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Should entertainment address politics and social issues

Entertainment refers to activities which provide diversion or give people enjoyment, amusement, laughter or fun. Entertainment can be provided by a third party or an individual can choose to create their own, as is the case with participating in a game or a hobby.

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A brother's urgent plea to his sister about safety and addiction

The first thing I want you to know or to remind you of is that I love you. I respect your decisions as an adult, but that does not mean that I always agree with them. I know that things have never been easy for us. Life is not easy for any one.

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Lincoln's principles for effective public speaking and communication

Throughout his life, Lincoln learned and honed his abilities and skills for effective leadership and persuasion. According to his contemporaries, he was committed to effective communication (Phillips, 1992, p. 145).

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Why people should invest in certificates of deposit

Unless you are lucky enough to be so wealthy -- or unlucky enough to be so poor -- that the economic changes of the past year and a half have not affected your budget or your plans, you are probably left with the dilemma of earning a living for today while trying to plan for your financial future.

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Extended hours and access to 24-hour childcare facilities for American working parents

It's seven p.m. Your boss says that you have to stay and finish an important project at work. Do you know where you child is? She's at daycare, true, and she should be safe and sound, but the daycare facility is due to close any minute. You're in a double bind.

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Environmental and economic benefits of hybrid cars

What do you think of living in a planet that has little pollution? How about the idea of passing on a green planet to your kids and grand kids? Sounds impossible?

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Writing effective routine and goodwill business emails

The importance of the training is to help improve on the company's productivity. The training will involve proper use of the internet by employees, importance of courtesy and respect among employees, and the efficient use of office equipment.

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Loyalist arguments for American reconciliation with Great Britain

In this year of 1775, in this month of May, at this Second Continental Congress, during a time of economic and political divisions and trials -- both within the colonies and between the colonies and our mother country, it is very easy to demean and dishonor the names of loyalists to the crown as…

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The economic and social impacts of job outsourcing in America

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, in March 2012, reported that the country's present unemployment rate is at 8.2% where 42.5% came from the long-term unemployed or those jobless for 27 weeks or more. This rate, although decreasing from March 2010's almost 10%, can still be seen as relatively high.

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Climate change impacts and the urgent need for political action

I have been an active viewer of the climate change issue for many years now. Although I have noticed that there has been increased coverage of global warming, also referred to as climate change, in the media in the last few years I do not believe that most Americans do not fully understand the…

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