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Celebrities And Frantic Fans
<view this essay>.... scripts, and actually feeling for them when they are
going through rough times. Knowing that there may be a certain extent,
limiting the boundaries of what is right nor wrong. Fanatics today as we
all know it, are the people you call a fan that will go all out for the
celebrity. Celebrities today are being stalked, mobbed by desperate crowds,
who each want to get that last glimpse of his or her face. Many
celebrities tend to get stressed out by the media and frantic fans, soon
to be finding themselves committing suicide do to overdose of drugs and
liquor. To that end we the fans must understand that celebrities are just
like us, normal everyday citizens. .....
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The Graffiti Exposure In Wynnum
<view this essay>.... the time. What about the cleaners? What
about the painters? What about the police? I am sure there are more
constructive projects to cover than cleaning up after some graffiti vandal.
It is not just our schools who experience the attacks. Scout dens, parks,
businesses, trains, just to name a few, all lie in the mercy of the local crew,
or graffiti gang.
Is there a reason for such an act? Criminologists suggest that there are many
motives for graffiti. These motives all point to one main factor. Targeting the
higher authority:
Revenge towards the authority;
Anger towards the authority;
Boredom from lack of authority; .....
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Comparison Between African And American Cultures
<view this essay>.... we really enjoy
but don't actually necessarily need. The next few paragraphs will talk about
comparison of our culture and Africa's culture.
The culture in Kenya is only advancing in certain parts, mainly the
bigger cities. There are also many very remote towns and villages that still
have some of the native people left in them. Since there are so many different
tribes they have lots of native languages. In America Spanish is one of the
only other languages spoken. Some of the different tribes in Africa are the
Sanburose, Omallose, and Turcanas. The people in these places use many of the
old ways and follow most of the traditions their ancestors did b .....
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Gambling: Losing The Gamble
<view this essay>.... My wife was waiting at the front door with the baby in her arms. First she was concerned, but then she lost it when I told her the news. "What the hell have you done? The last thing we can afford is your gambling. There is no groceries and the baby needs formula." I knew all this, but I got caught up in the gambling fever. There was no way I could make it up. I was depressed for weeks and this was just one of the episodes that led to my divorce after we moved to Reno.
Gambling is rapidly becoming America's favorite past time. It is now more popular than all sporting events combined. "In 1995, Americans spent more on gambling than the U.S. governme .....
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Bias
<view this essay>.... obtained, either black or white. Most of the black slaves
could not read or write. The ones that did, hid it from their masters.
Because of this, most of the written books and documents and even diaries
on slavery were written by the white masters. At that time most of recorded
history was based on how the white masters viewed slavery. You did not get
a view on slavery from the slaves themselves.
In the 1920's, black scholars like W.E.B. Du Bois, Charles
Johnson, and Carter Woodson, started a project to collect oral evidence
from former slaves who were still living. Even these interviews could not
be viewed as 100% accurate. One example, is a geographic .....
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Providing Jobs For The Disabled
<view this essay>.... perform that most people can. However a good portion of the jobs out there require a limited amount of skill. Since Wollworth Corporation operates nearly ten thousand merchandise and specialty stores
You can just imagine how many handicapped workers they employed. Weather it’s mental retardation or a strong injury, these problems in many cases will not hold back job productivity. Also remember that having a job, regardless of what it is, may often times be more valuable to the disabled, who may have had a hard time getting a job in the past. The satisfaction of having that job may be a motivating factor, and having motivated employees are what its .....
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Child Abuse; A Social Problem
<view this essay>.... waiting in the car outside. The nightmare begins. His slimy hands casually slide an ebony cartridge into the VCR as he smiles at you seductively. You can feel his eyes worming their gaze through your clothes every time that he looks at you. You feel dirty and violated every time you think about what he does to you when you are alone. He walks over to the couch and sits down next to you. His hand slithers it way onto your knee and you cringe in revulsion. “Don’t be afraid, I won’t hurt you,” he chides. Your mind feels panicky as you feel his touch in more intimate places and you scream involuntarily. His grip tightens as he places his hand ov .....
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The Advantages Of Stupidity
<view this essay>.... has certain disadvantages. Life isn't a bowl of
cherries. And being stupid doesn't make it any fruitier. Being stupid can
annoy even the most sensitive people. If one acts stupid, and does it in the
wrong crowd, like a group of adults, it will seem more immature than funny. If
one is forced to act stupid while dealing with lower life forms, for example,
high school teachers, one may encounter barriers such as cruelty and
insensitivity, with the utterance of statements like, "Think with your head
straight!" or, "You have a brain, use it." Yet these are all true, there are
still many advantages to stupidity. The first advantage is very easy to
unde .....
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