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    1. Introduction Cheating in schools is getting worse and worse as the days fly by and here’s why. Studies have shown that more students are cheating to get a good grade and thrive. The problem is that students shouldn’t have to use cheating as a option for success in their grades, it shouldn’t even be an option in the first place. Cheating has skyrocketed over the years as education has become more complex. Students are choosing cheating as a way to take the easy way out because they don’t understand

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    We are living the Fahrenheit Fahrenheit 451 shows a society very similar to ours today. Much the same as revealed in the Fahrenheit, we live in a society that is impatient, disconnected from reality and desires satisfaction from materialistic objects. We live in a world where people seek the easy way out of problems. People lose their identities focusing too much on themselves and chasing after physical possessions. People have a physical and emotional side but the people in our society neglects

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    million copies in 2000. She made $3.5 million from her third album, "La Bella Mafia" in 2003 after selling 3.1 million copies. After her debut, the three consecutive albums have been certified platinum. This made her the second rapper after Missy Elliott to have at least 3 of her albums certified platinum. In 2001, she was featured on the remix of "Lady Marmalade". The single sold over 5 million copies. It got to #1 on the Billboard 100. The single also won 2 MTV Video Music Awards and a Grammy

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    A Class DIvided Essay

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    A CLASS DIVIDED Thirty years ago Jane Elliott taught the third grade in the white, Christian community of Riceville, Iowa. The day Martin Luther King Jr. was killed she planned an exercise that wouldn't just show her students what racism is - rather, it would give them first-hand experience of what it felt like to be oppressed for something out of their control. Elliott divided her class by the color of their eyes, marked them with armbands and proceeded to treat one group as if superior in

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    many as successful female artists as there are male in the rap genre. There is serious talent being exhibited with these young female rappers and I feel the public just refuse to give their time to even bother with these artists. For a young girl wanting to be a famous artist, it can be dream crushing to realize this is more of an impossible decision. A few female famous artists today can explain how this became a stereotype and made this an impossible career pathway. Even though these stereotypes

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    Jane Elliott's Exercises

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    Blue or Brown Eyes 1. I believe that I would do fine in taking part in Jane Elliott’s exercises. I have a unique view due to my circumstances from being a non-religious asexual aspie (Asperger’s). I have found that everything someone does can be traced back to a reason. Yes there is something for me to gain by taking her session however I am unsure what it is. I took socialization classes when I was younger at UC DAVIS that at the time didn’t think would really help me. They played a vital part in

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    In my ongoing quest to highlight up and coming talent, the advent of Havana Guppy's presence on the entertainment scene is a welcome addition as she is a remarkable young actress whose star has been on the rapid ascent in the last six months. She has the singular honor of appearing in three highly anticipated new series that are beginning to garner much attention. Recently, Havana and I chatted about how she began in the business, her current and forthcoming roles, and how she keeps an equable head

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    Since you know this world is a pure chaos in many forms in any name you can reference to. We, Society, are the most distinctive cultural patterns and organized group of persons connected together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes you can name of. There is many problems are happening nowadays, which it seems worsen than in the past generations. Most of problem causing I am seeing in this generation is Media itself are playing a significant role

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    Bars and clubs have long been the stomping ground of beautiful, socially outstanding individuals. For the remaining population, these places have long been intimidating, awkward, and stuffed full of unsuitable prospects. What would it mean to a lonely person to know that the next big love of their life could be just a few mouse-clicks away? Enter the online dating sites, with its anonymity, lists of potential dates, compatibility indicators, and virtually instant results. A guaranteed sellers market

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    In “Digital Demands: The Challenges of Constant Connectivity” by Sherry Turkle, who is a professor, she talks in an interview about how people spend more time on their phones, doing everything as easy as possible, rather than doing it in person. People would rather sit on their technology instead of enjoying life outside of social media and technology. Using technology makes everything easier instead of doing hard work to get something done. Sherry Turkle’s article is effective because she uses her

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