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01 Bungee jumping Bungee jumping looks like fun. It makes me nervous just to watch someone do it. It certainly takes a lot of guts to jump one thousand feet above the water with only a rope tied to your legs. It scares me just to think about it. However, it is something I really want to do one day. Some people think Im crazy. They say to jump is foolish enough, but to have to pay for it is madness. I dont agree. For me, to live a short and exciting life is far better than to live a long and boring one. What do you think? 02 Doctor Death Whether very sick people should be helped to end their own lives is a question many people can not answer. However, Dr. Kevorkian is an exception. That he has done this more than twenty times is known to every one. Some say what he is doing is immoral. They call him Doctor Death. Others say what he is doing is merciful. They call it mercy killing. Whether Dr. Kevorkian should be allowed to continue doing this is a real problem for the government. There seem to be two sides to the argument. Which side are you on? 03 Blame it on men Whats the real reason women get fat? Its not chocolate or ice cream. According to a recent report which was published in London, its men! A magazine suggested men have a special warning written on their foreheads: I can make you fat! What do you think of that idea? The report claims that when women fall in love, they tend to eat more. When they get married, they cook more. And when they get pregnant, of course, they gain weight. They blame it on men. So, girls, if you want to lose weight, you dont have to go on a diet; just dump your boyfriends! 04 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving, which falls on the fourth Thursday of November, is one of the biggest American holidays. This holiday started in the early 1600s after settlers arrived in America. These people who came from Europe didnt know how to survive in the wild new country. Luckily, they met some friendly American Indians, who showed them how to hunt turkeys and