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    Us Healthcare

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    life. 17 cents of every US dollar is being spent on health care. At about age 60‚ healthcare expenses for US citizens skyrocket‚ averaging between $40‚000 to $45‚000 a year per person‚ which is way above Germany‚ who has the next highest with only about $10‚000. Dr. Ficshbeck‚ an engineering professor who runs a website called deathriskrankings.com‚ says the high costs are not completely without some reward. He said when it comes to deaths caused by disease‚ men from the US have a survival advantage

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    Brain Candy by Malcolm Gladwell explore the idea that pop culture is making us smarter. Playing a simple video game or watching a modern television series can improve learning as much as reading a book. Video games are more intriguing than a book. “But these games withhold critical information from the player” (Gladwell 1). This illustrates that key information used in a video game is withheld and the player needs to problem solve to gain the answer. Modern television is more consuming and makes

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    Us History

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    http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/is_technology_ruining_your_mor.php?page=all How has a country like the US been shaped by development over time? * Ties into question #1 * http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/business/energy-environment/us-reliance-on-saudi-oil-is-growing-again.html?pagewanted=all (reliance on oil) * http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/study-carbon-dioxide-emissions-worldwide-up-again-2-degree-limit-to-global-warming-unlikely/2012/12/02/8658886e-3caa-11e2-8a5c-473797be602c_story

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    Marijuana in the US

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    pain‚ reduces the vomiting and nausea‚ as well as helping depression in cancer patients. Over twenty major studies in the past nine years have shown that cannabinoids fight cancer cells. Marijuana helps a variety of different forms of cancer such as brain‚ melanoma‚ breast‚ ovarian‚ leukemic‚ and many other forms. The chemicals in marijuana have active components which are called cannaboid receptors. They expose the

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    US MPA

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    Amendments) are all important parts of the Constitution and all bring up important rights that we have as Americans. The Preamble unifies all Americans as “We the people” and introduces the Constitution; the Articles explain the 3 branches of government (Legislative‚ Executive‚ and Judicial)‚ and the Amendments are written changes to the constitution that help it keep up with the changing times (The Bill of Rights‚ or the list of rights that us Americans have that can’t be taken away by the government‚ is

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    Up Down Rollercoaster

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    your hands sweat and your heart is about to explode but you are still there‚ sitting‚ hoping for the ride to start. And when it does‚ all of a sudden it is over. Just like secondary school. You want to take another ride even though you had your ups and downs‚ but you are required to stand in line again. The only difference is that‚ when you get on the roller coaster again‚ it is not the same‚ it has changed and it is college now. So you are in a whole new roller coaster now and the turns‚ slides

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    loyalties back and forth between state and national governments in order to keep each level under control. If rights are ignored or abused by one level‚ people can use the other to right what had been wronged (civil rights). Madison also argued that the US was ideal for power sharing and limited government‚ because the more factions‚ the more they will check each other‚ so no one faction or group can seize control of the government. Enumerated powers are listed in the Constitution. Their are seventeen

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    American society has a huge problem when it comes to rape and rape culture. Rape culture is a term that was coined by feminists in the 1970’s. It was used to describe the way in which rape and sexual violence against men and women have been normalized by the media and the general public. One in five women will be raped in their lifetime (Rabin). Most women and girls live in constant fear of being raped and therefore alter their everyday lives in order to prevent it‚ but yet rape is not taken seriously

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    The Ups and Downs of Love

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    The Ups And Downs of Love <br> <br>Love is a constant. Although it comes in many forms and many different ways love cannot be changed and has existed since the dawn of time. No matter where you are in the world‚ love is still the same thing‚ it is universal and is experienced by everyone in their lifetime. Poetry has been used for centuries to express feelings and emotions and is the most effective way to express love. Poets have been able to show all aspects of love‚ the ups and the downs throughout

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    Shrek And Pop Culture

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    quest‚ resulting in Shrek falling in love and the death of Farquaad. Throughout the film‚ elements of pop-culture are seen. The fairytale creatures are predominantly derived from American pop-culture. Shrek and the fairytale creatures

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