A hero is a person recognized for their positive actions that result in a significant change in the either the way we live or the way we see things. A primary result of so is William Henry Gates III‚ better known as Bill Gates‚ founder of the company Microsoft. Without his major contributions to computers‚ technology would most likely not be the way it is today. Also‚ without his foundation‚ the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation‚ there would be numerous negative changes in the world. William Henry
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Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism." Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Detroit: Gale‚ 2014. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 21 May 2014. "Alcohol Abuse and Addiction." Alcohol and Tobacco: America ’s Drugs of Choice. Detroit: Gale‚ 2006. Information Plus Reference Series. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 21 May 2014. "Drunkard Attacks Wife." Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner‚ Brenda Wilmoth Lerner‚ and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale‚ 2006. 40-42. Opposing Viewpoints
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"Poverty." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. Gale‚ Cengage Learning‚ 2010.Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. 1. The definition of poverty used by the U.S. government is based on the amount of money a person or family would need to pay for food. It assumes that most people spend about one-third of their budget on food. The poverty line—the annual income level below which one is considered to live in poverty—is the cost of food for one year multiplied by three‚ with
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Legalization. Farmington Hills‚ MI: Thomas Gale‚ 2005. Beiser‚ Vince. “Increased Incarceration Has Not Reduced Crime.” Prisons. Farmington Hills‚ MI: Thomas Gale‚ 2005. Farmington Hills‚ MI: Thomas Gale‚ 2005. “Drug War Prisoner Count Over Half a Million‚ US Prison Population at All-Time High.” Washington‚ D.C.: The Drug Reform Coordination Network‚ 2005 Haley‚ James. Prisons. Farmington Hills‚ MI.: Thomas Gale‚ 2005. Farmington Hills‚ MI.: Thomas Gale‚ 2005. Mauer‚ Marc. “The Expanding Prison
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Innovative Engineering Company was founded by two partners: Meredith Gale and Shelley Yeaton‚ shortly after they graduated from engineering school. Within five years the partners had built a thriving business‚ primarily through the development of a product line of measuring instruments based on the laser principle. Success brought with it the need for new permanent capital. After careful calculation‚ the partners placed the amount of this need at $1.2 million. This would replace a term loan that
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Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States that is widely accepted as a social drug that is rarely looked down upon by many people. Many people think that marijuana should be legalized and the process has already begun “nevertheless‚ some medical practitioners and lawmakers continue to argue against legalization;” Marijuana treats serious diseases such as aids‚ glaucoma‚ cancer‚ multiple sclerosis‚ epilepsy‚ and chronic pain. One of the main arguments against legalization
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Medical Journal‚ 95(5)‚ 545-549. Retrieved January 23‚ 2013‚ from Nursing and Allied Health Collection via Gale: http://find.galegroup.com.proxy.davenport.edu/nrcx/start.do?prodId=NRC Respondeat Superior. (2005). In S. Phelps & J. Lehman (Eds.)‚ West ’s Encyclopedia of American Law (2nd ed.‚ Vol. 8‚ pp. 334-336). Detroit: Gale. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com.proxy.davenport.edu/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3437703788&v=2.1&u=lom_davenportc&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w
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Cindy Tran Mrs. Nolen AP English IV 18 September 2014 1984-Influences of War The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell was greatly shaped by the author’s experience in preparatory school‚ and the events of the Spanish war‚ and World War II‚ that took place throughout his lifetime. Orwell first became aware of class distinctions while attending preparatory school in Sussex where he was teased because he did not come from a wealthy family. This cruel experience sensitized him to social
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(OPINION)(Brief article)."New York Times Upfront 139.2 (Sept 19‚ 2006): 29(1) Saltzman‚ M. (May 2006). Chemical edge: the risks of performance enhancing drugs. In Odyssey‚ 15‚ p16 (4) (2). Retrieved February 04‚ 2007‚ from InfoTrac OneFile via Thomson Gale.
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Cited: “Censorship.” Current Issues: Macmillian Social Science Library. Detroit: Gale‚ 2010. N. pag. Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. “Introduction to Censorship: Contemporary Issues Companion.” Censorship. Ed. Kate Burns. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2004. N. pag. Contemporary Issues Companion. Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. <http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow
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