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    History of the Morro Bay Rock Lots of people come to Morro Bay‚ San Luis Obispo‚ and Los Osos‚ but not many know the history of the towns; or the rocks. San Luis Obispo County is a huge tourist attraction for many reasons. One probably being the giant Morro Bay rock that is part of the Nine Sisters (Wikipedia). This historical landmark is a 576 foot volcanic plug located just offshore of Morro Bay‚ California (Felsman). The Morro rock is protected by the Morro Rock State Preserve and is very

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    Gary Younge‚ a researcher and author of‚ “Another Day in the Death of America” points to inequality as one of the biggest drivers behind fatal shootings. Without serious legislative attempts to tackle the causes of gun deaths in America‚ people begin looking

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    (2011). Writing the problem statement. Retrieved from BOLD Academic Research Resource Center : http://bold-ed.com/problem.htm Leedy‚ P. D.‚ & Ormrod‚ J. E. (2010). Practical research: Planning and design (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Merrill. Paulsen‚ N. (2010). Developing research questions and the PhD. Retrieved from University of Queensland Business School: http://www.business.uq.edu.au Rogers‚ E. M. (1966). Physics for the inquiring mind. Princeton‚ NJ: Princeton University Press. Rudestam

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    The Growth and Abuse of the Executive Powers of the President In the United States our President has many powers that are granted to him when they are elected into office. They have the ability to change the budget‚ to either cut back on spending‚ or implement new programs to help their citizens. They can veto a bill that they think is not ready to be made law yet and send it back to congress for further evaluation. They can appoint Supreme Court Justices. They also are the Commander in Chief of

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    Just Take Away Their Guns

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    shrink the stock of legally purchased guns (or of ammunition) would reduce the capacity of law-abiding people to defend themselves. Gun control advocates scoff at the importance of self-defense‚ but they are wrong to do so. Based on a household survey‚ Gary Kleck‚ a criminologist at Florida State University‚ has estimated that every year‚ guns are used -- that is‚ displayed or fired -- for defensive purposes more than a million times‚ not counting their use by the police. If his estimate is correct‚ this

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    Mutiny in the Philippines

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    Philippines on July 27‚ 2003. More than 300 junior officers and enlisted men who called themselves "Bagong Katipuneros" led by Navy Ltsg. Antonio Trillanes IV‚ Army Capt. Gerardo Gambala‚ Army Capt. Milo Maestrecampo‚ Navy Ltsg. James Layug and Marine Capt. Gary Alejano. They took over the Oakwood Premier in the Ayala Center‚ Makati City to air grievances against the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration and alleged graft and corruption in the military and government. They also affirmed that they saw signs

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    increasing presynaptic release of GABA (Woo‚ & Wynne‚ 2012). When used as a monotherapy‚ or in combination with other herbal remedies‚ valerian root has been shown to improve sleep disturbances in adults and in children (Gromball‚ Beschorner‚ Wantzen‚ Paulsen‚ & Burkart‚ 2014). In fact‚ it has previously shown efficacy and excellent tolerability in children < 12 years who suffer from restlessness as well as insomnia by significantly improving parent-rated social behavior and sleep (Gromball et al.‚ 2014)

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    Using Appositive Phrases Practice 1: Matching An appositive is a sentence part that identifies a person‚ place‚ or thing named in a sentence. Appositives often begin with the words a‚ an‚ or the. They always answer one of these questions. Who is he? Who is she? Who are they? (people) What is it? (place or thing) Appositives occur at the beginning of a sentence (opener)‚ between a subject and verb (s-v split)‚ or at the end of a sentence (closer). Examples of Appositives Opener:

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    It is horrific how many gruesome attacks are taking place around the country. Most attacks involve mentally ill people shooting innocent people going about their everyday life. Think back to the heartbreaking day as Sandy Hook Elementary was fired upon. The security guards‚ principles‚ and most importantly the teachers were all defenseless. Many children lost their lives that day due to a person that was well armed and with protectors unequipped. People should be allowed to openly carry guns in Texas

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    Gun Control Overview Prevalence of Gun Use and the Regulatory Response T hrough the years‚ legislative proposals to restrict the availability of firearms to the public have raised the following questions: What restrictions on firearms are permissible under the Constitution? Does gun control constitute crime control? Can the Nation’s rates of homicide‚ robbery‚ and assault be reduced by the stricter regulation of firearms commerce or ownership? Would restrictions stop attacks on public

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