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    which were the omens. Among the omens that guided Santiago were the two stones that Melchizedek gave him. Those two stones made it clear to him that he was ready enough to make his own decisions. Another omen that guided him was going through the desert with the Egyptian caravan. I consider this to be an omen because when he arrived at the oasis he met Fatima the girl who he instantly fell in love with. The hawks were yet another omen that guided him to warn

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    to a just desert. The just desert theory is a practical concept that purports a punishment is needed to preserve the social equity disturbed by crime; however‚ the level of punishment should be fitting with the crime. The Just desert model suggests that retribution justifies punishment because individuals deserve what they received for past deeds‚ but punishment based on deterrence is wrong because it involves an offender’s future actions‚ which cannot be predicted. Under the just desert theory the

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    (Shakespeare 2.7.31)‚ they are all coming from all directions‚ “from the four corners of the earth they come‚” (2.7.38)‚ they come to kiss this shrine‚ mortal breathing saint‚ religious allusions. Princes and high class suitors travel across the Hyrcanian deserts‚ other deserted lands of wide Arabia to see her. The desires are so much that crossing a large great river seems like a cross between a small stream‚ its seems like the travel is nothing‚ it is all worth it. He then follows up that one of the caskets

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    Englishman were at the oasis‚ Santiago met a woman named Fatima at the water well. It was love at first sight for the two of them. Evidence of how strong their love was for each other was shown when Fatima let Santiago go away with the alchemist across the desert to the pyramids even though he might never return. She trusted him to one day return to comfort her and get married. In conclusion‚ Santiago would have had a very difficult time completing his goals without being able to use these gifts to

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    traveling across Egypt. Not only traveling across Egypt but‚ finding a treasure near the pyramids. Throughout his journey Santiago makes vital sacrifices in order to get what he wanted to do‚ done. He refuses to stop when held by men in the Sahara Desert. After all the hard work when Santiago finally reaches the pyramids‚ he learns that the treasure is back where he had first started to travel. Santiago had a dream of the

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    Food Deserts

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    thousands of Chicagoans live in what’s known as a food desert. A food desert is in an area of focus that is short on access to fresh meat and produce. These areas are usually over populated with packaged and processed foods‚ which are not always healthy. They also have a significant amount junk that you can easily find in convenience stores and fast food restaurants. What exactly qualifies a neighborhood to be part of a food desert? Food deserts usually have a bunch of blocks without a corner grocery

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    Sahara desert

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    James Davis Professor Pope/GLY 101 March 26‚ 2014 Research Paper Sahara Desert Sahara Desert is the world’s largest desert. fahsdf asdfjk asdfjas dfasdkfj afoiwehfa djfaiweofj asdkfThe eastern Sahara is the driest region on Earth‚ where the received solar radiation is capable of evaporating over 200-times the amount of rainfall. It is characterized by a vegetation-free expanse of sandstone in the south and a limestone plateau in the north‚ with numerous sand sheets and sand dunes in numerous

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    Food Deserts There is growing trend of cities across the United States that do not have access to food such as places in Buffalo‚ Baltimore‚ or Detroit. According to the USDA‚ a food desert is to qualify as a “low-access community‚” at least 500 people and/or at least 33 percent of the census tract ’s population must reside more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store (for rural census tracts‚ the distance is more than 10 miles). You can even look up a food desert locater

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    The Sonoran Desert

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    Now on to the next Desert‚ situated along the border of America (Arizona and California) and Mexico lies another important region the Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran occupies 100‚000 square miles along the two countries. The Sonoran is the result of a rain shadow desert being bordered by the Peninsular Ranges in California as well as being in a latitude around 30 being effected by the Subtropical high. The Subtropical high is an area from the 20 -40 latitude where air subsides by compression leading

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    Just Deserts

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    Was Just Deserts more about a crisis in rehabilitation and a lack of faith in indeterminate sentencing‚ than any commitment to retributive thinking? Within the various criminal justice systems throughout the world there has been continuous debate as to whether or not the system should be aimed at just punishing criminals for the crime they commit‚ or aim to rehabilitate them in such a way that they do not re-offend and continually re-enter the criminal justice system. Since the dawn of time retributive

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