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    participation is a threat to representative democratic government Others feel it represent satisfaction with the status quo V. Why don’t People Vote? Political Withdrawal- Fewer citizens feel involved enough in their community to be interested in voting Bowling Alone‚ R. Patterson- Social Capitalism‚ individualism is one of the reasons for low voter turnout Rational Ignorance- people chose not to inform themselves on issues because they do not believe their vote is likely to e deciding factor Campaign Effects-

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    Assignment #5 12/08/2012 Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore’s engaging documentary “Bowling for Columbine”‚ depicts the causes of America’s obsession with guns‚ and also takes an in depth look into what sparked Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold to do the Columbine shootings. Moore is a decorated American left-wing filmmaker‚ author‚ social critic‚ and activist; Moore also has several critically acclaimed documentaries. Moore explores many reasons to why America is so obsessed with weapons‚ and

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    Secondary sources Studies of British Asian crime Researchers Ben bowling and Coretta Philips (2002) note that by the late 1990s ethnographic studies had begun to studies had begun to examine crime among British Asian. They reviewed a number of studies‚ including those by Desai (1999) and Mawby and Batta (1980) .bowling and Phillips note earlier ethnographic studies had generally portrayed Asian communities as “inward looking”‚ “tightly knit”‚ self regulating‚ passive and ordered by tradition with

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    world. On the first weekend in June‚ I had the honor of meeting the pro bowler Diandra Asbaty. Not only is she paving roads for females in the sport of bowling‚ she is sharing her knowledge with those around her. I spent the whole weekend with Mrs. Asbaty‚ and two other close professional bowler mentors. At the International Art of Bowling summer camp‚ I was able to express to Diandra how much of a role model she is to me. Growing up in the town of Dyer‚ Indiana‚ Diandra makes the dream of becoming

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    Leisure time activities Leisure time activities are Acting Archery Astronomy Bell ringing Betting Bicycling Bird watching Bowling Canoeing car maintenance CB radio Chess Cinema Crosswords Dancing Darts do it yourself Driving Eating out Fishing Football Gardening gliding hang gliding hare coursing health spas horse riding hunting ice skating jogging Knitting motor racing mountain climbing etc How to avoid doing negative work in leisure time Some people misuse their

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    free-scoring batsmen with heavy bats‚ bowlers began to perfect a great variety of different balls (deliveries). Disguise became an essential part of the bowler’s armoury. Slow spin-bowling‚ which forces the batsman to generate “pace” (that is‚ to provide the bulk of the power to propel the batted ball‚ whereas fast bowling contributes more force to the batsman’s swing)‚ proved a surprisingly effective weapon. Among the new shots that became commonplace for batsmen in T20 cricket was the reverse sweep

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    release new books at a rate of almost one per year. At one point‚ he had an unprecedented five books on the New York Times Best Sellers List at the same time. King is also the richest writer; according to Forbes Magazine‚ he earned $84 million in 1996 alone. Despite his success‚ Stephen King‚ his wife and his three children (Owen Phillip‚

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    The first time I saw it‚ I was hooked to the sport. I started out just bowling once in a while and then started bowling in leagues and eventually bowling tournaments. I needed to get better so I started practicing with my grandpa. As I got older so did he and his health started to deteriorate‚ which meant no bowling. I had a strong bond with my grandpa due to bowling and then we had nothing in common due to his health. One day‚ I went over to my grandparents’ house to

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    An Anniversary Toast to Parents What’s more‚ in this day and age when the divorce rate is around 50%‚ and when so many people seem to be out for themselves first -- or themselves alone -- mom and dad continue to serve as the greatest‚ sweetest example of what love and respect and This is really a beautiful occasion -- the 50th wedding anniversary‚ the GOLDEN anniversary -- of our parents‚ Warren and Ann-Marie Rodriguez. On behalf of my brothers‚ I’ll say this: We three have sure been lucky to

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    sewers etc. Measure distance from reference points and mark guidelines on working surface to lay out work INTERESTS & ACHIEVEMENTS I enjoy road bowling Won a Gael-teach novice A road bowling 2010 County championship novice C road bowling 2010 Achieved to obtain under age medals for Gael-teach novice A road bowling Play with Macroom soccer club‚ training twice a week Travelled Newzealand and Australia with my family during the summer of 2007 REFEREES Jerry

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