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    problem for a while which has caused thousands of car accidents. Cell phone use while driving raises the risk of serious injury or death, using a cell phone while driving can and will kill you or the people around you, and using a cell phone while driving is just as dangerous as driving drunk. Talking on a cellphone while driving is distracted driving and raises the risk of serious injury or death. Behavioral studies have shown that talking on the phone diverts the driver's attention and disrupts

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    in a group is to tell the group everything you know, you need and be serious. In a group it is important to have a person that is being who he is and say what he feels. No matter any group you are in a group in school, in work, or in some research's there should be a person that might take and do all the work for the group because he needs a degree or the thing that group will lead to. However it is argued that it is important for a person to be serious and say all what he want to say. Receiving

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    before themselves. You should not put others before yourself becuase they will take an advantage of you and it shows them that you will always come second. If you put people before you, for this reason, they will take an advantage of you. This proves to them that you cant say no, therefore they’ll be able to walk all over you. For instance, if you keep loaning others money, they will keep wanting more and more. This also proves that they will never take you serious. For example, if you are mad at them

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    sometimes you have to take risks in order to better your life. Both authors portray the same theme by using the same and different techniques to teach readers to take risks in life. The Red Umbrella and “A Band-Aid for 800 Children,” use similar techniques to express risk taking. The Red Umbrella uses word choice to explain why Frankie and Lucy have to be sent to the U.S. without their parents. For example, “They’re not going with us.” My fear turned into anger. “You’re sending us away, aren’t you? Like

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    Brooks Target Audience

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    myself being in the model’s shoes with ease. I find the tone of the headline (i.e. “thank you conveniently located porta potty”) and delivery of the ad quite witty and cleverly executed. I sometimes feel intimidated and alienated by the hardcore athletes ridden in Nike ads as a dancer. I don’t fall into the typical sports categories Nike targets so their models and athletes don’t appeal to me. I am serious about dance, however, so I find that Brooks’ messaging and quality is a suitable middle ground

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    Fat Problem In America

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    Did you know that two-thirds of the adult American population is overweight or even obese? America is the number one country for weight problems in the world. Because of today’s fast paced society many people have developed a bad habit of eating unhealthy food causing rapid increase weight gain. Being overweight can cause severe health problems sometimes even leading to death. America’s weight problem is steadily growing and more and more people are becoming obese each year. Many people with strong

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    Health has many factors. There are good factors such as eating right, exercising, and others. Health risk factors are tobacco use, physical inactivity, poor diet, high blood pressure, and high stress level. These are very serious and not being treated could lead to a more serious problem. There are two terms that tie into health risk factors. Wellness which is the quality is being healthy in the mind and body. Another term is physical fitness which means; the general state of health and well -being

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    Hi Sierra, Although you mentioned that you do not believe that labeling and diagnosing necessarily results in “more harm than good,” I personally believe that because of the reasons you mentioned, it does in fact result in more harm than good. One of these negative effects includes stigmas, that may be permanent as they are difficult to ever remove once they have been applied. This may perpetuate dangerous and problematic phenomenons such as the self-fulfilling prophecy and stereotype threats that

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    You get the phone call in the middle of the night. Your son or daughter has been in a serious accident and is hospitalized in critical condition. After several day’s they come home from the hospital with several broken bones and require your around the clock attention for the next eight to twelve weeks. You just got over a serious medical condition yourself which you acquired while on vacation and do not have any vacation time or sick time to take off. Do you have to quit your job? Can your employer

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    disrespect, lack of consideration and rudeness are serious problem that affect them on a person level” according to the Public Agenda article titled “Aggravating Circumstance”, by treating others negatively it caused negativity in different aspects of the lives of others. Lack of respect is a serious problem and according to a study conducted based on a telephone survey of 2,013 adults 18 years or older “8 in 10 (79%) say lack of respect and courtesy is a serious problem in our society, one that we should

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