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    fishing currently going on in Maine. It discusses all of the positive and few negative things that are happening to the lobster fishing industry in Maine. Most of the lobster fishermen there are responsible and follow the laws when it comes to legal lobster size and whether or not the lobster is carrying eggs. This is very beneficial to the lobster population in that area because it’s allowing the lobsters to reproduce strong and health lobsters. Unlike the fishing in Maine‚ the lobsters that get trapped

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    Technological advancements are the key to winning wars; World War II saw the first nuclear weapons‚ World War I saw the first tanks‚ and The Civil War saw the first ironclad warships. The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia were the first two ironclad warships to battle each other; The Battle of Hampton Roads consisted of the Monitor and Virginia trading blows‚ but neither ships were able to destroy the other and the battle inevitably ended in a stalemate. However‚ one ship certainly must have been

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    Universal Studio Singapore (USS) halloween horror night is an event that will be held every year in the month of October. However‚ it will only be available on the Fridays‚Saturdays as well as Sunday. The theme park will then be designed into a horror place. The theme for every year will be different. This year the theme is set as‚ “Rise As The Blood Moon”. The haunted house this year was something quite relatable and often heard of. For example‚ “Hell House”‚ “The MRT”‚ “Siloso gateway Blk 50” and

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    Massie Rape Case Seventy years ago last month‚ in the pre-dawn hours of a Sunday morning‚ two Honolulu police officers awakened a young man named Horace Ida at his home in Kalihi-Palama. Ida dressed hurriedly and went with the detectives‚ thinking he knew what they were after. Two hours earlier‚ while driving his sister’s car‚ Ida had a near collision with another auto at the corner of King and Liliha streets. An argument broke out and one of the men riding with Ida got in a brief scuffle with

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    Sample Investigative Report __________________________ COUNTY SCHOOLS INVESTIGATION REPORT (CONFIDENTIAL) To: ___________________________ [Attorney‚ if involved   otherwise Superintendent] From: _________________________ Re: John Young [Employee who was investigated] The undersigned was designated to conduct an investigation of alleged misconduct involving the above referenced employee. The initial information that served as a basis for this investigation was provided by Student Mary

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    Everglades National Park The Everglades is a park in Florida. The government took some of the land and made it “Everglades National Park.”It was established in 1947 to preserve and educate people about the area. Everglades National Park is located in South Florida it is an area with a subtropical climate and abundant animal life. Did you know that Everglades National Park is the only place in the world that crocodiles and alligators live side by side. It is home to endangered species and posses

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    My frosted breath hung like cigarette smoke in the mid-October air. Why is it so cold? my face seemed to scream. Toes sliding around in my shoes like ice cubes‚ I huddled behind the mass of fellow cross country runners as we hurried towards the field house at Glenbrook South High School. For the first time since late March‚ frost dusted the grass‚ turning it an icy green. Although I was wearing three layers of clothing‚ each thicker than the previous‚ every breath I took sent shivers running down

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    Henry Clay Wood was born in Wales‚ Maine in 1836; the same year of Battle of the Alamo took place. Oral family history spins the story that Henry was born to an American Indian woman and an unknown father. As a foundling‚ he was left on the doorstep of a Protestant minister. No one is sure how he came by the surname Wood; thought Henry Clay was a prominent statesman and a popular name of the era. By the year 1850‚ at the age of 12‚ Henry was residing in Raymond‚ Maine. Shared genealogical research found

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    started. The war was mostly started when the USS Maine blew up killing 250 American sailors‚ but if it wasn’t for Cuban rebels attack American plantations the USS Maine wouldn’t have been in Cuba due to the fact that President McKinley wanted nothing to do with Cuba’s battle for independence. McKinley wanted to stay at peace but due to what journalist were publishing American citizens called for war against Spain. When the USS Maine exploded Americans immediately blamed Spain

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    Towards the end of the 18th Century American foreign policy underwent major change. Fueled by the Progressive movement and new interpretations of Manifest destiny‚ Americans sought to expand the United States’s influence around the world. During the 1890s the United States mainly used military and economic prowess to accomplish their international desires. Progressives used this new foreign policy to expand their domestic agenda onto to an international level. These advancements were widely supported

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