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    Social Problems Created by Gambling Submitted to Ms. Joyce Lim Senior Executive MEMO TO: Ms Joyce Lim FROM: Andy Tan‚ Executive‚ Ministry for Home Affairs DATE: 28 September‚ 2012 SUBJECT: How to minimize social problems arising from gambling As you requested on August 2012‚ our report outlines the findings into how to minimize social problems arising from gambling. Since casino started operations‚ casino-related crimes have been occurring on average

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    This painting is called Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée‚ 1761–1835) and it is oil on canvas. The artists name is Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French‚ Paris 1755–1842 Paris). It is a representational painting of a lady is sitting on what looks like a chair and is looking off and up to her right. She has a giant blue ribbon on the top of her hair that matches the bow on the front of her dress. She looks as if she is thinking of something that will make her happy or as if she was looking out

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    difference of opinion‚ controversy‚ and many other contemporary issues. Art can also been viewed in many different mediums; such as music‚ paintings‚ the written word whether that be prose or poetry‚ photography as well as many more forms. I will be discussing the famous painter of Van Gogh and a painting that he described as ugly. Van Gogh described this painting as “…one of the ugliest I have done…” He then stated that he tried to show the fervor of the human race describing various colors when

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    There were many important events that happened in United States during the 1600-1920. If I have to pick five most significant events that happened‚ I would pick: declaration of Independence‚ Louisiana Purchase‚ civil war‚ WWI‚ and the 19th Amendment.The reason I pick these events is because I believe‚ through these events‚ United States became one of the most powerful nations of today’s world. Without them‚ United Sates may not have the same accomplishment that they do now. Declaration of Independence

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    The Prohibition of Taking Graves as Places of Worship Jundub Ibn Abd-Allah al-Bajali said that he heard RasulAllah (saw) say‚ five days before he died: "Verily those before you took the graves of their Prophets and righteous people as places of worship‚ so do not take the graves as places of worship. Indeed I forbid you from this!" (Muslim; Abu Awaanah‚ 1/104; and others It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (ra) that RasulAllah (saw) said: "O Allah‚ do not turn my grave into an idol. May the curse

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    before a storm My head drifting To my shoulder in weariness as the day begins its battles Questionnaire 1. What is the title of the work‚ who is the artist‚ when was the piece made‚ and where-website or book- can a picture of the original piece be found? --The title of the painting I chose is called Young Woman with Lowered Eyes‚ created by Frederic Bazille in 1867. And I found this picture on the website following: http://artfullyredone.com/f

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    register their comments. He announced an open-door policy in which any claims division employee could speak to him directly and confidentially without going first to the immediate supervisor. Jim also fought organizational barriers to initiate a flex-time program so that employees could design work schedules around their needs. This program later became a model for other areas of TIC. One of Jim’s most pronounced symbols of change was the “Claims Management Credo” outlining the

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    The 1920’s marked a great cultural transformation following WW1. Americans began embracing new forms of entertainment‚ which lead America to a great time of prosperity with business expansion and consumerism. The mass production of electricity helped to spur the mass production of automobiles‚ refrigerators‚ vacuum cleaners‚ radios and many other consumer products. Demand for the many new products made advertising necessary to entice buyers. The media of the radio helped spread the desire. One

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    Blowing Rocks VII by John E. Moscowitz is a painting of a portion of the Blowing Rocks Preserve in Jupiter Florida. It shows the rocks forming somewhat of a U shape with some smaller rocks scattered in front of it in the brown sand. The middle section of the formation is on the shore but still close enough to the ocean that some of the water from the waves are able to advance past the larger rocks and surround the smaller rocks while the sides of the formation jet out into the water. The dark blue-green

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    Cultural Changes of the 1920s Prohibition: [pic] Prescription form for medicinal liquor. Prohibition had a notable effect on the alcohol brewing industry in the United States. When Prohibition ended‚ only half the breweries that had previously existed reopened. The post-Prohibition period saw the introduction of the American lager style of beer‚ which dominates today. Wine historians also note that Prohibition destroyed what was a fledgling wine industry in the United States. Productive wine

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