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    The Shooting of Michael Brown Michael Brown was an 18 year old black man who was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson‚ Missouri 08/9/2014. Michael had intensions to go to college with no previous criminal record. The death of Brown sparked subsequent events in Ferguson and became a national controversy touching on much larger national issues of race‚ justice‚ and police violence. This event grew even more national attention when police reacted to protesters‚ even those acting

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    The two stories "Araby" and "Hills like White Elephant" have many points in common as well as differences. These stories deal with the realization of growing up or realization of the truth in sub-genre Love story.James Joyce’s “ Araby “is a tale about the disappointment of first love‚ he shows the maturing of a young boy into a man. Ernest Hemingway tells about a girl realizing the facts about her surroundings and herself. Then the reality of the character situations leads them both toward the end

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    The aim of my paper is to study divorce in Leila Abouzeid’s Year of the Elephant . I have chosen to discuss this topic because first I find it interesting and worth putting more efforts on so as to show its negative effects .Furthermore‚ I want to highlight how Muslims view it and most importantly how my countrymen see it‚ and how the writer puts it as a major issue in the novel. Divorce has always been a controversial issue among people from different religious and cultural backgrounds. It is defined

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    Orlando Shooting Analysis

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    Orlando Shooting Introduction The Orlando shooting was one of the worst mass shootings in US history since September 11. On June 12‚ 2016‚ club pulse‚ a gay night club in Orlando‚ Florida‚ took a turn for the worst when a gunman‚ who was identified as Omar Mateen‚ came in and began to open fire leaving 50 people dead and 53 people wounded. I chose this article because it happened within an hour of my hometown and could have easily been one my friends or family members. I also chose this article

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    Elephant Helping Trunk

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    you know that elephants are one of the smartest species on earth? According to the articles “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk” by Virginia Morell‚ "Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task” by Joshua M. Plotnik‚ and the video “Elephants Show Cooperation” presented by Discovery News‚ a recent experiment done by a team of scientists in Thailand proved that this statement is indeed true. They determined this through an experiment that tested Asian elephants’ cooperative skills

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    Babar An Elephant Summary

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    In the story of Babar an elephant who journeys from Africa to France and becomes well learned returns to his home in Africa and immediately becomes king to his predecessor ‚who was poisoned by a mushroom. Babar was granted king by an elderly elephant who seemingly knows a lot more than his companions.        Cornelius the seemingly smart elephant ‚unlike the other elephants sports an eyeglass . Hinting that he is more civilized than the other elephants and that he must have traveled to a lot of places

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    Trap Shooting Definition

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    the goal itself.” Written by Bo Bennett‚ I believe relates to me most. Working with my family‚ shooting trap‚ and school all help me relate to this quote. Over the summer I worked with my dad and grandpa. I found that learning the ways they get the job done is more valuable than getting it done at all because when the family business gets passed down I can keep it going because they taught me. Trap shooting is a big part of my life. I find myself setting goals all the time like improving my scores

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    Elephant Helping Trunk

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    Elephants are intelligent‚ gifted‚ and exquisite mammals that can figure out tasks by themselves or cooperatively. In the article “Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk”‚ the passage “Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task”‚ and the video “Elephants Show Cooperation”‚ the sources all argue that elephants are very shrewd animals that are capable of completing tasks. All of the sources say that elephants are considered to be cooperative‚ clever‚ prudent‚ and more. In the

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    Elephants over the years have been one of the smartest mammals. Starting from being able to paint‚ now to be able to work together. In the article‚ "Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk" the author informs readers of a new task that Elephants are capable of. In a video called "Elephants Show Cooperation" the video shows viewers the task being completed. In the last passage‚ "Elephants Know When They Need a Helping Trunk in a Cooperative Task" this tells readers the procedure and setup of the task.

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    Kent State Shootings

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    Sydney Ganus Mrs. Dunlop and Dr. Hinch Junior Exhibition 8 February 2010 Kent State Shootings (Research Paper) Faced with the problem of a violent protest‚ the Ohio National Guard chose to open fire into the crowd as a solution‚ but increasing security around the ROTC building and preventing its arson would have been a plausible solution. This event takes place in May of 1970 at Kent‚ Ohio. Richard Nixon has just been elected president‚ taking office in 1969. In the midst of the Vietnam

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