail that arrive at a blink of an eye,
being able to publish ideas on personal web pages,
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Make More Money Isn T
1,074 words
The way owners and athletes of sports have clouded
the meaning of sports by turning a favorite past
time into a business is sickening to any sports
fan. Free Agency, Advertising, Enormous Contracts,
Large Endorsements, Moving teams from city to city
are all the aspects of business. What happened to
the time when you went to a baseball game for a
reasonable price to watch the players who have
made a team a franchise, though still only receive
what an average man deserves. Sitting in the
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Isn T Doesn T
1,189 words
Who was Prometheus 2 Prometheus Who was
responsible for bring fire to mankind, who was
chained to the top of a mountain and had his liver
devoured by an eagle every night? The answer:
Prometheus. This god was part of a mighty group of
gods called Titans. The poet Hesoid described
Prometheus as a trickster, and a troublemaker.
Aeschylus described Prometheus as a tragic hero.
Many plays have been written about Prometheus,
including Prometheus. Prometheus was a cunning,
intelligent being. During th...
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Shopping Malls Social Control
940 words
Sociology 210 Exam # 2 (Essay # 4) When
sociologists think of the postmodern society,
shopping malls are most likely the first thing to
come to mind. It can be easily argued that
shopping malls are the cathedrals of postmodern
society Times have changed since Marx argued that
who you are is what you do or since Durkheim
argued that who you are depends on your religion.
Nowadays, who you are is what you buy. People all
over go to shopping malls to make their lives
easier than past generations. Th...
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Don T Understand Number Of People
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Should Organs Be Taken From The Dead Without Prior
Written Consent Of The Deceased Or Consent Of The
Family? Within the last few decades, one of the
most amazing medical advances has been the ability
to give organ transplants (Newkirk 11). Gary
Newkirk states in Modern Medicine that these
medical events are a bittersweet experience, since
in many instances someone s untimely death
facilitates the survival of someone else (Newkirk
11). The Pope John Paul II says organ donation is
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