I guess I should buy my 12-year-old daughter an iPhone. Everyone at her new school has one and I want her to fit in with the other kids
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There is definitely a link between autism and the vaccines given to toddlers. I know this because a Wikipedia entry mentioned numerous studies that found this to be true:
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Medical expenses for the elderly continue to rise. If you donโt buy long-term health care insurance now, you probably wonโt be able to qualify once youโre older. Sure, it's expensive, but you don't want to go bankrupt, do you?
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Micheal: I think we should put more money into schools. Quality public education is so important. Jamie: So youโre saying we should cut military spending and spend it instead on more spiral notebooks and crayons? Then the terrorists win.
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We think this new MallTime game app will be a success because all little girls like shopping:
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If you donโt say the Pledge of Allegiance, then you must be a traitor
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I know you donโt like the kitty-cat sweater that Grandma knitted for you, but she worked so hard on it and it will make her happy to see you wear it in the family holiday photo
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Global chocolate consumption is highest in Switzerland, yet people there are among the trimmest in the industrialized world. Therefore, itโs reasonable to conclude that chocolate helps keep your weight down:
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My grandmother ate 10 cloves of raw garlic every day. Not surprisingly, she lived to be 102
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If I donโt take this hard class, then I wonโt do well on the ACT. If I donโt do well on the ACT, then no college. If there's, then Iโll live in my parents' basement forever.
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My cousin Bob works as a mechanic at Oil Changers and he says that renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, arenโt going to provide any help in fixing our nationโs energy crisis
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My opponent raises a good point, but can we really trust him? I mean, he moved to this town only two years ago and everyone knows that his wife left him