... this percentage did lessen, America still continued to smoke. The year after the warning came out, it was found that 42% of Americans were purchasing this product. Just last year, forty states sued tobacco companies demanding compensation for the money they lost through taxes and various other costs because of the tobacco industry. Instead of dealing with all forty states separately, the states and the tobacco companies came to a compromise and decided it would be in the best interest of everyone if they settled out of court. There are five major points of this settlement that both parties have signed and agreed to. The tobacco companies will have to pay ...
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... movement of the early 1900’s. Hemmingway’s attempt to create the perfect wife through Catherine, may have in fact been too successful, as he leaves the reader questioning whether she “is too idealistic, too selflessly loving and giving to be believed as a character.” This is no truer than at the hospital after Catherine informs Frederic (Tenente), that she is pregnant her only concern becomes his happiness despite his constant pleas that he is in fact happy about the pregnancy. This is only overshadowed by her constant reassurances that she will be a “good girl”, never failing to apologize hastily for any momentary lapse in judg ...
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... a coach describes is the Half-ass player. He or she is labeled this name because this type of player does everything half way. If at a practice each player is supposed to do 20 sprints, then he or she will only do 10; and if he or she does do all 20, then they do them half speed. This type of player does care enough about their reputation to try his or her best, but only in the games. Practice is just a place to be after school. When a coach is talking he or she will only hear what they want to. A half-ass player may be good enough to make a considerable difference in a game, but does not believe so, so they do not care if the game is won or lost. The ide ...
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... life and death instincts. The ego is based on the reality principal as it is rational and logical-where defense mechanisms come into play. The superego supercedes both the conscious and unconscious. It is the part of the mind containing the traditional values & taboos of society. Psychosexual development had five stages: the oral stage is the time during which the infant is orally fixated; the anal stage is the time during which the child finds gratification through excrement; the phallic stage is the stage during which children begin to choose sexual preference with their parents. This is the stage of the Oedipus and Electra complexes for boys and girls respec ...
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... the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in an attempt to scare the spirits away. Trick-or-Treat was said to come from people leaving food for the spirits on their doorsteps to ensure a good year. Another myth about how Trick-or-Treating got started is by the Celebration honoring Muck Olla where a parade of people begged for food and the leader wore a mask, which is how costumes were started. Halloween didn't become widely celebrated in the United States until the 1800's when immigrants from Ireland and Scotland came to America. The immigrants brought their own customs as well as making new customs in America. In Ireland people lit candles and ...
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... had seen the crash, and they had described that it was "brighter, and fell much slower than any meteors" they had ever seen. At St. Mary's Hospital in Roswell, two Catholic nuns, saw the crash, directly north of them, and logged the crash to have occurred on July 4, between 10:00 and 11:30 PM. Southwest of the base, Corporal E. L. Pyles looked to see what at first he thought was a shooting star, only it seemed to be to large to be one. He testifies that the crash happened about 11:00 PM also. There were many Military officers in the area who had seen the object as well. The object was appearing on militar ...
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... is not really that bad, and is acceptable to my parents.” A majority of Americans youth today are morally confused, due to the un-honorable actions of their parents. 1984, by George Orwell, shows an example of un-honorable actions of parents, rubbing off on their children. About 99% of the population in this book, were uncaring robots. They would turn their best friend into the “thought police” at the drop of a hat. They don’t think for themselves, and therefore are robots. The children of 1984, were even worse because they would turn their own parents into the “thought police”, with no sense of shame, and they actually felt proud about their actions. This is ...
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... they know you have to build on what that child knows. Therefore, if the child comes into the room saying 'dis' and 'dat', the teacher instead of frowning needs to know that 'dis' means 'this' and 'dat' means 'that' and responds accordingly not with a frown but with the proper words.1 Those who objects the introduction of English says that the introduction of Ebonics will assist those who do not fully understand standard English or who loses interest because they feel that the language of their community is being ignored. This is not about racism; this is a method of teaching. "What you need to do is teach the child how to move from ebonics to standard English."2 ...
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... sewage directly into Boston Harbor (MWRA website). Not even the passage of the 1972 Clean Water Act prompted Massachusetts to clean up its act, so to speak. It was not until the city of Quincy and the Conservation Law Foundation filed law suits against Massachusetts for violations of the Clean Water Act, that the state decided to make updates to its system (Aubrey, Connor 62). The result of these lawsuits was the creation of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) in late 1984. Once the MWRA took control of the sewer system changes began to be made. The MWRA oversaw the construction of new primary and secondary treatment plants of Deer Island, w ...
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... in society have options about every thing that they do. Back in the day, before all the guns and drugs, gangs where simple. All their was, were knifes, leather, and your ‘hood and peeps. Back then, gangs were spontaneous and unplanned (Roth 698). There was no set leader, no set ways about doing things. If there was a fight going on and one of their members was in it the others would jump in too. Most original gangsters (OG) had an attachment to their ‘hood or territory (Roth 698). They stood up for their set. If other people that they don’t know come around started something. The gang would most likely get involved. In the 70’s is ...
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