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    Baby Leonie Astra Hutchinson would have been 16 years old today had she not have disappeared in 2001 from her home in NSW Hunter Valley. Her mother only reported her daughter’s disappearance in January 2004. Apparently‚ Mrs. Hutchinson told her neighbors that her daughter was taken as a sacrifice in her "witchcraft cult." Yahoo reports that the child has no records of her existence. The child has no Medicare or school records‚ however‚ she had been immunised way back in October 2001. Little Leonie

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    How does the concept of ‘civic culture’ differ from that of ‘political culture’? To what extent can the latter explain why the politics of countries differ? "When we speak of the political culture‚ we refer to the political system as internalized in cognitions‚ feelings‚ and evaluations of its population." Almond and Verba In their classic 1963 study‚ Civic Culture‚ political culture was defined within very narrow parameters‚ concerning only ‘political’ attitudes. This neglected the existence

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    Law‚ The Writings of The Enlighten Thinkers‚ or The Federalists Papers? If you said yes‚ would you be surprised if I told you that they were used in the writings of the Constitution? Yes‚ that’s right‚ the Founding Fathers of The United States of America used all six of these writings to write the Constitution of our country. Some of these rules/ideas are found in those writings we still use today! If you answered no in the beginning of this paragraph you will certainly change your mind by the end

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    THE PROBLEM Background of the Study “A democratic government is as good as its citizens. The effectiveness of a good government depends to a large degree in the alertness of the people to their rights and willingness to bear the obligations imposed on them.” 1 The Philippines is a democratic country. Under a democratic system of government‚ an individual plays an important role in his community and his country as a whole. Each and every one of us is tasked with the responsibilities of participating

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    Alabama -It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church. -Boogers may not be flicked into the wind. Alaska -It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose. Arizona -It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water. -You may not have more than two dildos in a house. Arkansas -Dogs may not bark after 6 PM. California -It’s illegal to eat an orange while in the bathtub. -It’s illegal to prevent children from playfully jumping over puddles of water

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    The 14th Amendment: Why it is so important The 14th amendment is very important to America and it’s people. Without the 14th amendment a lot of us would be treated very differently. How are you supposed to defend yourself when your not even considered equal to the same people just like you? That is exactly why the 14th amendment was created‚ to give the people a way to be able to everyone else. I completely believe in the 14th amendment and the reasons behind it. Think about if we didn’t have

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    The death marches lasted months‚ covered hundreds of miles‚ and killed roughly one million Armenians. In order to keep the caravans away from Turkish villages and prolong marches‚ indirect routes were deliberately chosen. In the wake of the disappearance of the Armenian population‚ Muslim Turks took ownership

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    Malaysia Airlines’ Flight 370 Disappearance Have you ever pondered about a plane disappearing in the 21st century and not being able to find it? On March 8th‚ 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared. The plane was scheduled to take off from Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia and to land in Beijing‚ China. The flight held 227 passengers and 12 crew members. It is said that Flight 370 lost contact with air traffic control after less than an hour of flying. A couple hours later the flight was announced missing

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    Sept. 9 2013 So What? The Strange Death of Silas Deane In the late 1700s‚ the case of Silas Deane’s death was as good as solved and put to rest. His depression weakened his body enough‚ to lead him to illness and an inevitable death. Despite the lack of evidence that led to this conclusion‚ people were at ease with it so there were no reasons to further officially investigate his case. There were‚ of course‚ speculations from the skeptics of the age. Perhaps his death were self-inflicted or

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    Strange Fruit The poem “Strange Fruit” was written by Abel Meeropol. The poem was published on April 20‚ 1937. The authors motivation to write the poem “Strange Fruit” was that he was very disturbed with the racism of the time and when he saw the photo of the two black teenagers that had been lynched it “‘put him over the edge.”’(Elizabeth Blair). My overall response to the poem is that it makes me sick to picture what Billie Holiday painted a clear picture of‚ and to see the picture of the teens

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