... don't give a shit one way or the other about the things that go on in the world? If you do vote, I can probably give you reasons why you shouldn't....but it is really hard to get someone who doesn't vote reasons to vote. ROCK THE VOTE, what the hell is that shit!? That makes ... spent on government, the less higher taxes need to be. About 30% of my paycheck goes to taxes, and I KNOW that's nothing in comparison to what some people have to pay. You know these people voted into their elected positions are such assholes....would you pay 10% of your paycheck to your friend so he ... can rent...

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... away from them for over a month, you could get bit by something poisonous and die, and you get to be hungry after about a week of being there. I don't know but those sure don't sound like things I would want to go through just for one million dollars. Money isn't everything in the world but being happy is, and I'm happy ... winner gets a record deal and into the music business. In process however the contestants have to deal with a jerk for a judge and the fear of being voted off. Why does the show have judges anyways they aren't voting so whets the point. I"ll tell you the point. Withou...

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... way ''home'' to Vietnam, from which his family fled in 1975. ''Where are you from? It's a familiar question for every international person whose face doesn't match the national stereotype. I dont know how many times I had the same conversation with numerous people after I came to America from Japan. When I lived in Japan, I never thought about this question and of course nobody asked ... kind of food, such as those from France, Italy, China, and so forth. Yet, after only a week in France, I suddenly wanted to have only Japanese dishes. I could not figure out why. I tried to find Japanes...

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... will offset the loss of money to the private sector. For example "A certain level of transportation spending will facilitate economic growth by permitting the efficient flow of goods and services." Why America Needs a Tax Cut p 6 Conservatives believe that lowering tax rates will spur economic growth, while liberals believe that reductions if enacted, will help the rich disproportionately while widening the ... reducing the governments spending. There is an idea floating around Washington that supports putting a "Trigger" on any tax cuts passed by congress. What most Americans don't kn...

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America is tight with isreal, thats why the whole iraq deal happened, why desert storm was such a huge success was because iraq wasn't able to get isreal involved you see because once it hit isreal, isreal would come back that would provoke all ... me and ill hit Israel and you'll see what will happen.everyone says we go over there for oil, no in 1991 when the war first started schartzcof *dont know how to spell his name but was the general in charge of desert storm* any way right before it started america and allies had very reliable Intel that said he ... point where hitler was walking al...

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... Gain Too Much Weight? Since I have come to America, I have seen a lot of fat people. Because I am not used to see such fat people, I have wanted to know why people here in America are fatter. Doing my search for the reasons for gaining too much weight, I have seen that there are a multitude of reasons. Some of the reasons that I ... ...

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... to vote equally. In addition, it is understandable to be confused with all the laws and political terms thrown around, but those too are also easy to understand if you know where to look. And finally, it is important for all Americans to step back and see what is happening to our way of life and decide if we are happen ... just quit the fight for a vote, quit the fight for freedom. That statement is absurd, just as the thought of not voting. In addition it is vital that all Americans know what is going on in the country. Today the biggest thing concerning Americans is the current war we...

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The excerpt "Why Fries Taste Good" from the book Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal written by Eric Schlosser mainly focuses on how the flavor industry incorporates additives ... over one billion dollars and approximately 10,000 new flavors each year. Yet, this industry is highly secretive. Many clients of the flavor industry do not want the public to know their flavors originated in one of the many labs, such as International Flavors & Fragrances which is located off the New Jersey Turnpike, that create thousands of scents and flavor, but ... ...

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... . Many centuries ago people did not have the scientific advances that there are now so they needed ways to explain what was going on around them. If one did not know why the animals came into being thinking that a God created the animals is a simple answer. If God created all that was good, He would be the reason we are kind. Simple ... ...

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... first settlers of America came from many different areas of the world and each one had their own specific reasons for why they were coming and what they would encounter. As a country growing older, America and her people have access to many of the original ... of letters from six different men and their diverse reasons for settling in America. The first entry was written by Richard Hakluyt in 1584 called "Why England Should Settle North America." Hakluyt uses his writing to inform the people of England of the opportunities available in "Norumbega," and ... why England would prosper by ...

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Why study history? Is it because it is required? Because the state makes us study it? It shouldn't be. First, I study history to learn about America's past times. If it wasn't ... great things, died, and then were forgotten about. I believe it is my duty, and every other Americans, to learn about these "heroes" and to make sure they are never forgotten. Why do we recognize athletes when they do something good? They get a trophy for winning a championship. Heroes are doing something much more. They have died for someone else. They have died ... history. People did great and heroic things for...

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... in water sank immediately. About half an hour later the second part of the ship sank. The film "Titanic is very accurate in finding out how and why the titanic sank because it shows how it hit the iceberg and sank in motion and that has never been done before. It also tells you how people ... stages in how the titanic sank but in motion. The film is useful because we don't have to just look at survivors story to tell us how and why the titanic sank. On the other hand the film is not that reliable because a book written by two historians in 1995 tells us that the lifeboat space ... the f...

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Why You Should Rethink American Values The United States of America is known by people worldwide to be one of the most powerful countries in the world, if not the most ... most violent countries in the world. Now, hear me out. It really isn't that farfetched. Granted that other countries appear as more violent to us. However, if you think about why they are violent it usually has some valid roots. We see pictures on the news of people in the Middle East of people standing in the streets shooting off AK ... ...

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... abuse on college campuses has reached a point where it is far more destructive than most people and today realize and today threatens too many of our youth." -Senator Joe Lieberman Why do college students drink so much? This timeless fad has effected this generation in high percentages since the beginning of college education. Today in America it is estimated that approximately ... students who are over 21. One study has shown that a typical American college student will spend more money on alcohol during college than textbooks. Perhaps the most common answer to why students drink so mu...

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Why Don't More Kids Have Assets "Adults and institutions have become uncomfortable about articulating values or enforcing rules and consequences". I remember stories form the older grownups as a young child. Most of ... teachers, who do their job just for the money, tend to not care about what the child learns as long as they get their paycheck. That's part of the reasons why a child may disrespect the teacher. Another thing I blame is television, no America showers and crowns rappers, drug dealers, and children now get the wrong idea of the concept of things ... ...

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... summer. It was surronded by thick woods which were difficult to clear for cultivation. The settlers, who were adventouros gentlemen, knew nothing about how to create a village noor did they know anything about the land they tried to settle on. The thick woods was nothing like what they were used to back in England. Jamestown did not become what the settlers ... ...

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... violence and school massacres. Ellis argues the fact that students are aware that if they commit a violent crime such as opening fire in a classroom and engaging in a shooting spree they know they will receive an abundant amount of media attention, thus in a sense, the student will become a "celebrity"(25). With the violence portrayed in television, movies, and media augmenting each day ... ...

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... more complex arguments. Dew thought that emancipation with out deportation of the slaves was impossible. Deportation was simply too expensive and would only make the nations economy collapse. He thought, why change something that is helping the nation, just so it can destroy it. Also, many Southerners claimed that what they were doing to the slaves was not nearly as bad ... ...

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Why this land is your land; An Ecocentric analysis of an American Classic. Ever Since Cheryl Glotfelty first introduced the term Ecocriticism as a critical approach to studying nature writing, authors across ... ...

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Why I Am Glad I Live In the United States of America I am glad I live free of anybody else controlling my life. I am glad that people have the right to speak freely and not be put in jail for it. I can dress however I want and not be shot...

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... raising revenues. The British also exercised unlimited powers to control the Colonies. Most Americans blamed the British for bringing hate and dissention to their homeland. The Declaration of Independence explains why the colonies went to war with Great Britain. ...

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... families. Minimum wage is just not enough to keep a roof over someone's head, keep the utilities up and running and keep food in the refrigerator. Why does America have a higher killing rate than other countries in the world? Some of the other countries killing rates are in the teens, double digits, in ... a gun will solve all their problems. In reality, having a gun and firing it somebody doesn't solve the problem, its only creating a bigger one. So why did the two boys go on a deadly rampage in their school? They were outcasts in the school, talked about and bullied, and shunned from t...

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... and Nazis. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.civil rights movement was the first step towards a truly de-segregated America. If it had not been for people like Dr. King, Maya Angelou and other strong-willed and just people, the country would probably still have two types of rest rooms-- one for whites and one for blacks. Racism has been running rampant ... this prejudiced way, they just make themselves seem ignorant. One of the darkest periods in American history was when we massacred the American Indians so we could settle their lands. Why did we betray and kill the Indians? We killed them bec...

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Catch the Vision "I"m the child they stole from the sand three hundred years ago in Africa's land." -Langston Hughes Three hundred years ago in America before man could fly, women could vote or anyone ever walked on the moon, blacks were enslaved. They were brought to American in slave ships...

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... an unhealthy adulthood. It is important to realize that a healthy lifestyle starts in adolescence and that's why kids should get started as early as possible. You might ask, why is it so important to make sure that children live healthier? Why can't they do what they want? Or why can't it be up to the parent? First, studies show that physically active children, kids ... life. Too much emphasis is put on academics, even though ... many studies [show that] adequate exercise and health play a very important role in academics." There are a variety of other reasons why parents don't feel lik...

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