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Adolescence can be a very turbulent, trying time of the human lifespan. It is commonly recognized as the developmental period between the ages of 10 and 15, and is where peak growth—both physical and mental—takes place. When it comes to physical development, no two adolescents are the same. Girls tend to hit “growth spurts” before boys their ages do, and thus can be taller than their male counterparts for a time. At the same time, boys’ voices are starting to change to become deeper, and they…

DAY I: ENGLAND AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Essential Lesson Questions: Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England and not in other places? What were some reactions to it and why did they emerge? Historical Thinking Skill: Cause and Consequence & Interpretation of Evidence Students will read an excerpt from one secondary source and two small primary sources dealing with the Industrial Revolution making sure to annotate all three of them, in addition they will take some notes to get…

Mohammad Gumma Mrs. Staton AP European History 14 October 2015 Prompt: Evaluate the extent to which political and social factors affected the work of scientists in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. The Restrictions and Magnetisms of Scientific Efforts Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, there was an emergence of new fundamentals and a modernized view of the natural world. This period came to be established as the Scientific Revolution. Centered in Europe, the intellectual…

Humans, animals, objects: any one of these topics, along with anything else that something might see, hear, or smell, suit a compare and contrast argument. Compare and contrasts identify how ideas, people, or things share likenesses and differences. In Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, one of the main characters, Charles Darnay, attempts to escape his life as a French nobleman during the eighteenth century French Revolution. Darnay’s heritage as a French aristocrat puts his life, as well…

When stuck in a seemingly endless loop of death, face to face with it at every waking corner, the only way for some to move forward is to block out emotion and numb the pain by looking past it. Think for a second about doctors who experience death on a day-to-day basis; is it wrong for them to block out emotion and put their own mental wellbeing before empathy? In Donald Barthelme’s short story “The School,” first published in 1974 in The New Yorker, an absurd amount of deaths occur in a narrow…

statements fit into places that they should not. Frauds may try to convince you that what they meant to say was something different. Cons may also try to tell you that the void is mysterious and mistakes happen often. Your medium should not attempt to backtrack or misrepresent their predictions. 8. Convincing It seems simple enough, but a psychic should be convincing. If they clearly have no idea what they are doing, then it is almost certain that they are not psychic. You should feel…

Abortion is a very relevant ethical dilemma. Abortion has been a major discussion all around the world for many years. People have very good arguments to whether it is moral or not moral to have an abortion. Abortion is a huge topic of discussion this time of year because of the presidential debates. Many people will choose their candidate of choice based on this discussion alone. I will first talk about the Pro-life side to abortion. Then transition into Pro-choice. Pro-life people will argue…

In the United States organs are not easy things to come by. As each year comes and goes, more and more people stay on waiting lists for donations that could potentially save their lives. While organ donation is a controversial topic, it does not shield the need for more donations to be made. Some view organ donation as something that should be voluntary but unfortunately there are not enough people coming forward for it to stay this way. Organ donation should be an unawarded mandated practice in…

It’s been over 100 years now that women have been fighting for equal rights to their male counterparts, but it’s been even more years that women have had to struggle with being treated lesser than men under most circumstances. From being confined strictly to the house as a wife and mother, to working under extreme conditions with very little pay, to working in the same conditions as men but with less pay… It’s very obvious that women made a lot of much needed progress in the last century. While…

It is sad that as a nation we have become so used to being led by people that lack these qualities that for us, dishonesty and corruption is acceptable, but a straightforward and sincere leader with much less serious mistakes is lambasted. Our leaders are a reflection of who we are. Time to choose our loyalties carefully. What has made Imran Khan different from others is his résumé. For many, the man has a clean slate when it comes to his political and social stature, with the added bonus of a…