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    The widespread belief that minority groups in the United States do not participate in sound changes is also contended by Mather. On the contrary, minority groups do participate. This is pointed out in the research concluded by Hall-Lew and Starr, who focused on young Asian Americans in San Francisco who were subject to the same ongoing merger of the low-back vowel classes…

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    Genetic Changes In Corn

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    However the debate with consumable food is if it causes any harm to humans, their livestock, as well as the environment. There is evidence that the irrigation systems used could increase the possibly of harm to the ecosystems (Wald, 2014). In 2009 a study was published that revealed a distinct increase in the frequency of E. coli on the hides of feedlot (Carlson, 2009). Almost half of all feedlot cattle have E. coli in their rumens, the first compartment of the stomach (Food Inc.). Feedlot…

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    dozen studies on athletes who used performance-enhancing drugs. The university discovered that users had more lean body mass, but there was no increase in actual muscle strength of the biceps and quadriceps (Krieger, n.p.). Most of the muscle mass increase was a result of excess fluids in the body, not actual muscle. Scientists also discovered an increase in lactate-production in some users, which instead of increasing energy, made the muscles tire even faster (Krieger, n.p.). Stanford concluded…

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    The individual I chose to write my essay on is Marshall Bruce Mathers, or more commonly known as Eminem/Slim Shady. He was born on October 17, 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is a very popular rapper and personally my favorite artist who has actually had a big impact on me. Eminem has had a very eventful life in both very positive and also very negative ways. I chose to write my paper on this individual because he has a very distinct attitude. Meaning that he is a very unique individual and he…

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    “I am no more a witch then you are a wizard.” - Sarah Good. The Salem Witch Trials started in 1692 due to the fact that a group of young girls claimed to be possessed. After that, over 200 people were accused of witchcraft but only 24 people died; four of these people died in prison and 20 were executed. None of the victims were kids and most of the people killed were in their 60s and 70s. The Salem Witch Trials lasted until May of 1693 when the governor's wife was accused of witchcraft. The…

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    The events in history do not simply appear in their confined time period and disappear again. Instead, their causes and consequences are dispersed, reflected, and reiterated through new events of different conditions. The atmosphere filled with the pressure to conform and the mass hysteria following an act of dissent in a seventeenth century theocracy based community resurfaced again in the twentieth century. The only distinction found between these events was not the emotions felt, but the…

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    college graduates were poor” which shows that furthering one’s education is the best way out of poverty (Mather and Jarosz 12). The problem is many children in poverty don’t see this as a way out because their parents didn’t go to college. But “parents who have completed college are also much more likely to have children who go to college” which then carries on to the next generation (Mather and Jarosz 12). Sadly many children who don’t meet the mark with Common Core standardized tests receive…

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    Salem Witches of 1962 Submitted by: Adriana Q. H. Sumner April 4, 2016 Honors English 11 River Valley High School What comes to mind when “Salem Witch Trials" is said? Does innocent women being brutally murdered due to other’s superstitions come to mind? Or does one think of what went through the people of Salem’s minds when they started the trials? According to an entry on witchcraft at Encyclopedia.com, “witchcraft” comes from the Saxon word wicca, which sometimes means “wise person” but…

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    Examples Of Mass Hysteria

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    1692 was a wicked prejudicial year for those in the United States. Anybody who feels like they are in harm's way will try their best to feel a sense of safety. The more people who feel threatened about the same thing the more chaos occurs due to mass hysteria. This not only refers to modern day crime but events throughout history as well. A good example of mass hysteria and the need to feel secure happened during the time of the Salem witch hunts that led to the trials of Salem. Many…

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    The Salem Witch Trials began in the spring of 1692 after a group of young girls claimed that they were being possessed by the devil and blamed several local women of witchcraft. (Salem Witch Trials) Panic spread throughout Massachusetts and a special court gathered to hear the variety of widespread cases. About 150 men and women were later accused in the following months and the hysteria continued. However, by September of 1692, public opinion began to turn away from these trials and later the…

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