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understand OJ Simpson as a person, you have to go back to his early years. Orenthal James Simpson was born in San Francisco, California on July 9th, 1947 to Jimmy and Eunice Simpson. He has two older siblings, Melvin and Shirley Simpson and one younger sibling, Carmelita. At just a young age OJ got rickets, a disease caused by vitamin D deficiency. He had to wear a homemade iron bar connected to his shoes for 2-3 hours everyday till he was five years old because he couldn’t afford surgery to fix…

In many cases bees have been labeled a nuisance. To some people, especially people who are allergic to bees, these flying insects are no help; yet, in most cases they are essential to the survival of flowering plants or angiosperms. They complete the reproduction cycle of these plants and without them some plants would not have a successful pollination. Besides beekeepers, and other jobs where work relates to bees, these important creatures go unnoticed. Including bees “insect pollinators merit…

Cellphone Laws). Distracted driving isn’t a small issue that can just be swept under the rug with other minor problems. The National Council of State Legislators reported that, “ In 2013, approximately 3,154 people in this country died in crashes that involved a distracted driver, and 424,000 people were injured”( "Distracted Driving." National Council of State Legislators). The major problem with distracted driving is people don’t think they are doing anything wrong. According to the U.S…

corrido’s, also playing with a guitar and accordion” (Wald Elijah). “It’s said that Hispanic music is the oldest nonindigenous music in the United States” (Bruno,104). Even that Mexico and the United States are both separated by a border, the United States still have corrido’s in their culture. Most of the southern and eastern parts of the United States have American-Latinos. Even though they are born as an American citizen they still listen to corrido’s. Many American-Latinos were soon tempted…

Life or Death- Sex Offenders More and more accusations are being brought to trial. Many men and some woman are being put behind bars, they had urges to attack or sexually assault someone that could not fight back. It 's been happening all over the country, usually someone close to the victim. Sex offenders are showing their real colors, acting out on crimes that could potentially harm someone. Thesis; The history how it came to be such a controversial topic. What types treatments are…

One negative consequence of globalization I will like to emphasize is poverty. Defining Poverty Poverty is generally explained as the scarcity or the situation in which a person lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. It is a condition in which a community or a person lacks the essential needs to enjoy a minimum standard of living in the society (Lister, 2004). The United Nations defines poverty as the inability of getting choices and opportunities. This is explained in…

accepted to your dream college and have enthusiastically spent all week packing all your articles, and now you are driving hours on end to your new residence, a college dorm in Stanford, California, on the Stanford University campus. You are so thrilled, but also nervous, to start a new adventure here in California. It’s your first day and you are eager to go to your classes and become that college student you’ve pictured for what seems like forever. While walking through the campus a newspaper…

prosecuting attorney. A prosecutor is also referred to a district attorney, but is completely different from a defense attorney. While defense attorneys represent an individual client in attempt to prove their innocence, prosecutors represent the state with hopes to convict the client as guilty. I also want to find out exactly what their position in court is and how they question witnesses. Likewise, it is important to be knowledgeable of how prosecutors…

A mental illness is any type of condition that affects the mood, thinking or behavior of an individual according to the Mayo Clinic (Staff, 1). The article “ 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health”, states that over 45.1 million adults have been diagnosed with a mental illness in the past year, and out of those 45.1 million, 40% receive no treatment at all (1). Finding help for these individuals is becoming increasingly difficult each day with budget cuts, institution shut downs, and rising…

Clint, Slisbury touches this vending machine issues a little in his article, “Make an Investment in Our School Children: Increase the Nutritional Value of School Lunch Programs.” Becker and Burros state, “Vending machines provide money for 98 percent of public high schools, 74 percent of middle schools and 43 percent of elementary schools” (qtd by Slisbury 340). Giving schools another great reason why to be so apprehensive of this new vending machine…