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Sinking Of The Titanic
<view this essay>.... died from
hypothermia, because the water temperature was so low (Maddocks 131). There
were many important people who died in this horrible tragedy. A U.S. millionaire John Jacob Astor died trying to save his wife and children, a week later his body was found horribly mangled ("Mute Testimony Of The Wreckage" 712). Other important people who died on the ship such as Thomas Andrews who died, and he was the builder of the ship, and John George Phillips who died while trying to send morse code and no one responded ( Maddocks 126-127). Among the other people who died was the captain Edward J. Smith who went down with the rest of his crew ("Mute Testimony Of T .....
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IDEAL WOMAN
<view this essay>.... are a perfect example. In order to create a market for their product they attempt to make women feel imperfect about their own bodies through advertisement. Advertisers manipulate women into thinking their value is dependent on their physical appearance. An overweight person is seen as lazy. Women, especially, are told that their efforts to exercise and to stay fit will be rewarded by success in their personal and professional lives. If they fail at the idea they are encouraged to try harder. The cruel thing is that the social requirement that we achieve the "ideal weight" is based on the presumption that we can completely control our body size, which .....
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Christamas
<view this essay>.... Finally a place which gives you the right associations to Christmas. But does the stable have many visitors? No, rather few. It looks like people no longer care about the reason for celebrating Christmas. The most important for them is to get a holiday, to buy a lot of presents to family and friends, and eat a lot of good food. Where is Jesus among all this?
The time before Christmas is a very busy time, especially because all people have to buy gifts to each other. This is a rather new idea when we look at history, to give each other presents at Christmas. But it's nice. The question is if the gifts are taking over and dominating the whole celebration? T .....
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Does College Help
<view this essay>.... in a way that looses all meaning in the real world” or “ raise standards and then meet them” (Barber 479). I personally believe in raising our expectations and doing whatever is needed to meet them. Our countries standards are among the lowest in the world and “ at the same moment as we are transferring our responsibilities to the shoulders of the next generation, we are blaming them for our own generation’s most conspicuous failures” (Barber 472). Every election year the candidates use something about education as one of their platforms, but few ever carry through with them once they are elected. Most education bil .....
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The American Dream 3
<view this essay>.... help for the underprivileged.
The people of the United States must demand greater integrity from our leaders. Naturally, the strict adherence of this revered moralistic principle by our leaders will filter down to the rest of our society and create a favorable atmosphere. The American society expects and deserves honesty from their appointed political figures. We have endured the Iran Contra scandal during the Reagan administration. Currently, our President has had extramarital affairs with government employees as well as various other women. The Clinton administration has had us suffer through Whitewater, Travelgate, and the seemingly unnecessary bombing .....
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Asdfa
<view this essay>.... feeling they have is like no other. Anyone can love
with his or her mind or body, but love of the heart and soul is hard to come by. I have
loved with my mind many times before, but its not the same. I believe I have been struck
with love, because it hit me like a freight train. The swift perfume and luscious looks of a
girl are usually only temporary and I forget about it after the essence is gone. Although I
believe I found the perfect combination of perfume, looks, and personality. Her name is
Jodi Block. She is the the coolest person I know. She likes me for who I really am and
doesn’t laugh at me for mistakes I make, or ever criticizes me .....
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Human Resource Challenges In T
<view this essay>.... of this paper is limited to three issues that HR professionals should closely monitor in the expanding global market. First, management must be aware of the host country workforce framework and structure. HR professionals must provide these services to the company by developing sound approaches. Second, the growing importance of international labor standards has fueled the need to understand apply these standards overseas. Finally, with a growing reliance on computers in relation to HR programs, HR professional must be aware of HR integration during development of company intranets.
U.S companies must be aware of the host country workforce framework and str .....
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Credit Card Epidemic
<view this essay>.... low minimum payments; however, by doing so all you pay on the account is interest. In turn, a consumer is opted to make a purchase on impulse only thinking of how much the monthly minimum payment will increase. The stores thrive on this type of spending, and even target credit customers with such offers in their advertisements.
Next, in today’s society, more service providers are requiring that you use credit cards to pay for and receive their services. One example is Internet service providers. It is almost impossible to acquire Internet service without using a credit card. The regular payment by check is not acceptable to many providers. Most of the tim .....
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