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The minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) of 21 was set in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan. The goal of MLDA of 21 was to protect children from the negative effects of alcohol. However, raising the drinking age has created opposite results in teen drinking habits. Making alcohol inaccessible to younger people actually results in more excessive drinking when the opportunity arises. Alcohol related incidents are responsible for an average of 88,000 deaths a year, “account[ing] for 1 in 10 deaths…

The Blindside is a film that deals with the life of Michael Oher as he grew up in a rough neighborhood and got adopted by a more affluent family. Michael goes throw many emotional turmoil and has a hard time fitting in at school and at home as his life with his new family is nothing he has ever encountered. The film shows the progression of Michael Oher throughout his senior year as he becomes one of the more attractive football prospects in the country and opens doors for him to have a future.…

“A book about dead bodies is a conversational curveball. It’s all well and good to write an article about corpses, but a full-size book plants a red flag on your character” (Roach 14). This statement, from the novel Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach, proves how a story needs to be extraordinary to stand out and make an impact. This novel and the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell both are examples of proof for the following statement: “A story must be exceptional enough to…

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. The Honda Motor Co., Ltd (Honda) is a publically traded multinational corporation. What this means is the companies’ stocks can be bought and sold, on various stock exchanges across the world, on a daily basis. The stockholders are only liable up to the amount of their initial investment. Like Honda, many large companies choose to operate as a corporation for their business organization in order to protect their investors from personal liability of debts acquired by the…

when in different color light? How do a bunch of tiny colored lights in a television make up just one color? Why in water, does it look like a straw is bent but it really isn't? What happens to a piece of charcoal as it burns? How do airbags inflate? Why does a propane stove need a spark in order for the propane to ignite? How does a refrigerator, keep food fresh? Why do some foods need to be refrigerated and some don't? What is…

Ever since the age of sputnik and the race to the moon, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been propelling humanity forward through innovations in technology and providing a brighter future for America. However, recent years have seen cuts to the overall budget of NASA and more budget proposals are seen every year. Our country cannot afford to let NASA fade into irrelevance and be left to romanticize about what could have been. Instead, we should increase NASA’s budget…

Second Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution which changed the way we live and do things till today “The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.” The revolution began in the United Kingdom, then spread throughout Western Europe, North America, Japan, and eventually all over the world.Well, I won’t say that the Industrial Revolution was neither good nor bad for the world.” In my opinion,…

n today's society, we have much potential for innovation. New things, even the simplest, are constantly becoming the new fad. Whether it is taking old inventions and making them better, or creating something new for us to use, the impossible can be made possible. Throughout the paper I will describe the positives and negatives of two Kickstarter projects. Both products are technological, but one is for the safety of driving and the second one being a simple, yet effective camera. The product for…

Hyundai 's first offerings in the United States were a failure, due to their reliability problems. The Excel and Scoupe sedans often fell apart with low mileage, and had numerous mechanical issues involving transmissions, electrical components, and the engine itself. After not being able to land a substantial chunk of the American marketplace, this South Korean automaker decided to double its efforts, in releasing new vehicles that would offer years of service at a reasonable price. They have…

• • Introduction Mars, a rocky, frozen, geologically dead and dry planet in our Solar system, but has polar ice caps and atmosphere, seasonal patterns, canyons, volcanoes and valleys.(nasa journey to mars) Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and in possible habitable position similar to Earth. Mars is the most intriguing and most observed object in space after the Moon for centuries, and a reason is very simple; Mars is visible from Earth in nighttime. Observation from the Earth…