Gambling and Public Policy RONALD M. PAVALKO Abstract The expansion of legalized gambling poses a number of issues for policymakers. Two related issues‚ which have not been dealt with extensively from a public policy perspective‚ are examined in this commentary: state responsibility for addressing pathological and problem gambling‚ and the legal status and regulation of Internet gambling. A review of the recommendations of the 1998 National Gambling Impact Study Commission on pathological and problem
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“Standing Up for Change” The first exhibit I choose was “Standing up for Change” by Elizabeth Maurer. What drew me to this exhibit was the cover photo of a group of African American women holding up signs that demand equality. After reviewing the exhibit‚ not only was it about leaders for civil rights of African American women it gave insights about organizations‚ such as the National Association for the Achievement of Colored People (NAACP) that women were involved in to gain equality in the United
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In “Scrubbing Up Dust”‚ Billie Jo sees a boy‚ Jim Martin‚ scrubbing dust. As she walks home‚ she realizes that her house is a mess and she thinks about what her mom would have done and how the job now falls to her since her mom is dead. In the poem there was a hyperbole declares that the cleaning is‚ “knuckle-breaking work” (110. Hesse) and her hands aren’t meant for that. There was a simile in the poem stating that her mom would “break that mud like the farmers break sod” (109). On page 110 there
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Character Analysis – “The Tell-Tale Heart” “The Tell-Tale Heart” is a gothic fiction short story written by Edgar Allen Poe. It follows the tale of a crazed Killer‚ as he plots the demise of the old man he lives with. He is mentally and physically ill‚ and cannot seem to tell the difference between the ‘real’ and the ‘unreal’ aspect of the story. Driven by obsession‚ and the constant denial of being a ‘madman’‚ the character proves to be a perverse‚ calculating and attentive character whose morals
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Why exploring the ocean is mankind’s next giant leap By Philippe Cousteau‚ Special to CNN “Space…the final frontier.” Not only has this classic phrase dazzled the many millions of fans of the Star Trek franchise‚ some could argue it has defined a big part of the American ideal for the last 50 years. The 1960s were dominated by the race to the moon and Americans were rightfully proud to be the first nation to make it there. However‚ another incredible feat happened in 1960 that is largely forgotten
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Booker T. Washington: An Inspirator of Those Who Long for Education Take Up From Slavery - specifically Chapter 3 - out of the context of the South in 1901‚ what Booker T. Washington says in this chapter is an inspiration for whoever is treasuring as well as longing for an education today. As he named his chapter‚ it is about his journal to the education. There were obstacles and hardship‚ but he kept on going. Through out the development of African American literature‚ the most often motif that
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The documentary presented in class‚ 56 Up (2012)‚ was a film based on the lives of 13 individuals who lived in England‚ that were from very diverse backgrounds. These 13 individuals participated in an experiment that started when they were seven years old and every seven year they were interviewed. Individuals were asked questions about their lives‚ helping to examine their progression and understand their development over the years of their life. In class only 10 individuals were examined in the
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In "Growing Up Digital"‚ the author begins to speak about technology usage in schools’‚ and how it affects the academic growth of students’. According to recent studies‚ technology usage causes a tendency to procrastinate‚ a shorter attention span‚ and a lower quality sleep. For example‚ a student may begin a homework assignment‚ but receives a text message so instead of finishing the assignment the student will focus on their cellphone. Thus‚ the student will end up procrastinating and forget about
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The article “A Leap of Faith: When and How Ex-Combatants Resort to Violence” by Anders Themnèr‚ examines and argues an alternate theory as to what triggers Ex-Combatants to become violent. The previous school of thought‚ argued for the DDR approach; DDR stands for disarm‚ demobilize and reintegrate. This approach is based on the idea that Ex-combatant violence has a causal relationship with personal security‚ economic opportunity‚ and access to arms. Themnèr argues‚ contrary that there are three
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You never have to abandon your culture if you don’t want to. Hear When I was growing up as a child I was always told stories from my parents of how growing up in Mexico was‚ I heard stories of family I never knew I had‚ and of a childhood I don’t even remember. I moved to the United States when I was 4 years old therefore I honestly don’t even remember what it was to be born in Mexico‚ to grow up there. I only remember the struggle of having to learn a new language for school and hating the fact
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