choice. We are all able to receive an education now and can choose to go on to college if we please. Another choice we have is that we can choose our own paths. Third‚ we are able to choose who are leaders are. Lots of us‚ don’t realize how important it is that we have our free agency and can choose what we want to do and say every day. "Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world" (Nelson Mandela). We are all given the choice of education here in America with this choice comes
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weight of the decision to deploy the first atomic weapons. Historians have placed the decision along racial‚ political‚ and tactical lines‚ while the reasons for the use of atomic weapons are still debated‚ the lasting effects of this event are just as important. Currently there are nine countries that possess the capability to deploy nuclear weapons; countries like North Korea and Iran are currently conducting limited research to development nuclear weapons. While the bomb was herald as the tool that
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Should all nuclear weapons be destroyed? Today countries all over the world put a significant amount of their budget towards defense and the security along the lines of their borders. Governments all around the world have put great stress on the fact of continuously developing nuclear weapons; this is to help establish their strength over other weaker countries with none or little nuclear power. The first thing that comes to my mind when nuclear weapons are brought into conversation is the Hiroshima-Nagasaki
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“The thought of military grade weapons being given to the local police is madness” (Sgt. Rob Aponte quoted in Kachmar). GIving military grade weapons to local police is not something people think about daily. Most think if there is armored cars in their village would make their village safer‚ but is this really the case? According to the 1033 program‚ which was installed in 1997‚ more than 4.3 billion dollars of military gear has been given to local police across the nation senes 1997 (ingraham)
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Genocide‚ threats to the environment‚ and weapons of mass destruction are problems that the world has had to face. There have been many attempts made by the international community and its members to address and resolve these problems. Genocide is the deliberate extermination of a national‚ racial‚ political or cultural group. Weapons of mass destruction are the technology used in war that harms other nations and the environment. Both of these issues do great damage and should not go on ignored.
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meters. The maximum effective range of this weapon is 800 meters while mounted on a bipod‚ and 1‚100 meters while mounted on a tripod. Rounds leaving the muzzle of the M240B have a velocity of 2‚800 feet per second‚ and the weapon has a rate of fire of 750-950 rounds per minute. In the early 70s‚ it was becoming clear that even with constant improvements‚ the M73 and M219 tank machine guns were proving to be unreliable. The Army began the search for a weapons system to replace them on the battlefield
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many different weapons on a daily basis. Some of their weapons were the spears‚ bow and arrows‚ and guns. The weapons were made specifically and used in many different ways around the location of the tribe. Native Americans worked with the raw materials and natural resources available to them and their task and knowledge of how to make a bow was critical to their lifestyle‚ both for hunting and when fighting enemies. One of the most important roles of the men was to make weapons and his skills
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Succeeding in College FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION Affording school is not a matter of “making thousands of dollars‚ but of saving pennies”. As an undocumented student‚ you must be creative in order to finance your education since you are ineligible to apply for state and federal financial aid (i.e.‚ FAFSA‚ BOG Fee Waiver‚ Pell Grant‚ Cal Grant). Remember‚ you can obtain a higher education with hard work‚ resourcefulness‚ and support! FUNDRAISING TIPS Below is a list of various ways AB 540 students
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The puritans used many different weapons to hunt their prey or even shooting there enemies. The puritans had many different tactics for hunting and they trapped too. The first weapon I am going to tell you about is the sword they used the sword for cutting in battle and to clean animals they used this a lot since they hunted a lot. The next weapon they used was a musket the puritans used their muskets for hunting and used in war which it took a while for them to load since they only had one shot
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“assault weapons” and high capacity magazines. Recently there was a school shooting on an Oregon college campus making this the 45th school shooting in Oregon this year. President Barack Obama addressed the issue and described how gun control is one of the most frustrating issues he has faced during his time in office. Is gun control really the answer or will the ban of high capacity firearms and “assault rifles” cause more problems for U.S. citizens. I see the ban of "assault weapons" and other
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