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    The ideology that Americas follow behind shaping movements is that they don’t agree completely with the government in power. Money is the root of all evil‚ even while the government is set in place to protect our democratic values; this isn’t always the case that they achieve that goal. As mentioned in the article about Anarchism the American democracy and government that we have‚ the system is corrupt and brought out by the wealthiest 1% of the population. This is evident through election campaigns

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    I dropped out of that middle school‚ “slipping through the cracks” as my math teacher outwardly predicted we would. With the issues in the school and Oakland being so similar on the surface‚ it’s no wonder why I could choose to make a comparison between the two. I believe‚ like Dr Rios‚ that the school and Oakland would both benefit from the elimination of zero-tolerance policies and the over and under policing of said zero tolerance policies‚ as would the majority of the

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    Homelessness is a pressing issue throughout the entire world. It affects people of all ages‚ genders‚ and races. The official definition from Google of homeless is “(of a person) without a home‚ and therefore typically living on the streets.” People who are homeless usually do not choose their homelessness. In fact‚ many people are pushed into this status due to many different reasons‚ such as gentrification or just difficulty finding a job. Walking down the Market Street of San Francisco‚ a bustling

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    Closed Campus Lunch

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    It all started at one of the monthly student government meetings‚ as the leadership class was reviewing details for a possible upcoming dance‚ and complaints of the restrooms were being brought up. As things began to wrap up‚ someone announced the possibility of a closed campus lunch‚ and murmurs were heard throughout the room. Although the news of closed campus lunch has quickly spread throughout the tech community‚ surprisingly the first time administrators heard of this was through the students

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    the current policy obsolete?”. Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy 14.2 (May 2007): 1011(49). General OneFile. Gale. Oakland Community College. 27 May 2008 <http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=ITOF>. Peach‚ Lucinda Joy. “Women at War-The Ethics of Women in Combat [Part 1 of 7].” Contempo- rary Women’s Issues Database. 01 Dec 1994. 1-9. eLibrary. Proquest CSA. Oakland Community College. 05 Jun 2008. <‚http://elibrary.bigchalk.com>. Peach‚ Lucinda Joy. “Women at War-The Ethics of Women

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    broadly classified in to four types: the ancient universities of Oxford and Cambridge‚ the ‘redbrick’ or civic universities of the 19th Century‚ a third group of universities founded after the 2nd World War and the ‘new universities in the 1990’s. (Oakland‚ 2006‚ p.223) There are many reasons for the rapid expansion in the number of students‚ changes in the society and economy‚ contributed to the growth of British education. Which factors have led to British higher education changes are much more valuable

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    In this scholarly activity I have researched the murder and aggravated assault data for Oakland and in San Francisco also known as the Bay Area for the last three years. Then I am going to compare it to the rest of the nation. I am going to explain the difference between murder and aggravated assault. I am going to describe a crime that has happened in my area. Finally‚ I will go over a theory I believe is a possible reason people commit these crimes in my area. Murder versus Aggravated Assault

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    Smith. I am 33 years old and I am a certified Athletic Trainer (ATC). I work at Oakland High School in Colorado. I have been working for the school for seven years now. I really enjoy what I do in life because I am able to provide help to all the athletes at the school‚ as well as encourage and support them in all of their home games/ events. It was a long journey to get where I am today. Prior to working at Oakland High School‚ I was employed at a hospital for three years. It has definitely been

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    Special World exists and can be survived. In search of earthly paradise Tilo and Raven crossed a tollbooth she heard about the destruction of the earthquake caused in Oakland. Looking into the water she recollects the destruction caused by her in the village during her childhood. She feels the responsibility and decides to go back to Oakland instead of with Raven. In the end she realizes her freedom should help people. The Mistress of Spices is an aesthetically sophisticated‚ metaphysically profound novel

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    Impact of the Recession on the Sports Industry Sports all over the world have become a big business. But with this rising recession‚ the general environment has had some negative effects on these industries. Its mostly the professional sports that this has been having a huge affect on. The national football league is seriously debating having a lockout due to financial hardship‚ and other sports businesses and leagues are also taking a hit. Apparel stores all over the world are

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