"green" vehicles. Are hybrid cars really more cost effective? What is a hybrid car? Basically‚ it ’s a normal‚ fuel efficient car that has two motors an electric motor and a gasoline powered motor. It also uses a special system to store braking energy in an onboard battery. But why buy a hybrid? Why not buy a traditional gas or electric powered car? Keep in mind‚ one of the basic rules of science is the more complex the system‚ two motors instead on one‚ the more often it will break down. This is a
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CJ 133 | Guns and Gun Control | Writing Assignment 6 | Katie Epps 1/18/2009 | Gun control has been one of the biggest topics facing our nation aside from abortion and homosexual marriages. There are so many different angles and arguments that surround it‚ its no wonder a definite decision can not be made. Violent crimes remain one of the most serious problems in the United States‚ in many of the violent crimes committed guns are used but an actual link between the two remains pretty
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EFFECTIVE POLICE/COMMUNITY RELATIONS AS A CURE “TO STOP‚ QUESTION AND FRISK” By Sidique Wai‚ 2013 candidate for Public Advocate (WAI4NY.COM) The glorious days when police officers were posted on most street corners in neighborhoods throughout New York City is long gone! So are the days when neighborhood youths could would glowingly talk about a beat cop as a friend and role model that they conferred with in times of need. Today‚ political posturing to gather votes has
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The youngest of four children born to Percy (an accountant and aspiring jazz saxophonist) and Kathleen‚ Jim Carrey was an incurable extrovert from day one. As a child he performed constantly‚ for anyone who would watch‚ and even mailed his résumé to "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) at age 10. In junior high he was granted a few precious minutes at the end of each school day to do stand-up routines for his classmates (provided‚ of course‚ that he kept a lid on it the rest of the day). Carrey ’s early
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hate them. But yet there are a plethora of different laws when it comes to firearms. Each state in the United States of America has different gun laws. In a lot of the smaller southern states gun laws are not as strict as the more populated states. For example‚ in accordance with the laws in the state of Alabama it is possible to receive a permit to carry a concealed loaded pistol on your person or in your vehicle if it appears that the applicant has good reason to fear injury to his or her person
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It’s really difficult to imagine what it must have been like to be evacuated as a child during the Second World War: ’ ... During the war - when England was at war with Germany. The Government sent the children out of the cities so they shouldn’t be bombed. We weren’t told where we were going. Just told to turn up at our schools with a packed lunch and a change of clothes‚ then we went to the station with our teachers. There were whole train-loads of children sent away like that ... It must have
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whatever that message may be. The song “A Little More” by Machine Gun Kelly is a powerful song from a fearless artist that brings awareness to largely ignored issues in society with meaningful lyrics over a beautiful instrumental. This song’s meaningful lyrics and careful word choice are what make it so powerful.
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Topic: Wanted: No Guns! You have a noise in the middle of the night. Quickly you reach under the bed. The weapon is in your hand ready to fire. You shoot the intruder before he or she can hurt you. In this situation the “bad guy” was wounded. Sometime however‚ innocent people get hurt or killed by guns. One of the Articles of the Bill of rights states that citizens of the United States have the “right to bear arms.” However with so many innocent people suffering and dying from accidental
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More police is not enough to stem the flow of street assaults *A trio of thugs beats a stranger in a subway‚ punting his head like a football. An 18 year old looks the wrong way at another outside a party and is punched‚ stomped and beaten with a cane by 10 other party attendees*. A respected doctor takes an evening stroll and has his skull fractured with a baseball bat. A suburban football player is choked unconscious at a fast food joint. Unsuspecting young men are being felled‚ hospitalized
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Concealed Carry Laws Concealed Carry Laws There are many different kinds of violence in the United States‚ and interpersonal violence is extremely common. This includes violence against any people who know each other. This can include couples‚ family members‚ and parent-child relationships. For many‚ the answer to reducing this kind of violence‚ and other criminal activity is to increase the power of law-abiding civilians. This includes liberal gun restriction‚ and especially‚ the
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