Comparative Analysis

            Both plays that we viewed seemed that they were not only made to entertain the audience and treat them with a good, viewable show. I believe that the two plays were made to inform the audience about problems that people went through at some stage in American history. These both have to do with problems that American women endured.  However, For Colored Girls was solely about women of color and what they endured after the Vietnam War. These hardships included pregnancies and child abuse, both of which were an effect of unstable Black men. This play took place in New York. The other play, which took place in Chicago in the 1920’s, was about women in general, but in that time period the main group women that were considered were White women. Therefore, this play consisted of White women. It focused on the trials that they had to bear, which included inequality and suffrage. Both plays are informative and capable of forcing people to acknowledge

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I go to, and have always gone to, public school. Although I have never had the experience of homeschooling, I have heard things about it. I have also seen things on television about homeschooling. There are both differences between the two forms of learning, as well as similarities between the two forms of learning. Homeschooling gives you the advantage of not needing to go anywhere for your education. Also, you do not have to deal with distractions from other students. Finally, you do not have the trouble of 7 different teachers, some of which would probably be difficult to get along with. With public schooling, you get to meet new people. Also, you get to hang out with your friends everyday. You might meet your future spouse in public school. Also, public school somewhat prepares you for college life. Both of these ways of learning result in knowledge. Also, they both are supposed to prepare you for college, and, ultimately, for the carreer of your choice. They both have pros and cons. These are similar, but they also have differences.

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Understanding and knowledge are two reasonably similar words. Although they do not sound similar, nor do they look similar, their definitions are similar.  They both have to do with your brain, and getting something into that brain. However, they also have differences. Understanding is the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination. This means that understanding is the space in your brain for learning. Another definition for understanding is the cognitive conditionof someeone who understands. This, in summary, means "the act of understanding". Knowledge is the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. Synonyms of the word "knowledge" are cognition and noesis. So, knowledge is something you know. Everything that you learn is stored in your understanding. This shows the specific relationship between understanding and knowledge. Although they are similar, they do have differences.

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 If you saw the recent Major League Baseball post-season, then I am sure that you have heard of a man named Josh Hamilton.  Josh Hamilton is the starting center-fielder for the Texas Rangers.  He had an exceptional season in 2010, with the exception of the World Series.  What a lot of people do not know is what led up to his monstrous career.  Josh was signed in 1999.  He was a beast and continued to be one in his first year in the minor leagues.  He soon was in a car accident with his mother.  His mother was hospitalized and he suffered back injuries.  He soon went on to continue playing, but was put on the disabled list.  He was twenty years old, wealthy, and alone for the first time in his life.  He found comfort in a group of guys who hung out at a tattoo parlor and did bad things.   He got a lot of tattoos of the devil, and Jesus and things he did not understand.  He also began experimenting with drugs and alcohol.  He was sent to rehabilitation but became angry and left.  He played off and on for a while, battling injuries and drugs.  He often consumed enough cocaine and alcohol to kill a normal person, but his amazing body pulled him through.  He was suspended until 2004.  He then found God, and quit his habits.  Now he is back on the prowl, hitting bombs.  All things are possible through God.

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I am sixteen years old, and I am in the 11th grade. This means that I have been in school for eleven years, and this is my 12th. In all of these years I have gone through a lot of classes. This means that I have gone through a lot of teachers. In elementary school we only had one teacher per grade. In middle school, or junior high school, different teachers taught different subjects. In high school different teachers teach different subjects as well. This means that I have gone through a lot of teachers. However, despite all of these teachers, including the math teahcers, the chemistry teachers,  the biology teachers, the English teachers, and the history teachers, I believe that one teacher was especiallt effective in teaching the class. This was my United States History teacher in eighth grade. She was very firm, but she was also pretty easy to talk to. Also, she encouraged questions. I believe that this is very essentil to learning something new. Some people learn at different paces, so questions are a good way to keep the class flowing. Also, our teacher put pressure on us, which made us work hard. Our teacher was very efficient in teaching her students academics and things that we will need in our lives as well.

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I am sixteen years old, and I am in the 11th grade. This means that I have been in school for eleven years, and this is my 12th. In all of these years I have gone through a lot of classes. This means that I have gone through a lot of teachers. In elementary school we only had one teacher per grade. In middle school, or junior high school, different teachers taught different subjects. In high school different teachers teach different subjects as well. This means that I have gone through a lot of teachers. However, despite all of these teachers, including the math teahcers, the chemistry teachers,  the biology teachers, the English teachers, and the history teachers, I believe that one teacher was especiallt effective in teaching the class. This was my United States History teacher in eighth grade. She was very firm, but she was also pretty easy to talk to. Also, she encouraged questions. I believe that this is very essentil to learning something new. Some people learn at different paces, so questions are a good way to keep the class flowing. Also, our teacher put pressure on us, which made us work hard. Our teacher was very efficient in teaching her students academics and things that we will need in our lives as well.

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Every school day, which is monday through friday, I have a Health class. This class is 0 period, which means it begins at 7:15 A.M. This, in turn, means that I have to wake up at 5 o'clock A.M. to make sure I get there on time. Also, I hae a Creative Writing class, and although it is not so early in the day, it still affects my schedule. The teacher of this class assigns a lot of work. This means that I am often up late doing this homework. The combination of my 0 period Health class and my homework, I miss out on a lot of sleep (and, in essence, growth). Sleep deprivation, or sleep loss, is not good. Your boody needs sleep to function properly, and it is going to get some sleep one way or another. Unfortunately, you might fall asleep at a vital time. For instance, on occasion, I fall asleep in some of my other classes (ones that have not been mentioned). Although this does not really affect me much, it very easily could. Say, for instance, you fall asleep on lecture notes. What if you miss out on vital information needed to be known for the next test, which is on a day that you are not aware of because you were asleep when the teacher said it? Also, you could fall asleep on the test, which may cause you to fail the test. Sleep deprivation is unhealthy, and just bad.. So, get your sleep every night that you possibly can.

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Who does not love a feel-good, sports-related movie that they can relate to? Most people enjoy these movies. For me, this movie is The Sandlot. I can relate to it, and it can almost always brighten my mood.

            I love baseball; I love to watch it, I love to have conversations and debates about it, and I definitely love to play it. Baseball is one thing that I have always been able to do that took my mind off of negative things in my life. I have been playing since I was seven years of age. Even when I was younger, my father put me on to baseball, and I loved it.

            Another thing that makes me feel good is an interesting movie. I love comedies, but I also like action and suspenseful movies. However, my favorite type of movie is a sports movie. They usually have good storylines, and they also are often true stories, or based on true stories.

            So, when you combine two of my favorite things that make me happy, it obviously appeals to me. The Sandlot is a movie about a boy that moves to a new town. The boy is smart, gets good grades, and does not play sports, nor does he talk about or watch them. His worried mother sends him out to make friends. He stumbles onto a baseball field, and he sees some other boys there playing. The boy, named Smalls, embarrasses himself when he attempts to throw back the baseball that rolled over by his foot. He revealed his ignorance to the sport, and the other boys laughed at him. He ran home in melancholy. Another day, he was asked to go play with them by one of the boys, names Bennie, who helped him catch and throw. Smalls did well that day, and was invited to participate every day. By this time, he was accepted by the other guys as well.

Smalls became better and better, and hung out with them more and more. They all went through a lot of things together. One day, Bennie knocked the cover off of the only baseball that they had. Smalls went home to get a ball to play with, and grabbed one from his stepfather’s trophy case that was signed by Babe Ruth, not knowing its worth. He ended up hitting it into a yard for his first homerun. Unfortunately, that yard was patrolled by the Beast, who, according to the boys, was the biggest meanest dog ever. The guys put their heads together to figure out a way to get it back, but they came up with nothing.

Bennie had a dream in which Babe Ruth told him to just hop over the fence and get it. The next day, he did so, and ended up being chased around the neighborhood by the Beast. He finally won the battle, but the dog became injured in the struggle, and, despite their fear, the boys helped him, and Smalls lead the way. The boys, the dog, and the dog’s master all ended up friends.

This is my favorite movie because it had a good storyline, good characters, and, of course, it had to do with baseball. Also, the place where they played, named The Sandlot, is like a dream come true for me; I always wanted to be able to walk to a field and play a pick-up game with my friends. Despite my main reason for loving this film, which is the baseball references, I would recommend this film to others. It has a good plot and is a great family film.

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“Hello and welcome to Kentucky Fried Chicken.  How may I help you, Sir?”  The eager man replied,” Yes, my family is extremely hungry.  There are twelve of us.  What do you suggest?”  The woman replied, “Well, we have a family meal.  However, it is for six people.”  “Well, what should I do?”  “I do not know.”  The woman in line behind the man ordering suggested, “Why don’t you just order two family meals?”  The man thought it to be a brilliant idea and exclaimed, “I will have two family meals please.”  The cashier notices that the man is not the brightest star in the galaxy, and she attempts to exploit it.  “Alright Sir, the family meal is $15.  You want two of them, so your total after a ten percent tax, is $54.21.”  “Okay,” the man replied. 

This man has just been duped.  This is one example of why math is very important for people in this society.  There are very many things that math is used for in the world today.  The most common and quite possibly the most important for people is money.  So, for you students, be sure to stay in school and pay attention to your math teachers.

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Humans often have good relationships with animals.

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 If you immediately need to contact your associate, or group member, for some homework problem, what is the first thing you would do to reach them?  One thing that you could do is get on your computer in your room and contact them through Facebook.  Another thing you could possibly do on that computer is contact them through My Space.  Finally, on the computer, you could Instant Message them.  You could do so through America Online Instant Messenger, Yahoo Instant Messenger, or MSN Instant Messenger. You could also use your cellular phone to fix your problem, which most teenagers do.  One possibility is calling the other individual.  Another idea would be to send them a text message.  Finally, you could contact them through a social network, such as Facebook or My Space, or through an Instant Messenger, such as American Online Instant Messenger, Yahoo Instant Messenger, or MSN Instant Messenger, on your phone.  However, there was a time when not everyone had cellular phones and computers in their lives.   In recent days, these things have almost become necessities.  About fifteen years ago, people mostly communicated in person.  They would call people and they would even send an email or a letter in the mail every once in a while.  Communication has drastically changed over the years--especially over the last twenty-or-so years.  I do not know why this is so, but it seems that things are still changing and doing so very quickly.  Will the changes in forms of commication ever slow down?

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To learn a new language it may be vert difficult. To do so, I would most likely use Rosetta Stone as a tool. I have heard that this works very well, so this would probably be my first option. However, if this is not possible,then I would ask for help from the natives, and I would listen to them speak the langueage to get a better idea for myself. I would eventually grasp the language and become fluent in speaking it, though I may have an accent. I believe that if you are around something long enough you will soon begin to learn and develop traits feo. Whateveryou are around. For instance, if you live in an ethnic neighborhood, such as Inglewood, California, you will likely begin talking like they do, with their slang, their lingo, and possibly their accent. I would use this assimilation to my advantage to learn how to speak a strange, new, difficult language in a new country. However, this tactic may, possibly, change me. It is possible that, if I do this, I will begin to walk, talk, behave, and act te same way as the natives, which may or may. It be similar to how I do things. This is why Rosetta Stone would be beneficial.  

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What I have noticed is that a lot of teenagers like to wear their pants below their waist. This is known to society as "sagging". I am not sure when it started, but it is in full effect right now. I am aware that sagging originated it jail, but have you ever wondered why it became so popular outside of the penitentiary? I bieve that this is because people coming out of jail are considered to ne tough, and since a lot of people want to be tough they do what these people do. This toughness gives these people a sense of security from potential threats on their health and well-being, such as gang members.  

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Who does not love sweet potato pie? The rich, sweet filling? The nutmeg? The flaky, buttery crust holding the delicious goods? How it just melts in your mouth? Also, who does not love cheesecake? The light, creamy texture? The surprising, semi-tart punch? The buttery, homemade, perfect-textured graham cracker crust? Now, Imagine a combination of these two great desserts. This dream is a reality with the sweet potato cheesecake from the family-owned and family-operated "Harriet's Cheesecake". The combination of the sweet, creamy sweet potato, and the creamy, slightly tart cheesecake make this the richest, most luscious, mouth-watering, pallet pleasingdessert to ever hit anyone's taste buds. This dessert is utterly delicious. You should try to get one any chance you get. If you need an excuse to go out and buy one so that your spouse will not be disappointed. Pick one up for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, birthdays, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, Independence Day, Arbor day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter (and a separate one for Resurrection Day), Good Friday, and Earth Day,

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Who does not love sweet potato pie? The rich, sweet filling? The nutmeg? The flaky, buttery crust holding the delicious goods? How it just melts in your mouth? Also, who does not love cheesecake? The light, creamy texture? The surprising, semi-tart punch? The buttery, homemade, perfect-textured graham cracker crust? Now, Imagine a combination of these two great desserts. This dream is a reality with the sweet potato cheesecake from the family-owned and family-operated "Harriet's Cheesecake". The combination of the sweet, creamy sweet potato, and the creamy, slightly tart cheesecake make this the richest, most luscious, mouth-watering, pallet pleasingdessert to ever hit anyone's taste buds. This dessert is utterly delicious. You should try to get one any chance you get. If you need an excuse to go out and buy one so that your spouse will not be disappointed. Pick one up for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, birthdays, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, Independence Day, Arbor day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter (and a separate one for Resurrection Day), Good Friday, and Earth Day,

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Who does not love sweet potato pie? The rich, sweet filling? The nutmeg? The flaky, buttery crust holding the delicious goods? How it just melts in your mouth? Also, who does not love cheesecake? The light, creamy texture? The surprising, semi-tart punch? The buttery, homemade, perfect-textured graham cracker crust? Now, Imagine a combination of these two great desserts. This dream is a reality with the sweet potato cheesecake from the family-owned and family-operated "Harriet's Cheesecake". The combination of the sweet, creamy sweet potato, and the creamy, slightly tart cheesecake make this the richest, most luscious, mouth-watering, pallet pleasingdessert to ever hit anyone's taste buds. This dessert is utterly delicious. You should try to get one any chance you get. If you need an excuse to go out and buy one so that your spouse will not be disappointed. Pick one up for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, birthdays, Memorial Day, Veteran's Day, Independence Day, Arbor day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter (and a separate one for Resurrection Day), Good Friday, and Earth Day,

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I would like to visit a country in Africa. However, it is not because it is appealing. I would like to see, with my own two eyes, how the people in the Motherland are suffering, struggling to survive. I am somewhat aware of the problems that men, women, Nd children are having in Africa. I know about some of the conditions. However, I believe that seeing myself will be more effective I'm making me want to sacrifice time and money to take action.

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Often, when someone is prejudged, it is negatively. I have been asked if I am in a gang. I am not. I have been asked if I have a son. I do not. I have been asked if I have ever killed anyone. I have not. I have been asked if I have ever stabbed anyone. I have not. I also do no like being asked Hess questions, high it makes me happy that I can answer these, "No," at the age of sixteen. At least the interrogaters know that not every African American has done these things. Prejudice is a horrible thing. It can only bring negative energy and negative effects. Most people to no take well to being pre-judged. Also, some people do certain things when they are angered. If someone is pre-judged, then there is a possiblility of them takin it In a horrible way, and they might resort to violence to get even. So, to avoid problems of this type, do not judge a book by it's cover.  

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If I had to figure a way to celebrate my bestfriend's birthday, there would be a lot of options: skating, bowling, mall, iceskating, and going out to eat are all options. However, I would probably throw them a party. Parties are almost always fun, and they do not need to be expensive. The party would, though, as the young people like to say, have to be, "Turnt up!" It would have to consist of food, music, and people. The food would have to be cheap, but still satisfactory, such as chips, hot wings, and punch. The music would, as the young folk also like to say, have to be "Poppin'!" There would be no jerking music; no pindropping allowed! Also, he DJ must be under the age of 32. His would prevent any Will Smith from getting played; no getting "Jiggy with it" that night. Finally, as far as the music, it must be heard. Therefore, sufficent speakers are a necessity. As for the people, no gangbanging allowed! Healthy, safe fun. Also, no, as the teenagers also like to say, "doo doo's, ratchets or hoochie mamas." men and women are to be are to be presentable and approachable. This would make for a fun, memorable birthday.

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If I could live during any decade it would be the 2000's. This is mostly becasue I know about it.

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Who conceived you? Who gave birth to you? who fed you? Who clothed you? Who is providing you with a clean place to live, even if you are the one that is cleaning it? Who took care of you when you were sick? Made you soup? Too you to the doctor? Got you out of school? Bought you ginger ale? Bought you cough medicine? Made you tea? Checked your temperature? Tucked you in bed? Who took you where you wanted to go? More importantly, who took you where you needed to go? Who taught you, or is teaching you, how to drive, so that you can take yourself everywhere that you need to go? Who is going to buy you a car, so that you can use these skills and drive where you want to and where you need to go? Who took you to school everyday? Who spoke to your teachers when they disrespected you? Who really loves you? Your parents. Your parents gave birth to you. Your parents raised you. Your parents will continue to help you through the early stages of adulthood. Parents are big in the lives of their offspring and need to be appreciated more.

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Imagine every time you did something positive ou stabbed yourself in the leg. Eventually, you will die. The knife that you are jabbing into your appendage represents pollution. Pollution isthe by product of factories, cars, motorcycles, and things of that nature. Everyday people are working in factories. The more they work, the more waste the building emits. Cars a re also driven everyday. Have you ever seen the emissions comin from the tailpipe of a vehicle? A bus, perhaps? Have you ever wondered where the gaseous emissions are going? Well, if you were not aware, it is released into the atmosphere. This pollution is unhealthy, and it accumulates.

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"Who was your favorite person?"
"Who was your favorite athlete?"
"Who was most influential to you in your childhood teenage years and young adulthood?"
"Who do/did you care about he most?"
"Who did you look up to?"
"What was your favorite song?"
"What event do you remember most vividly?"
"What would you change about how you lived your life?"
"What was your favorite food?"
"What do you think about our society today?"
"Where did you most like to go?"
"Where did you spend most of your time?"
"Where were you when the most important thing in your life happened to you?"
"Where did you meet your lover?"
"Where is the sweet potato pie recipe?"
"When was your first bad experience with racism?"
"When do you stop and think about everything you have gome through?"
"When did you hav eyour first drink?"
"When was your first encounter with drug abuse?"
"When did you make you first sweet potato pie?"
"Why don't you give up?"
"Why didn't you ever give up?"
"Why didn't you slap the people that disrespected you?"
"Why are you always smiling?"
"Why can I always see sadness in your eyes anyway?"

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"Mommy, I want to be a firefighter!"

"Mommy, I want to be a policeman, just  like Uncle Ronnie!"

"Mommy, I changed my mind about being a teacher. Mr. Johnson made me mad when he snet me out of class. I want to be a lawyer now!"

"Mommy? Daddy? I have a question to ask you two."
"What is it Billy?"
"What do I have to do to become an astronaut like my role model Neil Armstrong?"

Well, Billy, and the rest of you young children, before you could succeed in these wonderful fields, you must go to college. College is where you study whatever you need to in order to get a career in the field of your choice. A lot of peoplego to college, but what is really important is that you focus on your studies and your scholastic achievement while you are in college. A great number of people get to college and disregard their schoolwork;  they get caught up in party life, they lose focus of what is important, and they sometimes get kicked out of their ideal university. So, to become a firefighter, a policeman, a lawyer, or an astronaut, it sis possible, but you must focus on your school work.

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What will you do when the world comes to an end? Where will you go when there is no where to go? Yes, this is quite a scary thought. Did you know that you likely are doing things everyday that bring this day closer and closer? Fortunately, there is something that you can do to help the Earth.

            A lot of people have to drive to work. Also, multiple people work at the same location. However, employees still drive to the same location in different cars. I believe that there is one logical way to alleviate the situation. If these people get into the same car and drive to work they would release less smog into the atmosphere, and, in essence, help save Earth. Also, they would save money on gas if there is just one car driving to and from work.

            Another way to help the environment is to recycle. Recycling is quite simple, yet many people do not do it. I believe that it is just because they do not care enough to drop their bottles and cans in the blue bin, rather than the black one. However, they will care when the world collapses around them. All that you have to do is save your bottles, cans, and paper and put them in recycle bins. This way we do not waste our resources, and do not help speed up the demise of our planet.

            One final way to help out the planet is to reserve electricity and water. Many people leave on lights and electronic devices when they leave a house. Just flipping the switch or pressing the button can help alleviate the problem with our environment. Another thing that people do is leave the water running while they brush their teeth. Although it does not seem like much of a waste, it does add up, and can be easily avoided by turning it off until you need it. Also, you could turn off the water when you are washing dishes until you need it.

            Many people say that our planet is doomed. However, there are things that we can do to help bring a halt to the death of our planet. Carpooling is one way. Recycling is another. You can conserve electricity when possible. One final thing that people can do is conserve water. I personally believe that if we all work together, we can handle the situation well and stop the threat.

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Every morning, my alarm wakes me up at 5:00. I proceed to set the alarm for fifteen minutes later. Then, at 5:15, I set it back another 15 minutes. At 5:30, I wake up, and it takes me about 10 minutes to get out of the bed. I take a shower, get dressed, and await my ride to school. Whenmy ride arrives, we stop at 7-11. I purchase a medium-sized hot chocolate and a donut. We then go to school and await my 0 period teacher. After 0 period, there is either first and third period, or second and fourth period. Then, there's lunch. During lunch, I go to my Theatre and Improvisation Club meeting. After lunch, I go to either fifth or sixth period. Then, i get a ride home. When I get home, I eat. Then, I do homework. Finally, I shower, sleep, and do it all over again the next day.

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“Man, that bottle of sugar-filled fruit punch was good!  Do you see a trash can anywhere?”  The man that he was walking with replied, “Yes, there is a trash can next to the recycle bin around the corner by the tree.”  If this were you, would you throw away the bottle, or would you go with the clearly, more logical choice of dropping it into the recycling receptacle?  Recycling is one very simple way to help out our environment.  This planet is in grave danger.  There are many things that people can do to stop the Earth from deteriorating so quickly.  Unfortunately, many people do not do these effortless things.  However, recycling is very trouble-free and everybody can participate.  Many people do recycle which is a very positive thing.  Many people do not thing that helping the environment is worth their few extra steps.  However, citizens of California have a system that they run by whether they know it or not.  CRV which stands for California Refund Value, helps to promote the idea of recycling.  When you purchase a bottled or canned item in California, you pay some amount of cents.  When you go to a recycling plant and hand in your bottles and cans you receive this money back.  The small amount of money that is paid per  item seems nominal to many, but eventually this money accumulates, and it can easily be retrieved  by recycling.  So, whether you recycle for your money back or for the environment, I hope that you do so.

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My favorite season is Fall.Its not because of the gloomy weather, the howling wind, or the falling leaves. I love the Fall because playoff baseball is in the air. This is when the magic happens. This is when the groundball goes under Bill Buckner's glove. This is then Aaron Boone and Kurt Gibson hit the biggest homeruns of their lives. This is when Mariano Rivera gets the most inportant saves of his career. This is Fall. This is baseball

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Families often have problems. A common problem is fights among siblings. Siblings do not always get along, and families handle this diffrerent ways. Sometimes brother and sister will argue. Sometimes sister will stab brother. Sometimes sister and sister will have a fist fight. Sometimes siblings will fight over a boy or girl. Sometimes they will fight over the remote. Sometimes they will fight over the last piece of French toast. Some parents ket it happen. Some parents break it up. Some parents punish them both. Some parents punish their least favorite. Some parents encourage it. Sometimes kids do not talk to each other for a week. Sometimes they do not talk to each other for a month or two. Sometimes they are friends again after two minutes. Some fights last three minutes. Sometimes fights last an hour. Some fights last a week. In the end, everyone loves each other again.

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“Would you like a great, big side of deep-fried, oil-soaking, heart-stopping, cholesterol-rising, fattening, blood pressure-rising large fries with your unhealthy, trans fat containing, fattening hamburger with cheese?”  If you ask me, this is all too common in these United States of America.  Obesity is a big problem.  Many people do not pay much attention to what they feed their children.  Large, fattening food that lacks nutrition is not good for our youth.  If everyone could promote better, healthier eating, the world would be a much better place.  Obese children are more likely to get heart disease.  They are also more likely to get diabetes

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Have you ever been invited to smoke something with your friends?  Did they tell  you that it would make you feel good and remind you that everybody does it?  Even more important, did you type “attending” in the RSVP?  Did you accept and go “fit in” with everyone else?

Unfortunately, many teenagers in the United States of America go through the aforementioned scenario.  What is even more unfortunate is the fact that a great number of these innocent teenagers also accept the invitation.  Smoking marijuana, which is a common issue for teenagers in my environment makes you feel good and makes everything better, according to abusers.  However, according to physicians, the drug kills your brain cells and slowly brings you closer and closer to death.  Smoking cigarettes, according to society is cool.  Smoking cigarettes, according to dentists, stain your teeth.  Smoking cigarettes, according to doctors can lead to lung cancer which can very well lead to death.  To me, smoking anything is just not worth my life.

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“Hello and welcome to Kentucky Fried Chicken.  How may I help you, Sir?”  The eager man replied,” Yes, my family is extremely hungry.  There are twelve of us.  What do you suggest?”  The woman replied, “Well, we have a family meal.  However, it is for six people.”  “Well, what should I do?”  “I do not know.”  The woman in line behind the man ordering suggested, “Why don’t you just order two family meals?”  The man thought it to be a brilliant idea and exclaimed, “I will have two family meals please.”  The cashier notices that the man is not the brightest star in the galaxy, and she attempts to exploit it.  “Alright Sir, the family meal is $15.  You want two of them, so your total after a ten percent tax, is $54.21.”  “Okay,” the man replied. 

This man has just been duped.  This is one example of why math is very important for people in this society.  There are very many things that math is used for in the world today.  The most common and quite possibly the most important for people is money.  So, for you students, be sure to stay in school and pay attention to your math teachers.

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One day. Joey La Russa Jonathon Rambo Johnson III went to school. It was his first day at a new school, so he was very nervous. He is very shy, very dull, and great at arithmatic. He likes fishing and hunting, and he has never shot at a rim before in his life. He suffered through the first four periods. He was not very excited for lunch. Nevertheless, he walked into the cafeteria, got his pizza from Ms. Williams, who threw in a few extra French fries, and he could not figure out why. He sat at a table, by his lonesome, and put his ranch on his ample French fries. Another boy comes and sits across from him. He, too, looks shy. They both sat quietly, neither looking at the other. Cathy Johnson walks by and slips on a ketchup packet and falls. Also, the ketchup from the packet squirtss onto the other boy's bowtie. Joey laughed so hard that chocolate milk came out of his nose. They both sat and laughed for 20 minutes, and they were friends ever since.

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I have a favorite game. It is the greatest game ever imagined. Whoever invented this game needs to be thanked at least once a week every week. The game is wonderful. The game is fantastic. The game is marvelous. This game will make you exhausted. This game will make you think. This game will change your viewpoint on life. This game will touch you. This game may forget about you. This game may always remember you. This game may not be rebroadcasted or retransmitted without the express-written consent of Major League Baseball. This game is sponsered by Pepsi, not Sprite. This game is baseball.

I love baseball becasue it loves me.When I play I can take my mind off of things that bother me. I have ben playong for most of my life, and I liked it ever since I started. It can make you tired, make you run, make you laugh, make you cry, make you think, make you re-think, get you paid, or make you fall in love. This is the greatest game of all time.

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Often, when someone is prejudged, it is negatively. I have been asked if I am in a gang. I am not. I have been asked if I have a son. I do not. I have been asked if I have ever killed anyone. I have not. I have been asked if I have ever stabbed anyone. I have not. I also do no like being asked Hess questions, high it makes me happy that I can answer these, "No," at the age of sixteen. At least the interrogaters know that not every African American has done these things. Prejudice is a horrible thing. It can only bring negative energy and negative effects. Most people to no take well to being pre-judged. Also, some people do certain things when they are angered. If someone is pre-judged, then there is a possiblility of them takin it In a horrible way, and they might resort to violence to get even. So, to avoid problems of this type, do not judge a book by it's cover

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Have you ever bought anything before you really thought about it? This is called impulsive buying. Impulsive buying is pretty dangerous and has a number of negative effects, even though it is easy to do. People usually buy on impulse then they see something that really catches their attention. It is dangerous because if this happens too often, it can devastatingly hurt your funds.

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Imagine every time you did something positive ou stabbed yourself in the leg. Eventually, you will die. The knife that you are jabbing into your appendage represents pollution. Pollution isthe by product of factories, cars, motorcycles, and things of that nature. Everyday people are working in factories. The more they work, the more waste the building emits. Cars a re also driven everyday. Have you ever seen the emissions comin from the tailpipe of a vehicle? A bus, perhaps? Have you ever wondered where the gaseous emissions are going? Well, if you were not aware, it is released into the atmosphere. This pollution is unhealthy, and it accumulates.

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Teachers-- cannot live with most of them, cannot learn without some of them. There are teachers tha I can get along with. There are teachers that I learn things from. There are teachers that I learn things from and can get along with. On a rare occasion, I have come across a teacher that was not so easyto get along with, but I learned a lot from. However, a common type of teacher is the one that you do not get along with and does not teach you much. I believe that there are things that this last group of teachers can do to affect their students more and do so positively.

In high school, teachers are older than their students. Also, they are the authoritive figure. Teachers fel that they need to establish this authority. This is acceptable, but sometimes these teachers just do more than is necessary. Some teachers need to understand that students are still human beings, and they have emotions, specifically in high school. Personally, I believe that, at any age, if you shoe me respect then you deserve my respect. If teachers showed teachers a little more respect, there would be fewer incidents in the classroom, which are more distracting than a cellular phone ringing for three seconds. Also, it is difficult for a student to do work for a teacher that treats them an ignorant 4 year-old. Another thing that teachers could do is compare the workload with that of other classes. I have noticed that teachers judge students almost solely on their performance in the classroom, and they only see how they perform in their class. which be misleading in some cases. So. the work load could create a domino effect. The work may not respect the student, which means there may be incidents, which means there will be distractions in class, which affects other students.  The classroom would be a much better learning enviroment if teachers did these things.

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Teenagers, teenagers, teenagers. I have a question for all of you teenagers. What would you do without compuiters? How would you research the topic of your next essay? How woul;d you fin the difference between a solute and a solvent? Chances are, you are too lazy to get the chemistry book from your bookcase. How would you coimmunicate? What would you do without Facebook? What would you do without Mypace (for the people that still use it)? What would you do without America Online Instant Messenger? What would you do without Yahoo Instant Messenger? What would you do without Twitter? What would you do without the gossip? What would you do without the knowledge that Tip Harris is back in jail? What would you do without the mindless, brain-numbing, time wasting, distracting computer games? What would you do without computers? Would you be forced to read the motorious, unloved, forgottten, forsaken book? People, mostly teenagers, are very dependent on computers. What would happen if they became extinct?

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“Man, that bottle of sugar-filled fruit punch was good!  Do you see a trash can anywhere?”  The man that he was walking with replied, “Yes, there is a trash can next to the recycle bin around the corner by the tree.”  If this were you, would you throw away the bottle, or would you go with the clearly, more logical choice of dropping it into the recycling receptacle?  Recycling is one very simple way to help out our environment.  This planet is in grave danger.  There are many things that people can do to stop the Earth from deteriorating so quickly.  Unfortunately, many people do not do these effortless things.  However, recycling is very trouble-free and everybody can participate.  Many people do recycle which is a very positive thing.  Many people do not thing that helping the environment is worth their few extra steps.  However, citizens of California have a system that they run by whether they know it or not.  CRV which stands for California Refund Value, helps to promote the idea of recycling.  When you purchase a bottled or canned item in California, you pay some amount of cents.  When you go to a recycling plant and hand in your bottles and cans you receive this money back.  The small amount of money that is paid per  item seems nominal to many, but eventually this money accumulates, and it can easily be retrieved  by recycling.  So, whether you recycle for your money back or for the environment, I hope that you do so.

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“Would you like a great, big side of deep-fried, oil-soaking, heart-stopping, cholesterol-rising, fattening, blood pressure-rising large fries with your unhealthy, trans fat containing, fattening hamburger with cheese?”  If you ask me, this is all too common in these United States of America.  Obesity is a big problem.  Many people do not pay much attention to what they feed their children.  Large, fattening food that lacks nutrition is not good for our youth.  If everyone could promote better, healthier eating, the world would be a much better place.  Obese children are more likely to get heart disease.  They are also more likely to get diabetes

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Have you ever been invited to smoke something with your friends?  Did they tell  you that it would make you feel good and remind you that everybody does it?  Even more important, did you type “attending” in the RSVP?  Did you accept and go “fit in” with everyone else?

Unfortunately, many teenagers in the United States of America go through the aforementioned scenario.  What is even more unfortunate is the fact that a great number of these innocent teenagers also accept the invitation.  Smoking marijuana, which is a common issue for teenagers in my environment makes you feel good and makes everything better, according to abusers.  However, according to physicians, the drug kills your brain cells and slowly brings you closer and closer to death.  Smoking cigarettes, according to society is cool.  Smoking cigarettes, according to dentists, stain your teeth.  Smoking cigarettes, according to doctors can lead to lung cancer which can very well lead to death.  To me, smoking anything is just not worth my life.

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“Hello and welcome to Kentucky Fried Chicken.  How may I help you, Sir?”  The eager man replied,” Yes, my family is extremely hungry.  There are twelve of us.  What do you suggest?”  The woman replied, “Well, we have a family meal.  However, it is for six people.”  “Well, what should I do?”  “I do not know.”  The woman in line behind the man ordering suggested, “Why don’t you just order two family meals?”  The man thought it to be a brilliant idea and exclaimed, “I will have two family meals please.”  The cashier notices that the man is not the brightest star in the galaxy, and she attempts to exploit it.  “Alright Sir, the family meal is $15.  You want two of them, so your total after a ten percent tax, is $54.21.”  “Okay,” the man replied. 

This man has just been duped.  This is one example of why math is very important for people in this society.  There are very many things that math is used for in the world today.  The most common and quite possibly the most important for people is money.  So, for you students, be sure to stay in school and pay attention to your math teachers.