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  • Proposal Argument

    Proposal Argument

    Proposal Argument Dorm life. Most of us will go through college with the life changing experience of living in the dorms. Although it's mandatory for freshmen to live in the dorm, the social life of it is not too bad. The one major problem most face though is the meal plan. Meal plans are designed to allow students the freedom to eat anywhere on campus and not worry about having cash. There are many options

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Illegal Drug Use in Teens

    Illegal Drug Use in Teens

    Many teenagers today use illegal drugs and substances. There are many factors that influence drug use. Whether people say it is peers that influence the most, each one has a role in it. Some surveys say drug use is going down and some say it is going up. Whichever the case may be it is still a problem. The presence of a parent is very important but some people don't think about them while talking

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Democratic Equality Argument

    Democratic Equality Argument

    In A Theory of Justice, Rawls presents two principles of justice that regulate the basic institution of individuals within a society. Rawls believes that a rational individual would only choose to establish a society that conforms to the two principles. Specifically, Rawl concludes that his second principle of justice is the most plausible interpretation of justice. Rawls outlines three main interpretations of this idea of equality states- system of natural liberty, liberal equality, and democratic

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Edward
  • Mandatory Drug Testing: Pushing for an Even Playing Field

    Mandatory Drug Testing: Pushing for an Even Playing Field

    As children, many people are introduced to the famous quote by late National Football League coach, Vince Lombardi, which is "winning isn't everything; it's the only thing" (Voy 204). Sports have always been about winning; however, some professional and amateur athletes take this simple saying too literally and it changes their outlook on their profession. As high school and even middle school athletes, they start to take drugs in order to be accepted, or to

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Jon
  • The War on Drugs: A Losing Battle?

    The War on Drugs: A Losing Battle?

    The War On Drugs: A Losing Battle? In 1968, when American soldiers came home from the Vietnam War addicted to heroin, President Richard Nixon initiated the War on Drugs. More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of Miami’s demand for help. In 1981, Miami was the financial and import central for cocaine and marijuana, and the

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: July
  • Drug Use and Suicide

    Drug Use and Suicide

    Psychology Final Jan. 2000 Correlation Between Drug Use and Suicide America’s on-going drug abuse epidemic continues into this millennium , and there are many social problems linked to drug use, including suicide. The disparity of daily life in suburbs or the inner cities are why many people have fallen into their reliance on drugs, including alcohol. Patros and Shamoo (1989) describe the abuse of drugs and alcohol as a “slow form of suicide.” But many

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    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: July
  • Pros & Cons of Oil Price Rollback

    Pros & Cons of Oil Price Rollback

    Pros and cons of some politicians’ proposal for oil price rollback or increased taxes in the context of the various theories of profits 2 theories of profits can be applied with regards to the scenario of oil companies gained huge profits due to the increased oil price during the period that led to the war in Iraq. a. Risk-Bearing Theory of Profit: This theory applies when oil companies dare to take the risk to make

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    Essay Length: 361 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 2, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Gas Prices

    Gas Prices

    #1-Final Price Decisions Price elasticity refers to how a price change affects a company’s change in sales and profit. It is the measure of the magnitude by which consumers change the quantity of some product they purchase in response to a change in the price of that product. The more elastic demand is the more reactive consumers are to any change in the price. If demand is inelastic, consumers are still relatively likely to purchase

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    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Jack
  • War on Drugs

    War on Drugs

    The war on drugs is not a war that can be fought on the beaches of Normandy or in the jungles of Vietnam. It is a war fought in the backyards of all Americans, every day. This is a war that cannot be won with the aid of nuclear weapons or the help of any other forms of artillery. The number of casualties, however, will be determined by whether or not the legalization of drugs

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    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Max
  • Is Alcohol a Dangerous Drug

    Is Alcohol a Dangerous Drug

    Contents Is alcohol a dangerous drug------Page 1 Positive impacts of alcohol-------Page 2 How alcohol enters your body---Page 3 Short term effects of alcohol-----Page 4 Long term effects of alcohol-----Page 5 Binge drinking---------------------Page 6 Alcohol addiction------------------Page 7/8 Conclusion--------------------------Page 9 Bibliography------------------------Page 10 How reliable my sources are------Page 11 Alcohol is a dangerous drug, it can affect every organ in the body, is carries risks and can be addictive such as street drugs, but unlike them it is

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    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Anna
  • Drugs and Legalization

    Drugs and Legalization

    Drugs and Legalization Since early on man has been interested in the consumption of substances that altered the mind or ones feeling. The consumption of substances can be broken down into legal and illegal substances. The question is, who are we to label certain substances illegal and prohibit others from using them by creating penalties for their use? If the importation, sale and use of drugs were legal, the open competition would eliminate the profitability

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    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Edward
  • Gun Control: Against

    Gun Control: Against

    Gun Control: Against The government has placed many gun control laws, but some of the laws were made to make the general public feel safer. For instance the government banned a handful of assault riffles when they are not even used for most gun related crimes. The government also administered another law called the Bradey Law. The Bradey Law makes a five day wait on the purchase of a handgun so a check can be

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    Essay Length: 567 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Television and Control

    Television and Control

    Control “We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd be millionaires, movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. We're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.”- (Tyler) We are a generation babysat by the television and raised by sitcoms. The remote, we are taught at a young age will perform the magic ability of changing the channel and we can hardly imagine a world in which we

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    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Victor
  • Arguments on Utilitarianism

    Arguments on Utilitarianism

    Arguments on Utilitarianism Which is more valuable: a game of push-pin or the study of Latin? Which has greater worth: the life of a single young girl or the lives of an entire community? These are the sorts of questions raised when dealing with the matter of utilitarianism. According to Jeremy Bentham, the father of the theory, the ultimate moral goal of human beings should be to increase pleasure and to decrease pain. To maximize

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    Submitted: February 4, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Adhd - Drugs and Behavior Therapy

    Adhd - Drugs and Behavior Therapy

    ADHD, Drugs and Behavior Therapy Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) are being over medicated with a stimulant medication and can be treated effectively with behavior modification. As the diagnosis and treatments are fairly new we need to be doubtful over the treatment that calls for doctors to give children stimulant medications. Researchers from the University of Buffalo found that behavioral therapy could cut the need for stimulant medications by up to two-thirds (Barrow, K.

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • Birth Control

    Birth Control

    Birth Control I cannot even fathom the idea of going to a Walgreen’s or CVS to refill my monthly prescription of birth control pills and be rejected service due to the pharmacist’s moral beliefs. This however happened in Menomonie, Wisconsin when a young girl came to a Kmart to refill her prescription of birth control pills and Neil Noesen (a back up pharmacist) explained to her that he couldn’t give her the pills “with a

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Victor
  • The Effect of Price Elasticity of Demand in Airline Industry

    The Effect of Price Elasticity of Demand in Airline Industry

    The global airline industry is experiencing cold season since the terrorist attack in 2001. Though china’s airline suffered less from the 9-11 effect, price hike of fuel has also plagued the industry. Moreover, in response to the entry of the WTO, Chinese government has phased out regulations upon airline industry and encouraged competition by introducing budget airline. To maintain competitive advantage and considerable profit margin as a domestic leading airline company, China Southern Airlines Co.

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • Drug Prevention

    Drug Prevention

    Ever since there have been drugs introduced into the United States, there have been people to abuse them; ever since there have been people to abuse drugs, there have been other people fighting against drug abusers. All throughout history people’s minds have being changing and people have become smarter and the ways of thinking have changed therefore making the fight against drug abusers a constantly changing battle. There have been many different approaches taken

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Effects of Industrial Economic Control on Developing and Third World Countries

    The Effects of Industrial Economic Control on Developing and Third World Countries

    Times following WWII were difficult for most countries in their quest to revitalize socially, economically and politically. These periods were especially trying for developing pre-colonized nations who were granted independence; usually with fascist governments similar to that of their former owners. During this time, the US, with the assistance of the other members of the Big Five (China, France, Germany, and the UK), created the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank which gave loans

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    Submitted: February 5, 2010 By: Tasha
  • How Do You Know When the Price Is Right?

    How Do You Know When the Price Is Right?

    How Do You Know When the Price Is Right? An eight-step process can help you make better decisions. Pricing is managers' biggest marketing headache. It's where they feel the most pressure to perform and the least certain that they are doing a good job. The pressure is intensified because, for the most part, managers believe that they don't have control over price: It is dictated by the market. Moreover, pricing is often seen as a

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Different Styles of Arguments Can Shape Our Past, Present, and Future

    Different Styles of Arguments Can Shape Our Past, Present, and Future

    Different styles of arguments can shape our past, present, and future. They represent our life styles and major influences that are in gained from being and ending of our lives. They are only a small part, but show a huge part of our charters. In a most resent argument with my boyfriend about his smoking habits. I will show my consensual style. Because I don’t smoke and have been taught about the bad health influence

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: July
  • War on Drugs Speech

    War on Drugs Speech

    10 April 2002 WAR ON DRUGS SPEECH The following speech is to be presented to the youth of America currently enrolled as High School Students. The topic of the War on Drugs directly coincides with the War on Terrorism. In order to stop terrorism, the funding through drugs must be stopped. The presenter will be using first person speech to make for a more personable presentation. On September 11th the United States became the victim

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Mike
  • Food Is a Drug

    Food Is a Drug

    Food is a drug if not properly consumed or used. Throughout America, the number of obese or overweight people is rapidly increasing, due to the lack of excercise, laziness, and mostly the food we ingest everyday. Almost everything we eat has the effect of a drug or narcotic and thus attracts our attention and sooner or later our addiction. "Food is a drug" seems to be a vast understatement these days. Numerous people are addicted,

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Max
  • Juvenile Delinquents and Drug Abuse

    Juvenile Delinquents and Drug Abuse

    Does only the juvenile drinking or drugging up suffer, or do others get involved? The answer is, not only do the users suffer, but so do their family, friends, and the community. However, due to the rise of juvenile’s becoming involved in substance abuse, the juvenile justice system has resulted in an increased burden. Over the past fifteen years, the fad of drug use among kids has steadily been increasing. Persistent substance abuse among youth

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Top
  • Internal Controls

    Internal Controls

    Internal Controls Internal controls are an essential part of a company’s financial and business policies and procedures. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) defines internal control as “a process, effected by an entity's board of directors, management and other personnel, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives in the following categories: effectiveness and efficiency of operations, reliability of financial reporting, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations” (COSO).

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Top