Oanh Nguyen Engl 1302 LEGALIZED GAMBLE IN TEXAS Texas legislators should pass and legalized gambling to help keeping the money inside the state and also earn more revenue through tourism and other associated industries. Compare to neighbor state Louisiana‚ Texas has lost millions and millions dollars per year because Texans crossing the state line for gambling habit. If gambling was legalized‚ the revenue from this industry would surpass any others. It would not just bring revenue and taxes from
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Ms. Judith Hayter Director Silver Lining Funeral Homes Ms. Hayter‚ I have read the funeral homes policies and procedures concerning music played at funerals. However‚ realizing one’s own mortality and understanding that the time I have remaining is reduced to days instead of weeks or months has made me question this policy. I am asking you to make an exception this once and grant me a dying wish. I wish to have a favorite song played that means so much to me‚ my family and friends. It
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Civics George Washington John Washington came from England to Virginia in the mid 1600’s. (KL) During his stay‚ he fell in love. He married Anne Pope in 1657. They had three children together which were Lawrence Washington‚ born 1659‚ John Washington II‚ born 1661‚ and Anne Washington‚ born 1662. (Wikipedia.org) He was granted land by King Henry the VIII. John is the great grandfather of George Washington‚ the very first president of the United States. (KL) George’s father was Augustine Washington
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Why Lunch Should Be An Opportunity for Learning School is a place where students come to learn‚ right? Lunch is really supposed to be a "break" from work; although‚ many agree that there should be some form of education involved during that time. A common problem students have in high school (and younger of course) are manners. Manners aren’t introduced during a lesson at all in school. Lunch is most definitely the perfect opportunity for them to be taught. Now‚ some may say "but aren’t parents
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Telsi Greicar Mr. Rose AP European History 1 August 2014 The Internal Factors That Caused The Fall Of The Roman Empire Many people argue that internal factors within the Roman Empire caused it to fall were many social‚ economical‚ and political problems. One political problem was that the emperors and leaders became corrupt with power and wealth and then most soldiers in the army fended for themselves and didn’t work together. The troops soon became pillagers targeting other citizens like them
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Brandon Gross 9/27/12 English 11 Period 1 In NASA‚ the Mars science lab rover is acknowledged‚ over a budget at 2.5 billion dollars. Although Obama’s Fiscal plan for 2013 would incise NASA’s funds from 587 million dollars to 360 million dollars‚ no quantity of money is worth Mars exploration. Mars is still merely a rocky surface in the midst of no indication of water or active geology. Space exploration is exceptionally expensive to the citizens of the United States; the government
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EFFECTS OF DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENCE In recent years‚ depression has been a major topic in the news and media and its effect on individuals. Depression therefore is a serious condition that affects the human brain in such a way that it affects the thoughts and intentions of many. Adolescent depression is often overlooked because they have a hard time expressing their feelings which leads to serious complications in most teenagers because they have a hard time dealing with school work and mates
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Merri Marshall Professor Josh Fleming English 101 April 6‚ 2009 Selfishness The thought of not being able to have had the chance to know my siblings‚ good friends‚ or friendly people in our local town really makes the subject of abortion seem really simple to address. I don’t believe that there is any subject more black and white as abortion. The company we keep and those we grow up with really shape us into who we are today. The taking of a life is just a simple act of selfishness. I have three
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Clara Barton Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was a pioneer nurse who founded the American Red Cross. In addition to being a hospital nurse‚ she worked as a teacher‚ patent clerk‚ and humanitarian. At a time when relatively few women worked outside the home‚ Barton built a career helping others. She was never married‚ as she knew the restrictions of a married woman at the time‚ but had a relationship with John J. Elwell. During the end of the American Civil War‚ Barton worked at a hospital
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Antonio Castaneda 6/19/2013 Persuasion Paper Football or Soccer Which Sport is More Dangerous? Have you ever wondered if football is a more dangerous sport than soccer? Football is a contact sport. You can get tackled in football but you can’t get tackled in soccer. You’re more prone to get injured in football than you are in soccer. A higher number of injuries result in contact sports. To help prevent injuries‚ both sports have rules that enforce the use of safety
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