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    Abortion Guy Thorvaldsen 14‚ April 14‚ 2013 Abortion‚ this is one of the most controversial issues in America. It’s been an issue for over 200 years. In 1973 it was protected under law. But today it isn’t. Most American’s believe that it’s a sin to have an abortion while others see it as a choice to do it. There have been many legal cases against and also for abortion. Many have won but many have lost. This issue will never end. It will always be an argument. By having an abortion the mother

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    The controversial issues of women ’s rights and equality for blacks in America during the 19th and 20th centuries ’ are themes that paved the way for the success of two famous historical playwrights. Henrik Ibsen‚ one of the founders of modernism in theater‚ explores throughout some of his plays the theme of gender roles during the 19th century. August Wilson ’s plays "constitute a cycle that traces the black experience in America throughout the twentieth century" (1027). He emphasizes the struggle

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    Abortion: The Two Sides of a Controversial Issue. The word abortion means the "Also called voluntary abortion. The removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy." (Dictionary). Abortion is a major issue in the world today. People in many countries are having abortion each year even if it is going against their religion. There are many arguments for and against abortion. It is a really polemic topic to write and talk about and it causes controversies

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    Gun control has been a controversial issue for years. A vast majority of citizens believe that if gun control is strictly enforced it would quickly reduce the threat of crime. Many innocent people feel they have the right to bear arms for protection‚ or even for the pleasure of hunting. These people are penalized for protecting their lives‚ or even for enjoying a common‚ innocent sport. To enforce gun control throughout the nation means violating a person’s Constitutional rights. Although

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    American Government first paper On September 16‚ 2016 Donald Trump admitted that he was wrong saying that President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. Trump has made crazy claims through the whole presidential race so that raises the question will this hurt Trump’s campaign? Trump has constantly lied in order to distract from himself. He said that it was not him who started saying Obama was not born here but that his opponent Hillary Clinton said it before him. He has avoided plenty of requests that

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    Abortion Abortion has been and continues to be a controversial topic in the United States. For many years there have been disputes for women’s life and the life of the child. Some people view it as someone not taking responsibility‚ others see it as a personal choice. The World Health Organization estimated in 2004 that unsafe abortions caused 68‚000 maternal deaths worldwide each year (“AbortionsProcon.org”). Women tend to have unsafe abortions when they are denied abortions or do not have access

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    children. All of them pleading for help. Now‚ imagine adults doing the exact same thing. But what type of place would hold this brutal atmosphere? None other than Auschwitz. Auschwitz was a deadly‚ torturous camp conducted by the Nazi soldiers during the Holocaust. Auschwitz was guided by a man named Rudolf Höss. Auschwitz was a three-part camp‚ mostly consisting of political prisoners. The camp included families‚ children‚ infants‚ and elders. Auschwitz stands out compared to other camps because of the

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    Operation Downfall was the modus operandi arranged against Japan after Pearl Harbor. This procedure was divided into two parts: Operation Olympic and Operation Coronet. This plan was the creation “of Admiral Chester Nimitz and generals Douglas MacArthur and George Marshall. It was comprised of two mammoth amphibious operations‚” but Downfall never transpired. U.S President Harry Truman elected to drop the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ respectively‚ bringing the war to a quick conclusion

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    december 31st‚ 1862‚ there are many important dates and events that occurred. One of the biggest issues that has been around for decades is slavery. We can look at the statement made by a historian “The main issues people fought over in the United States from 1/1/177 to 12/31/1862 was slavery” to evaluate if slavery really was the main issue‚ or if there were other issues that were being fought over in the United States at this time. In my opinion‚ slavery was the main issue that brought on many wars‚ laws

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    alesSales territories are composed of group of customers or a geographic area assigned to a sales person who can effectively and economically serve customers of that particular area. However sales territories are just not about assigning geographical areas to sales persons‚ the following are the steps to follow in designing sales territories; * Select basic control unit. * Analyze workload. * Determine basic territories. * Assign territories. * Customer contact plan. * Evaluate

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