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NOБODY CARES

Areeb  “Nobody cares.” The phrase is often used to demean someone in a vulnerable position, but it applies to more than an individual situation. Most people genuinely do not care about things that do not impact them directly, and what can one do when faced with apathy? The typical response is more apathy. This creates a cycle of selfishness with no one to blame. Everyone is playing the carelessness defense at the same time, which leads to the people who need help never getting it. It is important to recognize however, that selfishness is not necessarily inherited in human nature, it is just the current attitude of the majority of people. A lack of empathy stems from the toxic interpretation of individualism; rather than simply caring about individual freedom, we now treat people like unproductive obligations that only weigh us down. We treat friendships like contracts, where both parties must gain to agree on the relationship. Is this our fate? To allow preventable problems and fulfill
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Reading

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      Reading, when I think about reading I always think about how fun it can be, and how it can be good for you. But do you actually know what it does for you? While reading, as we all know, can help you to grow your vocabulary. But can it also help to grow your brain, or maybe even help you live longer?       Studies have shown that the more that you read the more it can help your brain in different ways. One way that is commonly known is how it can improve your memory. This happened because while you are reading it helps your brain function more. And reading has also shown to increase your lifespan.    There are other ways that increasing your reading can improve your brain. Reading can improve brain connectivity, reduce stress which also helps it longer your life span, lowers blood pressure and heart rate, fights depression symptoms, helps you empathize with other people, helps you to fall asleep, prevents cognitive decline as you age, and increases vocabulary. I feel that all of t
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Is Caffeine a Replacment For Exercise?

  Caffeine isn’t a replacement for exercise. That sentence is an odd but true one. Caffeine does give you energy and wake you up in the morning. However, exercise does the same thing. Caffeine takes less work. True but it has some serious negative impacts on your body and health. However, exercise has positive impacts on your physical and mental health. Then what kind of negative effects does caffeine have on your mental health?     Caffeine has long-lasting negative effects on your mental health. For example, caffeine keeps you alert and aware of your surroundings. When you have too much caffeine it can heighten your anxiety. Caffeine also has some serious physical effects on your physical and long-term health.       How does caffeine affect your physical health? Well, caffeine can cause Insomnia; because caffeine keeps you awake, it also makes it difficult to fall asleep. It also makes it difficult for you to get good sleep and wake up feeling refreshed ready for your day; which will
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Good Food

The age old question is a hot dog a sandwich? Many people have debated whether or not this delicacy is a true sandwich. Most of the stuff you find online is opinion based which is not right. We need a clear and direct answer to this mind boggling question. Let’s take a deep dive into what these words mean and the regulations a food has to meet to be considered a sandwich.  According to the NHDSC (National Hot dog and Sausage Council) “Limiting the hot dog’s significance by saying it’s ‘just a sandwich’ is like calling the Dalai Lama ‘just a guy’.” They believe that the hot dog cannot be put into one single category. The word hot dog can also express excitement. If you won the lottery you would say “Hot-Dog!” Not “Sand-wich” What I’m getting at is the words hot dog and sandwich are not interchangeable. This makes the word it’s own separate thing. The hot dog has already ingrained itself into the minds of Americans as its own thing. The scary thing is people knew this already but you get
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Is a hot dog a sandwich?

  Is a hot dog a sandwich? This question has split the public, friends, and family. This question has started countless wars among friends, at the lunch table, or in a classroom. This question is the reason that I will tell you that a hot dog is not and will never be a sandwich.  The first thing that’s needed to be discussed is what is a sandwich? According to the general public and many dictionary websites a sandwich is two or more pieces of bread with a filling in between. If we go by definition then a hot dog is not a sandwich because it’s one piece of bread. However, people have argued that a hot dog is a sub which means it is a sandwich to which people counter by saying it’s a taco therefore it’s not a sandwich. So which is it? Is a hot dog a taco or a sub? The answer is neither. According to Eric Mettenthal who is the president of the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, a hot dog is not a sub, taco, or a sandwich. Instead, he says “In essence it boils down to a hot dog is its
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THE DEER

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  THE DEER Here is a story on when my family and me ran over a deer. It was a cold night when the accident happened. The moon was glistening and the stars were shining bright. The trees were dimly lit by the car's headlamps. The car was silent as we traveled alone on the road. The radio was playing some very soft music. Then, it happened. I saw movement on the right side of the car and then everything went slow. There was a large object flying towards the car. It came at us running and jumped into the side car. My mom screamed while trying to slow the car down, but it didn't work. I knew that the deer had died on impact because of the speed that we and him were going. The deer had split into many different parts, most of them had flown over the car and into the other side of traffic. There was nothing that we could do, that car was old and didn't have the best brakes. Through this whole thing, I didn’t notice that there was a car behind us. It had swerved into the other sid
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Pet Stories

  Pet Stories I have a decent amount of pets, my dogs Wrigley and Storm, and my horses, well my moms horses Dream and Annie. Over the years they have caused some trouble so I will be telling some stories that they have done to me or stuff in general.    Let's start with my dogs, now the thing with both my dogs is they are like yin and yang. One is super hyperactive with a bit of muscle to her, that is Wrigley, and one is sleeping all the time and is scared of everything along with being pretty skinny, that is Storm. Now over the years Wrigley has probably caused the most “trouble” and that doesn’t really sound surprising from the description but she is two years younger than Storm. Now Wrigley likes to run inside and outside no matter where, usually when she fights with Storm. This is important because one day they were fighting like they usually do but she was bouncing off the walls with how energetic she was, she actually was too fast and hyper that when I would try to stop her I
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