government) drug in recent years. This past year Colorado‚ Washington‚ and Oregon had decided to vote on the issue of legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Focusing on Colorado‚ Amendment 64 passed on November 6th‚ 2012 which would legalize the possession of up to an ounce of the plant. Amendment 64 was passed in Colorado with the winning vote of about 55% of the Colorado population. They chose to make marijuana legal for those 21 and over in Colorado such as alcohol is everywhere else. It was deemed
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linguistic devices and employ a range of persuasive technques. For Example… In source 1 the writers language of the piece is quite in a way factual as it clearly states the distances of the trio and the place in which it is ‘’225-mile trip down the Colorado river through the Grand Canyon .’’ The language in this text is very geographical and in a way technical: ‘’a long line of 6m rafts‚ masses of gear‚ an army of river guides...’’ this shows the reader as it shows that the writer too is also very informed
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ago in May‚ and my family decided to set out on a trip to the famous Lake Powell. My Turpin side‚ which is who we went with‚ consists of a fair amount of people: Grandparents‚ uncles‚ aunts‚ and cousins. Lake Powell is a reservoir located on the Colorado River on the border between Utah and Arizona. It was a little over five hundred miles from Snake River to Lake Powell and it took us over nine hours to get there. The drive consisted of my cousins and I sleeping on each others shoulders‚ and lots
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1. What does the word “Christian” mean in the university’s name – Colorado Christian University? The meaning of the word “Christian” as it pertains to Colorado Christian University (Statement of faith at Colorado Christian University‚ n.d.) is that the university is evangelical. The university was started to spread the word of God. To better the lives of students and the general community it serves and this is done from a worldly prospective. We are to pass on what we have learned and
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Rafting on the Grand Canyon by Elisabeth Hyde. 1) What do you learn from Elisabeth Hyde’s article about where she has been and what she has been doing? From the article‚ we learn that Elisabeth Hyde went rafting on a ’13 day‚ 225-mile trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.’ She describes the trip as a ‘Disneyland’ like experience with ’a white-knuckle‚ roller-coaster ride’. Hyde also comments on how she found it quite scary but ‘exhilarating’. While Hyde was on the trip‚ we learn that
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Creek Massacre and the Massacre of My Lai The Sand Creek massacre refers to the killings and post-mortem mutilations of many members of the southern band of Cheyennes led by Black Kettle and the band of Arapahoes led by Left Hand at Sand Creek in Colorado on and after November 29‚ 1864. The number of those killed numbered from 100 to 500 within these materials. Some witnesses‚ such as John Smith‚ and others claimed that most of the victims were women and children‚ but others‚ such as John Chivington
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The City of Louisville‚ Colorado Louisville is the 32nd largest city is Colorado. It was originally a mining community‚ and it was incorporated in 1882. It is a white-collar jobs city‚ and more than 70 percent of the residents have a bachelor’s degree. The medium-sized city has five neighborhoods‚ and it has some of the most expensive homes in Colorado. In 2013‚ the population was 19‚588. Nearly 60 percent of the residents are married‚ and 41 percent of the residents have children. Most of the residents
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allow the drowning deaths of illegal immigrants at the All-American Canal to continue because they aren’t required to provide life saving equipment. Explanation of the claim: The All-American Canal is an aqueduct that conveys the last drops of Colorado River water into the Imperial Valley in California. The canal provides drinking water for 9 cities and irrigates over 500‚000 acres. It was built in the 1930’s by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and completed in 1942. It’s owned by the federal
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studying in the library‚ all the homework she did‚ and the time spent from home. Now she gets to say she graduated from Brown University with a doctorate degree in Medicine. So she got a job in Colorado to be closer to her mom‚ but the job is in Aurora‚ Colorado. After a couple years working in Colorado‚ the Carries’ father came up to her and asked for money. Okay‚ she said‚ and thought he would want to start being a part of
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Dallas Regional Chamber: Path to Embracing Diversity Adrian Killebrew University of Phoenix Dallas Regional Chamber: Path to Embracing Diversity The Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization in Dallas‚ Texas. The concept of a Chamber of Commerce originated in Europe in the 17th century (Lacho and Brockman‚ 2011). There are 2‚800 state and local chamber chapters in the United States (U.S. Chamber of Commerce). The mission of the DRC is “together we will lead the Dallas
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