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    Andersonville Prison

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    Group‚ 2000 Levitt‚ Saul. The Andersonville Trial. New York‚ New York: Random House‚ 1960. Murphy‚ Richard. The Nation Reunited. Canada: Time-Life Books‚ Inc. 1987 Roberts‚ Edward. Andersonville Journey. Shippensburg‚ PA: Burd Street Press‚ 1998 Robertson‚ James: Tenting Tonight: A Soldier ’s Life. Canada: The Time-Life‚ Inc. 1984. Shaw‚ William B.‚ et al. A Photographic History of the Civil War. Six Volumes. New York‚ New York: The Blue and Grey Press‚ 1987.

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    Angela Holloway Kurt Russow/ Comp. Class LTE assignment April 22‚ 2011 On April 14‚ 2011‚ I read an article in the New York Times that read Pat Robertson Questions Prison for Pot Convictions. (Shear) The article had caught my eye because of who Pat Robertson is and how you wouldn’t think he would be for the legalization of Marijuana. I would have to agree with what Pat goes on to say and how I feel a lot of it makes sense. “I’m not exactly for the use of drugs‚ don’t get me wrong‚ but

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    Zimbabwe's Hyperinflation

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    Zimbabwe R.I.P. ZIMBABWE DOLLAR by Steve H. Hanke* Professor of Applied Economics The Johns Hopkins University and Senior Fellow The Cato Institute As I wrote on 25 June 2008‚ "Zimbabwe is in the late stages of a classic hyperinflation. … Inflation is galloping ahead as the supply of Zimbabwe dollars surges and the demand for them shrinks. Eventually‚ the currency will totally collapse as people simply refuse to accept it." In recent months‚ facts on the ground have validated this

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    In an article by the U.S. News called “Our Government Overlords‚” Antony Davies‚ an associate professor of economics at Duquesne University in Pittsburg‚ and James R. Harrigan‚ the CEO of FreedomTrust‚ argue that the government is exploiting the power of eminent domain‚ a clause that allows the government to take land if it’s going to better the entire community. They’re taking advantage of this clause by misleading the people that they’re property will be used to better the entire community‚ which

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    Joseph Waweru Why do Middle Eastern and North African countries lack democratic governments? Is it the Arabic language or the Muslim faith? Columbia University scholars‚ Alfred Stephan and Graeme B. Robertson‚ seem to have the answers. In regards to Arabism and Islam‚ the duo classifies nations associated with the former as democratic “underachievers” and the latter as “overachievers”. A state’s classification as an overachiever/underachiever is based upon their Gross Domestic Product Per

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    E-books: Can E-books Change the Landscape of College Learning? Going to college can be a very challenging time for anybody. There are the freshmen that have just graduated high school who are trying to get school finished and out of the way. Then‚ there are the people that have waited until they had a family before going to college. It can be a real struggle for both to purchase the textbooks needed for their college classes. E-books could be the change needed to help college students from spending

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    month you were fat‚ now you are average - hey‚ let’s get a pizza! Alice Davies’ article showed us in different aspects of her writing the reason‚ solution‚ and effect of the overweight children by showing us details‚ statistics‚ and ideas of the children’s life style. Her critical title “’Extra Large‚’ Please‚” makes us imagine a serious problem of fatness by making extra-large as the exact word for the fatties’ food orders. Davies’ article clearly addresses the current concern regarding childhood obesity

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    Title Norman Davies‚ Europe at War 1939–1945: No Simple Victory (New York: History book‚ 2006). Norman Davies’s Europe at War 1939–1945: No Simple Victory argues how Stalin is just as evil as Hitler before and during World War 2. He tells how both man are the most two evils during the time. People of WW2 and present time should focus on Stalin more‚ and not just over look him. Stalin didn’t just control a part of Europe‚ but he also help shaped it like Hitler did. Furthermore‚ Davies focus on the

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    Human Cloning

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    Cloning Issue # 5 John A. Robertson‚ "Human Cloning and the Challenge of Regulation‚" The New England Journal of Medicine‚ vol. 339‚ no. 2 (July 9‚ 1998)‚ pp. 119-122. George J. Annas‚ "Why We Should Ban Human Cloning‚" The New England Journal of Medicine‚ vol. 339‚ no. 2 (July 9‚ 1998)‚ pp. 118-125. 10-16-00 In the article that I chose there are two opposing viewpoints on the issue of "Should Human Cloning Ever Be Permitted?" John A. Robertson is an attorney who argues that

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    Childhood Obesity

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    is childhood obesity. We have read and discussed Alice Davies’ article‚ “‘Extra Large‚’ Please‚” and taken notes on Morgan Spurlock’s documentary‚ Supersize Me‚ which describe the alarming social problem of childhood obesity connected to the fast food industry in America today. Davies stated: “Since 1980‚ the number of American kids who are dangerously overweight has tripled. More than 16 percent of our children qualify as ‘obese’” (Davies 114). Although childhood obesity is a growing problem

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