Legislative Council Secretariat IN 2/99-00 INFORMATION NOTE Tokyo Disneyland: Some Basic Facts 1. Background 1.1 Tokyo Disneyland opened on 15 April 1983 at a cost of US$1.4 billion. It is located on a reclaimed site about 10 km from downtown Tokyo. Tokyo Disneyland is privately owned by Oriental Land‚ a land-reclamation company in partnership with Mitsui Real Estate and the Keisei Railway Company. 1.2 Talks between Disney and Oriental Land started in the early 1970’s. Basically‚ Oriental
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Are some youth sports too intense? Why do parents believe that sports are too intense for children? The reasoning for that is that research says that “if the sport begins to be too much for the kids health or physical ability there is no reasoning why that the child cannot exclude himself from the team or sport that he or she is in”. Other reasons are that if a sport is not hard then there will be no room for improving the team to its best ability. Therefore sports should be tough to push
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Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream: Imagery In "Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream‚" the author Didion uses fiery imagery to parallel the San Bernardino Valley to hell. It is a place where the "hills blaze up spontaneously‚" and "every voice seems a scream." (p.3) Didions hellish descriptions of the geography reflect the culture of San Bernardino Valley. It is "where the hot wind blows and the old ways do not seem relevant‚ where the divorce rate is double the national average." (p.4)
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Gonzales v. Raich Citation: 545 U.S. 1 Facts: California passed the “Compassionate Use Act‚” which allowed for the use of medical marijuana. Respondents Raich and Monson are California residents who both use doctor-recommended marijuana for serious medical conditions. After federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents seized and destroyed all six of Monson’s cannabis plants‚ respondents brought this action seeking injunctive and declaratory relief prohibiting the enforcement of the federal
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Religious Attitudes to the Elderly and Death Questions 1. What is ageism (1 mark) 2. Explain two reasons why some religious believers think that the elderly should be cared for by their families (4marks) 3. ‘Religion provides support for the elderly’ What do you think? Explain your opinion. (3 marks) 4. Hospices care for the dying and support their families. Explain religious attitudes towards hospices. (4 marks) 5. ‘People should not be kept alive by artificial means’ Do you agree? Give reasons
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In this pre-cal 11 class‚ some students are facing a tremendous difficulty because they don’t give this course their best try‚ and the reason for that may be they don’t understand how important this course is. For a while‚ I keep receiving some very ’basic’ type of questions from few students‚ which kind of confused me because those questions are not challenging and Ms.Wagner has certainly go over it. My first thought was that they don’t understand the teacher’s interpretation; however‚ after few
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Jane Eyre /ˈɛər/ (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published on 16 October 1847 by Smith‚ Elder & Co. of London‚ England‚ under the pen name "Currer Bell." The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Writing for the Penguin edition‚ Stevie Davies describes it as an "influential feminist text" because of its in-depth exploration of a strong female character’s feelings.[1] Primarily
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The 500-word Essay: Some Thoughts Gordon Thompson The 500-word length is consistent with many other kinds of professional writing‚ from blogs to book reviews. Moreover‚ if you want to capture and hold your audience ’s attention‚ the three-section statement maximizes your opportunity. The statements below provide ideas on how you might successfully write. The short essays for this seminar have several goals. 1. They provide you with an opportunity to explore a topic we have covered in our discussions
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[pic] Why some students fail to learn‚ and others succeed? By: Jessica Gross 11/4/2008 Why some students fail to learn‚ and others succeed? I began my quest for the answers behind this question: why some students fail to learn and other students succeed‚ from my own personal experiences. My brother and I grew up in the same lifestyle; same home‚ and went to the same schools. It was not an easy childhood and we didn’t attend the best schools. Our parents were not involved with
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The essay about capital punishment in the United States of America. “There are some crimes that deserve the capital punishment.” Nowadays when one hears about recent news‚ filled with constantly growing reports of crimes and atrocities he may wonder whether we live in a world where strong moral principles and justice fades. The causes of such situation may be diverse‚ ranging from weak and incompetent law or the state of society which promotes the pursuit of material wealth at all costs. It
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