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    Border Collies

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    how quickly and consistently it learns and obeys commands‚ how well it performs a given task‚ and how willing it is to learn humanistic jobs. Border collies are said to be the smartest dog breed as they learn quickly and have “amazing instinct and working ability.” They are known to herd sheep and remain in control of a flock‚ just as shepherds do. Border collies would therefore be ideal for a person who isn’t willing

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    Borders and Boundries

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    Borders and Boundaries In John Sayles movie “Lone Star” and in Silko’s article “The Border patrol State”‚ the main idea in both the readings revolve around the racial discrimination and the racism based on the ethnicity on the U.S Borders. Both the readings have the clues and evidences where the authors are challenging the conventional notions of the borders in the U.S. Silko‚ on one hand‚ sees the border patrol as a governmental assembly addicted to interrogation‚ torture‚ and the murder of those

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    Border Wall

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    illegal immigration. All of these problems require one main solution which is installing a border wall in between Mexico and the USA. The border wall will be 1‚989 miles long‚ and the wall will provide many uses to the USA. In addition‚ constructing a border wall in between Mexico and the United States will help the US gain control‚ protect citizens‚ and become better neighbors. First and foremost‚ building the border wall will extremely assist the US in reaching high levels of control. The US needs to

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    Sucuring the Border

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    national security without border security. It’s not only necessary for any meaningful immigration reform; border security plays a key role in both the interdiction of illegal drugs and in defending America against terrorist threats. Weak borders allow terrorists and smugglers‚ as well as millions of illegal aliens‚ easy entrance to the United States. Unfortunately‚ it’s not at all clear our government is committed to its first responsibility: the protection of our borders. In June 2006 the federal

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    Border Security

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    Everyone knows about the problems America is facing with her borders. Even the news reminds people that more and more illegal immigrants have snuck their way into America. Many U.S citizens are outraged by these people sneaking into their country and demand that the border between the United States and Mexico should be more secure‚ but how secure is secure? Some argue that having the fence finished would fix the issue‚ but immigrants already have found a way past the fence already. So the question

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    Border Crossing

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    Year 11 English Unit 1 Outcome 1 - Reading and Responding Border Crossing (text response essay) This outcome is to be completed in class in one lesson. It is your responsibility to hand in all work to your teacher at the end of the lesson. You may bring in the following only: * Plastic pocket‚ dictionary‚ pens. Paper will be supplied for you. One page of hand-written‚ single side notes may be brought into the classroom. Length: 600 to 800 words. Date: Week beginning May 13th

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    The Border Collie

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    thousands of years ago. Although the Border Collie is ranked at #1 smartest breeds of dogs‚ other breeds fall on intelligence list. The top 10 smartest dog breeds. (Kane) The Border Collie was originally known as the “scotch dog.” This breed was bred to think independently and at long distances from human shepherds. They have the problem solving intelligence and strong working drive to maintain control of the flock. On the list of top 10 smartest dog breeds the Border Collie is ranked #1. The Poodle was

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    On The Border Narrative

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    First time at On The Border A couple years ago in the summer‚ Lucie‚ her sister (Cassie) and I were having a hangout at Lucie’s house. We started doing gymnastics‚ then we started to get hungry‚ so we went up stairs and Lucie asked her mom‚ “Mom. Can we go somewhere to get some lunch?” Lucies mom said‚ “Sure. Where would girls like to go?” We all started shouted out some restaurants. Then Lucie said‚ “How about On The Border?” Lucie’s mom said‚ “Heaven have you been there?” I said‚ “No‚ I’d love

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    Border Protection

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    Border protection has been an issue in the United States for much longer than what most Americans would think. Citizens in today’s society seem to think of border protection has a job for the border patrol to catch illegal aliens and drugs being smuggled into this country. The truth is that border protection is much more than just catching the smuggling. Some seem to forget much about our history of trade and imports. Where is this nation heading with our borders. Is building walls the answer or

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    Wall On The Border

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    States should build a wall on the border with Mexico to prevent illegals from coming into the U.S. Many other people think that a wall is the wrong thing to do‚ and there are other ways of stopping illegals immigration. The United States should not build a wall on the border. This is because it will not fix the problem and is not logistically implausible. To begin with‚ Lou (2013)‚ in his article provided reasons why he believes that a fence on the U.S and Mexico border would not prevent illegals from

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