possession on school property. The next day the state charges were dropped and federal agents charged Alfonzo with federal charges of violating the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990. The question that was brought before the courts: Is the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990‚ forbidding individuals from knowingly carrying a gun in a school zone‚ unconstitutional because it exceeds the power of Congress to legislate under the Commerce Clause? (The Oyez Project‚ 2010). One of the most important sections
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inspiring speech on the danger of the “single story”. The evident danger of the single story creates stereotypes among large amounts of people that are easily viewed as true. Although some might be true‚ Adichie explains that any single story about a person‚ culture or place is incomplete. There are many stories to be told about any place. According to Adichie‚ one of the main problems of the single story is that it robs people of their dignity. The single story does not give justice to the setting
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Vancouver Island‚ Canada‚ the Cascadia Subduction Zone is a 1000 km long fault line that exists between the North American continental and Juan de Fuca oceanic plates. The danger of the this tremendous fault line is that the Juan De Fuca plate is being forced into the western side of the North American tectonic plate. Instead of sliding underneath‚ the Juan de Fuca has been stuck‚ forcing itself into the side of North America. This subduction zone is an interesting topic to me because an earthquake
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The Zone Diet can help you shed excess pounds dramatically and reduce your risk of chronic disease. This can also improve your mental and physical performance while living a longer and more fulfilling life. The Zone Diet is not considered a fad diet‚ but a lifelong dieting program based on strong science to reduce diet inflammation. Your plate should have a balance of proteins‚ carbohydrates‚ and a little bit of fats. You should also use omega-3 fatty acid fish oil and polyphenol extract to boost
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Cascadia Subduction Zone: A Summary of History Marcellina MacArthur Washington State University Abstract Research shows that there is a pattern of quakes that range from 8.7 to 9.2 that occur every 240 years or so‚ and we know this because Oregon State University has done a 13 year study on the margin stretching from southern Vancouver Island to the Oregon-California border. The last mega-earthquake in the Pacific-Northwest being on January 26‚ 1700; We know this because written
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point is whether co-educational system could give us more benefit than single sex schools. In this piece of writing‚ I would like to express my personal views regarding the comparison of these two educational systems. As single sex schools used to be in many countries from many years ago‚ some people think that they are the best schools for children. They believe that students have more concentration on their studies in single sex schools. Therefore‚ better results could be achieved in these schools
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practice. The Exclusive Economic Zone (Hereinafter EEZ) is a major innovation in the law of the sea. The concept finds codification in Article 55 of the United Nations Conventions on the Law of the Sea. Articles 55 to 75 of the UNCLOS deal broadly with various aspects of the EEZ. The present paper traces the evolution and the development of the concept of the Exclusive Economic Zones. The author will also analyze the development of the concept. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES Article 55 defines the EEZ
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Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone (VSEZ) formerly known as VEPZ was established in 1989 offers state of the art infrastructure coupled with liberal package of incentives‚ concessions and support services. The export-friendly administrative set up ensures disposal of all approvals and clearances instantly. SEZ’s (Special Economic Zones) are a geographic location within a country which represents an ideal working environment with world class infrastructure facilities and 24 X 7 working environment
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Contact Zones Within Collegiate Sports The definition of sports is physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. However to fully understand sports‚ especially collegiate sports‚ you must acknowledge the existence of contact zones. Contact zone is a term used to "refer to social spaces (teams) where cultures (players and coaches) meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other‚ often in the contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power (coaches
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8.3 POLYMORPHISMS DETECTED BY PCR Without a doubt‚ the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) represents the single most important technique in the field of molecular biology today. What PCR accomplishes in technical terms can be described very simply — it allows the rapid and unlimited amplification of specific nucleic acid sequences that may be present at very low concentrations in very complex mixtures. Within less than a decade after its initial development‚ it has become a critical tool for all practicing
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