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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Germany didn’t get to have the enemy stop at their border like last time. We came in and gave them a new face lift. Germany again had blokade from Britain and they were surround but either neutral or their enemies. They yet again lost hope in winning the war. They had made some bad choices with this war they got a war on two fronts. Japan just overextended themselves horrible with attacked pearl harbor. They even foreshadowed the defeat. One
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again‚ and they were there to protect our country. I am against automatic sequestration towards the military and military programs for many reasons. The Department of Defense is already going to have to downsize the military once again due to President Obama’s budget cuts. The Obama administration’s defense strategy has plans to cut $487 billion dollars from the budget. Then‚ on January 3‚ 2012 if the sequestration goes into effect‚ it will strip an additional 10% from the Pentagon’s budget. This
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effects of the war (casualties and damages‚ changes to the political and socialorders‚ the fall of 4 mighty empires‚ etc.); President Wilson and the 14 points; the Treaty of Versailles; establishment of the League of Nations; bitterness felt by the defeated countries‚ especially Germany‚ and how that would influence the years to come. The political changes effected by WW1 were reflected in the fall of many of Europe’s monarchies. While the Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire completely collapse
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Fences by August Wilson presents a slice-of-life in a black tenement in Pittsburgh. The play is set in the late 1950s through 1965. The main character‚ Troy Maxson is a garbage collector who has taken a great price in keeping his family together and providing for them. Troy’s rebellion and frustration set the tone for the play as he struggles for fairness in society‚ which seems to offer none. In his struggle he builds barriers between himself and his family. Troy also wrestles with the idea of
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April 26th 1915 There isn’t much to be seen from the ships as we are so far out‚ but from what was coming back from the landing‚ not much was to be imagined. Wounded men were pouring off the sets of rowboats being pulled by the steamboats. Many of the soldiers were unrecognisable. My thoughts went out to my little brother who had been so excited to enlist‚ but it wasn’t the case anymore. I had heard one of the captains talking about the thousands of men who had already lost their lives to the
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The Success of a Relationship: Why Individual Growth Matters When two people start a romantic relationship‚ they at first show their best features to partners‚ in order to keep them interested. However‚ after a while routine sets in and it seems that there is nothing to discover. Thus‚ passion‚ that has been holding everything together‚ fades away and continuing the relationship may become difficult. In most cases love and romance are understood as a kind of merging of individualities of
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In my persuasive essay I want to explain why SATs should not exist anymore. As we know SAT are tests that juniors and seniors have to take in high school. The higher the score‚ the better chance they have to get accepted into their college of choice. The only problem is that these tests are really hard. They require hours of studying and a lot of sleep. It’s a four hour test that is hard to focus. I think these tests should be banned because they take away a sense personality. As us Americans present
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If I Stay by Gayle Forman If I Stay‚ written by Gayle Forman‚ is an amazing book! When I read the back cover of If I Stay‚ I knew it was the right book for me‚ because I can relate to what has happened to the main characters and the feelings of other family members and friends. The family was in a car accident‚ and as you know from reading my other papers‚ my 16 year old brother was in a car accident in March. The feelings that were displayed in the book are very similar to the feelings my
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The politically neutral public servant Defining the duty The concept of political neutrality ¬ the ethic of neutrality (but narrower than) The ethic of neutrality requires public servants be neutral in both partisan sense and the broader sense of leaving as many value choices as possible be elected officials Public servants are unavoidably involved in selecting and reconciling values in the course of giving advice and implementing policy‚ which make value neutrality is a function The political
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