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Binge Drinking On College Campuses
<view this essay>.... unlimited supply of alcohol. While the college years are a time for
exploration and experimentation, consuming mass quantities of alcohol on a
regular basis can have extremely detrimental long term effects to a
person's body. Binge drinking is an often overlooked problem on college
campuses.
Although buying and drinking alcohol is illegal for most college
students, officials rate binge drinking as the number one health problem
for students today (Monroe 27). A study by the Harvard School of Public
Health found as many as 70 percent of students at some college campuses
binge drink. One-third of all schools surveyed reported bingeing by more
than half the .....
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Women In Muslim Society
<view this essay>.... to be lost. the one of you is the issue of
the other."(Q 3:195) So while the Qur`an holds the works of men and women in
equal regard and acknowledges that they are completely interdependent to their
very existence, They are not regarded as having equal worth as people. The fact
that men are a step above the women and superior to them is evident in the
following verses. "And it is for the women to act as they (the husbands) act by
them, in all fairness; but the men are a step above them."(Q 2:228) "Men have
authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the
other."(Q4:34) Women are thought of as being lower in intellect and spirituals
in .....
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Terrorism
<view this essay>.... endorsing terrorist acts and providing a safe house for them
once they're on the run just adds to the problem. Hijackers can take their
hostages, get the ransom and fly the plane to the country of their choice. That
country is usually ready to welcome the criminal, for a small cut of the ransom.
Algeria used terrorism as a business to raise capital. By providing immunity,
they became a haven for terrorists. Many Middle Eastern countries resort to
terrorism when dealing with other nations. Saudi Arabia sponsors Islamic
terrorists to lay siege to Egypt. Terrorism is a means of influencing
international relations.
How can you prevent acts of terrorism when tho .....
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Environmental Pollution Concerns Come To Forefront
<view this essay>.... believer that I'm not crazy," said Sue Reimer, who was seven months pregnant in 1996 when she was diagnosed with giardia, a water-borne virus that causes intestinal problems. The El Dorado engineer said she was drinking only EID water -- and lots of it, at her doctor's suggestion.
There's no confirmed connection between EID's water and illness in El Dorado County, county officials say.
The problem at EID, state health officials say, is that after the district filters water drawn from the American River, it stores the water in small reservoirs open to the elements.
Most other water districts use closed steel or concrete tanks. Only a few other California .....
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Types Of Bosses
<view this essay>.... is over. As the day goes along, Phil adds new things he sees need to be done. Phil’s lists are impossible to complete along with the regular work requirements. A boss can be considered to be mean or uncaring when all the boss may want to do is have everyone do there best. Phil just wants the store to look nice, but he sometimes doesn’t understand how hard the tasks are for one person. He sometimes doesn’t realize if he was more helpful the store might look better than it does.
Many times the most liked boss is the most helpful boss. When a boss gives demands or requests that need to be met then he helps the employees, it usually makes them more productive. .....
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The Police And Corruption
<view this essay>.... power. The question that is presented is,
how and why do the police exceed the parameters of their power and authority?
This is an issue that is predominant in urban settings, but not
exclusive to these settings. This is an important issue because it effects all
people. The police is a government service to all people, but all people do not
feel they are being serviced. Not everyone is satisfied with the conduct of the
police. Why do people feel that police are crossing boundaries that they should
not be? This will be observed from four different aspects in which police are
capable of exceeding the parameters of their power and authority: police and
u .....
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The Problem Of Domestic Violence
<view this essay>.... epidemic of domestic violence.
This entire paper will be about domestic violence, and because of that I
feel it is important to note that "in most families men and women do not engage
in physically abusive behavior" (The Brown U.), but because the media feels that
it is their public duty to deceive us into believing that this problem is an
"epidemic" (Domestic V.) we feel that, that is the case. Webster's dictionary
defines epidemic as "a rapid spreading of a disease; to many people at the same
time", this is not the case with domestic violence, one it didn't just happen
overnight, it has just been popularized overnight, domestic violence has been
going .....
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Two Kinds Of People On Campus: Party Animal And The Sober Guy
<view this essay>.... the party animal's favorite beer is Natural Light in a can,
only if it's on sale.
The sober guy is always prepared for a quiz. A party animal usually
studies for a quiz twenty minutes before class begins. He also misses his
classes frequently. Sometimes, when the party animal shows up for class they are
hungover. Often, a party animal's grades are affected by attendance. On the
other hand, the sober guy is always on time for class, awake, and without a
hangover.
The party animal is usually a popular guy. People are always saying hi to
him or waving to him on campus. Most of the time he doesn't even remember who
they are. The sober guy goes to cl .....
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